Ten Words to Live By: Delighting In and Doing What God Commands Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Jen Wilkin (Author, Narrator), Crossway (Publisher)

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Christianity isn’t about following rules, it’s about a relationship. The rise in popularity of this phrase coincides with a growing disinterest and misunderstanding regarding the role of God’s life-giving, perfect law in the Christian life. Rather than the source of joy it was intended to be, the law is viewed as an angry god’s restrictions for a rebellious people.

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3 hours and 30 minutes
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Jen Wilkin
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Jen Wilkin
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July 13, 2021
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English
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Crossway
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B098YCM181
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Listening Length	3 hours and 30 minutes
Author	Jen Wilkin
Narrator	Jen Wilkin
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com Release Date	July 13, 2021
Publisher	Crossway
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B098YCM181
Best Sellers Rank	#18,772 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #7 in Christian Ethics (Audible Books & Originals) #81 in Women's Christian Living (Audible Books & Originals) #89 in Ethics in Christian Theology

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theShepherdz

What do the Ten Commandments mean for 21st century believers

Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2021

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Book Review: Ten Words to Live By by Jen Wilkin

In her new book, Jen Wilkin tackles the law of God, a.k.a. the Ten Commandments, and what the role of these "ten words" are in the life of a 21st century. I loved this look at the law of the Lord and how it can live in harmony with Jesus' call to "... love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” (Luke 10:27) I especially appreciated how she took each of the commandments and broke them down to their beginnings. For example, no one (hopefully!) wakes up with the intent to do murder. It starts with anger over a perceived wrong, which becomes anger nursed, into anged indulged, into anger gratified. (p.92) In our anger, we question a person's character, their worth, which dissolves into contempt and lack of value for their very life. (Paraphrase, p.93).

This was just one small example, but I have left reading this book with many thoughts to wrestle with. Where am I careless with my speech and my consideration of another person. While I might think such thoughts as a little envy here, and little disrespect here, might not be a big deal, these are mental baby steps that are the younger (invisible) siblings to the law of God so graciously given. In this way, we can live our lives for His glory and the good of our neighbors around us.

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Christianity isn’t about following rules, it’s about a relationship. The rise in popularity of this phrase coincides with a growing disinterest and misunderstanding regarding the role of God’s life-giving, perfect law in the Christian life. Rather than the source of joy it was intended to be, the law is viewed as an angry god’s restrictions for a rebellious people.

In Ten Words to Live By, Jen Wilkin presents a fresh biblical look at the Ten Commandments, showing how they come to bear on our lives today as we seek to love God and others, to live in joyful freedom, and to long for that future day when God will be rightly worshiped for eternity. Learn to see the law of God as a feast for your famished soul, open to anyone who calls on the name of the Lord.

Thanks to @crosswaybooks for the Kindle version of this book. I purchased the hard copy personally so I could highlight all the things.

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Lauren

2021 Book of the Year

Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2021

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The heartbeat of Jen’s ministry is to help women learn to read & study the Bible for themselves, so they can personally know God better. I am also passionate about this, for myself and for the women in my life. I love the way she teaches Biblical truth in such a practical and understandable way, and this book is no exception. She explains the heart behind each of the ten commandments, and it helped me better understand the commandments and my need of a Savior. Thank God we have a Savior who perfectly kept these commandments for us, who died to take our punishment & rose again to give us new life! This book will be a great tool to keep coming back to as I continue to prayerfully try to become more like our perfect Savior. Thank you, Jen, for writing this book!

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jviola79

Words to live by ....

Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2021

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The Ten Commandments.

Sunday School brought them to life for me with flannel graph images of Moses carrying the tablets of stone down from the mountain. But I have to admit, reading this book brought fresh and meaningful insights which gave me a new appreciation for these words of old.

Ten Words to Live By, written by Jen Wilkin, was a treat for my heart and mind as she showed how these commands bear impact on our lives today. As believers, we can forget these commands still serve a purpose in our lives now.

“The Ten Words are encouraging words, meant to give us hope – hope that we will live rightly oriented to God and others, hope that we will grow in holiness. They are not given to discourage but to delight. They are no less than words of life.” (page 18)

We need to remember these ten words – these ten commands – given to show us how to live rightly with God and with others. They put us on the right path here on earth.

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Kristin Waldron

Dived deeper into the Ten Commandments

Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2022

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I had heard this book was good by a friend, but didn't ask too much about it. I wish I started reading it sooner. The writer talks about each Commandment in its own chapter. I'm really enjoying this book. It's an easy read and easy to follow too. I recommend this book to anyone looking to read a little more into the Ten Commandments.

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Good to think about!

Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2021

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I deleted my Facebook after reading this book! It’s scary how much they use info about you to change your behavior without you realizing it! This is def a must read for everyone who has social media. The less the better

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Becky Wells

Reflective and Meditative

Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2021

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Cited with Biblical references, Ten Words to Live By, is filled with expansive ideas about how the Ten Commandments not only relate to believers today, but how they are designed to give life and fulfillment, not limitations and restrictions. Each commandment (or "word") is given its own chapter in which the original meaning is explained, the context of the people of Israel is given, and the new covenant application is described. The book is written with chapter ending exercises that can be used as personal Bible study or as book club conversation starters. I found the book to be very uplifting, positive and encouraging.

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Ashley Jurado

Excellent examination of how the 10 commandments should permeate christian life.

Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2021

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So good!! She is so articulate, such a clear thinker, and brings the whole Bible together into the content, makes me think about the 10 commandments in a wholistic way rather than a “bare minimum” compliance way. I’m about 2/3 way through this book with a women’s bible study at church, and it spurs such great conversations. The chapters on the 3rd and 6th commandments in particular were excellent.

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