"How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation" Hebrews 2:3.This "great salvation" includes much more than escape from God's judgment and condemnation, although that escape is of immeasurable benefit. This great salvation also brings believers into the family of God as His children and provides the capacity through His Holy Spirit to transform believers into godly children.The Mystery of Godliness addresses the wonder of being created and being saved but it...

This book is about some words. The subtitle states that words are very important. This statement is hardly profound. We think in words. We communicate with each other in words. I am writing words, and you are reading words.The words we use are important. We think in words. We use words to describe our feelings. We use words to communicate with one another and with God. We use words to describe what we see and hear. Parents are thrilled when their babies begin to speak words.

"How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation" Hebrews 2:3. This "great salvation" includes much more than escape from God's judgment and condemnation, although that escape is of immeasurable benefit. This great salvation also brings believers into the family of God as His children and provides the capacity through His Holy Spirit to transform believers into godly children. This book, What Is the Mystery of Godliness? addresses the wonder of being created and being saved but its m...

This book concentrates on Jesus in the Gospel of John by looking at stories, lessons taught by Jesus, and what Jesus said about some topics. The author seeks to identify, state, and distill specific profound truths from these passages. Knowing the truth is preliminary to believing the truth which leads to doing the truth.As you read through the chapters and consider profound truths, watch for some keywords and concepts. Watch for commands to obey and examples of obedience. Watch for...

The Adventures in Biblical Thinking Think about Series is an invitation to think. Each Volume is focuses on separate topics. In Volume One the topics are: Life, Faith, Abiding and the Attributes of God. The adventures are designed to stimulate thinking, to generate wonder, to increase understanding and to inspire. Each adventure includes a set of exercises that can be used to reflect on the content in the adventure or could be used for discussion starters if the adventures are being used i...

The Adventures in Biblical Thinking Think about Series is an invitation to think. Each Volume is focuses on separate topics. In Volume Two the topics are: Love, The Five “R’s” Redemption-Regeneration-Reconciliation-Repentance-Restoration, The Fall of Mankind, The Holy Scriptures and Truth. The adventures are designed to stimulate thinking, to generate wonder, to increase understanding and to inspire. Each adventure includes a set of exercises that can be used to reflect on the content in t...

You are invited to think, specifically, about salvation by God’s grace. If you are a born-again believer in Jesus, this is your salvation. As we explore and think about salvation by God’s grace, we will discover that there is a way things work in God’s creation.We will explore the concept of thinking. We will consider many questions about thinking? How does the mind relate to thinking? Where do words fit into thinking? How is believing connected? There is a way things work in God’s...

Those Jesus followers who have known Jesus for a long time keep discovering the riches and treasures that come to them as a benefit of being "in Christ." As they contemplate these riches and treasures, they can become overwhelmed by worship and praise. Scripture proclaims what experience confirms, the riches and treasures are unsearchable, boundless, and endless.I have reflected upon the riches and treasures. I invite the reader to join me in this experience and perhaps to go beyon...

The Adventures in Biblical Thinking Think about Series is an invitation to think. Each Volume is focuses on separate topics. In Volume One the topics are: Life, Faith, Abiding and the Attributes of God. The adventures are designed to stimulate thinking, to generate wonder, to increase understanding and to inspire. Each adventure includes a set of exercises that can be used to reflect on the content in the adventure or could be used for discussion starters if the adventures are being used i...

To answer the question completely and thoroughly "What does it mean to be saved?" is impossible. Why is that? I can think of a least four reasons.There is more yet to be revealed about what it means to be saved.Dear friends, we are already God's children, but he has not yet shown us what we will be like when Christ appears. But we do know that we will be like him, for we will see him as he really is (1 John 3:2 NLT).Those who are saved cannot see clearly yet.Now...

In this audiobook adventure, I go exploring in the book of Proverbs. I conducted five topical explorations: the fool, the liar, the hater, the ruler, and the teachable person. I simply recorded the verses for each topic in the order they appeared in Proverbs. I have resisted the temptation to comment and just let the verse speak for itself. I found it fascinating to simply listen to the verses one after another. I think you will too. As you listen be sure to reflect on events, situations, ...

In the Battle for Your Mind, we dig into the details of the process of transformation for the Jesus follower into the image of Christ. Scripture reveals that since the Jesus follower is indwelt by the Holy Spirit, they have been given a renewed mind. As new creatures in Christ, the Jesus follower have a new capacity for thinking. They begin to thinking biblically. They begin to obeying the teachings of Scripture. They find a need to reject and abandon the old ways of thinking and replace t...