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Are you Experiencing New Life?You were probably told that salvation is a free gift. But trying to live up to what you think God demands feels like anything but a gift.The problem? You're basing your Christianity in the Old Testament--making your faith a law-based religion. But the New Covenant, which God has put in place through Jesus' death, changes everything. Bestselling author Bob George opens up the Scriptures and guides you through truth that will make God's plan clear. You'll be able to see how, in your life...effort, guilt, and fear from living under law will give way to rest and peace from realizing that your relationship with God doesn't depend on your performancemotivation by punishment will be replaced by inner motivation through his complete acceptancethe sense of distance from God will be transformed into confidence in his unconditional loveNothing could be better than experiencing the fullness of God's plan for you. This fullness is yours because Jesus changes everything.

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Publié par	Harvest House Publishers, Inc.
Date de parution	01 mars 2013
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9780736948913
Langue	English

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HARVEST HOUSE PUBLISHERS
EUGENE, OREGON
All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from The Holy Bible, New International Version NIV . Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com
Verses marked ESV are from The ESV Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version ), copyright 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
All emphasis (italics) added to Scripture quotations is the author s.
Cover by Koechel Peterson Associates, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota
All personal examples in this book are true. Where individuals may be identifiable, they have granted the author and the publisher the right to use their names, stories, and/or facts of their lives in all manners, including composite or altered representations. In all other cases, names, circumstances, descriptions, and details have been changed to render individuals unidentifiable.
JESUS CHANGES EVERYTHING
Copyright 2013 by Bob George
Published by Harvest House Publishers
Eugene, Oregon 97402
www.harvesthousepublishers.com
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
George, Bob, 1933-
Jesus changes everything / by Bob George.
p. cm.
ISBN 978-0-7369-4890-6 (pbk.)
ISBN 978-0-7369-4891-3 (eBook)
1. Grace (Theology) I. Title.
BT761.3.G455 2013
234-dc23
2012026073
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, digital, photocopy, recording, or any other-except for brief quotations in printed reviews, without the prior permission of the publisher.
To Bob Hawkins Jr. and the staff of Harvest House Publishers:
I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus (Philippians 1:3-6).
I also thank God for my wife, Amy, my daughter, Debbie, and my son, Bob, who have stood by me through all the difficulties and joys of life.
Contents
Why Does Jesus Change Everything?
1. The Big Picture
What s the Issue? Why Is It So Important?
2. The Legalistic Paradox
Why Christians Hide What s Inside
3. A Path to New Covenant Understanding
Aha! Moments from God s Word
4. The Glory and Weakness of the Old Covenant
People - Not God - Were the Problem
5. The New and Better Covenant
There s No More If
6. God s Dividing Line of History
Jesus Changes Everything
7. A New Heart
God s Answer for Dead People
8. Unconditional Acceptance
What God Has Always Wanted
9. An Intimate Relationship with the Father
The Barriers Are Down
10. Total Forgiveness
Done Perfectly, Completely, Once-for-All
11. Rest for the Soul
The Relaxation of Knowing Christ
A Personal Invitation
About Bob George
Why Does Jesus Change Everything?
Jesus changes everything. This could easily be considered just another shallow Christian clich . But I mean it with complete seriousness, and to a level that s hard to express.
Christ first changed my life in 1969 when my wife, Amy, and I heard the gospel and put our faith in him. The impact on me was dramatic-one of those darkness-to-light conversions. Previously egotistical, money-driven, and selfish, I turned into a man with brand-new sensitivities and a drive to help others come to know the Jesus who had changed me.
I discovered over the next 40 years that my conversion was only the beginning of many experiences of the kind of changes Jesus makes. Countless times I ve had my understanding and expectations overhauled as the Lord opened my eyes to new truth about him, about me, and about life.
You can say that Jesus is all about change. He said he came to give his life as a ransom for many (Matthew 20:28), to seek and to save the lost (Luke 19:10); he came so that those who believe in him may have life, and have it to the full (John 10:10). As we read further in the New Testament we discover that ultimately all of creation will be renewed as a result of his work and under his lordship.
He has changed everything in this world s sphere already. Over much of the globe, today s date is determined by an estimate of the day he was born. However, as familiar as that reckoning is, we will see that it is off by about 33 years.
Why do I say this? It is because the real dividing point of history is not the birth of Christ, but his death on the cross. His death simultaneously fulfilled the Old Covenant-God s agreement with the people of Israel, made at Mount Sinai-and inaugurated the New Covenant-the new agreement God established, and the one under which we live today. This is the change that makes all the difference in the history of the universe, and all the difference in your life and mine.
That s why I have written this book to explain the New Covenant. In it, you will find new understanding of what Christ has done and will do for you. You ll get a rich picture of the kind of changes Jesus can and will make in your life if you put your trust in him for your day-to-day existence.
This may be the first time you learn of the changes Christ makes. Or Jesus may already have changed your life to an extent. Either way, there is more to come-much more than you have ever dreamed!
It is my hope that you will discover the richness of Christ, and also the wealth that is yours because of this New Covenant he has brought into being.
May his changes in your life be a rich journey of discovery until he takes you to the fullness of eternal life in his presence.
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The Big Picture
What s the Issue? Why Is It So Important?
You may not be sure what I mean by saying that I am a New Covenant man. Or maybe you have an inkling from what I wrote on the previous pages. Either way, if you ll stick with me through this book, I promise to share with you the best news ever given to the human race. The New Covenant encompasses everything God has planned for his children from eternity past. It represents all he has done and will do for us through his Son, Jesus Christ. Those who understand and receive this good news find their lives permanently and dramatically transformed, and discover in it new hope, freedom, and power.
I have said for many years that if I have only one message to share before I die, it would be the message of the New Covenant. Before I complete my service on earth for Christ, there is one book I have wanted to write. It is this one. After reading it, I hope that you too will call yourself a New Covenant man or New Covenant woman. I hope that many young believers who are now children or teenagers will be taught this truth at the beginning of their Christian lives, so that they will have the knowledge and equipment to live wonderfully fruitful and joy-filled lives for our Savior and Lord.
It s obvious that many believers do not live wonderfully fruitful and joy-filled lives. From my unique perspective of doing on-air counseling for over 25 years on the People to People radio program, I have had the opportunity to listen to thousands of callers express their confusion, frustration, and struggles about the Christian life. What I ve observed is this: Today s Christians are among the most confused people on earth.
Bewildered by Contradictory Voices
Why do I say that today s Christians are confused? Here s a small sample of the kinds of questions I have been asked countless times by radio listeners.
I went to one church, Josh said, and the preacher said it was wrong to play sports on the Sabbath. I m a member of a recreation-league basketball team, and we normally play on Sundays. I don t want to break the Ten Commandments. What am I supposed to do?
An older woman named Charlotte called the program: Our minister quoted the Bible and said that if we don t tithe to the storehouse we are robbing God. He said if we don t tithe, God will take our money some other way. He told a scary story about a man in his previous church who wouldn t tithe, and then his house burned down!
Matt called and read 2 Chronicles 7:14: If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. He said, A speaker on a radio program quoted this verse and said that this is America s problem. He said there are groups trying to get rid of In God We Trust on our money just like they got rid of prayer in the classroom. He wants Christians to sign petitions and call the White House and their congressmen to demand that we keep God in America. Then he said God will forgive us and send prosperity again.
Notice that a common theme runs through all of these questions. It is this: Live right and do the right things, God blesses. Fail, God punishes. This is what most people really think about God, and as a result they live in fear of his punishment. No wonder it s so difficult for so many Christians to truly believe they are loved by God. This mindset ultimately leads to uncertainty about God s acceptance and forgiveness and undermines our assurance that we ve been born again. This was the case for Katie.
The Human Cost of Confusion
Bob, Katie began, almost in tears, I m so confused and afraid. I feel like I m walking on eggshells, just waiting for God to strike me down because of all the sins I ve committed.
A close relative had filled her mind with a host of things she needed to do to be a good Christian. Katie had sincerely tried to live up to those standards, but had become frustrated and disillusioned. Before she had come to Christ, the message she received was salvation is a free gift from God for those who believe. That is correct. Th