Truth On Fire
What would it look like to genuinely love God with our head AND our heart? To have a faith marked by right-thinking AND right feeling? Too often, Christians act as though these things are at odds with one another. But what if God intends for us to possess a Christianity that is radically committed to biblical truth, in a way that did not diminish the life of the heart, but actually intensified it?
This book invites readers to engage both their minds and their emotions in their walk with God as they gaze at him until their hearts sing.
Expanding on twelve attributes of God’s character, Ramsey calls readers to know God deeply and worship him passionately. Ramsey shows that God intends for us to possess a faith that is radically committed to biblical truth in a way that does not diminish the life of the heart but actually intensifies it.
Ramsey’s book includes a Foreword from Ray Ortlund, founder of Immanuel Nashville, and has drawn glowing endorsements from bestselling authors and influencers including Leonce B. Crump, Jared C. Wilson, and Sam Allberry. Calling his writing “exquisite,” author of None Like Him Jen Wilkin said, “Truth on Fire compels us to bow our hearts, to experience and exhibit the reverence that beholding God yields. It is a feast for head and heart.”
About the Author:
Adam Ramsey leads Liberti Church on the Gold Coast, Australia, and also serves as the network director for Acts 29 Australia, New Zealand, and Japan. Adam really loves Jesus and is serious about joy. His favorite parts of life include being married to Kristina, making memories with their five kids, reading old books, exploring new places, preaching the good news, equipping church planters, and the sound of laughter over a good meal.
As someone who has always strived to be on fire for the Lord, I immediately knew this would be a great book for me to read. This book was nothing short of what I thought it was going to be. It was full of theology and doctrine but is easily understood. It is very direct, but nothing short of greatness.
Ramsey’s voice in this book is very clear and immediately pulls you into his book. From the moment I picked up and started reading this book, I knew that it was going to be a hard book to put down. This is mainly because he used his own testimony and The Sliver Chair to help introduce his book and start the first chapter. Now if you know anything about me, you know this, C. S. Lewis is by far. Now just because C. S. was mentioned in this book, I am not biased. Instead, I loved how Ramsey used this example and many others to clearly orchestrate his point.
Ramsey’s point was simply this; “to think about our God more deeply, in order to enjoy him more intensely. To let God’s truth set our hearts on fire.” Ramsey through the course shows how to re-posture our hearts and ultimately our thoughts on the Lord.
After the year we have had, this is an amazing book to re-posture your heart on the things that truly matter. I ultimately think that this was Ramsey’s point along.
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Truth on Fire: Gazing at God Until Your Heart Sings By Adam Ramsey |
I received this book in exchange for my honest review. My thoughts are my own and not paid for.
