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Great book (5/5) | Mar 16, 2009 | Mike Atnip | Quaker City OH US |
| Like Gideon, who was told to go destroy his father's idols, the author bravely begins to smash THE idol of western society...and sad to say, of much of modern Anabaptism. This book is certainly worth the time to read. But if you are not into taking Jesus seriously at His words, then find something else to do. | ||||
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abel (5/5) | Apr 1, 2009 | abel jimenez | las vegas ne US |
| I strongly recommend this book. I've read it twice. Simple to read, yet challegeing. | ||||
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Great Book (5/5) | Nov 10, 2009 | Kristi | |
| My name is Kristi and I just finished reading this book. I got it for free at our homeschool fair in Portland Oregon. I'm 35, married 15 years with 5 children and I homeschool them on our 3 acre farm. I have to say this book has turned my world upside down with your radical book! I have lately been very burdened with our "stuff" and I'm always looking for ways to purge and give and I feel like the seed that was choked by the worries and cares of this life! I feel burried in cares and possessions which I would love to sell, the idea of doing it seems overwhelming! I really love your book and I agree with all that you bring out of the Scriptures. My biggest question is how to live like this when everyone you know doesn't? The early church was of one accord and they all shared and helped one another. If we give away our savings and our roof needs to be repaired in 3 years or our car of 15 years burns out what do we do if everyone we know saves for themselves? I'm not trying to come up with excuses here. I'm just wondering how you can do this and not be a burden? Are there churches or communities of believers who live like this? We want to obey God's commands. I guess we just need more faith to let go of the safety nets we're used to having in place beneath us. Thank you so much for writing this book and for letting it be published free of charge. We are passing it on! In Jesus, Kristi | ||||
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Amen (5/5) | Nov 10, 2009 | D. Yoder | |
| I finished reading the book "Through the Eye of a Needle" last night. I say a great big "AMEN!!" Not that I have obeyed or am obeying this command of Jesus, but I plan to from now till Jesus comes. | ||||
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Preconceived Notions, not biblical (1/5) | Jan 29, 2010 | Andrew Conant | Kapolei Ha US |
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According to Hertzler, all assets can be divided into two categories; tools and investments. A tool is something that is currently used, while an investment's primary purpose is to pro-duce a return on investment and to build wealth. This analysis yields no useful conclusions. Consider the most basic of basic tools a hammer; if currently used it would be considered a tool, but if you plan on deriving value from the item in the future it would be considered an investment. How about real estate? Hertzler states that it is probably ok to own a house to live in because it is a tool, but a house used to bring profit through its rental is an invest-ment and therefore is not allowed. This is illogical. Why can a barn or a hammer or any other asset be used to feed my family, but not a rental home? Clearly this part of the argu-ment is based on an agrarian life style. Under this line of reasoning it is ok to feed and care for a heifer, an investment, with the hope that in the future the return on investment of that labor and cost of feed will be a milking cow that will yield a future product that is worth more than the sum of the expenditures required to create it; but it is not ok to invest in a business with that same aspiration of return on investment. Interestingly Hertzler previously stated that, "owning the assets necessary to make profits" is not condemned by Jesus. That statement is actually a very good definition for the word "investment". The specific act Hertzler is forbidding us to do in this section and also the en-tirety of his book. If our own self-evaluation of our heart condition is not a factor in deter-mining whether an item is categorically treasure, then what evaluation should we use? Is our treasure anything that we do not currently need? How do you define need? Is a need something that makes your life easier, or something that is required for basic survival? Hardly a hypothetical application. Consider your need for a house; in Maine you would need one because you would freeze to death, but in Hawaii, where the temperature is com-fortable year round, a house could be considered treasure because it is not needed for basic survival or even for relative comfort. Hertzler attempts to deal with this issue in the application of his second pillar by stating , "distribute whatever possessions we do not currently need. In other words, sell and give those possessions that are clearly of an investment nature (as opposed to a "tool")". |
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Life Changing Book! (5/5) | Dec 29, 2010 | Anonymous | |
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My eyes were opened to what true Christianity is when I read David Bercot's Kingdom book. I read Through the Eye of a Needle next, and was equally impressed. It has so much scripture in it that one just can't argue! I thank the Lord for bringing these two books into our lives. |
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Excellent Book (5/5) | Jul 6, 2011 | Mervin Miller | Georgetown OH US |
| A book for every serious, radical follower of Jesus Christ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank You for just showing us in a very clear way what Jesus said!!!! I am trying (by the strength & power of Christ) to applying this Kingdom Mandate to my life, Thank-You for the work you are doing!!!!!! We need more Christians like this, following Jesus radically (an Early Church/Early Anabaptist understanding of what it means to FOLLOW JESUS ) with our time, money & possessions. I love to study Church History and am encouraged to find books like this that so beautifully parallel the Bible & History. | ||||