Understanding God's Contracts with Mankind
Your Path to Understanding Christianity
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Understanding your Christianity, your beliefs, and your faith is absolutely necessary to explain it to others, and sometimes it is necessary just to maintain one's own faith. It seems that every point one makes raises more questions. For example, you might get questions such as: Why you are a Christian?, Why should I believe in Jesus Christ?, What difference does it make?, and on and on. The questions could be endless. A simple answer could lead to more questions, such as: So what?, What do you mean Jesus saves?, Saves from what?, Who was this Jesus Christ?, What do you mean he died to save me from my sins?, Why would anyone do that or believe that?, Do you really believe that Jesus died and came back to life?, and so on. The main purpose of this book is to prepare you to have the answers for yourself and for others. It is not enough to be familiar with this subject, or even have a substantial amount of knowledge about the Bible and Christianity, the level of learning necessary to keep your own faith and to grow as a Christian, and certainly to explain it to others, is understanding. ...
Recent studies are showing that Americans are becoming less Christian and more secular. An Associated Press report indicates that while Christianity is still the dominate faith in the United States, only 7 in 10 Americans identify with the tradition. However, the ranks of Christians have declined as the segment of people with no religion has grown. Between 2007 and 2014 Pew research indicates that Americans who describe themselves as atheist, agnostic or of no particular faith grew from 16% to 23%. At the same time, Christians dropped from 78% to just under 71% of the population. The Pew study also found an increase in membership in non-Christian faiths.
Perhaps an even more disturbing trend is that new research is showing that roughly 70% of Christian young people who attend church through high school, and while at home, drop away from the faith after they attend a secular college.
This book is intended to empower readers to stem the tide of those negative trends.
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So you believe in Jesus Christ—or you think you ought to believe—or at least want to know more of what Christianity is all about. To anyone, this book will provide a short course to understanding Christianity. Even the well-versed Christians will glean some extra-solid food to grow in their understanding. It is not enough to be a bit familiar or have some knowledge of what it is all about. To maintain our own faith and belief when challenged, and certainly to be able to explain Christianity to others, we need answers and understanding. This book will send you in the right direction to understand God’s contract or relationship with man and have a closer personal relationship with Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit.
About the Author
J. William Howerton is a native and resident of Paducah, Kentucky. He is a retired judge of the Kentucky Court of Appeals and served as chief judge from 1986 through 1990. He is a Korean veteran and a retired lieutenant colonel from the USAF Reserve. He graduated from the University of Kentucky with a BS in commerce and a Juris Doctor degree. He is presently chairman of a charitable foundation.