Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear

by Jinger Vuolo and Jinger Duggar Vuolo

Book Overview

New York Times Bestseller on disentangling faith but keep your belief in Jesus intact. Jinger Vuolo, the sixth child in the famous Duggar family of TLC's 19 Kids and Counting and Counting On, recounts how she began to question the unhealthy ideology of her youth and learned to embrace true freedom in Christ.

When Jinger Duggar Vuolo was growing up, she was convinced that obeying the rules was the key to success and God's favor. She zealously promoted the Basic Life Principles of Bill Gothard,

fastidiously obeying the modesty guidelines (no shorts or jeans, only dresses), eagerly submitting to the umbrella of authority (any disobedience of parents would place her outside God's protection), promoting the relationship standard of courtship, andavoiding any music with a worldly beat, among others.

Jinger, along with three of her sisters, wrote a New York Times bestseller about their religious convictions. She believed this level of commitment would guarantee God's blessing, even though in private she felt constant fear that she wasn't measuring up to the high standards demanded of her.

In Becoming Free Indeed, Jinger shares how in her early twenties, a new family member--a brother-in-law who didn't grow up in the same tight-knit conservative circle as Jinger--caused her to examine her beliefs. He was committed to the Bible, but he didn't believe many of the things Jinger had always assumed were true. His influence, along with the help of a pastor named Jeremy Vuolo, caused Jinger to see that her life was built on rules, not God's Word.

Jinger committed to studying the Bible--truly understanding it--for the first time. What resulted was an earth-shaking realization: much of what she'd always believed about God, obedience to His Word, and personal holiness wasn't in-line with what the Bible teaches.

Now with a renewed faith of personal conviction, Becoming Free Indeed shares what it was like living under the tenants of Bill Gothard, the Biblical truth that changed her perspective, and how she disentangled her faith with her belief in Jesus intact.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1400335817
• ISBN13: 9781400335817
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Raw and unflinching

I loved this book for its raw and unflinching look at organized religions and the process of interpreting things for yourself versus blindly doing as told.

Well written! Helpful for overcoming fear

This book was very well written. It describes a lot of the teachings of the IBLP movement and shows how it is in disagreement with the truth of the Bible. I also struggle with social anxiety so when Jinger describes all what was going on in her head and how she overcame the fear was helpful. While this book wasn't my favorite book to read, it was truly very helpful with overcoming fear in my life. If you want more of an informational read rather than biblical principles read, you should check out her sister Jill's book, Counting the Cost. Both are amazing for different reasons.

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