Showing posts with label Christian growth. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christian growth. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 24, 2020

The 4 Wills of God by Dr. Emerson Eggerishs


When we think about God, we have to realize there are things that are He  must expect of us. We like to think we are independent creatures and are self directed.
But God does have some expectations of all His creation. And especially of those He has created to be related to Him. But through an act of disobedience, we are no longer capable of  relating truthfully6.
Dr. Eggerichs postulates, using scripture, that God's will for His creation
You can look it up for yourself. Check it out. Search to see if what is being said is actually truthful. Be like a Berean. Check it out. The four passages are found in John 6:40, I Thessalonians 4:3, 1 Thessalonians 5:18, and lastly , 1 Peter 2:13-15.
They are Believe in Jesus Christ, Abstain from Sexual Sin, Give Thanks in Everything, and Submit in Doing Right.
Simple. But hard to do without God's help. And that is why the first one is the start of the adventure.
The style of writing is easy to understand. A person can spend time reading and reviewing many times over a life time and each time find new insight.
I am sure God has more wills for mankind, but these form a start.
The development of each will is a staring point for every follower of God no matter what denomination  they identify with.
I highly recommend this book.
I was given a copy by my pastor and it was a good gift.
It has the subtitle :The Way He Directs Our Steps and Frees Us to Direct Our Own. That about sums up the purpose of the book.
It is published by the B&H Publishing group in Nashville, Tennessee, copyright 2018 and retails for $19.99.

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Think Act Believe Like Jesus by Randy Frazee




   You hear that a Christian is a person who follows Jesus as their Lord. To truly follow you need to have a life plan.
    Sometimes you wish there were a handy book with instructions concerning what that means. You are looking for something that can be digested in bite size portions.
    To truly think, act and believe like Jesus there are some basics. You don’t wish to make a fool of yourself. You wish to appear cool.
    You would need to have somewhat of a working knowledge of belief, practice and virtues. Your life will undergo a change.
    You would need a discipleship manual to help you.
     The Bible is sufficient but somewhat foreboding to most of us. A link or guide would be useful.
      Frazee has penned a book to help. We need to know what we believe. He offers ten belief areas along with ten practices and ten values. This is the discipleship book for small groups of new believers.
       I would recommend this not only for new converts but also for those of us who are farther along in the walk and need something to use to disciple others.
      This book was sent gratis from the book look blog for the purpose of reviewing. No requirement to review one way or another were set down, and the views expressed are those of the reviewer and not the publisher, which was Zondervan.
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