Comparing David Platt's Critique Of Radical Together, And Follow Me

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1. Author David Platt was born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1979. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Georgia before enrolling in New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary were he would receive his doctorate. After graduating from seminary Platt became the pastor of The Church at Brook Hills in Birmingham, Alabama. In 2014 Platt left his church to become the president of the International Mission Board. David Platt has written many books which include Radical, Radical Together, and Follow Me. 2. Summary In his book, Radical, David Platt calls his readers to give up their pursuit of the American dream and live a life that Christ has called us to. This is a life of taking the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the ends of the earth. He believes the church of America has forgotten what it means to be a disciple of Jesus. In his book he lays out a solid Biblical definition of what …show more content…

Critique Overall, Radical is a very good book. David Platt leaves the reader with a deep desire and awaking to take the gospel to the ends of the earth. One of the biggest strengths of this book is the many illustrations. Each chapter in this book is full of very powerful stories. Those stories serve as an amazing illustration to drive hope each point Platt is trying to make. Platt gives a lot of great information in the book but the stories lay out an amazing example of how this information is used in the line of battle. It gives the reader ideas and also helpful encouragement as they try to live a radical life. Another great part of this book is how much Platt uses the Bible. This is more than an idea that Platt has developed and more than a bunch of cool stories. In this book David Platt lets the word of God speak through his writing. Scripture is a sword that can be used in many different ways such as preaching, but in this book David uses it through writing. If the reader has a problem with what Platt is saying then they have a problem with what the word of God

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