Overview
The Gospel costs nothing. You canāt earn it or buy it. It can only be received as a free gift which is compliments of Godās grace. It doesnāt cost anything, but it demands everything. It demands that we go āall in,ā putting all that we have into Godās hands. And thatās where we get stuckāin spiritual no man's land. Weāre afraid that if we go all in that we might miss out on what this life has to offer. Itās not true.
The only thing youāll miss out on is everything God has to offer. And the good news is this: if you don't hold out on God, God won't hold out on you. Readers will find Battersonās writing filled with his customary vivid, contemporary illustrations as well as biblical characters like Shamgar and Elisha and Jonathan and . . . Judas.
No one has ever sacrificed anything for God. If you always get back more than you gave up, have you sacrificed anything at all? The eternal reward always outweighs the temporal sacrifice. At the end of the day, our greatest regret will be whatever we didnāt give back to God. What we didnāt push back across the table to Him. Eternity will reveal that holding out is losing out.
The message of All In is simple: if Jesus is not Lord of all then Jesus is not Lord at all. Itās all or nothing. Itās now or never. Kneeling at the foot of cross of Christ and surrendering to His Lordship is a radical act of dethroning yourself and enthroning Christ as King. Itās also an act of disowning yourself. Nothing belongs to you. Not even you.
Batterson writes, āFor many years, I thought I was following Jesus. I wasnāt. I had invited Jesus to follow me. I call it inverted Christianity. And itās a subtle form of selfishness that masquerades as spirituality. Thatās when I sold out and bought in. When did we start believing that the gospel is an insurance plan? Itās a daring plan. Jesus did not die just to keep us safe. He died to make us dangerous.ā
This book title, All In (You Are One Decision Away From a Totally Different Life) - 9780310341826, ISBN: 9780310341826, by Mark Batterson, published by Zondervan (January 20, 2015) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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