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The words effortlessly cascade into one another making an easy to understand message. It took me a while as i kept on re-reading each chapter as i wanted to really understand and for the message to marinate inside of me. A wonderful read in a small pa... Read More
The prodigal son by timothy keller is a short treatise on the parable of the prodigal son. The book takes a look at both brothers as well as the father. Tim keller is a gifted author and pastor.
Cons
Keller has no understanding of the parable. He turns the prodigal son story into a polemic against those who have been raised in the church as covenant children and attacks them. That is about the only explanation for this book as keller seems to blam... Read More
He misses the fact that god will judge those who were not fully centered on christ after the marriage supper. Why is deception (to the point of defending blasphemy) like this done?
Pastor keller's book the prodigal god is a big fiasco. Sadly, there is no mention of the gospel itself, and keller appears to be re-writing/adding to the text in several places, i. E. It is fun to read but nothing to gain.
To take the prodigal son literally is missing the point entirely, as much as taking the coin in the previous parable literally. The first four, in which the author discusses the famous prodigal son parable (luke 15), are disappointing (1 star) the fat... Read More
Highlights
Quality
I have yet to read a book by timothy keller that has not left me with the feeling that an entirely new part of life has just been revealed
Some of us identify with the younger brother and some of us with the older brother
You might be familiar with the prodigal son but this is just oh
Price
Com to be a good savings over the single item price i paid here
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prodigal, great, new, christian and easy. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
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- This product had a total of 3,020 reviews as of our last analysis date on May 19 2022.
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I highly recommend this book to any follower of christ or who ever is disappointed by them
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That other christians understood something that i didnt
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Amazing book you’ve never heard this angle of this famous parable
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Well this is it and it’s not
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But where it becomes a hard read is when you have to start “own its message
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But you will when you read these pages
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Short treatise on the parable of the prodigal son
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I purchased the copy i first read for 7
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