John Mark Comer is one of the foremost voices for followers of Jesus in today’s world. He deftly and expertly unpacks complex post-modern / post-Christian thought and makes it approachable, understandable, and helpful for anyone. But it’s not enough to just biopsy it and help us understand – he continually points us to Jesus and the practices of Jesus, which have the power to change us over a lifetime. He wrecked all of us (in the best and most gentle way) with “The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry”, and now he takes all of us on a deep dive about “the three enemies of the soul”.
JMC has given us a gift with this book. His ability to curate, simplify, and synthesize content is astounding. There are over 400 footnotes in this book, and it is not a long, dense read! And yet, his words and thesis are the throughline of it all, and his down-to-earth, approachable style make what could easily be a heady topic one that is easily accessible and applicable to your life today.
I so want to regurgitate quotes and insights from my myriad of highlights, but I wouldn’t be doing JMC’s beautiful narrative justice. I’ll leave you with two heater quotes though…
“Lies, that come in the form of deceptive ideas, are the devil’s primary method of enslaving human beings and entire human societies in a vicious cycle of ruin that leads us further and further east of Eden. This is why Jesus came as a rabbi, or teacher. What is a teacher? A truth teller. A moral cartographer. Teachers give us mental maps to reality. In doing so, they set us free to live in congruence with how life actually works. When Jesus said, “You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free,” he was simultaneously saying that we’re enslaved by lies.”
“…giving in to the desires of our flesh does not lead us to freedom and life, as many people assume, but instead to slavery and, in the worst-case scenario, addiction, which is a kind of prolonged suicide by pleasure.”
This is not a book you read quickly and remark, “That was a great read!” It is deep content to wrestle with, re-read, and prayerfully apply to your life.
Simply put, this is a must-read.
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A Must Read for Our Cultural Moment… and not void of love.
I cannot recommend this book enough. John Mark Comer’s critiques are never void of love. Something I deeply admire in his pastoral work and writing.In the opposite fashion of his book “Garden City”, “Live No Lies” takes our cultural advancements in the west and lovingly critiques the West’s involvement with the world, the flesh and the devil. A not so hot topic inside and outside the western church today. If you enjoy reading books on cultural ideologies and societal commentaries, this book is so beneficial for your spiritual formation and your growth in knowledge. Another thing that John Mark Comer does extremely well.Have your soul nourished by the truth of God while you honestly observe the world, it’s a whole lot more fun that way.
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Scott Mosselman
Thoughtful, Challenging and Necessary Spiritual Warfare book for our time.
Reviewed in Canada on September 28, 2021