Superb discussion of the relationship between art and beauty and morality and how the pursuit of pleasure fits into God's design for human kind.

This one bears re-reading to extract quotes and ponder truths.
Also available in audio format.

Shouldn't every literary endeavor ever read and discuss this diamond of a booklet?

*pg 70 is my only caveat in that the principle is true in which we are nothing of significance in and of ourselves: see drop in the ocean, a grain of sand ,so we have eternity to understand why He Created us in His image and bought us at the priceless Lamb's cost so The Word became flesh and spoke and did bear us to be born from Heaven above from where every good and perfect gift originates. Yes , We love because Love loved us first!

John 21:12-14
Jesus said to them " Come ( and) have breakfast"
Nome of the disciples ventured to question Him, "Who are You?" knowing that it was The Lord.

13 Jesus came and took the bread and the fish likewise.

14 This is now the third time that Jesus was manifested or made Himself visible to the disciples, after He was raised from the dead.

I personally do not like reading fictions but Ravi is almost on the verge of changing my mind.
The approach to the issues of morals and sensuality in this book are eye opening into the love, grace, and mercies of our Lord Jesus Christ.
It a short read and very captivating.
Good bless the RZI Ministries.

My first book of the year. I plan on reading a book a week so this seemed like a fairly good/easy place to start. It is a conversation between Jesus and Oscar Wilde (Blaise Pascal makes an appearance as well).

I did enjoy this book and the style is was written in: conversational and sans chapters.

They converse about the role of art is one's life; how it can become more "real" than Truth. He writes from Jesus' perspective saying, "They'll awaken one day to find that their dream has left them still empty. You see, this is the danger. First, art imitates life. Then life imitates art. Finally, art becomes the very reason for life, and that's when life breaks down, because life is not fiction...it is plan, hard fact."

As a photographer/designer, it is easy for me to get consumed in my own work. I place my value on what I accomplish. Wilde goes through some painful memories throughout his dialogue with Jesus (almost Ebenezer Scrooge-like), and, in the end, realizes "in seeking pleasure, you pursued the body and lost the person. You sought the sensation and sacrificed the individual. You see, in pursuing the sacred, you exalt the person and the sensation follows. Life then makes sense."

Interesting Approach

Or attempt to replace the sacred with personal pursuits of pleasure always leave us empty and wounded. It also drags others down along with us. Oscar Wilde's flamboyant life and early death are a testimony of one man's struggle and loss as he rejected the reveled words of God. Having Wilde and Jesus dialogue about a misspent life points out the folly of living for self.

WHAT

The next book in this "series" by Ravi, another gem; maybe better than the first. In this one, Zacharias presents us with a conversation between Jesus and Oscar Wilde. The scene is Wilde's deathbed and a reflection upon Wilde's wild life(style). At our core we humans have self-seeking desires but this is not inherently bad. After all, we are created in the image of God who is "self-seeking" as well. The problem comes when sin is brought into the picture and we discover that our self-seeking is not like God's. We can pay the price with our life or Christ's and this book is a great picture of those extremes.

This imaginary conversation between Jesus and Oscar Wilde is interesting, philosophically brain racking, soul searching and heart touching, leaving us with a lot to ponder about. -- Recommended for all truth seekers!

Short and fantastic.

Sense and Sensuality: Jesus Talks to Oscar Wilde on the Pursuit of Pleasure
From the very first page to the last the desire for pleasure that God himself gave us, and the right (Godly) and wrong (immoral) means to pursue that end are discussed. The arguments against the pursuit of pleasure for pleasure's sake are compelling. Another great & thought provoking read.

Excellent book. I felt that Dr Ravi Zacharias successfully brought the Jesus of the Bible into this conversation. The Lord always gives dignity to every person regardless of who they are. The conversation was frank and eye-opening and at the end of it one is reminded that regardless of how deprave a person may be, one that we can be assured of is that the Creator will always give every person a chance to know Him.

i love these statement:

- kekudusan dan keindahan tidak bisa dipisahkan satu sama lain.

- Michaelangelo lewat patungnya David ingin melihat manusia seperti cara Allah melihat. Tapi sejak manusia jatuh ke dalam dosa, manusia tidak akan bisa melihat ketelanjangan manusia lain dengan cara Allah melihat mereka. Hawa nafsu selalu mengintip. (ga tepat kaya gini si ngomongnya, tapi intinya gitu)