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Slave

by John MacArthur

There are often words in languages that don’t translate well between each other. The societal and cultural context connected with words can be very different. The word “slave” is one such word. John MacArthur attempts to present this word in a different and more biblical context than most Americans are used to hearing. MacArthur explains the use of the word during the 1st century church versus our current understanding and presents the importance of viewing ourselves as slaves to Christ.

MacArthur does a great job helping to distinguish the negative connotations of the word “slave” with the biblical meaning. The book is at times tedious and often he repeats the same concepts. There is also a chapter on Catholicism and a chapter on the “emerging” church movement that do not seem to fit with the theme of the book.

I would recommend parts of the book as a guide to understanding our relationship in Christ not only as slaves but as sons. This would probably have been better if the content had been cut in half. It seemed the author was at times stretching the content to fit a number of pages.

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http://www.amazon.com/Slave-Hidden-Truth-Identity-Christ/dp/1400202078/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1289322234&sr=1-1

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