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Enhancing Your Relationship with Christ as You Walk in the Spirit While Never Alone in the New Exodus with the Kingdom of God Within You
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All major points of Christianity will be briefly reviewed (a few only identified) in this handbook tying many ideas together which is the reason for so many pages. The content presents a God who to all readers appears as nothing like the other gods defined by man. Going beyond this point, however, the conclusion uses the content to support the belief that this God is the only true, non-manmade God, and He wants a relationship with every person including you! Man can be for all practical purposes certain that the trinity of the Lord God Jehovah/Son/Spirit of the Bible is not manmade. There’s only one way a man can know for certain that the Lord God is not manmade and that would be if he were omniscient but then he would also be God. If so, there would be no God. However in this life, belief in God is not about an air tight case, it’s about feelings of the heart (honor, honesty, truth, integrity, loyalty, trust, faith, and such as these), “For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation,” Romans 10:10. No other document like God’s Bible exists in the universe. The Bible is a “one and only” creation. It’s divinely inspired originating from the one Supreme Being creator of the universe (a third part of His trinity Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) covering over 4000 years of human existence with almost 800,000 words compiled by 40 or so men over a span of 1,500 or so years all in a doctrine referred to as progressive revelation (where later sections contain a fuller revelation of God) which includes approximately 2500 (1817 by other accounts) prophecies 2000 or more of which are already perfectly fulfilled (coincidentally 27% or so of Bible verses contain prophecy). Its timeline begins with the creation of the universe and then man going forward into eternity (infinity which is considered undefined). Its writing styles include 43% narrative, 33% poetry, and 24% prose discourse at four levels/senses of interpretation which are literal, allegorical, topological/moral and anagogical all of which must be understood through the rhetoric of three different languages speaking through a multitude of cultures and 76 clearly listed generations in over 70 different nations where every nation possesses different cultures that interact and change with time. Without hesitating, we can say His Bible is not “of man” and in many respects is as complicated as is His universe. God provides tools to protect and empower born-again believers, but they need to learn how to use them. Again as Jesus said, “He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water” John 7:37-39. In this context, Jesus used the word koilia meaning womb or belly or even bowel and “rivers of living water” pertaining to the Holy Spirit. “And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper” (Psalm 1:3). In John 7, Jesus was telling the crowds at this Feast of Tabernacles (and us) that their feast procession of pouring water from the Pool of Siloam at the altar pointing to the future outpouring of the Holy Spirit was soon to be fulfilled and available to them, you, and me (Isaiah 12:3; 44:3). In John 7:37 Jesus told the crowds that He was the fulfillment of this Feast of Tabernacles (the source of living water for those who were thirsty, the bread of life, the Word become flesh) somewhat along the same lines as He told the Samaritan woman at the well (John 4:10-14). He instructs us to go straight to Him as the source of power in a personal relationship where He’ll share His plans for us to prosper for His kingdom. Do you want to connect with Him at this level? If so, then this handbook is designed for you to empower you as a born-again believer with critical information of this type the intent of which is to provide situational awareness, incentive, motivation, and to get new believers connected and “up and running” as quickly as possible to connect them (you) with His “rivers of living water.” After all, "scientia potentia est" (knowledge is power) or as Solomon put it in Proverbs 24:5, “A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.” So let’s get started! Without salvation, a relationship with Christ is impossible. Regarding salvation Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6. Regarding getting into heaven Jesus said, “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’” Matthew 7:21-23. These are the four most eternally devastating words that a person can ever hear. Jesus words, “I never knew you” are my motivation for this handbook. I look around me and see millions of people claiming they are “Christian” when they don’t have a clue about who Jesus is and live (think) like the devil. Jesus said we will know them by their fruit, and you can’t serve two masters. John tells us, "If we say we have fellowship with Him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth" 1 John 1:6. Mainstream Christian leaders are sounding the alarm about this issue like Russell More, “We’ve become the people that Jesus warned us about.” Do you want to know the heart of God? Do you want God to know you? Are you taking any action to “know God”? Are you doing the will of the Father? Do you understand what that even implies?
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Book 1 of 2 leaves you with no doubt (using logic, reason, and proofs) that the God of the Bible is the only God known to humanity who is not human-defined. He’s the only self-authenticated aseity. His Bible does not define a religion. It’s a spiritual toolset of the heart for transformational empowerment that enables a relationship with Him by allowing His Holy Spirit to provide you with direct, real-time communication (RTC) to His throne of grace. It was this relationship which is required by humans to fellowship with God their creator that was severed in the Garden of Eden and then restored by Jesus’ fulfillment of the law and prophecy at Calvary. Book 2 is a guide for establishing and enhancing your relationship with your Savior per His will through His power and for His glory through actions that God rewards. First and foremost, this handbook is nondenominational. The primary doctrine promoted is God’s desire to conform us to the image of His Son through His Word which implements a desire in us to spend our life on earth and in eternity with Him.
This handbook encourages those who accept Christ’s invitation as Savior to develop through God’s Holy Spirit the life changing relationship we were created for and will always need. This relationship is guaranteed to fill the void in your heart/life with an eternal relationship with Jesus Christ for which you’ll thank God for, always. In addition, this relationship with Christ compels believers to share God’s love and the gospel with others. As such, this handbook is also equipped for those who have not and those who are not sure they repented and accepted Jesus as Lord with a “salvation check” in this regard in APPENDIX: Sanity Check On Your Salvation all of which is 100% biblical.
This handbook is hundreds of liberating, uncompromising, life-challenging pages, and Calls To Action leaving no stone unturned to enhance your mortal/eternal life through God’s Holy Spirit!
-God says “I desire mercy, not sacrifice” prioritizing the value of love and compassion over rituals/rules.
-Salvation requires faith, conviction and repentance of sin leading to a life changing transformation.
-God calls those who are “born again” to love others, not judge them. Judging is Jesus’ job, not ours.
-The Law of Christ (love God and others as self) supersedes the Law of Moses (Ten Commandments).
-Christians are to walk in the Spirit with the mind of Christ leading to being conformed to His image.
-The Holy Spirit empowers Christians. However, Christians must choose to follow the mind of Christ.
-Look inside at the first few pages for more points like these along with content synopsis and reviews.
About the Author
Kelly A Allison: PhD in Biblical Studies, Master of Ministry, Master’s in Mathematics, Master’s in Computer Science AI, BS in CS and Math, Associates in Viticulture and Enology, Lifetime Secondary Teaching Certification in Texas, US Navy veteran, over sixty years experience serving Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, almost forty years experience writing real-time, embedded software systems for EMV credit cards, telephone call connection systems, and Secret class US military defense systems. Jesus Christ saved my soul over sixty years ago. I practiced the Baptist doctrine most of my life. I switched to United Methodist around 2016 when 84 percent of white evangelicals supported an antichrist, demagogue, solipsist for POTUS; God does NOT promote antichrist people as leaders (1 John 2:18). BTW, my wife and I did not switch to Global Methodist. The reason we switched denominations is part of the motivation to create this handbook. Estimates indicate well over half of professing “Christians” do NOT have a relationship with Jesus Christ. Voting for an evil, antichrist, demagogue solipsist three elections in a row is a deliberate pattern of antichrist behavior (Ps. 5:5, 11:5; Eph. 5:11; Matt. 6:13; John 10:27; 1 John 2:6) and not the behavior of Christ. They don’t know Jesus, because they don’t know His Father (John 8:19). The worst words anyone can hear from Jesus are, “I never knew you; depart from me” (Matt. 7:23 ESV). If they had an established relationship with God, they’d know Jesus. An established, working relationship with God through Jesus is the key to a fulfilled earthly and eternal life.
On a personal note: I accepted Jesus as my Savior before age 10. I went back to Jesus for assurance of my salvation time and time again. I still go to Him sometimes in prayer to ensure He knows I want to spend eternity with Him and not with unbelievers. I am comforted in assuring Christ that I love Him, want what He wants (after God’s heart), and want to be now and for the rest of eternity in His presence.
I grew up with exceptional grades in advanced classes in school. My IQ score was in the upper range of ~7 percent of the population. I earned honors in all my undergraduate and graduate studies. I enjoy and take learning seriously. I earned the university degrees listed above with honor GPAs in all of them. My career in math and computer science required precision in everything; for success, everything must be precise. I treated this handbook as I treat everything in my life, with precision. “Kinda, sorta”, “probably” does not work for me (or God). My resume and job history assured employers I “get ‘er done” before the due date and better/quicker than they or their customers expected. This is the person who wrote this handbook. You can find comfort in this.
Synopsis of what I believe: God is a Trinitarian entity: Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. He created our universe from nothing along with plants and animals with the capability for microevolution. He created Adam and from Adam created Eve as equal partners in their relationship. God does not need us; we need Him. He created us with a need for a relationship with Him where we worship Him. God has agape love for us where He pursues us to establish a relationship. I believe the human tripartite view where each person has a body, soul, and spirit which returns if/when the person accepts Jesus as Savior (at conversion). A human body receives its “soul” (the person) sometime after birth and not before. The Bible is God’s inspired Word telling us what we need to know about Him to generate enough faith to accept Him as Lord of our life. He has a divine plan for everyone and an individual plan for each person.
Christians, today, are not called to live by the Ten Commandments, but are called to continually “walk in the Spirit” enabling them to live under the Law of Christ (love God and others as self) in Christ’s New Covenant. As such, God’s Holy Spirit enables us to love others as He loved us and NOT to judge others. Judging is Jesus’ job since He is the only righteous entity capable/qualified to judge the heart. I assure you Jesus is humanity’s judge (John 5:22), not you or anyone else! Jesus is the theme of the Bible. He came to earth as a man born of a virgin to show us how to live with the heart of God and to atone for our sins providing humanity a path back to its original fellowship with God. To regain our/His spirit along with a relationship with Him, we must be born again. This conversion process requires conviction of sin by God’s Holy Spirit, faith provided by God, our repentance and confession of sin, where the person recognizes sin separates us from God to then turn from sin and put Christ on the throne of their life to follow and learn about Him. Baptism is not required for salvation but is symbolic of salvation. Each believer is to be conformed to the image of Christ as per God’s plan for their life. Believers are rewarded for actions accomplished as per God’s will through His power and for His glory. When the Church Age has run its course, God will rapture His Church/Bride from earth. At the last judgment, people who neglected or rejected being “born again” will be separated from God their creator for all eternity. Those accepting Him will spend eternity with God in the New Heaven and New Earth.
CRITICAL: Just believing in God (and Jesus as His son) is NOT salvation. God’s Holy Spirit provides conviction of sin. Conviction of sin is necessary to enable confession of sin. Confession of sin leads to repentance of sin. Unless there’s repentance of sin (includes a changed mind and behavior), there’s no forgiveness of sin. Without forgiveness of sin, there’s no salvation from the penalty of sin.
Note: This handbook is not intended to “judge” anyone for any reason. The goal is to serve as a “wake-up call” for those who may be muddling through their relationship with Jesus, those who think they have a relationship with Jesus but don’t (Matt. 7:23), and those who don’t know Jesus as their Savior. To me, the saddest of these three tragedies are those who assumed they knew God but didn’t. I read once the church does not need another “book” of facts. It needs a learning program for hands on training of new born-again believers on how to establish and enhance their relationship with God. This is my purpose for this handbook. Someone said, don’t ever forget what purpose motivated you to write your book, so there it is. This book is larger than most but only scratches the surface of who God is and what His intentions are toward us. Our intent is to motivate you.