Its doctrines are holy, its precepts are binding, its histories are true, and its decisions are immutable. This book is simple in its approach to change: go deeper into Jesus, which is in fact, the Biblical approach to change.

Drawing on wisdom from figures throughout church history, Ortlund encourages readers to fix their gaze on Jesus in the battle against sin, casting themselves upon his grace and living out their invincible identity in Christ. This book makes the case that a believer’s sanctification does not happen by doing more or becoming better, but by going deeper into the wondrous gospel truths that washed over them when they were first united to Christ.

Ortlund (PhD, Wheaton College) is the executive vice president of Bible publishing and Bible publisher at Crossway. Grab this book, a friend or two, and slowly walk through the chapters mulling over these truths and applying them to your life! They are vitally instructive, but they do not themselves give you the power you need to obey the instruction. The Styx also planning to release a plague to get rid of all the Topsoiler population and regain control their promised Earth.

Deeper is relationally internal and responsive; it does not center on human improvement but on love for the person. As it stands, believers could walk away from this volume thinking that their addictive behavior can simply be solved by greater looking to Jesus. The detail given of the underground is wonderful, from the eerily replicated streets and houses to the adapted and rather strange diet that Will and Chester find themselves having to survive on . Ortlund does not confuse justification and sanctification, but he rightly sees that they are not isolated from each other.If you’ve ever wondered what the Bible really means by ‘fixing our gaze on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith,’ this should be the next book you spend time with.