Read Matthew to Live Your Life, Read John to Save Your Soul: The Best Advice I Ever Got

I like the title of this book; am I the only one who had never heard this? It is an odd title for a book, but one that will be remembered. Probably longer than the contents of the book. The book is not bad, but there is not a lot in it that I expect to stick with me, either. 

 

As you might have guessed the book is divided into two parts, an exposition of Matthew and one of John. After introducing himself and sharing some interesting things about his life, Kindred launches into Matthew, explaining that the book is “Jesus teaching us how to live our lives, how to relate to God and to one another and what He expects of us.” 

 

The author does basically the same thing with John, pointing out that John describes “who Jesus is and why He came.” The author makes many good (but familiar) points and shows himself to be well versed in biblical studies. 

So why did I struggle to get through the book? The message is sound. The book is well edited. I actually read it twice, looking for the reason. In the end, I think it is a combination of a style that is a bit bland and an organizational structure that allows the reader to get lost.