Fight, Preston Sprinkle
Fight, Preston Sprinkle
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Fight
A Christian Case for Non-Violence

Author: Preston Sprinkle, Andrew Rillera

Narrator: Kelly Ryan Dolan

Unabridged: 8 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Oasis Audio

Published: 08/01/2013

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

What are we fighting for? "I’m an evangelical Christian. And I’m not Amish, Quaker, or Mennonite. I own several guns and still believe that the smell of a recently fired shotgun on a crisp fall morning comes darn near close to paradise. But I’ve tried my hardest to understand God’s Word and the diverse perspectives of those who read it. And the more I study, the more I discuss, the more I’ve become convinced: Christians shouldn’t kill or use violence — not even in war." With these words, Preston Sprinkle jumps into a compelling, passionate study of God’s perspective on violence. Examining both the seemingly angry, violent God of the Old Testament and the peacemaking Jesus of the New, Preston takes us back to Scripture to discern how God has really called His people to think and live in the midst of a violent world. He asks us to join him in inviting God to challenge our presuppositions, to set aside our biases and backgrounds and fears … and to seek above all else to faithfully follow the Savior who humbly submitted to God in the face of injustice and violence.

About The Author

Preston Sprinkle is the New York Times bestselling coauthor of Erasing Hell: What God Said about Eternity, and the Things We’ve Made Up. He has a PhD in New Testament from Aberdeen University and currently teaches at Eternity Bible College in Simi Valley, California, where he lives with his wife and four kids.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ben on July 29, 2013

I just spent the last two hours in the local library devouring the last 80 pages of Preston Sprinkle's new book Fight: A Christian Case for Nonviolence. As I was on my way home, a silver truck plastered with bumper and window stickers pulled up next to me at a stop light. On the back window was a st......more

Goodreads review by Benjamin on April 06, 2014

I was honestly torn on what to rate this book. On the one hand, I think his work is a much needed counter balance to the "God, guns and glory" motif that is over the proverbial (or literal) mantlepiece of one too many American homes. He rightly tackles an attitude that simplistically rejoices over t......more

Goodreads review by Adam on September 15, 2013

In this book, bestselling co-author of Erasing Hell (with Francis Chan) comes out in favor of non-violence. It is unusual to hear of Reformed theologians who do this: non-violence is generally considered too simplistic and "hippie-dippie" for Reformed theology, which has for the most part been in fa......more

Goodreads review by Carl on September 23, 2014

I hated this book. That may be a strong word, but at the least, I disliked it and the affect it had on me, mainly because it argued its case so well.This is a challenging book, but I do believe it has the best response to the age old questions of, "What about when an intruder comes after you?" or "W......more

Goodreads review by Joseph on December 23, 2015

Positives - It really does make me think, as a Christian, about the militarism and love of violence in American culture. - Some of the parts on the New Testament are quire relevant. It does give me a lot to think about that Jesus is held up as an example specifically in sections on being mistreated is......more

Quotes

“I highly recommend that every believer examine the truths in this book. You may discover that much of your current belief system has been influenced by sources other than Scripture.”
—Francis Chan, New York Times bestselling author of Crazy Love, Forgotten God, and Erasing Hell

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