Book Review of C. J. Mahaney’s “Worldliness”
If we kept track of the actual hours we spend each day letting the world influence us through TV, web, radio, signs, and other forms of media and entertainment, how would it compare to the actual hours we spend each day letting the Creator of the world influence us through His word?
Recently, I’ve been reading through C. J. Mahaney’s book, “Worldliness” with a group of guys at church. Let me just say this up front; Do you remember getting a cut as a kid and having your mom pour some type of antiseptic into that open cut? Well, buckle up. This book might just hurt. But it’s a good pain. This type of pain shows you’re still alive.
Right up front, it’s mentioned that this is not a book about legalism. In fact, a great definition of legalism is given that anyone would benefit from knowing. Often we throw around labels of conservative vs. liberal or traditional vs. contemporary. These labels put walls up, often separating us from one another. However, the Christian life is meant to be lived out within the context of “one another.”
A hot button within our western Christian culture is the subject of music; more specifically, music within the church. But what about what’s playing in our cars or piped through our ears buds? Chapter 3, “God, My Heart, & Music” does a great job provoking the reader to love and good works (Heb. 10:24). You won’t want to skip this chapter.
The authors of this small book are not speaking from on high. They write though experience. They write through a well defined, well thought-out, and well aimed understanding of God’s word and how it applies to every one of us.
Coram Deo, literally “before the face of God,” is the way everyone should live. God is everywhere at all times. We can hide from others and even deceive ourselves (James 1:22), but what does God look at? You’re right, He looks at the heart, the inner man. This book will encourage and sharpen anyone who reads it and really thinks through it.
Don’t judge this book by its cover. Go read this book!
Respectfully,
George Fuller
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