Lamb of God

Just for the record, Reymond's Lamb of God being so utterly succinct really leaves the reader with wide margins for further and deeper exploration of ideas and themes raised through the book, which of course any worthwhile book would claim as a natural achievement, if only as a by-product to the main discourse. I don't say this is anything I plan to do immediately but something that would be valuable in so far as it would undoubtedly consolidate knowledge and understanding gleaned through reading the book. With this in mind, I might want to consider a closer look at The Four Servant Songs of Isaiah; the types of sacrifice in the Old Testament; The Most Holy Place; the typical and anti-typical sacrifice; the meaning of spiritual darkness; and of key importance, Faith & Works, understanding clearly beyond any ambiguity the distinction between Works and active Sanctification.

What is important, what gives credit to works like Lamb of God, is the ability of the author to take you out of scripture - because obviously it is not part of the canon - and yet successfully lead you, the reader, deeper into the Holiness of The Word, taking you back to where you were, (so to speak), but with greater understanding. So nothing is lost and something is gained. Now it may be wrong but I sense there are a great many Christians reading books about Jesus and The Bible and not actually reading The Holy Bible - and that is entirely wrong, and foolish. It is with that in mind that I can praise Reymond because, he gives nothing to lazy readers - he wants you in The Word and everything he offers holds value only to those who are there, immersed in reading, studying, learning, developing understanding and growing in faith. I was only saddened, and that may be slightly too strong a word, that he used the NIV and not the AV, but on that matter arises another topic.