Sunday, May 06, 2007
A GREAT BOOK ABOUT HEAVEN
Yesterday I completed what I consider a really great book. Now before I write about it, you have to understand that when I say I “read” a book, I “read” with my ears! Due to my travel and the amount of time spend in a car; I take advantage of the time to listen to audio books. I have “read” some great books that way—both fiction and non-fiction; secular and religious.
Driving the moving truck back from Georgia to Indiana last Monday, I had a lot of time to “listen” to this book, but it wasn’t enough time to finish the book until yesterday.
I “read” the book, “HEAVEN” by Randy Alcorn. He does an extensive treatment of what the life after death will be like for the Christian. I won’t spoil the book but telling you what he says. Beside, that would be too time-consuming. But I highly recommend this book for at least four reasons:
1. IT IS BIBLICALLY BASED. All that he says has a sound basis in God’s Word.
2. HE CLEARLY STATES WHEN HE IS SPECULATING. And there is plenty of that in the book. But even his speculation has a biblical basis. But I especially like that he clearly says what is his speculation and states how his “speculation” is based on the Bible. There is A LOT of Scripture quoted in the book.
3. When I finished the book I felt like I had read a lot of other books on the subject because he quotes extensively from many other authors’ works on the subject. Of course it didn’t hurt my impression any that he quoted from two of my favorite authors—C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien. Having read all of their most notable works, the quotes were especially meaningful to me.
4. And the final—and maybe the major reason why I liked the book—Alcorn greatly expanded my thinking regarding what the after-life and heaven MIGHT be like.
I have been greatly blessed by the book. I recommend it. I’d love a discussion with some of you who may have read the book—or with some of you after you read the book.
God bless,
JimLabels: Literature
posted by jim 11:38 PM 0 comments
Comments:
Post a Comment
