Ortberg tracks these and much, much more back to Jesus himself. As a pastor, he knows very well that the church often gets it badly wrong. But the impact of Jesus on the whole world, even when his followers have been muddled or misguided, towers breathtakingly over all human achievement. And, above all, to be amazed and awed once more at Jesus himself, who lived, died, and rose to launch such a transformative vision. Click below. Pingback: Books read in Enough Light. You are commenting using your WordPress.
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Like this: Like Loading Be amazed once more at Jesus. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Enter your comment here Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Email required Address never made public. Name required. Paraphrasing a pep talk by Jesus for the disciples, he writes:. Who would have thought that a group using this strategy would even survive the first century, let alone influence anyone.
According to the foreword written Condoleezza Rice, former U. Secretary of State, this book started out as sermon series. The book is written in 15 chapters, including:. These chapters are preceded by a foreword and acknowledgments, and followed by an epilogue and references.
There is also a separate study guide. Ortberg is surprisingly well read drawing on details from a range of resources ancient and modern [4]. How could orientation depend so heavily on one life? He observes that each of his 3 orientations who, where, and when were influenced directly by Jesus. Pretty good influence for someone who lived 2, years ago! One of the chapters that impressed me the most was the chapter called: Saturday.
Saturday after Good Friday and before Easter is starting to be celebrated as a religious holiday in itself—I often wondered why. Ortberg describes these 3 days as a typical 3-day story with a specific form: day 1 starts with trouble; day 2 there is nothing; and day 3 comes deliverance [5]. Other Editions Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Who Is This Man?
How would this book work in a small community group session? See 1 question about Who Is This Man? Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Add this book to your favorite list ». Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 4. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Start your review of Who Is This Man? Oct 27, Jody Joy rated it it was amazing. There were some awesome historical contexts around many of Jesus' stories told in the gospels as well as how radical Jesus' ideas were within those political and social contexts.
I know in my heart and soul that in fact Jesus was human just like we are and He did make His own mistakes, but ended up paying the ultimate price. It is strange how our heroes have changed. We are no better because we live later.
But we live in a world that has changed in this regard. We live in a world where the lowliest of the low are seen differently than they were two thousand years ago. I highly recommend this book to anyone, Christians, and non-Christians alike, you will love to read the historical context, and it is amazing. Feb 26, Derek Emerson rated it did not like it Shelves: books-read , christian.
The Unpredictable Impact of the Inescapable Jesus, is that Christianity has had a great impact on society. Hardly earth shattering news. Somehow, Ortberg seems to think this legitimizes Jesus for the world, but, of course, it does not.
A Christian will not point to the lived out faith as proof that Jesus was Christ, but instead focus on Jesus. Ortberg does show ways the influence of Christianity has spread, but he tends to focus on the all The essential premise of John Ortberg's Who Is This Man? Ortberg does show ways the influence of Christianity has spread, but he tends to focus on the all the good ways, instead of the evil.
He gives passing mention to some errors, but if you want to focus on the role of Christianity in the world, you have to address the Inquisitions, Christian support for slavery, Christian countries warring, and countless examples of individual misuses of Christ's teachings. One thinks of Gandhi's reply to why he rejects Christ. I love your Christ. It is just that so many of you Christians are so unlike your Christ. Ortberg strings quote after quote after quote together, quite often from four or five unrelated sources, on a single page.
Sometimes they relate, sometimes they do not, but you want to hear more from Ortberg and less from everyone else. These are broken up by some very bad, classic "preacher" jokes which are often forced into the text. Clearly, I found this all annoying. What he does have to say of value is what you would pick up in any history of Christianity class or text. Now, let it be known that I'm in the minority here.
This is book is very popular and has spawned many study groups. If it succeeds in getting people talking about their faith, there is something going right. And many may argue that I get Ortberg's goal wrong. An arguable point, so feel free to disagree in the comments. And just when it seems that all hope is lost for the book, I do find some saving grace pun intended as Ortberg turns his attention at the end to the three essential days in Christianity: Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Easter Sunday.
Here we get a glimpse of what Ortberg has to share if he quits quoting others and writes his own thoughts. His reflections on each of these days are simple, but strong. Especially interesting are his thoughts on the Saturday, when no hope existed.
If you are looking for devotional reading for Easter Weekend, use these three chapters. As for the rest, spend time instead with a good history of Christianity. And never confuse Christians with Christianity -- we are stumbling lot seeking the perfection of Christ, but always falling short.
May 04, Stephen Hiemstra rated it it was amazing. Talk about influence. Ortberg has an eye for details and for things contrary to expectations, either today or in ancient times. For example, in evaluating Jesus as a leader, he outlines his strategy for influencing people.
Who would have thought that a group using this strategy would even survive the first century, let alone influence anyone. According to the foreword written Condoleezza Rice, former U. Secretary of State, this book started out as sermon series. The book is written in 15 chapters, including: 1. The Collapse of Dignity, 3. A Revolution in Humanity, 4.
What Does a Woman Want? An Undistinguished Visiting Scholar, 6. Jesus Was Not a Great Man, 7. The Truly Old-Fashioned Marriage, Without Parallel in the Entire History of Art, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday 5. These chapters are preceded by a foreword and acknowledgments, and followed by an epilogue and references.
There is also a separate study guide. Ortberg is surprisingly well read drawing on details from a range of resources ancient and modern. How could orientation depend so heavily on one life? Pretty good influence for someone who lived 2, years ago! One of the chapters that impressed me the most was the chapter called: Saturday. Saturday after Good Friday and before Easter is starting to be celebrated as a religious holiday in itself—I often wondered why. Ortberg describes these 3 days as a typical 3-day story with a specific form: day 1 starts with trouble; day 2 there is nothing; and day 3 comes deliverance.
The problem with day 2 is that you do not know if day 3 is coming—faith is required. Saturday is the only day in 2, years when not a single person on earth believed that Jesus was alive.
This is the kind of book that, after reading a couple chapters, you will want to buy copies for your family and friends. In other words, drop what you are doing and read this book. Jan 03, Deane Barker rated it it was amazing. A wonderful look at the historic figure of Jesus Christ and his continuing impact on the world.
The book is not necessarily evangelical -- it's more historical than anything. It discusses the changes Jesus and Christianity brought about to the treatment of women, our relationship to government, and social class distinctions, among other things. It gets a little preachy in the tail end, when the author discusses the three days of the Resurrection, but I think even an atheist would enjoy the rest o A wonderful look at the historic figure of Jesus Christ and his continuing impact on the world.
It gets a little preachy in the tail end, when the author discusses the three days of the Resurrection, but I think even an atheist would enjoy the rest of the book. They might disagree with some of the conclusions, but it would ultimately be thought-provoking.
If I thought that perhaps Christianity is simply completely made up fantasy I don't, for the record , I always come back to the historical figure of Jesus and I'm amazed at the impact he has had on the world.
Yes, yes, I know -- some aspects of religion and certainly Christianity can be destructive. But Jesus as a man was a wonderful example of a life well-lived, and even someone who doesn't believe could do worse by understanding and even emulating him. Dec 22, Kevin Goldsmith rated it it was ok.
Okay so I have to concur with a reviewer who wrote below that this book is a bit aimless. It's hard to follow. There are no citations and it does not really seem to be that convincing for someone who is not a dedicated believer.
In other words it will reaffirm faith for those who already believe but is not likely to be able to move mountains for those that are skeptical. I also concur with that review were that good one-liners in some "ah ha" moments but other than that substantively, there's n Okay so I have to concur with a reviewer who wrote below that this book is a bit aimless.
I also concur with that review were that good one-liners in some "ah ha" moments but other than that substantively, there's not much to be gained from this book. I had hoped to get a lot more out of it has been on my wish list for two years and was really hoping to just be blown away by it, but I have to say that I'm a bit disappointed. I found myself wanting to be through with it because I knew that if I were trying to convince a skeptic I would not find much intellectual ammunition here.
If you decide that you are going to read it I will say that it does have some interesting parts and add some interesting things to think about on there are some excellent nuggets of information in here. Another complaint is that actually if you are not a Christian this book does seem to have some intellectual ammunition for you. For example there are parts of the book that basically say Christians have been and how her that it's been worse for the church than when they have not been in power.
I somewhat understand the authors point but he does it in such a way that if you were an 80s reading this book you would be giddy with joy after reading what you just read.
Essentially it's an affirmation that Christian should not be in a position to govern and have a shoddy record of doing so. So again he doesn't seem to really be doing Christians any favors here. I don't mean to whitewash history but if you could write a book on why Jesus is so great, this seems to be a little self-defeating. Even as a believer of this was not a very convincing effort.
The author is a popular Pastor, but this work could have been the leaps and bounds better than what it is. I am disappointed that I waited years to read a book that I found mostly unconvincing. The author does not hold a candle to such luminaries as as Doctor William Craig or Dinesh D'Souza with respect to elucidating a crystal clear Christian apologetic.
Mar 29, Renee rated it did not like it.
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