{"id":11675,"date":"2018-07-23T14:20:46","date_gmt":"2018-07-23T19:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=11675"},"modified":"2018-07-23T14:20:46","modified_gmt":"2018-07-23T19:20:46","slug":"book-review-how-the-gospel-shapes-the-sanctity-of-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=11675","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: How the Gospel Shapes the Sanctity of Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/erlc.com\/resource-library\/e-books\/how-the-gospel-shapes-the-sanctity-of-life\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11676 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/RDM_Booklet_Cover-695x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"695\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/RDM_Booklet_Cover-695x1024.jpg 695w, https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/RDM_Booklet_Cover-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/RDM_Booklet_Cover-768x1132.jpg 768w, https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/RDM_Booklet_Cover.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/erlc.com\/resource-library\/e-books\/how-the-gospel-shapes-the-sanctity-of-life\">How the Gospel Shapes the Sanctity of Life<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.russellmoore.com\/\">Dr. Russell Moore<\/a> is a great resource to be reminded of how valuable human life is when properly viewed as a representation of the Imago Dei.\u00a0 I enjoy reading Dr. Moore&#8217;s perspective on things related to culture and this booklet proved to be quite helpful.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a quick read and a good reference.\u00a0 I highlighted several things and posted those notes below&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>We live in a world of divorce courts, abortion clinics, and gas chambers. \u00a0We live in a time filled with pain and suffering. \u00a0And in all of that, we have been given a mission to be a gospel people. \u00a0We cannot think about the sanctity of human life and we cannot minister in an abortion culture if we do not keep, at the forefront, the cross of Jesus Christ. p. 7<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>What we have to offer to the world is not our voting bloc, our cultural influence, or our philosophical arguments. \u00a0What we have to offer to the world is the gospel of freedom from condemnation. \u00a0If we lose sight of that, we have nothing else to offer. p. 7<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>If our churches reflected the fact that the power of God and the priorities of God are different from the power and priorities of the outside world, we could cut through the heart of what is behind the culture of death. \u00a0The idea that somehow people who are deemed to be problems, crises, stumbling blocks, useless or disposable are no such thing. \u00a0They are part of the kingdom of God and, Jesus says, those who lead the kingdom of God. p. 11<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Our message must be standing with Jesus in solidarity so that we stand up and speak for justice for all those who are vulnerable. p. 13<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>And so we stand up for the unborn. \u00a0We stand up for the aged, the disabled, the persecuted, the immigrant, the orphan, the widowed, the addicted, the prisoner, and the poor. \u00a0We stand u and say, \u201cThe image of God is more significant and more important than anyone\u2019s definition of usefulness.\u201d p. 15<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How the Gospel Shapes the Sanctity of Life by Dr. Russell Moore is a great resource to be reminded of how valuable human life is when properly viewed as a representation of the Imago Dei.\u00a0 I enjoy reading Dr. Moore&#8217;s perspective on things related to culture and this booklet proved to be quite helpful.\u00a0 It&#8217;s 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