Are you haunted by performance demands from God? Do you feel you must show God how much you love Him by your actions? Do you worry about what you are supposed to be doing for God? Are you experiencing spiritual anxiety because of recent books encouraging fanatical service?

Farley felt that way, that he needed to do just a little more each day to meet God's demands. Now he understands the principle of spiritual rest. In fact, we are to make every effort to enter that rest! (Heb. 4:11) The true gospel, Farley says, is both simple and restful.

Rather than God needing us to work for Him, Farley shows how living from God is to be our daily spiritual reality. He reminds us our sins are forgiven, once and for all. We are to live in that reality daily. We are always in fellowship with God, too. The truth is that our fellowship is unshakable and unbreakable because of what Jesus did, not because of what we are doing. (64) We don't have to die. We already died in Christ. He helps us understand what flesh is. He argues against the possibility of losing your salvation.

I really liked this book. I heartily agree with almost all of it and the rest I am seriously thinking on. Farley points out many non-biblical teachings about who we are in Christ. They may sound good but they do not line up with Scripture. He has some very thought provoking comments about predestination for Calvinists. I really appreciate his discussion on covenants, that the dividing line is the cross, not the manger.

This is not a book on meditation or anything like that. It is a book about resting in who we are in Christ. Farley has done an excellent job in clarifying our position in Christ and what that means to us in our daily life.

Food for thought: So wake up every day, be reminded of who you really are in Christ, and then just be yourself! In so doing, you are both living in and walking by the Spirit. (98)

We are using this book for Bible study and seeing the captives set free. When you understand the FINIISHED WORKS of Christ this book is Biblically sound. The covenants also need to be split for this book to be understood. This is my favorite work by Andrew Farley and I highly recommend it!!

No question about it, Andrew challenges many of our traditional paradigms and certainly addresses legalism in Christianity. It's my opinion that many (most?) Christians don't really own their faith... in other words, they have never searched out Biblical truth for themselves, only agreed with someone else who told them what to think. Andrew challenges serious Bible students to get into the scripture and engage the foundational truths IN CONTEXT. He asks whether scripture passages are addressed to believers or unbelievers, Jews or Gentiles, New Covenant or Old Covenant people. When CONTEXT is established, many apparent scriptural conflicts evaporate and the puzzle pieces start falling into place. He clearly shows the value and effect of the law, who it applies to, and what it's result should be in light of Jesus' sacrifice which consummated the New Covenant. I've see many Christians find freedom and new vision through Andrew's writings.

Another nail struck on the head by Andrew

This book caused me to rethink some notions that I have held for years. I still have some questions, but that is good. Worth the reading.