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Stop hiding who you really are behind a mask. You are a beloved child of the Abba Father, the One who loves you just as you are.
Description:
Many Christians feel broken and angry but don't think they can express these real feelings around others--or to God. So we put on a mask to hide our identity. Feelings of embarrassment and shame make us hide from the One who truly loves us.
Author Brennan Manning encourages you to let go of this stressful, unreal impostor lifestyle and freely accept your identity as a child of God. Find the rest that you long for as you grow in character and accept His lordship.
Includes discussion questions.
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Abba's Child
ISBN-13:
9781576833346
Trim Size: 6 x 9
Cover: Paperback
192
Pages
$15.99
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Customer Reviews
THE Truth: Worldview..Identity..Grace..Redeemed
To say this book skirts "truth" for feelings is, well, at worst dishonest and at best inaccurate...by a long shot.
Posted by
neoscosmos
on
6/16/2008 3:53:00 PM
THE Truth: Worldview..Identity..Grace..Redeemed
To say this book skirts "truth" for feelings is, well, at worst dishonest and at best inaccurate...by a long shot.
Posted by
neoscosmos
on
6/16/2008 3:53:00 PM
THE Truth?...this book ABSOLUTELY states and claims it
"The question is one of truth: "What is true?" Christians, ironically, seem especially prone to salivate over anything that mentions God/Jesus and uncritically accept it as true. The danger of this ignorant carelessness should be evident. The issue is not whether one feels loved, but rather does one know the truth."
Posted by
neoscosmos
on
6/16/2008 3:50:00 PM
Dangerous...
This is the only Manning book I've read, though I only completed 2/3 of it (in retrospect, that was probably good). Manning has written several books on God, love and grace, intending to encourage the down-and-outers of the world. Surely there are many, and if we're honest with ourselves, we've probably been there (or are there) ourselves. Superficially, that seems fine. However, this book is dangerous for the same reason that an increasing number of books are becoming dangerous within the swelling umbrella of Christianity: simply mentioning God and/or Jesus. I'm not calling into question Mr. Manning's faith. Rather, it's the concepts he discusses and the tools he employs that are highly questionable. He makes frequent mention of the "inner Pharisee", the "impostor", and the "inner child". They are not the helpful illustrations that they seem however, but rather the foundations of the book. Manning is quite enamoured with Thomas Merton (Zen, consciousness, "true being") and borrows his ideas liberally. While Merton may believe in "God", there's no way of knowing who his "God" is. Rather than building his case upon clear biblical teaching, Manning employs an arsenel of psychology and quasi-Christian/world religion ideas. Consequently, the book has a distinctly humanistic flavor. This is not to suggest that God is not mentioned. On the contrary, He is. However, he is blended with all of the aforementioned ingredients. This practice is called syncretism, which is the combination of two or more forms of beliefs. The fact that Manning employs a significant quantity of Eastern thought is problematic. Eastern thought commonly rejects absolutism, and frequently dismisses the logical contradictions that spring forth from that mode of thought. That simply is not compatible with Christianity, which is often vilified for the fact that it is so absolute. The question is one of truth: "What is true?" Christians, ironically, seem especially prone to salivate over anything that mentions God/Jesus and uncritically accept it as true. The danger of this ignorant carelessness should be evident. The issue is not whether one feels loved, but rather does one know the truth.
Posted by
Neil R. Roberts
on
5/1/2008 1:00:00 PM