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My search has ended. The truth has finally set me free., February 16, 2008
This review is from: Destined to Reign: The Secret to Effortless Success, Wholeness and Victorious Living (Hardcover)
Born a Roman Catholic, I spent the last 20 years disillusioned and resentful of my faith, and searching...Many of us find ourselves searching for something. Most of us cannot tell you what it is, but say that "if I find it, I will know." In this book, I think many of you will find that answer. As they say "The truth will set you free" and you have no idea how wonderful, beautiful and amazing this truth is. This book puts amazing back into grace, and will open your eyes to the true good news of our Lord Jesus Christ. It has opened up a fountain of blessings into my life and I cannot even begin to tell you how uncredible it is to know, truly know and believe that I am HIS dearly beloved. No more fear. No more bondage. The truth has set me free and may that same truth bless you and set you free the way it has me, and thousands of others.
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"The way through Christ to effortless success, wholeness, and victorious living", as taught by Joseph Prince, February 20, 2008
This review is from: Destined to Reign: The Secret to Effortless Success, Wholeness and Victorious Living (Hardcover)
I cannot think of enough complimentary words to express our joy in discovering Joseph Prince's ministry. My husband found him preaching at 4:00 a.m., December 31st '07, on the ABC Family Channel, and we've anxiously anticipated his daily programs ever since. After watching him for a couple of weeks, we just had to have two copies of Destined to Reign as quickly as possible. Happily, Amazon came through for us immediately. Within a few days, we had the books in hand. We shut everything down possible for a couple of days, and read with delight and hunger. For years, we had sought out the grace message - what it means to be justified by grace through faith - and couldn't get over the wonder of all that Jesus accomplished on the cross for us. And now we found a young minister fully expounding these wonders in fresh and awesome ways to our delight. Once you've tasted, you're always hungry for more; it always seems like a new wonder.
Joseph was already the pastor of New Creation Church in Singapore in 1997, and he was already a grace preacher, he thought, when he was confronted by the Lord about his preaching a mixture of law and grace. The Lord confronted him with this statement: "If you don't preach grace radically, people's lives will never be radically blessed and radically transformed." Since that strong mandate, Joseph's church has grown from 2,000 to 16,000. Now he says, "My only endeavor is to preach the same gospel that Paul preached and no other gospel."
This reminds me of what I heard that Martin Luther said about reading the Bible. He said that if we don't really lay hold of what Paul is teaching in Romans 1-8, we will misread the rest of the Bible. Destined to Reign is written so that believers may lay hold of the truth as Paul preached it in Romans 1-8, and throughout his writings. Joseph summarized the core of Paul's teaching by choosing Romans 5:17 to launch his book on radical grace. "For if by the one man's offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ." Wow! what depth, what riches the reader finds in the meanings of "receiving abundance of grace" and "receiving the gift of righteousness" as Joseph unfolds for us in this book.
I love the way he so deeply honors God's Word. He's a thorough student of the Word, taking time to seek out the Greek and Hebrew meanings of words, and being taught by the Holy Spirit, he has many precious riches to share in his sermons and writings, clearing up many difficult passages and misinterpretations most Christians have found troubling at times. In the back of the book, he has references to scriptures and other study helps and books to which he has referred. Another very important emphasis of his is that everything must always be read in its context. Now we are anxious to read his book Spiritual Warfare and Live the Let Go Life, plus anything else he's written.
Joseph says, "The more you appreciate the finished work of Jesus and all that he has done for you to reign in life, the more you will worship and glorify Him!"
We recommend Destined to Reign if you want to have a clearer knowledge of what it means to receive the abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness. If you struggle with condemnation, this is a must read. If you want to more fully understand just what did happen at the cross for you, read this book. We hold it as the number one book to share.
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I Double Dog Dare you to Read This Book.....:), February 15, 2008
This review is from: Destined to Reign: The Secret to Effortless Success, Wholeness and Victorious Living (Hardcover)
Have Faith and peace as never before but NOT from your own abilities..the message of Christ that sets the captives free is the one that explains how to STOP looking to yourself and how to let God be God of your life over everything..
If you are a Believer that lives under condemnation because you just cant make the mark, join the rest of us who discovered Grace and be set free. I ask you how can one stand up against the enemy when one is spiritually bankrupt and doesnt have a clue or understanding about spiritual warfare?...God provided the way and its been there all the time, few find it because we feel we have to work for it out of our own understanding...I bet you been down this road several times and each time it AlWAYS leads back to you (yourself) must rely on (yourself) and your understanding to make it (work) if you fail it is because you dont have what it takes or didnt try hard enough ...thus every morning you drink your own personally brewed cup of hot condemnation for breakfast and eat your (Im-a-low life) cereal....This way of life is Crazy...there is a way, the way Christ intended, that FINALLY gets you out of the grasps of the enemy..read this book and it will explain to you your rights and show you...(now listen)...You dont have to rely upon your self for anything..it has all been provided...What a God !!..Finally put self to rest and rely upon God...its what he's wanted all along...its what you have needed...too good to be true?...nope
....Dont remain under condemnation....you are the Righteousness of God...I hear you say but brother that sounds prideful..No if we live in what Christ has done for us NOT what we do for ourselves then we become and live as Righteousness...we live in his works not ours. How is this done? By Resting in him and what he ALREADY has accomplished...no need to try and win a war that is already won...Jesus's last words ITS FINISHED means the enemy thats been beating you up, is beaten, you dont have to take it anymore, You live on what Jesus Finished...not if you failed or not today.The enemy will take advantage of your ignorance of this..if you let him...he surely will, until you realize your strength comes from Christ that has beaten him...so if you live in Christ you deal with the enemy as a prisoner of war and tell him to get out of your mind, your life ,and he HAS to go because of Christ's Finished work..nothing you do...no hocus pocus...no waving some magic scriptual wand...Grace....Grace alone
Today you have found GRACE!! The true POWER of the gospel and the very heart of God....I double dare you to read this book then come back here leave a comment and tell me what you think...I double dog dare you!! :D
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