Russell Moore - Tempted and Tried: Temptation and the Triumph of Christ

Ive read many good books on dealing with temptation but this one by Russell Moore stands out in a class by itself. I can guarantee that your spiritual health will benefit greatly from giving serious attention to this book. It will help you not only understand how temptation works, but also how to defeat it.

Rick Warren, Pastor, Saddleback Church, Lake Forest, California;

author, The Purpose Driven Life

In Tempted and Tried, Russell Moore carefully examines the sinfulness of our hearts, biblically exposes the strategies of our Adversary, and ultimately exalts the Savior who alone has conquered sin and death. Indeed, Christ is our only hope, and this book gloriously points us to him.

David Platt, president, International Mission Board;

best-selling author, Radical

Some people are incredible writers but have little to say. Others have great substance but are boring as all get out to read. Russell Moore is that rare author whose skills as a writer are matched by his theological and biblical substance. He both engages your imagination and stretches you intellectually. This man knows the Bible and he teaches it in a way that pierces the heart. Russell will not only make you think, he will make you think more biblicallyan activity that is more dangerous and subversive than you would imagine.

If youre struggling with sin in some form, you might assume that reading a book called Tempted and Tried would be a depressing reminder of all your failings. But that is not what this book is. It is realistic and honest about sin and evil, but more than anything it gloriously sets forth Jesus as the Devil-smashing Victor that he is. It will give you hope. It will give you courage to press on. It will stir your heart to keep battling temptation in the confidence of Christs victory. I highly recommend it.

Joshua Harris, author, Dug Down Deep

Russell Moore has given us a book that is simultaneously theological, personal, and literary, inviting us into the story of Jesus battle with temptation. There, we discover our own war with an enemy that is both within us and prowling around us. Instead of a formulaic approach to resisting temptation, he shows us how to look to Jesus, who accomplishes what we cant and journeys with us into our battle. Be forewarned, this book will open your eyes to temptation in ways that are sure to leave you uncomfortably alert.

Mike Cosper, pastor of worship and arts, Sojourn Community Church, Louisville, Kentucky

Russell Moore is a riveting writer, and you wont have to read this book for long before you also find out that he knows some things that you need to know about the deceitfulness of our hearts, the trials of temptation, the schemes of the Tempter, and the power and grace of the Savior. Wise beyond his years, and unashamedly supernatural and biblical in his approach, I almost hear the old Puritan Thomas Brooks speaking to me in Dr. Moores words (albeit in a Mississippi dialect!). In one of the great hymns of the church, Jesus, What a Friend for Sinners, we sing Tempted, tried, and sometimes failing, He, my strength, my victory wins. But how? Thats what Russell Moore shows us in this book. Read it. Search your heart. Pray for grace. And join the fight.

Ligon Duncan, chancellor and CEO, Reformed Theological Seminary

Dr. Russell Moores new book, one of the most practical I have seen in a long time, is an excellent manual of how to recognize and deal with temptation. Its prose is engaging, its biblical support solid, its illustrations lively and consistently to the point.

Patrick Henry Reardon, Pastor, All Saints Orthodox Church, Chicago, Illinois;

author, Christ in the Psalms

Tempted and Tried

Copyright 2011 by Russell D. Moore

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