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Title: Why We Haven't Changed the World by Peter E. Gillquist ISBN: 0-8007-1273-0 Publisher: Fleming H Revell Co Pub. Date: September, 1981 Format: Hardcover List Price(USD): $8.95

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Average Customer Rating: 3.5 (2 reviews)

Rating: 4
Summary: A great book from Gillquist, although incomplete
Comment: This great book, written for evangelicals, encourages Christians to do more than proclaim Jesus as their Savior and evangelize. He emphasizes that the Lord calls each of us to live holy lives. According to St. Paul, all Christians are to run with endurance the race that is set before us. (Hebrews 12:1) Gillquist says that Christians should put less emphasis on starting this race, and much more emphasis on finishing the race, living holy lives which imitate Christ's life on earth. We are to look to the cloud of witnesses, the Saints of the Church who have already completed the race, for inspiration and intercession. As St. Ignatius of Antioch says, we should not merely "be called Christians", but rather by our works "be found to be Christians." Instead of having a "once saved, always saved" attitude, we are to work out our own salvation with fear and trembling. (Philippians 2:12) I found this book to be very inspirational in our struggle for salvation. However, it is incomplete. This book was written when Peter Gillquist was on a journey, along with 2000 other believers, searching for the New Testament Church. They have found that the very Church which is spoken of in the Book of Acts and the letters of the Bible is still alive today in the Holy Orthodox Church, which traces its very beginning back to the Day of Pentecost. Peter Gillquist (now Fr. Peter, and Eastern Orthodox priest), has come to the realization, along with so many others, that the ideal place to live holy lives and to work out our salvation in fear and trembling is in Christ's Church, against which the gates of hell shall not prevail. (Matthew 16:18) I would recommend, in addition to reading this book, reading BECOMING ORTHODOX, also by Gillquist, to find out what Gillquist discovered about the importance of Christians living holy lives IN THE CHURCH which Christ and His Apostles founded. BECOMING ORTHODOX is also available from Amazon.com, although I'm not sure of the price.

Rating: 3
Summary: Good insights but disagree with some of the conclusions!
Comment: The strong thrust placed on evangelism did seem to leave the Church as a whole, sickly. We as believers should be holy, righteous, and live blameless lives before the world. Traditions can be good & they can be bad as the book has stated. The book does not bring out how God works in the hearts of his people to bring them into holiness & righteousness. I agree with Peter Gillguist that God does call His people to finish the race, which I believe, was the best part of the book!