Book Review: Bound Together by Chris Brauns

I received a copy of this title free of charge from Zondervan for the purpose of an honest review.

Bound Together: How we are tied to others in good and bad choices is an insightful book. God made us to live in community not as lone rangers. However in community comes much joy and pain because we are all connected and in that connection peoples choices make a difference in our lives for the good or bad. The author writes this title to explain a term he has coined as the principle of the rope. You can also define this term as solidarity. He goes in great length to explain this principle as it appears in relationships in the Bible then in some other contemporary relationships. He then goes on to cover that connections with others in good or bad may be viewed through the "stronger rope" of Christ.

The first five chapters of the book explain the principle of the rope through examples. The last five deal with application of this principle in our everyday life and relationships. Like I stated above, this is an insightful book. I hope it helps the reader think about the decisions they have made and the impact this has had on others. I hope it opens the eyes of readers at how important your personal choices are. How they make a difference for others because we are all connected. I then hope that the reader can apply the gospel or the stronger rope of Christ to this truth.

This book has impacted me because I have thought of things this way before in reading the Bible or thinking through my personal choices, however I needed to be reaffirmed that no matter what choices I make God works them all out to fulfill His greater plan. An example of this is that I can never mess up my children with my choices because God is greater. I can cause pain but God will use every bit of that to form them into who He has them to be. It is freeing if viewed in light of the gospel. Over all it is an interesting read.

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