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Real Christianity Paperback – December 19, 2006

by Bob Beltz (Author)

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Just in time for the release of Amazing Grace, the movie about the life of William Wilberforce, is this edition of his classic book from 1797, Real Christianity, paraphrased in modern language and made more accessible to contemporary readers. This is the book that helped abolish the slave trade in the United Kingdom, and called Christians to live a more authentic life of faith more than 200 years ago. The timeless truths it contains will speak to readers in fresh ways today. Christians who eschew cultural Christianity in favor of a real faith in Christ will find the principles here thought-provoking and applicable. The social justice orientation will appeal to readers of Jim Wallis, Os Guinness, Charles Colson, Shane Claiborne, John Perkins, Bono, and Nancy Pearcy. Readers will also find the book is a good litmus test of the authenticity of their own faith.

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Product Details

Paperback: 208 pages
Publisher: Regal; Rev Upd edition (December 19, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0830743111
ISBN-13: 978-0830743117
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.5 x 8.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
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- #1232 in Books > Christian Books & Bibles > History > Historical Theology
- #1863 in Books > Christian Books & Bibles > Christian Living > Faith
- #2418 in Books > Christian Books & Bibles > Christian Living > Social Issues

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Paraphrased version

By Rose Grant on January 27, 2008

Format: Paperback

While it is my own fault for not examining the fine print, I was disappointed to find that this book was not the one written by Wilberforce. Rather it is a paraphrased version, containing a number of inappropriate word substitutes that alter the meaning dramatically.
I read "A Practical View of Real Christianity" by Wilberforce many years ago. This book is not that book. I should have been more cautious when attempting to purchase it again. Certainly the publisher could have been straightforward about who the author of this book is.

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Authentic Christianity

By Philip S Roeda on March 25, 2007

Format: Paperback

William Wilberforce makes clear his intended audience are readers who perceive themselves to be Christians, people who attend church on a regular basis. Remember this book was first published in the early nineteenth century when the majority in Great Britain felt peer pressure to attend church on a regular basis. The book is a call for introspection: How will you face God after you leave this earth. The author makes distinction between the cultural Christian and to what he considers an authentic Christian. What constitutes authentic religion and authentic faith? Expresses a desire that Christians should have desire to know the scripture and have the ability to defend their Faith. Does one have a desire to be well educated over having a godly knowledge of the bible? Does one's desire for a place in society determines behavior and thought or does one's desire to grow closer to God? Wilberforce is critical of Christians who call Faith a private matter. As if it is something to be kept to oneself and not for public declaration. Does the individual feel this way because he is insecure in his knowledge of the bible, insecurity about his ability to defend his thoughts, or lack of faith in his stated belief? The author makes a distinction between being a moral person and a Christian, A moral person tries to do good things and avoid doing bad things. A standard set up by man not God.

Wilberforce argues that many a Christian have a misperception about the nature of God and the nature of sin, therefore they do not perceive oneself correctly before God. Christians do not take Satan serious and do not take sin serious. One finds oneself belittle their own guilt and not acknowledging the importance of the cross.Read more ›

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A superb edition of William Wilberforce's timeless classic.

By A Customer on October 27, 1999

Format: Hardcover

Statesman and reformer William Wilberforce (1759-1833), best known for leading the 20-year fight to abolish the British slave trade, cared deeply about re-introducing classic works by Christian writers to new audiences. On one occasion he wrote of the "Practical Writings" of the celebrated 17th century divine Richard Baxter:
"With [Baxter's] controversial pieces I am little acquainted: but his Practical Writings, in four massy folios, are a treasury of Christian wisdom...[I]t would be a most valuable service to mankind to revise them, and perhaps to abridge them, so as to render them more suited to the taste of modern readers."
Editor Ellyn Sanna has done just this for Wilberforce's "Real Christianity." Her abridgements are judicious, and the revisions in language allow modern readers to derive the greatest benefit from Wilberforce's timeless call to embrace biblical Christianity and let it inform their lives. Thus, this new edition of "Real Christianity" does much to perpetuate a proper understanding and appreciation of Wilberforce's life and achievements. I have profited from, and will continue to profit from this valuable new edition. I regret, however, the omission of an index in this book, which would have been a helpful addition. Happily, this is the only detraction (and a small one at that) from this new edition.

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Has my desire to assimilate the church into the landscape of the region made it lose its spiritual distinction?

By Milo Wilson on January 14, 2016

Format: Paperback

When I graduated high school I joined the Marine Corps three weeks later, and went off to boot camp in Beaufort, South Carolina on a base called Parris Island. After a year of military training there and in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina I returned to the Island as a Marine Bandsman, playing saxophone and serving my country for my remaining enlistment as a professional musician, with my primary responsibilities being in the public eye as a recruiter through hundreds of formal military ceremonies, parades, and small town appearances with the band. Traveling around much of the East Coast, primarily in the Southern States was my first experience with the Bible belt and cultural Christianity.

After my military career was completed, my wife and I decided to stay in the Carolinas, and moved to the Blue Ridge Mountains region of the state in Greenville, SC. As began to work and serve in the region as a worship leader an student pastor, I found myself more and more disenchanted with the way people used their church involvement, or even their family’s historical sway in the church as descriptives in regards to their own spiritual walk. What could be the defining characteristics of a “Real” Christian?

William Wilberforce addressed this issue incredibly well all the way in 1797 in his book Real Christianity. Bob Beltz revised and updated the book for the modern reader in 2006, and it is wealth of insight on professing Christians in contrast with Real Christianity. The author acknowledges right from the start that his word are intended not to “convince skeptics or answer the questions that unbelievers ask, but rather point out some of the problems with the beliefs and actions of those who claim to be Christians.Read more ›