Spiritual Honesty

The truest measure of religion is not obedience... It is behavior.

by Paul H. Price


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Hardcover
£15.72
Softcover
£9.80
Hardcover
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Book Details

Language : English
Publication Date : 23/08/2012

Format : Hardcover
Dimensions : 6x9
Page Count : 150
ISBN : 9781477219713
Format : Softcover
Dimensions : 6x9
Page Count : 150
ISBN : 9781477219737

About the Book

The great peril of any religious life is the naturally produced conflict between rules and relationships. That conflict occurs when our focus becomes primarily the living of religion, attending mostly to the outwardness of faith, to the fulfilling of commandments. It is then that religion can becomes its own religion, it can become what we worship, believing that the satisfying of the processes and requirements of our faith are what will justify us. The rules of any faith are the means to an end, not the sole qualifications. Religion, and the practice of religion, is a vehicle, a catalyst, a foundation designed to facilitate a very authentic change in us, in our nature, in our very behavior. The underpinning of that change is when relationships become the reason for obedience and action, not the blessings and consequences of the rules.


About the Author

Paul Price was raised in Southeastern Idaho and has lived and worked in Northern California for the past thirty years. He is a Registered Investment Advisor for Woodbury Financial Services, Co-Owner of FlyLines, a flyfishing accessories company and Author of three books, "Last Chance", "Childhood Dying" and "Spiritual Honesty". He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Economics and a Master's Degree in Education, both from California State University. He has been married to Christine Pinegar for thirty seven years and are the proud parents of seven children and five grandchildren.