God's Word for the 21st Century
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From the Introduction:by Rev. Richard A. Wittig:
Each chapter offers the riches of the Bible in an accessible format that speaks to a specific human concern from forgiveness and hope to wealth and justice. It is in some ways a fully printed out concordance, so that references are immediately available, without having to search anywhere else. They are right at the fingertips. This book allows readers to easily find truth and meaning in Bible verses for theological and personal study and reference and would be ideal for all ministries to inspire people to read Scripture on a daily basis, fostering a greater interest in Bible reading worldwide.
The Bible is a gift of God to all the world's people. However, it is often a gift that many find very difficult to open. The arrangement of the Bible can be confusing. Information and ideas can be difficult to discover. It can seem like an impossible maze. Even for those who have received the gift of the Bible and learned how to navigate it, the Bible can still be difficult terrain in which to search for truth and meaning, especially in regard to specific questions or concerns. God's Word for the 21st Century is a wonderful help to enter the treasures of the Bible and thus more deeply into God's love and intention for us all.CONTENTS
1. BIBLE (The Word of God)2. BLESSING
3. BODY4. BORN AGAIN (Holy Spirit)
5. CHRISTIANITY6. CHURCH
7. COURAGE8. DEATH
9. FAITH (Trust)10. FORGIVENESS
11. FREEDOM12. GOD (Jehovah)
13. GRACE (Mercy, Compassion)14. HEAVEN
15. HELL16. HOPE
17. JESUS CHRIST (The Son)18. JOY (Happiness)
19. JUSTICE (Righteousness, Judgment)20. KNOWLEDGE
21. LIFE22. LOVE
23. OFFERING (Tithing)
24. PATIENCE
25. PEACE 26. POWER27. PRAISE (Honor, Glory, Worship)
28. PRAYER29. PROTECTION
30. SALVATION31. SATAN (Devil)
32. SECOND COMING OF CHRIST (End of the World)33. SIN (Evil)
34. TEMPTATION35. TRUTH (Light)
36. WEALTH (Riches)37. WISDOM
21 LIFEDEUTERONOMY 30
15 See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil;16 In that I command thee this day to love the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the Lord thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it.
17 But if thine heart turn away, so that thou wilt not hear, but shall be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them;18 I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish, and that ye shall not prolong your days upon the land, whither thou passest over Jordan to go to possess it.
19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:20 That thou mayest love the Lord thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.
JOB 334 The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.
PSALM 369 For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.
PROVERBS 835 For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favor of the Lord.
36 But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.EZEKIEL 37
1 The hand of the Lord was upon me, and carried me out in the Spirit of the Lord, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones,2 And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
3 And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord God, thou knowest.4 Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the Lord.
5 Thus saith the Lord God unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live.6 And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in unto you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the Lord.
7 So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone.8 And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them.
9 Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord God; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.10 So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.
11 Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts.12 Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel.
13 And ye shall know that I am the Lord, when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your graves,14 And shall put my Spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the Lord have spoken it, and performed it, saith the Lord.
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Every life is a gift from God, whether one acknowledges this fact or not. And everybody lives either according to God’s will or against it. The best way to love God and our neighbor is to live in harmony with God’s will. To clearly inspire the direction of human living, God’s Word for the 21st Century has been published.
This book is an inspirational reference designed to engender a greater interest in reading, studying, and understanding the Bible. With thirty-seven chapters that relate to the essential aspects of human life, the book offers topics in which most people have an interest and curiosity. Solutions and insights for these chapter titles are cited from Genesis through Revelation. Each chapter and page will help readers discover every essence of the Biblical message for human life today. The book will also serve as an excellent aid for outreach programs, Bible studies, and preparation of theological theses and sermons.
As extolled in the Introduction by Reverend Richard A. Wittig, each chapter offers the riches of the Bible in an accessible format that speaks to a specific human concern from forgiveness and hope to wealth and justice. It is in some ways a fully printed out concordance, so that references are immediately available, without having to search anywhere else. They are right at the fingertips. This book allows readers to easily find truth and meaning in Bible verses for theological and personal study and reference and would be ideal for all ministries to inspire people to read Scripture on a daily basis, fostering a greater interest in Bible reading worldwide.
As Reverend Wittig further reflects, the Bible is a gift of God to all the world's people. However, it is often a gift that many find very difficult to open. The arrangement of the Bible can be confusing. Information and ideas can be difficult to discover. It can seem like an impossible maze. Even for those who have received the gift of the Bible and learned how to navigate it, the Bible can still be difficult terrain in which to search for truth and meaning, especially in regard to specific questions or concerns. God's Word for the 21st Century is a wonderful help to enter the treasures of the Bible and thus more deeply into God's love and intention for us all.
About the Author
Grace Song, M.S., has worked as a pharmacist and high-school science teacher. Since her own high-school days from 1947 on, personal study of the Bible and expansive readings of theological, philosophical, and literary works, including those by Dante Alighieri, Emanuel Swedenborg, St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Francis of Assisi, and many other saints, as well as their biographies, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Kant, Goethe, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, and Dickens, among others, provided the basis for a profound understanding of the teachings of the Bible and how it so completely addresses and fulfills societal needs. In 1983, she and her husband Samuel Song established the publishing company International Life Message, Inc. In 1984, the company published The Bible Compiled for a Blessed Life, which has been distributed to a wide array of individuals and organizations as an evangelical tool. The book was later published with AuthorHouse as God’s Word for the 21st Century. Endorsements from various spiritual leaders, including the Stanford University chaplain, government officials, and other public figures, praise The Bible Compiled for a Blessed Life.