I've been following The Babylon Bee on Facebook for a couple of years and was interested in what their book would be like. They are a group that puts out satirical articles poking fun at cultural Christianity. For "How to Be a Perfect Christian: Your Comprehensive Guide to Flawless Spiritual Living," some authors got together, and now they have a whole book that does basically the same thing in a how-to type format. The whole book is meant to be read as satire. It pokes fun at all of the ways our culture has made Christianity into a hip, me-centered universe that does and says all the right things to fit in. Heaven forbid we actually make it all about the Gospel and stop judging someone on what version of the Bible they read. Which, in the end, is their whole point—that no one can be a perfect Christian and that's why we need Christ.
This book was at times super relatable, so much so that it was scary. I found myself laughing out loud, nodding my head because something was all too true, and cringing. I think this book is geared towards my generation, as I appreciated the DC Talk, fish bumper sticker references. I also related a lot because I went to a Bible college with a lot of rules. Many of the rules we had to follow were in this book, down to what Bible we had to use. I think those who do not enjoy satire or don't have this kind of sense of humor might get offended. But it is clear that The Babylon Bee does it all in love and I found it to be a quick, fun read!
Content: This is a clean read.
Rating: I give this book 4 stars
Genre: Christian Non-fiction
I want to thank WaterBrook and Multnomah Launch Team, Multnomah and The Babylon Bee for the complimentary copy of this book for review. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I express in this review are my own. This is in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s CFR 16, Part 255.
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