You Don't Get Your Own Personal Jesus
Jesus cannot be dismissed as one in a long line of religious gurus peddling peace, fulfillment, and a better version of yourself. You Don’t Get Your Own Personal Jesus, excerpted from J.D. Greear’s book Not God Enough, captures the liberating truth that God is exactly who he says he is. You may prefer a God who is small, safe, and domesticated, a God who thinks like you think and likes what you like. You may prefer a God you can manage, predict, and control. But what if this small version of God is holding you back from genuine, confident, world-transforming faith? God is not just a slightly better, slightly smarter version of you. He is infinite and glorious, and an encounter with him won’t just change the way you think about your faith. It will change your entire life.
Top Highlights
“The first is about worshiping the wrong gods. The second is about worshiping the right God in the wrong way.” (source)
“two postures toward God. You can shrink him down and carry him, or humble yourself and let him carry you.” (source)
“Those of us who have grown up in a consumeristic Western culture envision an Americanized Jesus who is one part genie, one part fan club, one part financial advisor, one part American patriot, and several parts therapist. Our ‘God’ makes us more narcissistic and materialistic, not less.” (source)
“As C. S. Lewis said, ‘If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world.’” (source)
“When God appeared to Moses, he declared, ‘I am who I am.’ ‘I am who I am’ is not ‘I am whoever you want me to be.’” (source)
Product Details
- Title : You Don't Get Your Own Personal Jesus
- Author: Greear, J.D.
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publication Date: 2018
- ISBN: 9780310353768