LIFE WITH GOD (£3.07 - 5.82)by Richard FosterREVIEW by Mike Smallbones
Those who know Richard Foster’s writings, know that he is a “quiet” kind of writer. His teaching is gentle and sincere without any attempt to impress or entertain. At the same time, however, his writings are enormously powerful and challenging. This book is no exception. The book is subtitled “A Life-Transforming New Approach to Bible Reading”. It certainly challenges the conventional approaches to the daily reading of the Scriptures that most of us have grown up with. Having been brought up in a fairly legalistic evangelical environment which emphasised the importance of doctrine (what you KNOW), I have for most of my life read the Bible with that purpose – to acquire knowledge of the truth to enable me to understand my faith and thereby becoming a stronger Christian. I was, however, not really satisfied that I had become the stronger Christian I desired to be. Foster, for me at least, has opened a new way, where the emphasis is on feeding my spirit in a developing relationship with God, rather than simply feeding my mind with knowledge of God and how he works. Spiritual transformation is what is needed, and this comes through a relationship with God rather than just knowledge. We read therefore with understanding (definitely), but also with the heart. We are told how to do this in such a way that one is motivated to get going immediately. Foster makes the “Spiritual Disciplines” accessible to ordinary people. He guides us to a life with God which I certainly desire, but seldom feel that I have. To purchase:
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