Direct and to the point, but putting Murray's words into practice takes a lot of soul searching abd discipline. This book says many things I have never heard preached before, and I've heard a lot of sermons.

The main new concept for me is that living a life of full, complete obedience is not only the will of God, but also possible and something that every christian should believe and strive for. Murray says at one point that it's no wonder why the church is generally weak and ineffective. Our sole purpose is to obey the will of God, like organs of our body do not have an independent will and when they are healthy complete their sole purpose. Yet very few christians believe this to be possible "in this life". If your immediate reaction to this idea is "Wellll...." then maybe you should read the book.

It took me a long time to get through a relatively short book because the material is very practical, not very repetitive, and asks for immediate application. The final two chapters challenged me in ways that I believe will benefit me in the long term. Like I said, I've never heard this kind of teaching before.