The New York Times bestselling author of Radical challenges Christians to break free from an American gospel that prostitutes Jesus for comfort, power, prosperity, and politicsâand fully pursue the true gospel that exalts Jesus above all.
Pastor David Platt believes weâve gotten really good at following a really bad gospelâone that worships American ideas over biblical truth. Itâs time for disillusioned, discouraged, and divided Christians, and the next generation, to follow Jesus into a different future.
But we have to make a choice: an American gospel or the biblical gospel. Worldly division or otherworldly unity. Compromise with the idols of our country or commitment to Godâs call in our lives. In Donât Hold Back, Platt encourages followers of Jesus to take necessary risks and find unimaginable reward as we:
⢠Work forânot againstâeach other, especially when we disagree ⢠Turn the tide on centuries of racial division in the church ⢠Trust all of Godâs Word with conviction while loving everyone around us with compassion ⢠Do justice with kindness, and experience the good life according to God ⢠Play our part in spreading the gospel to all the nations of the world
We can experience the full wonder of Jesus and transcendent beauty of his church here and now. But in order to do so, some things need to be different. Starting not in âthose people,â but in each one of us. With the gospel in our hearts and God as our prize, letâs press on and donât hold back.
Don't Hold Back: Leaving Behind the American Gospel to Follow Jesus Fully (Unabridged) - David Platt
The New York Times bestselling author of Radical challenges Christians to break free from an American gospel that prostitutes Jesus for comfort, power, prosperity, and politicsâand fully pursue the true gospel that exalts Jesus above all.
Pastor David Platt believes weâve gotten really good at following a really bad gospelâone that worships American ideas over biblical truth. Itâs time for disillusioned, discouraged, and divided Christians, and the next generation, to follow Jesus into a different future.
But we have to make a choice: an American gospel or the biblical gospel. Worldly division or otherworldly unity. Compromise with the idols of our country or commitment to Godâs call in our lives. In Donât Hold Back, Platt encourages followers of Jesus to take necessary risks and find unimaginable reward as we:
⢠Work forânot againstâeach other, especially when we disagree ⢠Turn the tide on centuries of racial division in the church ⢠Trust all of Godâs Word with conviction while loving everyone around us with compassion ⢠Do justice with kindness, and experience the good life according to God ⢠Play our part in spreading the gospel to all the nations of the world
We can experience the full wonder of Jesus and transcendent beauty of his church here and now. But in order to do so, some things need to be different. Starting not in âthose people,â but in each one of us. With the gospel in our hearts and God as our prize, letâs press on and donât hold back.