Download or read book Gospel Principles written by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This book was released on 1997 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Study Guide and a Teacher’s Manual Gospel Principles was written both as a personal study guide and as a teacher’s manual. As you study it, seeking the Spirit of the Lord, you can grow in your understanding and testimony of God the Father, Jesus Christand His Atonement, and the Restoration of the gospel. You can find answers to life’s questions, gain an assurance of your purpose and self-worth, and face personal and family challenges with faith.
Download or read book Only the Third Heaven written by Paula Gooder and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2006-11-05 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers a fresh appraisal of the ascent of Christ to the third heaven in 2 Corinthians 12, proposing that it records a failed, not a successful, ascent into heaven.
Download or read book Third Heaven Extravaganza written by Monica Shannon and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-07-30 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every aspect of my life, I relate to the Bible and all the treasures it has to offer, and I am forever thankful for all of God's many gifts, looking forward to my ultimate inheritance in heaven where the spirits of the saints are living in the kingdom of heaven. In the final end, when all of God's elect are resurrected and gathered together, spirit and new body, to live eternally in the new heavens and new earth, and Christ has turned over His kingdom to His Father, the Kingdom of God, it will truly be heaven! Until that day, I will continue to live heavenly minded, with the mind of Christ, as I advance the kingdom pursuing God as I rest in His peace and follow His calling on my life. Always remember He created us for his pleasure, and He will lead you to His plan for your life as you love and adore Him through His Word.
Download or read book Exalted to the Third Heaven written by Mark RIST and published by . This book was released on 2017-11-05 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exalted to the Third Heaven is a call-to-action for lay Catholics to respond to Christ's call to a Mystical Union of Love with Him.I want to help Catholics realize that their true vocation lies in a Contemplative Union with Christ. Their contemplative vocation does not require a retirement to a monastery but incorporating Jesus Christ into everything that they already normally do.Contemplative Union with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, will bring about an interior transformation of their lives. Living in Christ's Love will enable Catholics to live a richly fulfilled life without having to change the circumstances of the lives they are already living.Being consciously in the presence of Christ and knowing that He is actively exalting you to participation in His Divine Life will change the way that you look at your life and enrich the way you live it. Prayerfully, you will undergo a transformation of awareness from life as ordinary to life as supernatural.Imagine looking at the world the way Christ looks at the world? Imagine loving others as Christ loves others?Imagine a transformation of spiritual living and an authentic emotional engagement with the world?I felt compelled to write this book due to my own mystical experiences when I was in my teens. Jesus Christ has made Himself palpably present in my life ever since. I have never known a day that He has not whispered His Presence.Christ has graced me with the opportunity to teach, guide and speak to thousands of Catholics to facilitate their process of a deep spiritual growth in Christ. Helping others to experience an authentic emotional connection with Christ and His real love for them is at the core of my vocation.Here are are 3 Key Awakenings that I pray will begin to happen in your lives:1.That the vocation of each Catholic really is: The Contemplative Love of Christ2.That virtuous living is imperative but that salvation requires the Grace of Christ3.That if you let Christ transform your spirit,then you will transform your lifeYour life is not about being the best you can, or, being the best version of you, or, any other aphorism that you can "like and retweet" or "share" on Facebook. Your life is lived in the secret depths of your soul where Christ finds you and unites your love to His in a spiritual marriage.For twenty years I taught a course entitled, Great Theological Controversies. The students were introduced to the writings of the greatest minds the world has known over the past 2,500 years. I facilitated the process of the educational experience but it was these great men and women who really taught them.Dante Alighieri never visited the Inferno, nor the Purgatorio, nor the Paradiso. Yet, he led the reader on a spiritual expedition the likes of which have never been duplicated (including Milton). If you go to an Art Museum, you will be led on a wonderful aesthetic tour of the greatest art masterpieces ever created. The docents who explain them did not paint or sculpt these inspired works yet they guide you to a transcendent experience. Here I am introducing you to the greatest mystic saints who will guide you to your destiny: An Eternal Union of Divine Love with Christ. I am merely the facilitator.
Download or read book Heaven and the Afterlife written by Erwin W. Lutzer and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 2016-05-13 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get ready for life after death. Combining three books that together have sold nearly 1 million copies, Heaven and the Afterlife gives you Erwin Lutzer’s best reflections on eternity and what it means for you today. The trilogyincludes: One Minute After You Die. A simple and moving explanation of what the Bible teaches about death, this book makes you consider a sobering truth: one minute after you die, your life will not be over. Rather, it will be just beginning—in a place of unimaginable bliss or indescribable gloom. Are you ready for that moment? How You Can Be Sure You Will Spend Eternity with Godsummarizes the Bible’s teaching on salvation, answering questions like, “What role do I play in my own salvation? Can I lose my salvation if I commit a serious sin? What if I doubt that I’m saved?” Your Eternal Reward. This book explores the often-overlooked Scriptures about reward and judgment for Christians, answering questions like, “How will believers be judged? Do rewards for faithfulness vary? If heaven is perfect, why do rewards even matter?” Together these books will help you live faithfully today, readying you for that final hour when you meet your Maker.
Download or read book LIVING FROM THE THIRD HEAVEN written by Hlompho Phamodi and published by Hlompho Phamodi . This book was released on 2017-04-03 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I will love to take this opportunity to stir up your hunger for God. There is a place that every born-again Christian longs for. That place is called His Presence. It is that place of joy unspeakable and full of glory; there is not a vocabulary that can adequately express it. This place is being in Him, in spirit, soul and body. A place where nothing else matters, but Him. David expressed it so clearly when he said; better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere. (Psalm 84:10). It is Gods desire that you will not only visit or encounter this place, but that you will live there, reigning with Christ Jesus over the powers of darkness in heavenlies and over all creation. This is what you were saved and created for. You are called to this higher life and God has made it possible through the blood of Jesus for everyone to find a seat right next to Him in heavenly places.
Download or read book Radical written by David Platt and published by Multnomah. This book was released on 2010-05-04 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times bestseller What is Jesus worth to you? It's easy for American Christians to forget how Jesus said his followers would actually live, what their new lifestyle would actually look like. They would, he said, leave behind security, money, convenience, even family for him. They would abandon everything for the gospel. They would take up their crosses daily... But who do you know who lives like that? Do you? In Radical, David Platt challenges you to consider with an open heart how we have manipulated the gospel to fit our cultural preferences. He shows what Jesus actually said about being his disciple--then invites you to believe and obey what you have heard. And he tells the dramatic story of what is happening as a "successful" suburban church decides to get serious about the gospel according to Jesus. Finally, he urges you to join in The Radical Experiment -- a one-year journey in authentic discipleship that will transform how you live in a world that desperately needs the Good News Jesus came to bring.
Download or read book Holy Bible written by Nelson Bibles and published by Thomas Nelson Publishers. This book was released on 2012-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A translation of the Holy Scriptures, prepared specifically for children. Includes maps, a dictionary, articles and helps. --
Download or read book The Seven Heavens written by Mike Mazzalongo and published by BibleTalk Books. This book was released on 2017-03-31 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Mini Book compares the various ideas that exist about heaven with the Bible's description of this dimension.
Download or read book The Visio Pauli and the Gnostic Apocalypse of Paul written by Jan N. Bremmer and published by Peeters Publishers. This book was released on 2007 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Visio Pauli and the Gnostic Apocalypse of Paul is the first modern collection of studies on the most important aspects of the Visio Pauli, the most popular early Christian apocalypse in the Middle Ages. The volume starts with a short study of the textual traditions of the Visio Pauli, its Jewish and early Christian traditions as well as its influence on later literature, such as Dante. This is followed by studies of the Prologue, the four rivers of Eden, the place of the Ocean, the relation between body and soul, the image of hell and its punishments, and the connection with fantastic literature. Finally, a codicological, comparative, and textual re-evaluation of the Coptic translation attempts to correct earlier errors and to rehabilitate the value and interest of this long neglected version of the Visio Pauli. The book is concluded with a study of the earthly tribunal in the fourth heaven of the Gnostic Apocalypse of Paul. As has become customary, the volume is rounded off by an extensive bibliography of the Visio Pauli and the Gnostic Apocalypse of Paul and a detailed index.
Download or read book Crashing into the Third Heaven written by Janis Baker and published by WestBowPress. This book was released on 2013-10-11 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two ten-year-old Irish American girls take the reader on a journey beginning in 1955, when they are challenged by Salvie Baldwin to learn about the historic 1954 US Supreme Court decision declaring segregated schools unconstitutional. After a tragic fall on a track field, sixteen-year-old Erin OHara is told that she must make a life-or-death decision to have surgery to save her left leg and her life. Desperately ill and weary from the fight to hang on, she thinks of what she and her best friend, Lily McCarey, have learned about the courage of the Negroes in fighting for fair independence and acceptance, as they are in the middle of Americas civil rights movement. They have both been clinging to that shifty rope bridge called faith. It is now 1963 and the worst is yet to come. Joy OHara, Erins mother, keeps her ambitious husband and three daughters within her sight, delivering unconditional love. In her wisdom, she hires Mayleen Watson, a good woman, to look after her children and her home. But her true intent is to help her racially prejudiced husband move to a place of honest acceptance, while keeping her children colorblind. Mayleen, who swore she would never work for a white family, takes them into her heart and, when necessary, delivers tough love through sass and laughter. While representing Colorado in the 1963 Americas Junior Miss Pageant, Erins beliefs are sorely tested but reinforced by divine miracles. As life spins ahead, it is discovered that deeply held faith in God is the bedrock of everyones salvation. Crashing into the Third Heaven is a testament to the power of faith, courage, and forgiveness. First-time novelist Janis Baker lays down a foundation of strong, believable characters who exemplify the capabilities of women while under fire.
Download or read book Jesus the Christ written by James E. Talmage and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-05-29 with total page 1056 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book was first published in 1915. Jesus the Christ is the classic presentation of the life and ministry of the Savior. It helps people get a deeper understanding of the subject and give inspiration to believers. This book is often used in ministry and for the preparation of sermons.
Download or read book Rich Wounds written by David Mathis and published by The Good Book Company. This book was released on 2022-02-01 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profound reflections on the cross that help you to meditate on and marvel at the sacrificial love of Jesus. This book can be used as a devotional, especially during Lent and Easter. These profound reflections on the cross from David Mathis, author of The Christmas We Didn’t Expect, will help you to meditate on and marvel at Jesus’ life, sacrificial death, and spectacular resurrection-enabling you to treasure anew who Jesus is and what he has done. Many of us are so familiar with the Easter story that it becomes easy to miss subtle details and difficult to really enjoy its meaning. This book will help you to pause and marvel at Jesus, whose now-glorified wounds are a sign of his unfailing love and the decisive victory that he has won: “He was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.” (Isaiah 53:5) This book can be used as a devotional. The chapters on Holy Week make it especially helpful during the Lent season and at Easter.
Download or read book Paul s Ascent to Paradise written by James D Tabor and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-19 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paul makes the singular claim to have been the "last but not the least" of the Apostles of Jesus. Paul never met Jesus, but he makes high claims for his experiences of mystical revelations that include his ascent to heaven and his claim to not only have "seen" Jesus in his glory, but to have regularly communicated with the one he calls the Risen Christ. Early Christianity, as it unfolds, stands or falls on the claims of this single man whose Message and Mission are distinct from that of James, Peter, and John. In this book Paul's Ascent to Paradise becomes an entrée into his whole world of Hellenistic mystical religious experience. This "history of religions" approach to Paul supersedes the dogmatic approaches of Christian theology and dogma. It is refreshing, gripping, dramatic, bold and fascinating. For Paul the "appointed time of the end had grown very short," to use his words. Everything has to be viewed through that apocalyptic lens and one is transported back to Paul's social world, the "battles of the apostles," and either his triumph or his failure--depending on the judgment of history.
Download or read book Only the Third Heaven written by Paula R. Gooder and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Apocalypse of Moses written by Scriptural Research Institute and published by Scriptural Research Institute. This book was released on 2019-10-10 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Apocalypse of Moses is the Greek version of the Life of Adam and Eve. The original version is believed to have been written in a Semitic language, as there as terms transliterated into Greek from a Semitic language, however, it is not known positively which language, as the original text is lost, and so far, no fragments have been found among the Dead Sea Scrolls that can be firmly linked to it. The closest text discovered to date among the Dead Sea Scrolls would be the Genesis Apocryphon scroll, written in Aramaic and generally dated to between 37 BC to 50 AD. The original language of the Apocalypse of Moses was likely also Aramaic, as demonstrated by the use of the name Iah (Jah), which is found more commonly in Aramaic language books, like Tobit. A number of references circumstantially date the original work to the era when the Greeks ruled Judea, between 330 and 140 BC. The reference to Iah is itself evidence of a pre-Hasmonean origin, as the Hasmoneans’ authorized’ version of the Hebrew texts appear to have redacted Iah (יה) to Yahweh (יהוה) when they converted the Jews from the Canaanite (Samaritan/Paleo-Hebrew) script to the Assyrian (Hebrew) script. The name Iah (Jah) does show up in many ancient names, such as Josiah, and phrases such as Hallelujah, implying it was once widely accepted as the name of (a) God, however, virtually disappeared from the Hebrew scriptures at some point, likely during the Hasmonean redaction and standardization circa 140 BC. The reference to Lord Sabaoth (κυρίῳ σαβαωθ) is another indicator of a pre-Hasmonean origin for the text. Lord Sabaoth was the Major-General of the Lord God’s army that helped Joshua destroy the walls of Jericho in the Septuagint’s Book of Joshua. There are many references to Lord Sabaoth, the ‘Lord of War’ in the Greek era, however, during the early Hasmonean era, he became an epitaph of Iaw (Yahweh) the national God of Hasmonean Judea: Iaw Sabaoth (יהוה צבאות). The Hasmoneans redacted Lord Sabaoth from the Book of Joshua, replacing him with Yahweh (יהוה), meaning that Yahweh was the Major-General of his own army in the Masoretic version of Joshua. According to later-Hasmonean records, Yahweh Sabaoth became the Jewish version of Dionysus or Bacchus, a god of war, wine, and lust, before he was abandoned during the formation of the Pharisee sect, who rejected the pronunciation of any of the names of God.
Download or read book Paul and Jesus written by James D. Tabor and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-11-26 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Draws on St. Paul's letters and other early sources to reveal the apostles' sharply competing ideas about the significance of Jesus and his teachings while demonstrating how St. Paul independently shaped Christianity as it is known today.
