A friend of mine lend this book to me and told me is a great book.
Honestly, I was a little skeptic about it.
But I was so wrong!
So how good is this book?
I cried while reading it.
Un-Conditional by Justin Lee
Someone told me recently that when you see the title of the book, you can almost be sure what the book is talking about.
Though you might have the same thought about this book, but trust me is different.
Because in this book, Justin Lee shared his personal experience and stories of his journey.
He searched for answers to the questions that he has as a gay and a Christian.
You can never know other's personal experience just by looking at the title of the book.
It is not a book where people try to choke you with their beliefs.
But is a book that shares different view of people on the subject and how he himself come to his own conviction.
As usual, here’s a few caption from the book that caught my eyes.
What a horrible choice: would you be a good person, or be an honest person? Deny what you believe about God, or deny what you know about yourself? Condemn yourself to a lifetime of faking it, or condemn yourself to an eternity in hell?
Instead, Jesus gives them an even clearer example of a violation of God’s law – and from the Scriptures, no less! In 1 Samuel 21, David is on the run from King Saul, and the only food he is able to get is the ‘bread of the Presence’. Which he is forbidden by God’s law to eat, but he eats it anyway. Jesus approves this, arguing that sometimes violating the letter of the law is necessary in order to do the right thing and support the spirit of the law.
Paul didn’t just believe circumcision wasn’t necessary. He believed that doing it in order to be on the ‘safe’ side was actually a sin. It was putting oneself back under the law and nullifying the grace that comes from Christ.
This was the way to change the world: combat the misinformation with personal stories.
I always am uptight when somebody says… ‘I love the sinner, but I hate his sin.’ I’m sure you’ve heard that line over and over again. And my response is, ‘That’s interesting. Because that’s just the opposite of what Jesus says. Jesus never says, ‘Love the sinner, but hate his sin.’ Jesus says, ‘Love the sinner, and hate your own sin. And after you get rid of the sin in your own life, then you can begin talking about the sin in your brother or sister’s life.”
