Book Review: With by Skye Jethani

I read most of Jethani's "With" in one sitting, and for me that’s something.

Jethani describes five postures that Christians often take toward God because of the way they view him.   Life UNDER God sees God as a fickle creator who will bless or curse us depending on if we have followed his set of rules.  Life OVER God follows the thought of the Enlightenment that says that the universe runs on set laws, so life must as well.  As long as we follow some formula, we can have a great Christian life- no God needed.   Life FROM God is the attitude that God is solely our provider, a commodity which has its value in what we get from it.  Life FOR God, while looking very admirable, is seeking significance from service toward him, and the "mission" becomes more important than God himself.

The last posture is Life WITH God.  We should desire God not for his use to us, but for who he is.  As a Christian, “With” helped me identify problems in my way of relating to God, but it also gives a very clear presentation of what Christianity should look like that non-Christians need to hear.

I received a free copy of this book from Booksneeze.com and am not required in any way to write a favorable review.