You Are Special (Max Lucado's Wemmicks)
by Max Lucado
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Author: Max LucadoBrand: Crossway Books
Illustrator: Sergio Martinez
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1997-06-30
ISBN: 0891079319
Number of pages: 32
Publisher: Crossway Books
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Book Review: Potentially Dangerous
Summary: 1 Stars
Compare this excerpt from Jonathan Edwards famous and biblical message 'Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God' to the feel good 'Eli' God of Max Lucado who thinks you and I are just wonderful the way we are.
"And you, children, who are unconverted, do not you know that you are going down to hell, to bear the dreadful wrath of that God, who is now angry with you every day and every night? Will you be content to be the children of the devil, when so many other children in the land are converted, and are become the holy and happy children of the King of kings?"
With Max's kind of God (Eli) there is no gospel needed. There is no cross of Jesus Christ needed. God accepts you and thinks you are special just as you are. Is that from the Bible?? Max could have simply added a couple sentences from Eli at the end, something like "Punchinello, I love you, but you have disobeyed my commands - you have sinned - and I am not happy with that. But I love you and have provided a way for you to be forgiven and reconciled to me, through my son. Come back again and I will tell you more about Him." Left as it is, the message of this book is antithetical to the gospel of Jesus Christ - what the Bible calls 'of first importance'. The message of the whole Bible! How do you tell a child for years 'You are special just as you are, God loves you, and thinks you are wonderful b/c He made you'. Then must you say at some point 'actually that wasn't true, we were telling you that to make you feel good, to not hurt your 'self esteem', the Bible actually says you are an enemy of God because of who you are, a sinner and rebel against him, and his righteous holy judgment is awaiting you unless you repent and ask for mercy through Jesus Christ'? I can't believe more people don't see the danger of this message that is becoming more and more pervasive in the church - God accepts you just as you are, you simply need to believe that and you'll feel better. It's a God who is not holy, a God who can wink at sin. The cross becomes, I don't know what - only an example for us? There is no atonement and propitiation, there is no sacrifice for sin needed. Parents, think long of what you believe about the gospel and your responsibility before God before you teach your kids this message.
Summary of You Are Special (Max Lucado's Wemmicks)
Every day the small wooden people called Wemmicks do the same thing: stick either gold stars or gray dots on one another. The pretty ones--those with smooth wood and fine paint--always get stars. The talented ones do, too. Others, though, who can do little or who have chipped paint, get ugly gray dots. Like Punchinello.
In this heartwarming children's tale from the best-selling pen of author Max Lucado, Eli the woodcarver helps Punchinello understand how special he is--no matter what other Wemmicks may think. It's a vital message for children everywhere: that regardless of how the world evaluates them, God cherishes each of them, just as they are.
This tale originally appeared within one of the chapters in the award-winning children's bestseller Tell Me the Secrets.
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