My nephew recommended this book to me. I appreciated the perspective of a megachurch leader that follows a minichurch leader. I'm thankful that David writes this stuff down...Here is a thought from the book that helps to convey what American Culture has done to the gospel:
We have taken the infinitely glorious Son of God, who endured the infinitely terrible wrath of God and who now reigns as the infinitely worthy Lord of all, and we have reduced him to a poor, puny Savior who is just begging for us to accept him.
Do we really think Jesus needs our acceptance?
The cross is not about what we did to Christ or how painful his death was, but what God did to Christ and what Christ accepted for us.
If you don't know the gospel, or have someone with you that does, the challenges at the end of the book could prove dangerous in that it may compel you to perform before you understand your identity... but then a good kick in the seat of the pants is sometimes what helps us understand.
