What if we truly believed, like Jesus did, that we were beloved by God
Almighty? Jonathan Martin asked this question, and Prototype was the
answer. Jesus is the prototype for a new kind of human.
According to dictionary.com, a
prototype is: “someone or something that serves to illustrate the typical qualities of a class; model; exemplar.”
If Jesus told us to follow Him, why don’t we look more like Him and do the
things He did? Martin thinks it is
because we don’t really believe God loves us like He loves Jesus. Fix this faulty thinking, and we fix much of
what limits us in our Christian lives.
One theme from
the book that spoke to me was the celebration of scars. Say what?
Think about it. People knew the
risen Christ because He showed them his scars.
Our scars are a record of our lives.
They are proof of what has been overcome and hope that other things can
likewise be conquered. If only we the
body of Christ would share our scars with one another instead of hiding them
from each other! We could really know
and help and love each other in spirit and in truth.
This encouraging book is suitable for adults and maturing teens. Parents might want to read this with younger teens, because Martin addresses some mature subjects in a frank, yet tasteful manner.
I received a review copy of this book from Tyndale House Publishers.
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