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I believe that scriptures in the Bible apply to each person individually. I read, study, and meditate on the Word, just like it tells us to. God has spoken to me through this book, and blessed me in so many ways. I am also reading the book "SEX GOD" by Rob Bell. The two almost go together. It is good to know that I am not the only woman that struggles with these things, my sexuality, and my beauty. I am working on letting Jesus be the center of my happiness, and not men.

I quite agree. To say that those who love this book have never opened a Bible is quite presumptous and is flat out false. I have read the Bible my whole life. This book has given me words for things I've tried to say for years.

Our women's Bible study group is composed of women who are new Christians and mature Christians. The mature Christians all took exception to the way Bible verses were misused in this book. When we discussed this in class, using our Bibles to show the verses in their true context, the new Christians were surprised to see how they had been misled. Christian leaders are held to a higher standard by God and should be careful in how they lead the flock. I was very disappointed in this book and am throwing mine away, I would not dream of passing it on. Even the group leader who had sworn by it realized the problems in it once her eyes were opened to the true nature of the problems.

After reading the one star reviews I am so glad I did not buy this book when I saw it at the store today. I had no idea it used movies to translate the biblical principles. And to say God/Jesus is our lover is appalling. I can't believe a Christian leader would compare anything GOOD in the Bible to the Titanic. Thank you.

In a society that knows all the names of Brangelina's children and who is pregnant with whom's child, I would be surprised if John and Stasi did not use movie references. Anything less, and they would be writing for the 1950's instead of the 2000's. Fortunately, they also use Biblical ones (depending on how you think of God depends on whether they twist the Bible to you).
The Titanic reference, I believe, is meant to show us how much Jesus loves us. To say "Jesus loves you" isn't very descriptive. Does he think I'm a little girl and pat me on the head? Or a brother who will poke me in the gut? To paint a picture of a man who would give his all for his woman--that is how Jesus is to us. No, the analogy isn't perfect, but give me one example where an analogy perfectly matches and it ceases to be an analogy anymore.
As for me, I enjoyed the book. Women are told too much to be super-models and are conditioned to not boast about ourselves and our accomplishments that we need someone who will tell us we are pretty. John and Stasi made me realize that this world is incomplete without women (something not heard that much unless you are a feminist) and that the dreams we had as little girls--to dress up and be pretty, to be loved, to live an exciting life--are not uncommon.
Just my opinion.
*Gen C.S. Light*

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"John and Stasi made me realize that this world is incomplete without women,..."---paragraph 2, comment by General Crystal Starr Light

That any human being would suppose, a priori, that the world was complete "without women" shows possibly how irrational a person can get. It certainly might explain how a person so unreasonable would read the Eldredge book, and be impressed with it.

Since the Bible is quite ancient, and it identifies in Genesis 2, that God saw that it was not good for man to be alone, it is fair to say that any well-read person would not ASSUME that the world is complete without woman.

That a modern day reader attributes to the Eldredges some revelation of the fact, is possibly one of the greatest absurdities ever offered to justify a modern publication.

This is tantamount to saying that AESOP's FABLES have been proven valid, because a modern day author offers a confirmation of.....AESOP's FABLES as valid wisdom.

--------In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Bruce R. Bain

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Searching, you really need to do more research. The reviews you relied on, as well as your own conclusion of this book, are ludicrous.

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Thank you for the comment JR Corry.

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"Searching, you really need to do more research. The reviews you relied on, as well as your own conclusion of this book, are ludicrous."----comment by JR Corry on Nov 1, 2008 12:41 PM PDT

Adequate research has already been done. Everything from the Eldredges claim that Eve was the INCARNATION of a God, to the claim that Proverbs 31 contains a BIBLICAL PROOF for an INFAMOUS ICON, to the claim that the Christian Journey begins with DESIRE, to the claim in the first line of the book (The Introduction) that the Eldredges are standing "on Holy Ground," have all been researched and shown to be other than Christian doctrine.

/-------In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Bruce R. Bain

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Wasn't talking to you, Bain. Get a life

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Thank you for the comment JR Corry.

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"Wasn't talking to you, Bain. Get a life."-----comment of JR Corry on Nov 10, 2008 5:19 PM PST

It would be an erroneous assumption on your part, to view public forums as a medium for private messaging. The comments are public, and open to the public for other commentary.

It is equally erroeous to assume that readers TALK in these comment forums. It is correct to indicate that we WRITE in these forums.

The admonition, "Get a life." is trite. It generally indicates that the author of the remark is at a loss for words.

Your assertion, directed toward the person "Searching for Something" requiring that more research be done, and describing his/her comment as "ludicrous" is merely rhetorical rather than empirical. You don't offer an objective identification which indicates anything "ludicrous" at all.

"Searching for Something" has based an opinion on the work of other reviewers who rated the book 1 star, and who identify the following objective faults with CAPTIVATING.

(1) the authors use movies to illustrate their own ideas, then claim that their ideas are Biblical principles or Christian doctrine

(2) the authors claim that God/Jesus should be viewed as our lover

It is entirely reasonable for a reader of such conclusions in a review to steer away from such a book, unless they find reasonable commentary to refute such claims as falsehoods and innacuracies.

I have personally revealed four or five substantial falsehoods in CAPTIVATING.

For example, the authors claim that:

(1) EVE was created "a God"

(2) EVE was the INCARNATION of "a God"

(3) Eve's CREATION, was the final act of God.

These are ridiculous on the basis of REASON itself, concerning the book of Genesis, and these are specific contradictions of the most ordinary Christian doctrine.

/----In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Bruce R. Bain

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