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I ordered 12 to give as gifts to the special women in my life at Christmastime. I love it - you can skip around from chapter to story as you please (or need). LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT. Terrific transaction from start to finish. The book was given to me by a close woman friend when my mother passed away.
From a used up "woman at the well" to a "bride for the Son of a King" is where it will take you. And the old saying is, " a man with an experience is NEVER at the mercy of a man with an arguement". It has really changed the lives of the women in our bible study group. This book will catapult you to a new life. It absolutely describes my personal experience with the Lord.
Complement is a just description as these books together reveal the theological view of complementarianism that implies different roles and responsibilities bestowed unto women and men by God. John Eldredge wrote "Wild At Heart" before this book, which was a book about men and their intended nature by God. Regardless, you should definitely read it because you will undoubtedly find it amazing, and it will truly help heal a great number of women. Therefore, if you have already solidified your views in egalitarianism, this may be offsetting for you. to be wild. This book is the complement for women to understand their intended femininity.
I came out of my reading feeling much closer to Jesus.But when the emotions wore off and my ability to think clearly returned I felt cheated: this book is not about Jesus or any other biblical representation of God. I understand that it was not intended to be a work of biblical scholarship, but it completely ignores the true text.
Soak it up. Women in the Bible are presented as captivating, indeed, but not in any way that should make us feel like God gave us a Hallmark card - think of David so "captivated" by Bath-sheba that he raped her; Jael so "captivating" that she seduced and drove a mallet into the enemy's head; Jezebel so "captivating" that she was able to lead Ahab away from the true God.All that being said,if you need a self-help book, this will make you feel great.
The troubling thing about this book is just how captivating it really is.I, like most women who have written reviews, was caught up tremendously in the good feelings it gave me about myself and God's love for me. The representation of Jesus is completely invented, created by Stasi Eldredge to make herself feel better about the less-than-satisfactory reality of how God relates to women in the Bible.
But don't call it Christianity. When I started reading the book, I was struggling with my faith because of the way Christianity has treated women over the years.
It is about an invented character that makes readers feel good.If you want a relationship with the God of the Bible, look elsewhere.
I always new there was something in the way ,not allowing me to be the best i could be. I was ready for this book.ready to grow spiritualy, emotionally.
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