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Original Title:	Classic Christianity: Life's Too Short to Miss the Real Thing
ISBN:	0890816603 (ISBN13: 9780890816608)
Edition Language:	English

Classic Christianity: Life's Too Short to Miss the Real Thing

Bob George

Paperback | Pages: 205 pages

Rating: 4.31 | 587 Users | 76 Reviews

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This is a good book. It has some negatives that I’ll get to in a moment, but there is so much right about the book that the mature, discerning reader can easily overlook the weaknesses and benefit from the strengths. In a nutshell, Classic is about finding one’s identity in Christ, or even more specifically, through one’s union with Christ. George’s big idea is that, having been saved by Christ, I am now properly understood as: totally forgiven, clothed in the perfect righteousness of Christ, an adopted, accepted, and much loved child of God. That is now my identity. It is an identity that is not connected to performance, but is rather connected to the union with Christ I enjoy as a consequence of the ministry of the Holy Spirit.

George has one guiding principle as a counselor that appears repeatedly in the book: John 8:31-32 (NIV) . . . “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” When he encounters someone with a problem in the course of his counseling ministry, his typical response is to “identify the error” in that person’s thinking, and to dispel it with the Word of God. While there are some weaknesses with this approach, there is also much to commend it.

Strengths of the book include developing and applying the truths of our union with Christ and of the sufficiency of Christ’s sacrifice on the believer’s behalf. George has these things right, and knows how to teach them in such a way so as to bring clarity to the believer. Another strength of this book is its illustrations. George is a master at using illustration to clarify and explain spiritual principles; for this reason the book is an easy read for anyone with a high-school education.

George also gets the whole self-image thing right. It is refreshing to read a popular-level writer who does not teach a man-centered view of self-image. George rightly argues that we don’t need a “good self-image,” rather, we need a “proper, biblical self-image.” George also teaches a thoroughly biblical view of the Mosaic Law: it was never intended as a tool of redemption, but rather as a tool to lead us to Christ.

The book does have its weaknesses, too. All of them I would put under the category of being somewhat imprecise in certain areas of systematic theology, and even a few in the area of practical theology. His definition of reconciliation (p. 70) is, in my view, inaccurate. He believes that the sacrifice of Christ reconciled all people to God, and now there is one sin and one sin only that will send folks to eternal judgment: the sin of unbelief. Beyond the particular redemption/unlimited atonement debate, George is in the odd position of claiming that an unregenerate man is reconciled to God, but will be condemned on the basis of his unbelief alone. While there are many problems with such a construct, it ignores (or at least, truncates) Romans 1 and 2, along with many other Scriptures.

George’s principle of “find the error and dispel it with truth” treats man as though all sin is rooted in the intellect, apart from the will. George’s entire handling of sins that the believer commits, and which contribute to his woes, is inadequate. He really does not get into how sin interferes with our fellowship with God. In some ways, his treatment of sin is very heavily weighted toward the forensic aspect (paid in full by Christ), without delving into the experiential aspect (the misery that sin causes even to a believer). This, to me, may be the major oversight of the book.

There are other small issues, but I do not think it would be wise to accentuate them. This book has gotten some major, really big issues right, and it has done so in a readable and winsome way. The practical truths it presents combined with George’s excellent illustrations will be very helpful to a believer locked into a performance mentality. A good, discerning mentor will be able to correct the reader with the minor issues as necessary.

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Title	:	Classic Christianity: Life's Too Short to Miss the Real Thing
Author	:	Bob George
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 205 pages
Published	:	May 1st 1989 by Harvest House Publishers (first published 1989)
Categories	:	Christian. Nonfiction. Religion. Theology. Christian Living. Faith. Christianity

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Ratings: 4.31 From 587 Users | 76 Reviews

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This is a good book. It has some negatives that Ill get to in a moment, but there is so much right about the book that the mature, discerning reader can easily overlook the weaknesses and benefit from the strengths. In a nutshell, Classic is about finding ones identity in Christ, or even more specifically, through ones union with Christ. Georges big idea is that, having been saved by Christ, I am now properly understood as: totally forgiven, clothed in the perfect righteousness of Christ, an

A Life Changing BookBob shares his journey of discovery from worn out religion & legalism to true freedom in Christ where he began to discover the reality of the truth that sets us free & doesn't bind us up! It's a great walk through scripture that reveals our true identity in Christ through His death & resurrection and all this means to us as children of God!

Some very good stuff, but I would not recommend itHe says lots of good things, and so I gave him 3 stars. However, his cognitive therapy approach to spiritual growth and a truncated perspective on how Scripture fits together prevent me from recommending the book in spite of the 3 stars. He often is responding to straw men and uses Scripture more as an exclamation point rather than an exegetical foundation.

Really insightful! Such a blessing :)

A must read for all Christians and non-Christians. However it does get repetitious and because of its literalist/ fundamentalist background it misses our on deeper spiritual truths of our spiritual pathway.

This is the type of book that you need to read more than once. Here are some quotes that make shake you up if you are a Christian." The Christian church is obsessed with sin. It's all we talk about. Most of our preaching and teaching and teaching is directed toward getting people to quit sinning, Are you ready for a shocking statement? The goal of the Christian life is not to stop sinning."" A hypocrite is not an imperfect person; a hypocrite is an actor, a pretender. What made the Pharisees

It full of the basics of Christian beliefs. Its so full, it took me a long time to read and go back and start again. It would be a great reference book to have on my Bible bookshelf.