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Live No Lies: Recognize and Resist the Three Enemies That Sabotage Your Peace Hardcover – September 28, 2021

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The bestselling author of The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry equips readers to recognize and resist the lies that seek to rob them of peace and freedom.
 
“Live No Lies is brilliant, deep, scriptural, and will equip you to face the enemy and fight.”—Jennie Allen, New York Times bestselling author of Get Out of Your Head

We are at war. Not with a foreign government or domestic terrorists or a creepy new artificial intelligence hell-bent on taking over the world. No, it’s a war we feel deep inside our own chests: we are at war with lies.
 
The problem isn’t so much that we tell lies but that we live them. We let them into our bodies, and they sabotage our peace. All around us in the culture and deep within our own body memories are lies: deceptive ideas that wreak havoc on our emotional health and spiritual well-being, and deceptive ideas about who God is, who we are, and what the good life truly is.
 
The choice is not whether to fight or not fight, but whether we win or surrender.

Ancient apprentices of Jesus developed a paradigm for this war; they spoke of the three enemies of the soul: the devil, the flesh, and the world. Live No Lies taps into this ancient wisdom from saints of the Way and translates the three enemies for the modern era, with all its secularism and sophistication. As a generation, we chuckle at the devil as a premodern myth, we are confused by Scripture’s teaching on the flesh in an age where sensual indulgence is a virtue not a vice, and we have little to no category for the New Testament concept of the world.
 
In this provocative and practical book, bestselling author John Mark Comer combines cultural analysis with spiritual formation. He identifies the role lies play in our spiritual deformation and lays out a strategic plan to overcome them.
 
Do you feel the tug-of-war in your own heart, the inner conflict between truth and lies? The spirit and the flesh? The Way of Jesus and the world? It’s time to start winning. It’s time to live no lies...
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The problem isn’t the we tell lies it’s that we live them

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: Rich Villodas says a gift to the church

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Brooke Ligertwood says irrefutable case for biblical freedom

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“This is the book I’ve been waiting for and one of the most important books a follower of Jesus will ever read. It will become a classic.”—Christine Caine, founder of A21 and Propel Women

“John Mark Comer is a gift to the church. He writes with adept cultural nuance, theological savvy, and refreshing spiritual depth. In Live No Lies, he’s taken on a multilayered, ancient topic and brilliantly rearticulated it for our generation. This is a gem.”—Rich Villodas, lead pastor of New Life Fellowship and author of The Deeply Formed Life

“In a time that feels full of contradictions and confusion, John Mark does a masterful job of laying out what is true, what true is, and why it matters deeply that we know the truth. This is the book for our day.”—Annie F. Downs, New York Times bestselling author of That Sounds Fun

“I devoured every word of this book and found myself deeply stirred and nourished. John Mark speaks to the mind and soul, as he uncovers in his usual thoughtful way the three great enemies to our peace—the world, the flesh, and the devil. You will emerge better after reading these pages.”—Bryan Loritts, author of Insider Outsider

“Every day we are dealing with temptations in multiple forms that draw us away from faithfulness to the Way of Jesus. In this compelling work, John Mark gives a vision of the beauty of Jesus in a culture of lies.”—Jon Tyson, pastor of Church of the City New York and author of The Intentional Father

“This book is a godsend. It exposes our spiritual enemy of untruth—a foe impacting our societies on a global scale. In a world where everyone tries to live their own ‘truth,’ this book reveals and challenges the many lies that have become common, normal, and accepted in our everyday conversations and decisions..”—Albert Tate, lead pastor of Fellowship Church

“Comer has personally helped me on my faith journey and I believe he is one of the greatest teachers of our generation. As you read Live No Lies, your heart will be strengthened and your eyes opened to the daily war waged against our personal peace.”—Rich Wilkerson Jr., pastor of VOUS Church

“In a time where deception seems to have settled upon the land like a dense fog, Live No Lies offers us a clearing to see how we have been deceived, to learn how we deceive ourselves, and to flee from the one who deceives. An essential guide for discernment in our contested age.”—Mark Sayers, senior leader of Red Church in Melbourne, Australia, and author of a number of books including Strange Days and Reappearing Church

About the Author

John Mark Comer is the founding pastor of Bridgetown Church in Portland, Oregon, a teacher and writer with Practicing the Way, and the New York Times bestselling author of multiple books, including Practicing the Way, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry, and Live No Lies.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ WaterBrook (September 28, 2021)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0525653120
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John Mark Comer is the New York Times bestselling author of Practicing the Way, Live No Lies, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry, and four previous books. He's also the Founder and Teacher of Practicing the Way, a simple, beautiful way to integrate spiritual formation into your church or small group. Prior to starting Practicing the Way, he spent almost twenty years pastoring Bridgetown Church in Portland, OR, and working out discipleship to Jesus in the post-Christian West.

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A Must Read for Our Cultural Moment… and not void of love.
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A Must Read for Our Cultural Moment… and not void of love.
I cannot recommend this book enough. John Mark Comer’s critiques are never void of love. Something I deeply admire in his pastoral work and writing.In the opposite fashion of his book “Garden City”, “Live No Lies” takes our cultural advancements in the west and lovingly critiques the West’s involvement with the world, the flesh and the devil. A not so hot topic inside and outside the western church today. If you enjoy reading books on cultural ideologies and societal commentaries, this book is so beneficial for your spiritual formation and your growth in knowledge. Another thing that John Mark Comer does extremely well.Have your soul nourished by the truth of God while you honestly observe the world, it’s a whole lot more fun that way.
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sallyvelvet
5.0 out of 5 stars A must-read – 1000% worth your time and money
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John Mark Comer is one of the foremost voices for followers of Jesus in today’s world. He deftly and expertly unpacks complex post-modern / post-Christian thought and makes it approachable, understandable, and helpful for anyone. But it’s not enough to just biopsy it and help us understand – he continually points us to Jesus and the practices of Jesus, which have the power to change us over a lifetime. He wrecked all of us (in the best and most gentle way) with “The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry”, and now he takes all of us on a deep dive about “the three enemies of the soul”.

JMC has given us a gift with this book. His ability to curate, simplify, and synthesize content is astounding. There are over 400 footnotes in this book, and it is not a long, dense read! And yet, his words and thesis are the throughline of it all, and his down-to-earth, approachable style make what could easily be a heady topic one that is easily accessible and applicable to your life today.

I so want to regurgitate quotes and insights from my myriad of highlights, but I wouldn’t be doing JMC’s beautiful narrative justice. I’ll leave you with two heater quotes though…

“Lies, that come in the form of deceptive ideas, are the devil’s primary method of enslaving human beings and entire human societies in a vicious cycle of ruin that leads us further and further east of Eden. This is why Jesus came as a rabbi, or teacher. What is a teacher? A truth teller. A moral cartographer. Teachers give us mental maps to reality. In doing so, they set us free to live in congruence with how life actually works. When Jesus said, “You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free,” he was simultaneously saying that we’re enslaved by lies.”

“…giving in to the desires of our flesh does not lead us to freedom and life, as many people assume, but instead to slavery and, in the worst-case scenario, addiction, which is a kind of prolonged suicide by pleasure.”

This is not a book you read quickly and remark, “That was a great read!” It is deep content to wrestle with, re-read, and prayerfully apply to your life.

Simply put, this is a must-read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Recommend
Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2024
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Refreshing, academic and spiritual take on what believers are facing in our modern world. Has redefined so much for me! Highly recommend! Not your typical devotional or Christian read.
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Norma W
5.0 out of 5 stars A must-read for thriving in postmodern culture
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“Live No Lies” helps navigate what it means to practice the Way of Jesus in this postmodern, post-Christian age. The cacophony of ideas (many of them deceptive ideas) that have emerged in an undeniable way over the last five years have left us on edge, upended, and exhausted. Not only does John Mark Comer chart how we got here, going back to the beginning of time, but also he gives a map for how to get through. Each of the enemies of the soul has a weapon (or two) to counter it, a spiritual practice that reclaims and reshapes us in our inner being.

This book is a deep read, not an easy skim. Each word, each idea means something. There is no throw-away content here. Take your time and read it slowly. When he says he’s doing a deep dive into philosophy but he knows you have it in you to stay with him, stay with him. It’s foundational. You’re not just learning what has been going on, you’re filtering your personal experience through the insights he presents.

Also read it with friends if you can. I set out on this journey with a couple of great thinkers who are also spiritually sensitive. Sharing the experience has meant everything. I am fully confident that the truths and practices in this book have power to change individuals, communities, and the church as a whole. They are transformational.

Finally, this book is the first since grad school that I’ve read and annotated the Notes. I didn’t want to interrupt the flow of content, so I largely ignored them during the initial read, but, wow, they are an amazing resource in their own right. I’ve got supplemental material to read for months (years?!) alongside the library of Scripture.
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Gregory Wacker
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book
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Appreciate the examples used and the idea of mental maps and aligning them with Jesus. Really enjoyed this encouraging and challenging message.
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4.0 out of 5 stars The Devil is a liar
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Easy to read. Practical.
We use it for group study/discussion.
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Jin Kang
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Tool for Starting Spiritual Formation.
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What I found in this book in conjunction with the podcast series (Episode 5 and 6 being the best in my opinion), is a great stepping stone for beginning spiritual formation in my own walk and those in my inner community. I think some of the critiques of this book about it being “simple” need to go listen to the podcast where JMC mentions that this book and Ruthless Elimination of Hurry are what he has seen as the biggest obstacles to spiritual formation in his pastoral and personal experience. It would make sense that he’d make both books easily digestible to an “average” Christian reader who very likely hasn’t even heard of formation in their local church (which he points out is a result of much of the Western Church conforming to culture and “The World” and not emphasizing making disciples of Jesus, rather Converts to Christianity). This book makes it so you don’t need to read dozens of book to start on the journey of following The Way of Jesus. It’s worth noting this book of JMC’s has the most footnotes of his books, and lots are great formation books for readers looking to read more in depth on certain topics he touches on. Even then, I’d venture to say that most Christians who read this book won’t understand a lot of it at first read, myself included, which goes to show how shallow, in a sense, the American church is at making true disciples of Jesus that practice how Jesus lived in our imperfect world without conforming to it. The invitation is always there for Christians and it’s our choice, but if following Jesus in a wholistic, authentic way is where you find yourself, as life will do to all of us at one point or another, this is a fantastic book that will challenge you and grow your faith! Highly recommend!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
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calgaryjulie
5.0 out of 5 stars This book is life-changing
Reviewed in Canada on December 20, 2023
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John Mark Comer is a great writer, who has presented a compelling and interesting way of understanding our current culture and our struggle as Christians to live in it. I highly recommend this book, and I look forward to implementing the strategies suggested.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good read
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Slightly more academic than Comer’s other books.
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Ryan
5.0 out of 5 stars Important and Needed
Reviewed in Australia on October 3, 2021
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This book which feels like a Part 2 of The Ruthless Elimination Of Hurry, is a must read for anyone interested in thoughtfully following Jesus. John Mark puts words to the things you have been feeling but haven't been able to articulate, or you don't even realise you've been feeling deep in your gut.
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Scott Mosselman
5.0 out of 5 stars Thoughtful, Challenging and Necessary Spiritual Warfare book for our time.
Reviewed in Canada on September 28, 2021
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It’s crazy that’s it’s gone this fast, but almost 2 years ago on a family vacation in Cuba, a light turned on for me. I picked up a book that my wife had just read called “The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry”. The content of that book could have done two things. Allow me to get defensive of my lifestyle and values, or open me up to change and evaluating what’s truly important to our family.
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Thankfully and prayerfully, it was the latter. Evaluating our lives in Christ and what’s important not only to us but to God as to
what we do with the time we have. It lit a fire. A fire to change. I think I’ve always known who I am, but certainly not to the depth I’ve come to appreciate now. Life isn’t perfect and neither are the all decisions we make. But I know now exactly who I am in Christ and that the practice of being closer to Jesus is just that. Practice. It won’t be perfect. But you certainly can train with the help of the Spirit to be more aware of God’s love and the nudges you get to love better, serve and feel more intimately close to those around you. To be more grateful.
John Mark Comer has come out with a new book. Live No Lies. I have been fortunate to be on the early book launch team for this project. Just like The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry, this book has so much food for thought. It discusses and gives you practices on how to notice how the devil lies to us about who we are. How the desires of our flesh play a role in cementing those lies. And how the world around us backs those desires up and tell us they are not only normal, but encouraged. This book is a modern explanation of Spiritual Warfare and how to be counter anti culture to the world under the lens of Jesus.
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It is a book not only helpful for our time, but necessary. If you are a Jesus follower or in any way curious about knowing who you are in Christ, this book is for you. And I appreciate John Mark’s heart for sharing it with us. May it help me to press against the lies the devil puts in my head, and lean more into the identity I have in Jesus.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Thought provoking
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 18, 2023
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Such a thought provoking book. Love JMC's style of writing and how he holds us accountable for paying attention to what is going on in our lives, how we are being influenced and where we should look for guidance. I know I'll need and want to re-read this.
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