“Stop Asking Jesus Into Your Heart” by J.D. Greear Book Review

By Ruth on May 23, 2013 in book, review
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First of all, this is a book I was supposed to review months ago, but thankfully I now have it reviewed.  And it was certainly worth the review.

How do you know, really know, if you’ve been saved? Greear addresses the important but rarely explored topic of Christians who doubt their salvation or have an unclear notion of what “asking Jesus into your heart” really means. And Greear wastes no time getting straight to the point, engaging with readers on a topic that will appeal to both teens and adults as they seek to solidify their faith in 2013.
“If there were a Guinness Book of World Records record for “amount of times having asked Jesus into your heart, I’m pretty sure I would hold it,” Greear shares. “By the time I reached the age of eighteen I had probably ‘asked Jesus into my heart’ five thousand times. I walked a lot of aisles during those days. I think I’ve been saved at least once in every denomination. I became a staple at our church’s baptism services. I got my own locker in the bapitismal changing area. Maybe, despite your repeated sinner’s prayers, you’re still wondering if God will, in the end, open up the gates of heaven to you. You hope that He will, but enough doubt lingers to rob you of that elusive peace others seem to have. Maybe you have no idea whether you’re going to heaven, and you are curious as to how anyone could possibly know something like that. Maybe you wonder whether somebody who sins as much as you could ever be forgiven. Maybe you fear that you’ve said “no” to God so many times that you’ve forfeited any chance of salvation. We are all asking the same, simple question: How can anyone know, beyond all doubt, that they are saved?
In this eye-opening book, Stop Asking Jesus Into Your Heart, (B&H Publishing Group, 978-1-4336-7921-6), Greear contends that the sinner’s prayer is not a magic incantation resulting in a one-way ticket to heaven. Rather, salvation is a posture of repentance and faith that you begin in a moment and maintain for the rest of your life.“Salvation comes not because you prayed a prayer correctly, but because you have leaned the hopes of your soul on the finished work of Christ. It is time to put the shorthand aside and preach simply salvation by repentance toward God and faith in the finished work of Christ.”

Stop Asking Jesus Into Your Heart: How to Know for Sure You Are SavedStop Asking Jesus Into Your Heart: How to Know for Sure You Are Saved by J.D. Greear

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I am so glad I got the chance to read this book. It was a simple, straightforward book targeted at people just like me who grew up in the church and got the idea that maybe you needed to keep asking Jesus into your heart to be sure that you are saved. And I suppose that this would help anyone struggling with the issue of whether he/she is truly a Christian.

I probably heard an “altar call” message practically every Sunday that I was growing up. I decided to “walk the aisle” and “ask Jesus into my heart” when i was about six or seven. I knew that I understood what I was doing, and there was a genuine change within me. However, as per normal, I heard that “altar call” message again, and I began to doubt my salvation. I don’t remember how many times I “prayed the prayer” just to be sure that I was going to heaven.

This book addresses this and other topics such as losing one’s salvation, “once saved always saved,” and more. The book is easy to understand, i.e., it is written in English rather than “church speak.” Although these are things that I long ago understood, so it was more of a review for me. But it is nice to read a book like this with solid theology and well-organized thoughts. I would recommend this to anyone who may be struggling with his/her salvation. The author puts forth a Biblical solution to your worries and concerns.

I was sent a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. I was not financially compensated, and all opinions are 100 percent mine.

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“Don’t bend; don’t water it down; don’t try to make it logical; don’t edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly.” — Franz Kafka Ruth is an inspirational entertainment journalist who instinctively sees the best in all and seeks to share universal beauty, love and positivity. She is an artist who leads with her heart and gives readers a glimpse of the best of this world through the masterful use of the written word. Ruth was born in Tacoma, Washington but now calls Yelm, Washington her home. She lives on five acres with her parents, a dog, two miniature goats, cats and a teenage daughter who is a dynamic visual artist herself. Ruth interviews fellow artists both inside and outside of the film/television industry. At the core of all she does is the strength of her faith.

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