Platt’s Radical – A Review

            David Platt is a name that is growing in popularity in the Southern Baptist Convention and all over the evangelical world.  Platt’s reputation is growing, not because of a massive church growth strategy or gimmicky program, but because he is being recognized as a pastor who preaches the word passionately, honestly, and boldly, and who calls people to a dramatic kind of obedience to the commands of God.  Thus, the book Radical: Taking Back your Faith from the American Dream is a perfect expression of Platt’s ministry.

            Simply put, Radical is a challenge to live with genuine, deep, “radical” obedience to the word of God.  Our culture often tends to blind us to the eternal life that is beyond all our nice cars, pleasant homes, and fancy toys.  Plat has called on his local church (through sermons and changes) and now us (through this book) to radically obey the Lord Jesus, giving up our worldly ambitions to honor Christ and take the gospel to the nations.  

            The call to radical obedience is one that American Christians of all denominations need to hear.  Platt surrounds this bold call with powerful illustrations that remind us of the glorious strength of God to satisfy our souls even as we give up our very lives for his glory.

            I recommend this book very strongly.  It will make an excellent resource for group reading that might powerfully change your local church.  If you will allow it to, this reading will certainly change your outlook on your possessions and your time. 

            I listened to the audio version of this book from ChristianAudio.com as part of their reviewers program.  The recording is excellent with Platt interpreting his own work.