B I B L I O N - ENGLISH VERSION
Control is an illusion. Fame is an illusion. The Voice of) Christ” and “The Disciple”, a tool
sinful condition of the human being and his Kempis uses to strengthen his message. By
dependence in God are quite real, however, adopting the role of “The Disciple”, the
and Kempis does not flee from this reality; in reader becomes a key part of the teaching
fact, he encourages the
and identifies with the charac-
reader to embrace it
ter’s prayers and difficulties.
with a humble and broken
It should be noted that this
heart, a heart that seeks
“disciple” seems to based on
God’s will alone.
the author’s own experience,
The author highlights the
as the following quote indi-
importance of our interior
cates: “How wise was Your
life in the walk with Jesus.
warning to beware of men;
The Christian must be abso-
that a man’s enemies are
lutely humble and obedient,
those of his own household;
with a love for Christ greater
that we should not believe if
than the love for the self. As
anyone says: ‘Behold he is
human beings, we are weak
here, or behold he is there.’ I
and unstable; we depend on
have been taught to my own cost,
God’s grace and power to
and I hope it has given me greater
galvanize us: “How great is
caution, not greater folly.”
T H E I M I TAT I O N O F C H R I S T
THOMAS H. KEMPIS
the frailty of human nature
With a striking, severe
which is ever prone to evil!” Kempis does not depiction of the true follower of Jesus, The
ignore the hardship ascribed to the decision of Imitation of Christ continues to test and ins-
following Jesus’ example; in fact, he raises the pire thousands upon thousands of believers
bar even more: “Realize that you must lead a all around the world. This is a devotional that
dying life; the more a man dies to himself, the intimidates but also educates, with a powerful
more he begins to live unto God.”
and lasting message to the Church of our
One of the most interesting characteristics days.
of this book is the dialogue between “(The
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