Pathway to Freedom: How God's Laws Guide Our Lives by Alistair Begg

Pathway to Freedom: How God's Laws Guide Our Lives Reviews

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  Conrad

  We used this for our men's morning bible study. A good and thought-provoking study into the Ten Commandments and their relevance to our daily life.
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  Ian Ritchie

  This book is a rich exposition of the moral law of God. Each chapter covers one commandment, teaching the three uses of the law and often helped by the framework set by the Westminster Shorter Catechism and the Heidelberg Catechism. Very practical, challenging, and encouraging all the same.
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  Ruth

  Pathway to Freedom offers a good basic overview of the Ten Commandments and their implications for believers. That being said, I much prefer Alistair Begg as a speaker rather than a writer.
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  Lance Lumley

  I recieved this book via Moody Radio as a giveaway. I know Begg is a speaker and is on the radio, but have never heard him or read his books. This book was interesting, dealing with an in depth look at The Ten Commandments. I read one chapter a day, almost like a devotional, so I could let it sink in. There were a few things that was odd to me, like when he writes a time when a preacher used sermon time to let an artist paint a picture during the time, and he compaired that to worshiping an idol, or that a church with a picture hanging in the sanctuary is the same as idol worship. This idea is definately not viewed by many churches, who have lights and such during their worship services. I am not saying I agree or disagree with the concept, it was just something that made me think.
  Overall the book is a good use for a devotional and gets the reader to think about each of the commandments. Christians may know what they are, but the way Begg adds his take on it, makes the reader think even more about either things that are in the modern church or how they view their lives, and I guess that's what these type of books are for; to make the reader think.
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  Laura

  A good treatment of the ten commandments. In a world that is increasingly relativistic, the text is a good reminder of why God gave us the law and the implications of it in our own life. There is continued application of these things in our life for a good life. With that said, although the book is only three years old, the rapid decay of a societal ethos has left some of it out of date.
  
  Further, as most reformed pastors and speakers will do, there was a heavy reliance on scripture, as well as the Heidelberg and Westminster Confessions of Faith. I feel like it was good overview, but left some things lacking.
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  Phillip

  While some may think the author goes to far in his making so much of sin, it may be that he doesn't go far enough. If the believer would at least agree with him as to the depth of our sin and the distance we have stayed from the path we are called to, it might be a very good thing. Then we could come to Jesus with a clearer understanding of our true need. We could engage each other with a greater compassion since we are aware of the great price Christ paid for us. We may even be more earnest in our desire to see the salvation of those who are lost. The 10th chapter and the epilogue pull the whole work together with the truth of our need and a hope in the One who came to save.
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  John

  An easy and insightful read. Though if you're looking for something on the role of God's law in Christian life, this book did not dive deep enough in that topic. And if you're looking for an exposition on the Ten Commandments, I feel a better read would be something like Thomas Watson's Ten Commandments (though I have not yet read that).
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  RJ Gernant

  Read paperback copy for a book club. This was the first Alistair Begg book I have read. It’s based on a sermon series that he converted into a book based on the Ten Commandments and wherein he brings in the Westminster and Heidelberg catechisms which I thought added very appropriately to the material. Recommend.
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  Marine Captain Kimberly Landen

  Breaks down the book of Exodus. Was simple to read. I always like reading about the ten comandments and Moses' Burning bush....Is a good read for Penecost.. Learn to care about Gods Laws TY God Bless
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  Emily Winfrey

  Everyone should spend time meditating on the law of God in the Ten Commandments. This book provides a beautiful balance between showing the perfection of the law (and our miserable ability to keep it) contrasted with Christ and his finished work. A must read!
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  Jason Poquette

  Maybe the best treatment of this subject I have read. Contemporary, but built on a deep and solid historical foundation of truth. Well, documented, but not pedantic. Engaging, but not superficial.
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  Joshua Loftin

  A great book on the topic of the Ten Commandments. There is practical application in each chapter regarding each commandment. This book is recommended for anyone wanting to dive into the Ten Commandments in depth.
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  Logan Almy

  An accessible treatment of the role of God's Law in the Christian life & a refreshing corrective to the Antinomianism pervasive in many evangelical churches!
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  Ryan Daniel

  Great exposition of the Ten Commandments and how they relate to our lives. Do recommend it, but like other reviewers have said, I much prefer his speaking.
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  Danny

  I enjoyed this fresh look at how God’s Laws should guide our lives. Some of my favorite quotes include:
  "Unless there is a God who is himself Goodness and Justice, there can be no ultimate moral basis for the law. For if there is no God, nothing can take his place. No human standard-no person, no group of people, no document is immune to challenge." Arthur Leff
  Ironically, legalism seems to breed best where the Law of God is regarded as having no abiding place as a rule of life in the child of God.
  “If I profess with the loudest voice and clearest exposition every portion of the truth of God except precisely that little point which the world and the devil are at that moment attacking, I am not confessing Christ, however boldly I may be professing Christ. Where the battle rages, there the loyalty of the soldier is proved, and to be steady on all the battlefield besides is mere flight and disgrace if he flinches at that point.” Martin Luther
  It is not enough to worship the correct God. We must worship the correct God correctly.
  “When Sunday is swallowed up by the weekend and loses its uniqueness, its holiness, as the Lord’s Day, then you and I are the inevitable losers. We cannot, by taking shortcuts, gain what the Sabbath is designed to give us. McSabbath may satisfy the immediate itch, but it cannot satisfy our souls.” from Celebrating the Sabbath by Bruce A Ray
  God’s Provision
  How deep the Father's love for us,
  How vast beyond all measure
  That He should give His only Son
  To make a wretch His treasure
  How deep the pain of searing loss,
  The Father turns His face away
  As wounds which mar the chosen One,
  Bring many sons to glory
  Stuart Townend
  
  In Christ alone my hope is found
  He is my light, my strength, my song
  This Cornerstone, this solid ground
  Firm through the fiercest drought and storm
  What heights of love, what depths of peace
  When fears are stilled, when strivings cease
  My Comforter, my All in All
  Here in the love of Christ I stand
  Stuart Townend and Keith Getty
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  Natalie Weber

  Alistair Begg begins by outlining the threefold use of the law: 1. The Civil or Political Function of the Law, 2. The Pedagogical Function of the Law, and 3. A Rule of Life for Believers. The following two poems encapsulate the essence of the law, not for justification, but as an expression of our lives once we have been justified:
  When once the fiery Law of God
  Has chas’d me to the Gospel Road;
  Then back unto the holy law
  Most kindly Gospel-grace will draw.
  
  Not the labors of my hands
  Could fulfill Thy law’s demands;
  Could my zeal no respite know,
  Could my tears forever flow,
  All for sin could not atone;
  Thou must save, and Thou alone.
  
  The rest of the book is spent going through each of the Ten Commandments (one per chapter), discussing their relevance and application to our lives today as Christians.
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  Jon

  As usual, Mr Begg wrote a great book and has based it closely on God's word. You don't have to be a theologian to read it. It's actually very conversational and timely.
  
  The 10 Commandments weren't just for then, they're for now as much as any other part of the Bible. I challenge those of you who think that you're good enough or that God is "Love" and nothing else, to carefully read this work and understand that the one way to freedom is in Jesus.
  
  
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  Colleen

  The Hound of the Baskervilles
  Love it! Love it! Love it! I love all the Sherlock Holmes stuff. It never gets old and it always has me guessing. Well, I guessed right this time and figured out whodunit quite a while before it was revealed which I've never been able to do with a Holmes story before; however, it's been a long time since I've read them, my own deduction skills may be better honed.. :D
  
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  Aaron Carlberg

  Alistair is always good, even better live so you can hear the Scottish accent.
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  Greg

  Phenomenal study on the 10 Commandments. Highest recommendation.
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  Brian Algie

  A good introductory book to the Ten Commandments.