Official Review: Man’s relationship with God and th...

[Chigozie Anuli Mbadugha]

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Man’s relationship with God and the society." by Oluyemi Idowu.]

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3 out of 4 stars

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Man’s Relationship with God and the Society by Oluyemi Idowu is a Christian nonfiction book. At the beginning of the book, the author narrates the experience that inspired him to start writing. He hopes to inspire and encourage people who have secular jobs but feel a calling to serve God in a church in a pastoral position.

The author’s passion for the themes explored is evident from the way the words appears to be written from the heart to readers. The writing style is simple and easy to understand. He tries to inspire readers to be better disciples of Christ by discussing notable biblical characters in the Bible and how they lived. Oluyemi Idowu highlighted so many characters in the book that it is evident that this is a thoroughly researched work.

The author advocates that readers should yield themselves totally to God for divine guidance in every area of their lives. He used the biblical examples of Paul, Joseph, Esther, Nehemiah, and Jesus Christ to explain why people should strive to fulfill God’s divine purpose for their lives. He emphasizes a lifestyle of positive impact and influence on others by Christians and opines that sin, inaction, and faithlessness are things that make the life of Christians unbeneficial to others.

My favorite part of the book was a general principle of economics shared in the book by the author:
“Any spending that takes money away out of your pocket is a liability, but any spending that brings back money into your pocket is an asset.”
To buttress this point, he gave examples from the Bible of people who lacked a sense of responsibility, accountability, and discipline. I liked the author’s assertion in chapter 4 of the book that the desire to get rich quickly has blurred many people’s sense of financial decency. I find that to be largely true in my own country.
I also enjoyed the account of Esther’s courage and reliance on God in the face of opposition and danger.

A lot of real-life stories were added in chapter 7. I liked them because they helped to drive the messages home. However, even though Oluyemi Idowu is from Nigeria, I think he should have added some stories that a global audience can understand. I would have liked to read examples of what happens in other countries of the world in addition to the Nigerian stories. There was no profanity or erotic scenes in the book, but I think this book could have benefited from another round of editing. I rate this book 3 out of 4 stars. I heartily recommend it to church, youth, and school libraries.

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Man’s relationship with God and the society.
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This sounds like a good book to read. I would like to agree that it would have been great if he had added examples of what happens in other countries. However, I think that I should read the book first. Thanks for the review!

[Anna1000]

I thought this book sounded good because it taught about alot of stuff that was interesting but still could have added more to it.

[Irene_A]

I too loved the author's principle of economics you mentioned and appreciated that he included various examples to drive home his point. Thanks for your review.