Comments on: Building a Pure Life [Book Review] https://headhearthand.org/blog/2013/02/19/building-a-pure-life-book-review/  Informing Minds. Moving Hearts. Directing Hands. Thu, 30 Apr 2026 22:21:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 By: Book suggestions: bioethics, assurance of salvation, purity, Jerry Bridges | Strengthened by Grace https://headhearthand.org/blog/2013/02/19/building-a-pure-life-book-review/#comment-14618 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:00:56 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=11799#comment-14618 [...] Murray reviews Building a Pure Life, a “book was forged in the battlefield of personal sanctification as [...]

]]> By: David Murray https://headhearthand.org/blog/2013/02/19/building-a-pure-life-book-review/#comment-14285 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 01:12:49 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=11799#comment-14285 Brandon, I take your point and understand your concern. I believe that there’s plenty Gospel in the book to give hope both to the backslider and to the professing Christian who has never actually been converted.

]]> By: mark https://headhearthand.org/blog/2013/02/19/building-a-pure-life-book-review/#comment-14284 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 01:09:40 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=11799#comment-14284 Dr.Murray,
I am always looking for good biblical counseling materials, and I appreciate, and value, your opinion. I am going to investigate this resource further to see how it would fit into a structured counseling setting – much as you’ve described above.
Thanks for bringing this book to our attention!
grace,

]]> By: Brandon https://headhearthand.org/blog/2013/02/19/building-a-pure-life-book-review/#comment-14263 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:03:52 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=11799#comment-14263 Dr. Murray,

Sounds like a good book for the most part. Your third point (are they truly converted?) sort of makes me a little uneasy. Though I totally understand that some professing Christians are not truly regenerated but this point seems like it has the potential to crush those that are. Could this not lead a person to further pursue self-gratification because it brings about more guilt and despair? I have not read the book so I have no idea about the context nor the aithoe’s tone, so I can’t really say too much. Just something that seems like it has the potential for danger for a true, struggling believer.

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