While he occasionally speaks of love Chan’s motivational tools are fear and guilt.97-98) does he speak to Christians and warn them not to grow lukewarm? Chan is highly inconsistent throughout this discussion. But why would he expect anything more of the unregenerate? And why later (pp. In short they sound like all of us, including Chan as he occasionally admits. Through poorly selected passages of Scripture he tells us that lukewarm Christians (who remember are not Christians at all) don’t attend church much, give little, choose what is popular, rarely share their faith, love Jesus who is only part of their lives, don’t love God or others as much as they love themselves, have limits on their use of time, money and energy, think about life on earth more than life in heaven and so forth. 22, 65-81) only to ultimately declare that there is no such thing as lukewarm Christians (pp. Chan spends a great deal of time criticizing lukewarm Christians, calling them to step up and sell out to Christ (pp.Are people so thirsty for someone to tell them they need to mean business with God that they will overlook the obvious errors, extremes and ranting to hear that message? A little biblical discernment is in order.

But his approach lacks grace, is too close to legalism and is frequently unbiblical. Too bad, for I sense that Chan truly loves Christ and wants others to have the same enthusiasm. Chan apparently ministers among people who do not or cannot challenge his pronouncements (see his response to criticism on p. So far so good sadly not much else is helpful in Crazy Love.Ĭrazy Love lacks balance, solid arguments and careful exegesis, draws bad conclusions, is poorly written and redundant, skips from topic to topic with little explanation, is inconsistent and contradictory, comes across arrogantly, motivates by fear and guilt, and offers outlandish and in some cases clearly unbelievable stories. 30-38), telling us “frankly, you need to get over yourself…your part is to bring Him glory” (p.

In attempting to stress his theme and persuade his audience Chan does well in pointing us to the greatness of God (pp.

This is an important and needed message for many in the Western church today, which may explain the popularity of Crazy Love, especially among the youth, many of whom are not content with the status quo. 22, 65-88, 97-98), who are chasing the American dream rather than passionately following Christ. Chan has no patience for “lukewarm Christians” (pp. Since God loves us with a crazy, inexplicable love, our love for Him should be just as crazy and our resultant lifestyle should be radical in its sacrifice for Christ.

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