The Purpose Driven Life (mini error reference)

Unable to provide a full critique as XZ still has my copy of the book.

Problems

1. Weird and baseless Bible Translations used
2. Scripture taken out of context
3. Makes people "feel good" angle
4. Incomplete Gospel presented
5. Quotes from dubious sources ie. Mother Teresa, Brother Lawrence, Henri Nouwen, etc.

Select Quotes (red is mine)

p9 - "This is more than a book; it is a guide to a 40-day spiritual journey that will enable you to discover the answer to life's most important question: What on earth am I here for?"
- Most important question that YOU need to answer is, "Has the God of this universe forgiven me?" Acts2:37c

p9 - "Whenever God wanted to prepare someone for his purposes, he took 40 days."
- Statement meant to give 40 days a "spiritual significance". Not forgetting... The Israelites who wandered in the desert for 40 years. Paul took 3 years to prepare for his mission work. And when other examples are given that are not 40 days (p222), it is to "develop character".

p17 - "It's not about you"
p20 - "It's in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for. Long before we first heard of Christ and got our hopes up, he had his eye on us, had designs on us for glorious living, part of the overall process he is working in everything and everyone." Eph1:11 [compare that to the NASB]
p177 - "Much confusion in the Christian life comes from ignoring the simple truth that God is far more interested in building your character than anything else."
- So who is this really about again?

p82 - "Stop quarreling with God! If you agree with him. you will have peace at last." Job22:21
- Statement made by Eliphaz to Job. He [Eliphaz] was later rebuked by God for his statements.

p163 - "God warns us over and over not to criticize, compare or judge each other. When you
criticize what another believer is doing in faith and from sincere conviction, you are interfering in God's business"
- So I can murder as long as I'm doing so in faith and from sincere conviction? If we are not to judge nor criticize, then what's the function of the Law?

p174 - "Obedience unlocks God's power. God waits for you to act first."
- John 6:44. If God ever waits for us to act first, we would never have been saved in the first place.

p231 - "The last thing many believers need today is to go to another Bible study. They already
know far more than they are putting into practice. What they need are serving experiences in which they can exercise their spiritual muscles."
- Crisis in America
p306 - "The best way to internalize the principles in this book is to discuss them with others in a small-group setting."
p307 - "I strongly urge you to gather a small group of friends and form a Purpose-Driven Life
Reading Group to review these chapters on a weekly basis."
- So we are to abandon the study of the Word for his book?

And saving the best for last, the Gospel according to Rick Warren from p58.

Quick Summary

• The true gospel is a call to self-denial, not self-fufillment. The gospels are a message about redemption, not about life's purpose
• The gospel according to Scripture deals with God's Law, His grace, human depravity, redemption from sin, justification, sanctification, holiness, the nature of saving faith, and the lordship of Christ.
• And the true gospel's most essential features are the cross of Christ and the truth of the resurrection. None of these subjects are dealt with adequately or biblically in this book