Reviews for The Best of Josh McDowell: A Ready Defense

The average rating for The Best of Josh McDowell: A Ready Defense based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-07-06 00:00:00 Michael Vaughan I am so not qualified to write a review that would do this book justice, so I'm just going to give you the three smallish things I didn't like, because everything else was great. 1. Josh McDowell isn't a KJV-only guy, and while I'm not one of those loudmouth Sword of the Lord types, it does get annoying when huge passages of Scripture are printed out in the book from the NASB. The words are so different that I find it distracting enough to make me skip reading the whole paragraph. 2. After discussing the occult and satan-worship, McDowell writes a chapter on how to exercise our authority over demons through Jesus Christ's power. He shares multiple instances where he himself allegedly cast out demons, and then shares "how he did it." Besides getting a subtle whiff of arrogance (maybe, maybe not), the whole thing gave me a weird, unsettled feeling. It just felt...off. Maybe because I've not been in third-world nations where demon possession is a thing, or maybe because I've not ever been in the position of casting out demons myself. I don't know. It just left me wondering if everything he was saying was biblical. It merits further study on my part. 3. The last chapter is called "Still Changing Lives," and it shares many shortened versions of celebrities' testimonies. Many of these were the super vague and did not portray an accurate picture of salvation (a conscious decision to surrender to Christ as Savior and Lord). The one that made me actually laugh out loud was Miss America 1973's story of how her newfound peace through having faith in God gave her the courage and strength she needed to win Miss America. Sure, honey. I'm sure Jesus was smiling down on you while you flaunted your ugly one-piece swimsuit for all the world to see. (Not digitally, of course.) But seriously overall this book was awesome. It's not at all meant to be read straight through, but once I started it, I found it so interesting and educational that I just kept going. My favorite sections were the ones on the origin of the Bible, and detailed descriptions and explanations of all the major world religions and cults. This is a great reference book to keep on the shelf for frequent use.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-08-07 00:00:00 Derice Harwood The gold standard when it comes to the defense of the Bible and the Christian faith