About this series
This is book 3 of a 3 book series. It is the longest of the books. The first 3 chapters are “The Holiness of God,” “The Testing Of Our Faith,” and “Selfishness And Pride.” They reveal major obstacles to Christians who want a deeper faith. For we “...walk by faith, not by sight” (2 Corinthians 5:7 KJV). God wants us to become so holy (1 Peter 1:15-16) that we hate “...even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh” (Jude 1:23 NIV). Yet this flies in the face of everything this world stands for. It separates us from lukewarm church goers (Revelation 3:16) who still love the things of this world (1 John 2:15-17), yet expect to get to Heaven.
Chapters 4, 5, and 6 are “Examples Of Selfishness,” “God’s Terms, Not Ours,” and “Making Changes In Our Lives.” Living by faith requires becoming less so that Christ can become greater in us (John 3:30). Christ must be our role model! That brings us to chapters 7 and 8, “Learning Obedience” and “Sin Is In Our Blood.” To walk with Christ isn’t easy. As we get closer to Him, the rest of the world speeds past us the wrong way, like a train heading for destruction.
Chapter 9 is “Infant Death And Suicide”. It warns against suicide. For Christ’s love (Romans 8:35-38) and peace (Philippians 4:7) is greater than our pain when we put Him first. Chapter 10 is “The Dilemma.” It explains what to do when you sin and feel discouraged in your faith. Chapters 11, 12, and 13 are “Getting Off Balance,” “People Become Fanatics For A Cause,” and “God Doesn’t Need Us, We Need Him.” They show how good works and social programs can lead to pride and a haughty attitude (Proverbs 16:18) when they’re not Spirit led. They also lead to a false sense of security. Chapter 14 is “Growing In Faith.” It shows how God humbles us to teach us to rely on Him. Chapter 15 is “God Teaches Us.” It explains why we can’t fight spiritual battles with carnal weapons. And how the Holy Spirit fights for us when we serve Christ.
Chapter 16 is “Temptation.” It comforts those dealing with severe temptation and shows how we can live above sin. Chapter 17 is “Liberal Thinking.” Contrary to popular belief, people are not basically good deep down inside (Jeremiah 17:9). That’s why we need to depend upon Christ. Chapter 18 is “Judging The World.” It contradicts church doctrine, which encourages a condescending attitude toward the world (John 3:17 and 1 Peter 4:17). This theme continues in Chapter 19, “The Separation Process.” It discusses a lesson the apostles learned about replacing arrogance with love.
Chapter 20 is “The Love Of Material Blessings.” It describes the heartbreak of Solomon as an old man. He realized how much he had lost spiritually by putting pleasure ahead of his walk with God. Chapter 21 is “The Love Of Money.” It shows how, even strong Christians, can stray away from Christ when they put money first (1 Timothy 6:10). Chapter 22 is “Bad Role Models For Christ.” It shows how those who put wealth first can bring scorn upon Christ. Chapter 23 is “Idolatry.” It describes how Christians can be led astray by sports, rock concerts, and any other obsessive activity.
Chapter 24 is “Love of Self.” It discusses how self-pity and fear can become stumbling blocks that can get in the way of a Christian’s relationship with God. And lastly, there is the Epilogue. It describes how this whole project began. And it invites the reader to come to the Lord for the first time or return to Him if they have strayed away.
Titles in the series (3)
- How The Church Began
1
This is book 1 of a 3 book series. It answers questions many Christians have but not known where to look. Chapter 1 is “Our Responsibility To God.” The question here is how can I be sure that I’ll end up in Heaven? People hope that good works will get them there. Yet the Bible says, “...all our righteous acts are like filthy rags” (Isaiah 64:6 NIV). Your good works are important to God. But only the ones His Spirit leads you to do! “For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do” (Ephesians 2:10 NIV). Chapter 2 is “Passing The Buck.” It deals with the excuses people use to escape taking responsibility for their mistakes. They pass the blame along to someone else. This won’t work with God. If someone else does wrong, they will answer to God for it. If you sin against Him, you will answer to Him for it! Chapter 3 is “God Deals With Nations.” It discusses the degeneration of the human race from the time of Adam. And how his descendants formed tribes that sinned against God and spread all over the earth. True enlightenment didn’t come until missionaries began to travel throughout the world spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ. However, God did bless some pagan nations because He had a purpose in it. Chapter 4 is “Church History.” If you have wondered why there are so many denominations and different doctrines, this chapter explains it. “For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus” (1 Timothy 2:5 NIV). And He has only one opinion on each issue. That leads us into Chapter 5, “Churchianity.” That’s the reason for the discrepancy in doctrine! Paul told the church, “Even from your own number men will arise and distort the truth in order to draw away disciples after them” (Acts 20:30 NIV). Too many ministers want glory for themselves. And they use the pulpit to achieve it. Chapter 6 is “Catholic Missionaries Worldwide.” It explains how the Roman Empire, which had originally been persecuting the church, reversed its strategy. Under Emperor Constantine, the church became politicized. Mixing the teachings of Christ and the Apostles with pagan beliefs was found to be a good way of influencing other nations. And it worked! The Roman Empire began to spread over much of Africa, Asia, and Europe. Chapter 7 is “God’s Global Strategy.” It explains why certain cultures have been blessed by the Lord even when they were not serving Him. It discusses prophecy that the angel Gabriel gave to Daniel which has already come true. And how angels and demons influence people and help them achieve greatness or destruction. This theme leads right into chapter 8, “To Give God Glory.” It gives specific examples of nations that were greatly blessed so that God could achieve His ultimate goal. That is to bring as many people as possible to the knowledge of the truth. The Lord wants to show us how much He wants to raise us up to greatness when we are willing to love Him and put Him first. The British Empire is given as an example. It discusses how England was once a pagan nation greatly influenced by the Druid religion which involved witchcraft and human sacrifice. Yet through Christian theologians like Wesley and Tyndale it became great. It eventually became so powerful that it was said that the sun never set on the British Empire. Yet today England has begun to revert to its past with witchcraft and pagan doctrines. Consequently, it has lost much of the land and prestige it once had when it gave glory to God.
- What God Expects
2
This is book 2 of a 3 book series. It is a spiritual road map to the Christian who wants to please God but feels confused about doctrine. Chapter 1 is “Evolution and Man’s Rebellious Nature.” It explains why it’s hard for people to live above sin. For as Christ shines into our hearts He illuminates the darkness. So we see ourselves as we really are. Right away our defenses go up. Our pride and love of self feels attacked. Chapter 2 is “Do You Second Guess God?” We all have a tendency to think we know best. We minimize our faults and magnify our good traits for it makes us feel important. Chapter 3 is “Rebellious Attitudes.” It is human nature to want to be served, not to serve. Even Christians want to know what God can do for them. Chapter 4 is “Doing It God’s Way.” People want to choose what they will do for God instead of seeking His will. Chapter 5 is “Man’s Ingratitude And Spiritual Warfare.” It discusses how people want what God has, but they don’t want Him. Chapter 6 is “Trying To Please God.” An example is given to show how important it is to let God fight spiritual battles through us. We cannot fight spiritual warfare with carnal weapons. Chapter 7 is “God’s Demolition Process in Us.” It explains why we so often lose all the carnal crutches we depend upon when we choose to live for Christ. We lose jobs, friends, family etc. For God has to knock us down in order to build a new foundation in Christ. Chapter 8 is “God Makes Our Decisions.” Living by faith is the hardest part of pleasing God. We want to control our lives and make our own decisions. But in Christ we must let go of the steering wheel and let God be our navigator and driver! Chapter 9 is “Rejection, Separation, And New Life.” While the rest of the world seeks after wealth and pleasure, those who want to live for Christ serve a different master (Matthew 4:1-10). The closer we get to Christ the further we are from the world (John 17:14, James 4:4). Chapter 10 is “The Disciples Learn To Trust Christ.” It describes the fear the disciples had when Jesus was arrested and crucified. They had always depended on Him. Now He was taken from them. Chapter 11 is “A Stronger Faith.” Out of the Lord’s death and resurrection came new life and new faith for His disciples. Chapter 12 is “Putting Christ First.” It says that nothing in the world is of greater value than salvation in Christ. And how we cannot take our worldly treasures with us into eternity. Chapter 13 is “Unloading Worldliness.” It explains the Lord’s metaphor about the camel and the needle. Chapter 14 is “Living Above Sin.” It encourages the reader not to give up hope. No matter how big the temptation, Christ can give us the ability to live above sin. Chapter 15 is “Setting The Right Example.” It gives personal examples from the author’s own experience, of how important it is to be a good role model. Chapter 16 is “Rejecting Worldliness.” The author discusses her own relationship with her mother-in-law who was very worldly when they first met. But whom she led to Christ on her mother-in-law’s deathbed. Chapter 17 is “Falling In Love With Christ.” It describes the joy and peace of receiving the baptism in the Holy Spirit. Chapter 18 is “The Selfish Human Nature.” It uses the analogy of birds and squirrels to describe the natural tendency toward self-love and putting oneself on the throne of our heart instead of Christ. We think we are basically good, but “all of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags...” (Isaiah 64:6 NIV). So how do we achieve the right relationship with God?
- Maturity In Christ
3
This is book 3 of a 3 book series. It is the longest of the books. The first 3 chapters are “The Holiness of God,” “The Testing Of Our Faith,” and “Selfishness And Pride.” They reveal major obstacles to Christians who want a deeper faith. For we “...walk by faith, not by sight” (2 Corinthians 5:7 KJV). God wants us to become so holy (1 Peter 1:15-16) that we hate “...even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh” (Jude 1:23 NIV). Yet this flies in the face of everything this world stands for. It separates us from lukewarm church goers (Revelation 3:16) who still love the things of this world (1 John 2:15-17), yet expect to get to Heaven. Chapters 4, 5, and 6 are “Examples Of Selfishness,” “God’s Terms, Not Ours,” and “Making Changes In Our Lives.” Living by faith requires becoming less so that Christ can become greater in us (John 3:30). Christ must be our role model! That brings us to chapters 7 and 8, “Learning Obedience” and “Sin Is In Our Blood.” To walk with Christ isn’t easy. As we get closer to Him, the rest of the world speeds past us the wrong way, like a train heading for destruction. Chapter 9 is “Infant Death And Suicide”. It warns against suicide. For Christ’s love (Romans 8:35-38) and peace (Philippians 4:7) is greater than our pain when we put Him first. Chapter 10 is “The Dilemma.” It explains what to do when you sin and feel discouraged in your faith. Chapters 11, 12, and 13 are “Getting Off Balance,” “People Become Fanatics For A Cause,” and “God Doesn’t Need Us, We Need Him.” They show how good works and social programs can lead to pride and a haughty attitude (Proverbs 16:18) when they’re not Spirit led. They also lead to a false sense of security. Chapter 14 is “Growing In Faith.” It shows how God humbles us to teach us to rely on Him. Chapter 15 is “God Teaches Us.” It explains why we can’t fight spiritual battles with carnal weapons. And how the Holy Spirit fights for us when we serve Christ. Chapter 16 is “Temptation.” It comforts those dealing with severe temptation and shows how we can live above sin. Chapter 17 is “Liberal Thinking.” Contrary to popular belief, people are not basically good deep down inside (Jeremiah 17:9). That’s why we need to depend upon Christ. Chapter 18 is “Judging The World.” It contradicts church doctrine, which encourages a condescending attitude toward the world (John 3:17 and 1 Peter 4:17). This theme continues in Chapter 19, “The Separation Process.” It discusses a lesson the apostles learned about replacing arrogance with love. Chapter 20 is “The Love Of Material Blessings.” It describes the heartbreak of Solomon as an old man. He realized how much he had lost spiritually by putting pleasure ahead of his walk with God. Chapter 21 is “The Love Of Money.” It shows how, even strong Christians, can stray away from Christ when they put money first (1 Timothy 6:10). Chapter 22 is “Bad Role Models For Christ.” It shows how those who put wealth first can bring scorn upon Christ. Chapter 23 is “Idolatry.” It describes how Christians can be led astray by sports, rock concerts, and any other obsessive activity. Chapter 24 is “Love of Self.” It discusses how self-pity and fear can become stumbling blocks that can get in the way of a Christian’s relationship with God. And lastly, there is the Epilogue. It describes how this whole project began. And it invites the reader to come to the Lord for the first time or return to Him if they have strayed away.
Anne Kaestner
Anne Kaestner is co-founder of Bible Believers Fellowship, Inc. with her husband Eric. She is the Vice President and Executive Director. Anne also functions as Secretary of the Corporation, and is involved in all major Executive decisions. She attends all Board of Directors meetings, as well as any initial and/or important meetings with professionals hired by the Corporation, including legal, banking, and accounting services. Anne runs the office and is also in charge of personnel. Aside from all of this, she has pioneered our efforts to purchase, at a drastically reduced price, the numerous Christian role model books that we distribute free of charge in correctional facilities nationwide. Anne is in charge of spiritual and doctrinal matters, as well as most written communication. Except for an occasional inmate testimony, she does all of the writing for our publication “The Good News Letter,” most of our mass produced literature, and most of our ebooks. She is in charge of all counseling, the majority of which she handles personally. She is actively involved in researching information that will assist us with our newsletter articles and similar literature, including our “Answers To Your Questions” series. Besides this, she personally reads any and all books and screens all videos that we purchase for distribution. And she was the original liaison between the video suppliers and this ministry. She arranged for the BBFI imprint in our role model books and worked to ensure that we receive copyright clearance on all the Christian videos that we distribute to prisons and jails.
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