For centuries, Christians of all ages have turned to John Calvin’s A Little Book on the Christian Life to help them on their journey as they follow Christ. This book is one of the great classics of the Christian faith, calling believers to pursue holiness and endure suffering as they rest in Christ alone.

This is a good book for discipleship, a classic that must be read.

A Little Book on the Christian Life was a wonderful little book to read. While it was at times a little tricky to read, it was mostly an easy read. I found some of the things it said to be thought-provoking and I enjoyed the read.

All in all, I recommend A Little Book on the Christian Life.

*I received a complimentary eBook copy of this book via NetGalley for my honest review. As always, all thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.*

A must read for every Christian. Especially if you call yourself a Calvinist. I love the new cover as well. I'll definitely be buying a physical copy to keep out on my coffee table.

This is a very helpful book in the Christian life; it gives a shortened version of Calvin's little book about Christian faith. And the author has explained these points in a way that is easy, I think to understand.

First sentence: THE GOAL OF God’s work in us is to bring our lives into harmony and agreement with His own righteousness, and so to manifest to ourselves and others our identity as His adopted children. We discover in God’s law a picture of God’s own image, to which we are being progressively conformed. But since we are lazy and require prodding and encouragement in this, it will be helpful to construct in this work a model of the mature Christian life from various passages of Scripture, so that those who are truly repentant of heart will not lose their way on the path to greater conformity to God’s image.

Premise/plot: This "little" book is extracted from a much longer one: John Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion. But it has a LONG publishing history as being published on its own. The first edition of Institutes was published in 1536, and the first edition of this "little book" was 1540!

A word from the publishers: We have aimed at faithfulness not just to Calvin’s meaning but, so much as possible, to his own words. We have, however, also striven to make Calvin’s meaning as clear as possible to English readers. Our efforts in this regard have required us to break some of Calvin’s lengthier sentences into shorter ones, to introduce more frequent paragraph breaks than Calvin’s work contains, and to replace some pronouns with their stated antecedents to maximize clarity.

My thoughts: I loved this one. I LOVED, LOVED, LOVED it. I have read roughly half of the Institutes. It was good, but, tough. (I do hope to finish it one day.) This 'little book' is a thousand times easier to read!

Scripture comes to our rescue with the best of reasons for doing good to all people. It teaches us not to regard others according to their own merits, but to consider in them the image of God to which we owe both honor and love.

Walking in the Christian life when walked with Christ and seeing Christ in all things can be freeing. Free to love and free from fear and anxiety. It is when we take our eyes off Jesus, the author of our faith, is when the tension of the Christian life can be difficult and impossible to maneuver. I loved this little book because it kept the focus on what Christ did and not what I have to do in a 10 step plan to be a good Christian. All I have to do is pursue Christ and his righteousness. His righteousness becomes my desire according to scriptures. Christian living becomes devotion to the work of Christ and who Christ is.

It is not our nature for Christian living because it deals with self-denial and bearing the cross. It is however, in these attitudes and choices, we become more like Christ. It is in suffering we know Christ. It is in gratitude that our desires change. The temptation for all people is that we become so in love with the gifts of this world, we loose sight of the giver.

Such good reminders of what it costs to walk with Christ. It costs us nothing but then it costs us everything. It is a battle of sin, pride, and pleasures. This book deals with the battle and gives you the tools to fight.

A Special Thank You to Reformation Trust Publishing Ligonier Ministries and Netgalley for the ARC and the opportunity to post an honest review.

Hebrews 13:8-9 says "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Do not be carried about with various and strange doctrines." John Calvin died in 1564. The theology and principles contained in this book show how timeless Christ is. He is the alpha and the omega and everything in between. The foundations of Christianity that Calvin explores are still relevant to the Church and culture of today.

This short book is divided into five chapters that highlight the main principles of Christianity:
1. Scripture's Call to Christian Living
2. Self-Denial in the Christian Life
3. Bearing Our Cross is a Part of Self-Denial
4. Meditation on Our Future Life
5. How the Present Life and Its Comforts Should Be Used

I highly recommend this book to all Christians. I received this as a free ARC from Reformation Trust Publishing, Ligonier Ministries, on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This was an ok book. I found it kind of ha d to read and I kept losing focus. The scriptures are a nice touch but the book seems drawn out. It read kind of "old". Thanks to NetGalley for the advanced copy of this book in return for my honest review.