Buyer Beware: Finding Truth in the Marketplace of Ideas
Have you ever thought why it is that so many Christians are reticent to enter into the ‘marketplace of ideas?’ Jesus commanded us to go into the world to deliver His message of truth, delivered in love. But He never said it would easy.
In Buyer Beware, Janet Parshall takes the reader on a journey through the public square where ideas are ‘bought’ and ‘sold’ but where Truth is sometimes difficult to find. She examines some of the most controversial issues being debated in our culture today, by looking at them through the lens of Scripture.
Using the prophet Jeremiah’s instructive letter to the exiles, held in Babylonian captivity, Parshall shows how a people, held captive in a sin-sick, fallen world, can live abundantly and triumphantly by loving God’s truth and by boldly declaring it in the public square. Buyer Beware is designed to encourage modern day saints as they enter the ‘marketplace’ by helping them discover the richness of God’s word and the poverty of the world’s message.
INTRODUCTION
SECTION ONE
Chapter 1 – THE MARKETPLACE
Chapter 2– WHAT – ME, AN EXILE?
Chapter 3 – A CITIZEN OF TWO WORLDS
Chapter 4 – JUST EVANGELIZE?
SECTION TWO
Chapter 5 – A LIVING LETTER TO A CAPTIVE PEOPLE
Chapter 6 – THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME
Chapter 7 – HARVEST FROM AND FOR HEAVEN
SECTION THREE
Chapter 8 – I DO, I DID, I WILL
Chapter 9 - WHAT GOD HAS JOINED TOGETHER
Chapter 10 – THE CENOTE OF SACRIFICE
Chapter 11 – NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN
Chapter 12– A PERVERSE TWIST OF THE TRUTH
Chapter 13 – A MARRIAGE MADE IN HEAVEN
SECTION FOUR
Chapter 14 – WINSOME WORDS OF WELFARE SEEKERS
Chapter 15 – CITY BUILDERS – PAST AND PRESENT
SECTION FIVE
Chapter 16 – WICKED WOLVES WITH WILY WORDS
Chapter 17 – PSYCHIC FRIENDS?
CONCLUSION
Chapter 18 – FREE, WHILE CAPTIVEGeni White https://samcivy.wordpress.com
A clearly thought out presentation, Buyer Beware can motivate people to consider better solutions to social problems. The author presents practical actions that range from easy to more difficult, but can impact the culture for good. Jeremiah’s message was to ‘work for the good of the city where you live’, because that brings peace for everyone as God desires. After just finishing this book, I am wishing to thank you for writing it.
Although I listen to nearly all your radio programs via podcasts, this book composed almost all of them between its covers. It is a thoughtful and engaging book! I host and teach inductive studies in my home and beloved church. Often I add a book for discussion during our fellowship time. This one is next on the list!
Sara Moore, September 23, 2013
Product Details
- Title : Buyer Beware: Finding Truth in the Marketplace of Ideas
- Author: Parshall, Janet
- Publisher: Moody Publishers
- Publication Date: 2012
- ISBN: 9780802481672