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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 248.4
EAN num: 9780830743735
ISBN number: 0830743731
Label: Regal Books
Manufacturer: Regal Books
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 184
Printing Date: June 01, 2007
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Many of us make great efforts to ACT like a 'Christian,' but how many of us actually realize what it means to BE one? Too many times we see faith as an external behavior modification program. If we just stop [fill in the blank], then we ll be good Christians. Instead, we need to see faith and our witness to those around us stemming from an internal heart transformation, living from the inside out and not the outside in. In Stop Acting Like a Christian, Just Be One, Christine Caine shows how allowing God to change us from the core of our being gives us freedom to stop trying to ACT like a Christian and to just actively BE a Christian. Learn how allowing the Holy Spirit to do His work in us gives us the power to BE witnesses, not to do witnessing. This empowering book will make readers laugh and challenge them about what truly Being a Christian is all about.
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Start with yourself by examining how you lead by example and you will find a word in due season in this book.
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The only reason that I only gave Christine's other book (A Life Unleashed) a mere 4-star review is because I like this one better! This one goes deeper - to the very core of the issue. You could read A Life Unleashed and still be dissatisfied with your life and your relationship with God because any change motivated by the book could remain at a surface level.
Stop Acting Like A Christian, Just Be One cuts away all the junk of acting like you think you're supposed to act and exposes a (sometimes) malnourished, sidelined relationship with God. Christine starts by leading you through 'the basics', intended to strengthen your 'core'. This is not glamorous or spectacular, but it's the only way to maintain both your sanity and your Christianity long-term!
Only after going over these basics do we get to the Great Commandment - telling people about our relationship with God (i.e. evangelism). This book actually got me more excited about evangelism than any 'how to' evangelism book because it comes as a natural overflow, not as an obligation that I have to perform.
The second half of the book is a devotional guide - 31 days. Let me be honest - I usually skip over devotional guides cos I don't like them. Even if you're like me, read it - the stories are GREAT! But more importantly, this guide is not asking the obvious questions expecting the obvious answers - the questions actually make you think, and sometimes you can't come up with an answer.
I love this book - it encourages you but challenges you (in a way that only Christine can get away with!). I'd recommend it to anyone, no matter where they're at in their Christian journey.
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I really liked the book. It gets right to the point of being a Christian and not a Sunday only Christian, but an everyday Christian!
I would highly recommend this book to anyone that is searching.
It speaks to the core of your spirit and how it needs feeding.
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Stop Acting Like a Christian, Just Be One, written by Christine Caine is a must-have for anyone who feels like they're just going through the motions of being a Christian.
Being a Christian isn't like wearing a winter coat, one minute we put it on because we're cold, and then the subsequent minute we take it off and store it away until harsh weather rolls in. Yet that's how many of us act. We pull out our church clothes, our church faces and we act differently than we normally do the other six days a week. But acting like a Christian is worlds away from what it really means to be a Christian. How so?
Author Caine states it this way, "If we simply try to imitate Christ's external behavior--being kind, compassionate and merciful without strengthening our spiritual core--then we risk missing out on the very process that makes us Christlike. Invariably, we end up acting like a Christian sometimes, but not truly being a Christian at all times."
So what is this process the author is talking about? How do we make the change from acting like a Christian to being a Christian? She suggests that we begin with our very first true love, the Lord. "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind." Matthew 22:37.
By refocusing our attention on the Lord, building an intimate relationship with Him and spending less time going through the motions of what we think a Christian should be, we are able to concentrate on His goals, plans and directions for our lives.
Stop Acting Like A Christian, Just Be One is a fabulous tool that will encourage you to spend time with the Lord, listening to God's voice and being obedient to His calling. Within each chapter you will find scriptural words that will encourage, challenge and inspire you to take this new step in walking in Christ's footprints.
Author Christine Caine is part of the leadership team at Hillsong Church in Sydney, Australia, as well as a director of Equip & Empower Ministries. She lives her life to the FULL as she is a wife, teacher, preacher, author and mother of two beautiful daughters. When the family isn't changing the world together on the road, they make their home in Sydney, Australia.
Armchair Interviews says: Excellent tool to make you listen to God's voice.
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In her book "Stop Acting Like A Christian, Just Be One," Chris Caine addresses the very core of Christianity by examining every aspect of the Great Commandment. This book will challenge your thinking about both what it means to BE a Christian as well as the role of the Church collectively. This book is insightful and inspiring.
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