Jesus said, “I send you forth as lambs among wolves.” A lamb and a wolf have radically different natures. Using this natural distinction, Meade MacGuire contrasts the life of a true Christian, who has a new lamb-like nature, with that of a worldly person, who has a wolf-like nature.
But he goes much further than this. There are professed Christians, who think they are “lambs” but struggle with a wolf-like nature, and cannot understand why they constantly fail to be like Jesus, and cannot gain the victory over their weaknesses and tendencies to sin. Such poor souls need to understand the steps by which they can be changed, so that the Christian life is not an impossible burden, but a joyful, peaceful way.
That peaceful way, and how to obtain it, is spelled out very clearly in this book. However, even mature Christians would benefit by reviewing the clear Scriptural standard, and practical advice offered in this book.
Originally published in 1957, at the time when interest in the 1888 message was being revived, and there was a warfare in the Seventh-day Adventist church between two conflicting gospels, this book was Meade’s fourth, and its release was timely. It was one more witness pointing in the true direction. Meade was 82 years old at this time, and this was the last of his larger written works. 107p
Contents
- The New Life
- Love is the Way
- The Great Secret
- Are You Dead or Alive?
- Victory by Dying, Not by Trying
- What Would Jesus Do in My Place?
- Don’t Be a Fool
- The Supreme Goal of Life
