Classic Christian study in discipleship

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	• The Imitation of Christ (An Image Classic) Thomas à Kempis Image, 1955 - 240 pages average customer review:based on 72 reviews view larger image
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Classic Christian study in discipleship

There are so many great works out today on being a true disciple. Yet this is the paradigm on which all subsequent work has been based. Thomas a Kempis here shares the fruits of a life devoted to the spiritual disciplines. It is at times inspiring and always challenging. Meditation on the insight he shares is inspiring. Practicing the life it implies is challenging, some might even say impossible. It is the perfect work for meditation in prayer that leads to a true sense of awe for a God that loves us so much. A good work to which to return from time to time.

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If only more people read this book

I'm not even a Roman Catholic (I'm about as Protestant as you get I suppose) and I still loved this book. Reading it I felt like highlighting or underlining just about every other sentence. This book is filled with deeply profound statements and insights, and has many timeless principals that challenged me to take my walk with God to the next level and to strive towards greater holiness. This book really does show you how to imitate Christ.

In a culture where sin is considered glamorous, the only absolute is that there aren't any, and morality is considered a matter of personal taste this book comes a breath of fresh air. Even hundreds of years later, this book is just as relevant (if not more so) than it was then. As I understand it, a Kempis was writing this book because he felt that the church had become corrupt; well, I'd certainly say that that applies today, with the church becoming more and more like the world every day. Unbelievers are often turned off by hypocrisy and worldliness in the church and, as believers, we are in serious danger of losing our effectiveness. This book helped me recognize areas in my life where I was not conforming my thoughts and actions to God's Word and I think it will help others too. I honestly can't recommend this book enough and think that this book is just what the church needs right now. If I could make all Christians read one book other than the Bible itself it would certainly be this book.

As Paul said, "And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God." (Romans 12:2). This is exactly what the church needs right now (in fact, that's what the church ALWAYS needs, but especially now) and that's exactly what this book will show you how to do. Jesus calls us to a radical holiness and a separation from worldliness, and this book will help you glorify Jesus more by imitating Him and to overcome (or at least begin to overcome) worldliness.

If you don't own this book yet, I would recommend doing so. This one is definitely worth buying; I anticipate re-reading my copy over and over again because this book has so much insight. This is the kind of book that you can re-read multiple times and get more (and different) benefits from it each time. This is also a superb, elegant translation that makes the book almost poetic at times and certainly retains the beauty of the text. Strongly recommended.

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Utterly fantastic

Probably the best spiritual reading I have ever done. Every little chapter has profound relevance to the Christian life.

It's like having a mentor

it's like having a mentor talking/converse with you about different important issues in a christian life, heart etc. . get the book!

nourishing

A wonderful book to meditate on and take in slowly. Humility and grace are covered quite well. I understand why this has been an oft-printed book.

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