"The Purpose Driven Life" 20 Years Later—Is it Any Good?

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The Purpose Driven Life is one of the best -selling books ever. Rick Warren called it the anti -self -help book because of the opening line,

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It's Not About You. He then makes it all about you. The book is written as a 40 -day spiritual journey, answering the question,

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What on earth am I here for? He says that life is all about bringing glory to God. So far, so good.

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He encourages love, mercy, prayer, obedience, baptism, evangelism, and discipleship. But there is no clear message of the

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Gospel of Jesus Christ. On Day 7, Warren says to quietly whisper the prayer that will change your eternity,

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Jesus, I believe in you and I receive you. If you sincerely meant that prayer, congratulations, welcome to the family of God.

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This false conversion prayer has led to many false converts. In Mark 1 15, Jesus said,

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Repent and believe in the Gospel. He told his disciples to preach repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

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But Warren never tells sinners to repent, nor does he warn of the judgment of God, which is the reason we need a

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Savior. What good is Warren's purpose -driven life without the purpose of the Gospel? Though the book contains many

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Bible references, they are often ripped out of context, chosen from just about every translation to make the

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Bible say what he wants. In the end, the purpose -driven life will lead a person into more error than truth.

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2 Timothy 1 9 says that God has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but because of His own purpose and grace, which