Thanks Be To God
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"A must read for anyone who needs to connect with the Lord." (Professor Vincent Golphin)
Jesus Christ is described in the Bible as the Prince of Peace and the Christian Gospel has provided hope and meaning to spiritual seekers for two thousand years. In this time of great global uncertainty, the teachings of Jesus are arguably more important today than ever before.
Author Steven Colborne, a first-class BA (Hons) graduate with a postgraduate certificate in Philosophy and Religion, has spent many years exploring the Christian faith in an immersive way. Colborne had a born again experience during a spell in psychiatric hospital in 2008, and since then has written over a dozen books exploring all of the big problems and questions of theology.
In an age when spiritual practices that are contrary to the teachings of Jesus are on the rise, Colborne has written Thanks Be To God, a concise book that will enable anyone who is interested in spirituality to get to grips with the core teachings of Christianity so that they can better understand whether they should accept or reject the teaching and person of Jesus.
Thanks Be To God contains 20 important passages of Scripture, with each passage accompanied by a short reflection from Colborne to offer context and insight. The book is ideally suited to people who are interested in exploring Christianity but feel daunted by the prospect of reading the entire Bible. The book would also serve as a great refresher for the lapsed Christian or as a thoughtful gift for someone needing spiritual encouragement.
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Thanks Be To God - Steven Colborne
THANKS BE TO GOD
A Selection of Christian Scriptures for Spiritual Seekers
STEVEN COLBORNE
Tealight BooksCopyright
TEALIGHT BOOKS
London, England
www.tealightbooks.com
Thanks Be To God
Copyright © Steven Colborne 2020
The right of Steven Colborne to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs, and Patents Act 1988.
All Scripture quotations are taken from the Anglicized edition of the English Standard Version of the Bible
© 2002 Harper Collins Publishers.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior permission of the copyright holder.
ISBN (Paperback): 978-1-8383303-0-9
ISBN (EPUB): 978-1-8383303-1-6
Contents
Introduction
1. The Light Shines in the Darkness
2. Jesus’ Teaching on Forgiveness
3. The Moral Teaching of Jesus
4. Not Peace, But a Sword
5. The Woman Caught in Adultery
6. Son of God: Blasphemy or Truth?
7. The Relationship Between Jesus and God the Father
8. Christ’s Example of Humility
9. God is Merciful
10. A Claim of Unrivalled Boldness
11. The Jailer who was Humbled
12. Distinguishing Right from Wrong Action
13. Predestination
14. Having Peace with God
15. God Will Not Forsake His Saints
16. Be Dedicated to God Alone
17. Love thy Neighbour
18. The Final Judgement
19. Jesus is Lord
20. Jesus Promises Rest
Afterword
About the Author
Web Links
Also by Steven Colborne
Introduction
Greetings and blessings to you, my fellow sojourner in this mysterious life.
Have you been wondering how to make sense of it all? Have you wondered about the amount of suffering in the world, and how cruel it seems, and how to understand God in light of all the apparent injustice?
Friend, do not be so rash as to dismiss the God to whom Christians have looked for answers to these questions for the last two thousand years. God has not left you to tackle these mysteries on your