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Redemption: Freed by Jesus from the Idols We Worship and the Wounds We Carry

By: Mike Wilkerson

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"Redemption. The word is so familiar its meaning is often taken for granted. In everyday use it suggests recovery, repayment, rescue, or vindication. But what does it look like in real life with real people who are broken, wounded, or addicted?" --From the Introduction

In this volume, pastor Mike Wilkerson interweaves the story of Israel's exodus from Egypt with real-life stories of people broken by sin and addiction to show the depth of our redemption. A gritty, theologically rich read.

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Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 192
Vendor: Crossway Books & Bibles
Publication Date: 2011
Dimensions: 8.500 X 5.500 (inches)

ISBN: 143352077X
ISBN-13: 9781433520778
Availability: In Stock
Series: RE:LIT

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This story-oriented recovery book unfolds the back-story of redemption in Exodus to show how Jesus redeems us from the slavery of abuse and addiction and restores us to our created purpose, the worship of God.

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MIKE WILKERSON, a pastor at Seattle’s Mars Hill Church since 2004, is passionate about restoring gospel-based counseling to the local church and leads Mars Hill’s Redemption Group ministry. He and his wife, Trisha, live in Seattle with their four young children.

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This review is fromRedemption: Freed by Jesus from the Idols We Worship and the Wounds We Carry.

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Shackled by the Past

Date:May 24, 2011

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Redemption: Freed by Jesus from the Idols We Worship and the Wounds We Carry by Mike Wilkerson (Crossway Books, 2011) is an incredible application of gospel work applied to the darkest parts of our being. It is a must read! It is a necessary resource for recovery ministries and groups. It is essential to marriage and family health. It applies to men and women of all ages and is vital for individual healing and church health. The most amazing aspect of this book is that although it focuses primarily on recovery ministries the message applies to everyone redeemed by the cross of Christ:

We are shackled by the past. Our bodies may be free but our hearts remain in Egypt.

The message of Redemption begins in slavery in Egypt and uses the Exodus event to show how Jesus Christ is your redemption. The message is fully God-centered showing that God's story is about God and how God's story answers real life questions. How does the cross apply to my past abuse? How does the cross apply to my past addictions? How does the cross apply to other problems in my life: marriage, family, eating disorders, depression, and any other issue I am dealing (or have dealt) with? Why is my life out of balance? Why can't I find peace?

Mike Wilkerson masterfully winds the exodus narrative through personal testimonies and illustrations to show how this major event in Israel's history is our model to understand our redemption in Jesus. This is established by the three main themes of redemption throughout the exodus: deliverance, ransom, and renewal. Through the cross, God delivers us from the bondage of our sin. Through the cross, God pays the ransom for our redemption from the penalty of our sin. Through the cross, God renews and restores us to our pre-fall condition into the image and likeness of his Son Jesus Christ. "When redemption is complete, God's original purpose for all creation will be completely restored" (36).

Like Pharaoh held the Israelites, Wilkerson shows how our abusers, addictions and shame hold us in captivity. He addresses bondage that is against our will well as our tendency to volunteer ourselves for slavery. He shows how we fail to trust in God by not placing our faith entirely in Christ just like the Israelites did not trust God's provision while wandering in the wilderness. In addition, he shows how our faith in Christ is usually not true, biblical faith but rather it is an agreement to trust God as long as he provides for us on our terms (Chapter 5: Demanding Manna).

The wounds of our past, self-inflicted or other-inflicted, define and determine who we are today. We hold onto them. We live in the past. We even long for the days of slavery back in Egypt over an unknown future. We have been set free from bondage and slavery but we are not yet to the Promised Land. We are wandering in the wilderness. We are pilgrims on the way. Every trial and test we face in life is an opportunity to trust God or run back into slavery in Egypt. Redemption helps us see this from God's perspective. God is renewing us. This is redemption. We cannot be the people God created us to be until we stop looking back and run to the cross. Redemption teaches us how. We bring all of our baggage from the past into all we do today. Once the shackles break off and we are truly free, our lives and relationships can begin to be what God intended. Redemption is the answer.

Read it. You will be transformed.

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We live in a sin-stained, idol-filled, addiction-prone world and humanitiesÃ¢ÂÂ greatest need is for redemption. However, for many Christians, bridging the gap that often exists between the Bible and the trial is incredibly difficult. Even those who are well-trained in hermeneutics struggle from time to time to apply GodÃ¢ÂÂs Word in a relevant way that speaks powerfully to the human condition.

With this in mind, Mike Wilkerson, counseling pastor at Mars Hill Church in Seattle, has written a brilliant book entitled Redemption: Freed by Jesus from the Idols We Worship and the Wounds We Carry. Drawing upon the Exodus event and real-life stories of addictions, hurt and idolatry, Wilkerson paints a vivid picture on how Jesus leads us to freedom. Some of the stories Wilkerson tells are absolutely gut-wrenching and will make even the most jaded reader wince. Yet that makes the picture of the redemption we have in Christ all the more beautiful.

After an introduction that orients the reader to the reason why sin exists, the first chapter, entitled Ã¢ÂÂWhen You Suffer, God is NearÃ¢ÂÂ outlines how just as Israel suffered under the brutality of the Egyptians, we too suffer. Yet it is in our darkest hour of suffering that we can see the evidences of God most clearly.

The second chapter, entitled Ã¢ÂÂBricks Without Straw: How Long Oh LordÃ¢ÂÂ encourages believers and those who are hurting most to cry out honestly to God in the midst of our hurt. We may not always receive an answer for why we suffer, yet the Christian can place his or her faith in a God who is always faithful.

Chapter three, entitled Ã¢ÂÂThe Passover: At Your Worst, God Gives His BestÃ¢ÂÂ Wilkerson shows how the Passover becomes a picture of the cross and a model for GodÃ¢ÂÂs dealings with us. This chapter centers on our need for forgiveness.

Chapter four, entitled Ã¢ÂÂCrossing the Red Sea: Into a New Life Free from ShameÃ¢ÂÂ is really, in many ways, the hallmark chapter of the book. Here, Wilkerson describes how the actual event of the Exodus serves as a paradigm for our own freedom. We are remade because our Creator was unmade. Due to this process of recreation, we are not defined by our past struggles but by our new identity with Christ.

Chapter five, entitled Ã¢ÂÂDemanding Manna: The Subtle Significance of Everyday DesiresÃ¢ÂÂ was, for me, arguably the most convicting chapter because it deals with an issue that virtually every person struggles with: good desires turning into idols. Here, Wilkerson discusses how even the most basic, natural desires can and often do become idols when they take the place of God. This is a brilliant chapter and full of insight that every pastor needs.

Chapter six, entitled Ã¢ÂÂThe Golden Calf: Volunteering for SlaveryÃ¢ÂÂ is an outstanding chapter on idolatry. While much of this can be read in Tim KellerÃ¢ÂÂs Counterfeit Gods, Wilkerson nevertheless brings his own unique spin to the discussion. Ultimately, however, this chapter feels too borrowed from DriscollÃ¢ÂÂs own Death by Love and Counterfeit Gods by Keller. That said, it is nice to see both DriscollÃ¢ÂÂs and KellerÃ¢ÂÂs works synthesized into a coherent system.

Chapter seven, entitled Ã¢ÂÂThe Covenant-Keeping God: Our Only Hope for Lasting ChangeÃ¢ÂÂ warns the reader that change and freedom is not possible by a simple act of the will. Our redemption is ultimately found in resting in the God who is faithful to His covenant. In many ways, freedom rests not in Ã¢ÂÂdoingÃ¢ÂÂ but in Ã¢ÂÂbeingÃ¢ÂÂ. This chapter provides several needed warnings against such things as Ã¢ÂÂidol-huntingÃ¢ÂÂ and Ã¢ÂÂmorbid introspectionÃ¢ÂÂ. It is a brilliant chapter and will provide much food for thought.

Chapter 8 is entitled Ã¢ÂÂIs God Your Promised LandÃ¢ÂÂ and asks the reader to consider that question very closely. Freedom from sin is not just for the sake of freedomÃ¢ÂÂit is freedom to know God better. If God is not our Ã¢ÂÂPromised LandÃ¢ÂÂ we are elevating freedom from a particular sin to the level of an idol. This too is an excellent chapter and is a tremendous reminder for many who find themselves in counseling situations.

Finally, the epilogue and appendix provide short exhortations as well as a helpful summary and synthesis of the book. My only regret here is that another chapter was not devoted to Wilkerson for the very heavy topic of religious addiction, which he covers in a mere page and a half in the appendix. Overall, however, the epilogue and the appendix serve their purpose well.

In conclusion, WilkersonÃ¢ÂÂs book is a tremendous book that covers the some much needed ground in truly biblical counseling. Redemption is highly readable and practical. I found myself repeatedly needing to place the book down and worship our God who has redeemed us. While the book is short, clocking in at 176 pages, it is a heavy book and is not light reading. In many ways, I wish this book was made mandatory for every believer taking a hermeneutics class because it teaches one how to apply the Bible accurately and practically. It is my prayer that WilkersonÃ¢ÂÂs book finds its way into the hands of many pastors.