![]() When we do walk with God, we can have a true (if imperfect) love for him and for others. We don’t have the power within ourselves, but only through God’s power working in us. True Spirituality is the life that comes, not from our own efforts, but walking in step with the Holy Spirit. We need to be transformed from the inside out, so that we might obey God’s deeper laws of love. We need a deeper transformation than simply trying really hard. We need to know him and the power of the Holy Spirit. It’s the same thing with the Bible in general: it’s not enough simply to know about God. The problem is not that we don’t know the 10 Commandments – the problem is that we don’t have the power to be able to keep them. We can’t just look at the 10 Commandments and say, with the rich man who came to Jesus, “all these I have kept since I was a boy” (Mark 10:20). He realised that we couldn’t simply ‘keep the rules’. Schaeffer’s primary consideration with True Spirituality was that of living a Christian life. ![]() In short – I think that no book has had a more profound effect on my understanding of the Christian life than this one. ![]() ![]() Let me explain what the book means to me and why you should read it. One of the most helpful books I’ve read has been True Spirituality by Francis Schaeffer. I’ve found many books to be helpful in my own life, and I’d like to share the most helpful with you. Christian books can be a very helpful way of learning to understand the Bible. ![]() I’m starting a new feature, “Books you should read”. ![]()
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