TESTIMONIES

I am just writing to thank you for your book 'Silent killers of faith'. This is the first time I have written to an author, so it must have been good! In fact, it was so good that I even bought a copy (having previously borrowed it), and have already read it twice. The subject matter was so refreshing and liberating. I thought the section entitled 'Spent fuel cells' was worth the price alone. - NR

I just finished reading your book, "Silent Killers Of Faith." I thought the book was tremendous. It took a lot of courage to write on the subject. Your book confirmed a lot of things I have felt for a long time. You spoke in such general terms as not to offend. I think that was very smart - LP

I got a chance to finish reading your book on the way back from Albuquerque, NM this past week - it's nothing short of amazing! You were able to put into words things I had never been able to articulate. I feel like I have been born again, again with the understanding I gained about living by the life of the Holy Spirit from your book. I would like to buy five copies of it to send to friends of mine. - KH

This just a quick note to offer a very heartfelt thank you for your book on the "Silent Killers of Faith".  You articulated perfectly what I have often seen and felt! I have had the same very crushing experiences you have described, where what we think are doing are good endeavors - only to find the fruit is not there! It seems we are caught in helpless denial of our legalism! Thank God we have a Savior!  I so appreciated the healthy spirit of the book and would be interested in receiving information on other materials that might be available. -VB

I've just finished ready your book titled the "Silent Killers of Faith".  I enjoyed it completely. It's one of those books that is truly life changing for anyone that will take it to heart. - MC

"FREEDOM -- whatever it takes."  I wish you had written this ten years ago. Just wanted to let you know how helpful the book has been to us. My wife is even, for the first time, considering speaking at a ladies retreat because of the content and conviction your writings have generated. We are having some of the best conversations about the Lord that we have ever had. - CS

I am pretty stoked about your book.  It is going on my "short list". Up there with Bonhoffer, Fee, and Tozer. Thanks for a tremendous gift to the Body of Christ! - JB

The Silent Killers of Faith: Overcoming Legalism and Performance-Oriented Religion, the title says it all--excellent treatment of an essential issue for the church today.  – GD

You have clear writing style, and a very good way of using metaphors to make your points. – EK.

Thank you for these great books, I am getting a great response – KH, bookstore owner.

I oversee a church. I absolutely love it (Silent Killers) and I'm making it required reading for all my leaders and pastors. - M.D.

I'm now going through your book(Silent Killers of Faith), the second time and it has confirmed many things that I have been receiving from the Holy Spirit over the past few years. "I've reccomended it to several other pastors/ministers who are hearing this same prophetic trumpet sound. - MS

The author does an excellent job of revealing legalism in several forms, in several places, including many "blind spots" that exist within typical church communities. This is a real eye-opener for all believers, but especially for leaders within a church who perhaps can fall prey to a performance-base mindset due to the behavior they're expected to model as leaders. Includes tools to both diagnose and rise above the legalistic/performance-based spirit. It helped me overcome my feelings of failure to live up to Christ's perfect standard and reawakened the joy I feel in my relationship with Him. An enjoyable read - combines solid theology, research, and exegesis with entertaining/illuminating analogies found in the "real world".   JAC

As we have traveled around the world, we have found the church is in need of rescue from the "performance mentality" that it has become subject to. Dr. Crosby's book speaks to the this issue and brings constructive alternatives in finding a faith based relationship with the Lord. If you have found yourself trying to live up to other peoples expectations of success or spirituality and found your self frustrated with the results, this book for you. I think you will find that there is a better way to walk, and this book will help you find that way.  -  TB

I found the book to be incredibly powerful. For me, no other book has opened up the truths of the Bible more. Silent Killers Of The Faith is dripping with what real freedom in Christ looks like, and goes on to explain how to be truly free from the bondage so many Christians live in today. Thank you Steve Crosby for having the courage to write about such a controversial issue.   - JC

After discovering that the majority of Christians don't understand the works of grace and relate to Christ through the law and duty; Dr. Crosby's book was a breath of fresh air. His, sometimes witty, and always cutting expose and remedial epistle is a must read for anyone trying to regain Christian relevance in a post-modern world. I think this work is destined to become a classic. -  JB

Truly a life transforming book. I hadn't realized how deeply entrenched some aspects of legalism were unknowingly a part of my thinking. I highly recommend this book... It will make you think!    - CS

This book will expose oppressive attitudes you did not even realize were lurking within, and show you how you can be free of them.   JVD

In a day and age when church is becoming more and more organized and professional, a book like this one helps bring a clear, refreshing and liberating perspective. I agree with this author wholeheartedly that Jesus has come to release us from the tyranny of trying and set us free to the liberating secret of trusting. My hope is that all the folks that genuinely love the Lord but are contemplating never darkening the doors of a local church again out of complete and utter exhaustion will some how find a copy of this book before they give up all hope. How true it is that Jesus' yoke is easy and His burden light. Thank you Dr. Crosby for reminding us all that He's already carried our burdens up to Calvary and we don't need to dance to impress Him any longer. I highly recommend this book. - RG

In Silent Killers, Dr. Crosby hits home on the central issue of modern christianity - legalism. In it, he does an outstanding job of explaining the real truth of the gospel of Christ. This book brings alive the truth of Paul's teaching; which focuses on living life in harmony with the Holy Spirit, and has nothing to do with following any set of religious rules. The leading of the Holy Spirit, and the life of Christ in you is the fulfillment of the law; and we are no longer bound to live under the weight of perfect adherence to a legal code. We are freed from the burden of the law; and so are freed to walk joyfully in Christ - and fulfill the law from the inside - not from the outside. A definite must read!!! - HS

I got a e-mail from a gal in our church who said how powerfully she has been affected by your book, Silent Killers... says she has read it 5 times and thinks the Lord wants her to read it as many times as years she has been in the bondage of legalism.  She has been very blessed and has asked me twice now for extra copies to hand out... another life touched in a big way!! - A Pastor