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New Christians are full of questions. What now? How do I become more like Jesus? Where do I start making changes in my life? What does God want from me?This little book has the answers, based on Micah 6:8 (NIV): "What does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God." Pastor Rusty George explains that Christianity doesn't have to be complicated. In this one verse God has revealed the simple, practical path to following Jesus.This small book is the perfect tool for churches or individuals to give to new Christians.

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Publié par	Baker Publishing Group
Date de parution	01 décembre 2020
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781493429882
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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© 2020 by Rusty George
Published by Bethany House Publishers
11400 Hampshire Avenue South
Bloomington, Minnesota 55438
www.bethanyhouse.com
Bethany House Publishers is a division of
Baker Publishing Group, Grand Rapids, Michigan
www.bakerpublishinggroup.com
Printed in the United States of America
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—for example, electronic, photocopy, recording—without the prior written permission of the publisher. The only exception is brief quotations in printed reviews.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is on file at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
ISBN 978-1-4934-2988-2
Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are 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
The content of this book is a revised and condensed version of Justice. Mercy. Humility. by Rusty George.
Cover design by Greg Jackson, Thinkpen Design, Inc.
Author represented by The Gates Group
Contents
Cover 1
Half Title Page 2
Title Page 3
Copyright Page 4
Introduction 7
CHAPTER 1 Where’s the Fine Print? 9
CHAPTER 2 What about All the Rules? 15
CHAPTER 3 Act Justly 21
CHAPTER 4 Love Mercy 27
CHAPTER 5 Walk Humbly 39
CHAPTER 6 Justice. Mercy. Humility. Repeat. 51
Notes 55
About the Author 57
Back Ad 59
Back Cover 60
Introduction
Congratulations!
You just took a huge step in your life by deciding to follow Jesus.
Jesus said that whoever puts their trust in him will have eternal life. 1 Maybe you signified that by praying to ask Jesus to be the leader and forgiver of your life. Maybe you made a confession before others and said, “I believe Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God.” 2 And maybe you followed that up by being baptized into him. 3 At this point, we begin to wonder one thing . . .
Now what?
How do you follow someone you’ve never met or seen, or have yet to have a conversation with?
Is it even possible to be like Jesus?
What does being a part of the church have to do with this?
Over the course of this book, I want to show you how. Simple. Memorable. Doable.
I think you’ll discover that following Jesus may not always be easy . . . but it’s not complicated.
CHAPTER 1 Where’s the Fine Print?
EVER WONDER IF THE DECISION TO FOLLOW JESUS comes with some fine print?
Like those medications you see advertised on television:
*May cause anxiety, depression, an itch on your back you can’t reach, fear of clowns, running with scissors, barking at the moon, and an unhealthy obsession with fire.
Obviously I’m exaggerating, but you get the point. Is choosing Jesus similar in that after making the decision to follow him, you’re waiting for the fine print? “By the way, now you need to . . .”
*love others, forgive those who hurt you, pray for those who persecute you, have joy, be patient, stay faithful, be gentle with your words, give to the hurting, tithe, live in peace, go to church every week, serve in your church, read your Bible every day, pray without ceasing, be kind to everyone on the freeway, don’t drink, don’t smoke, don’t go with girls who do, and confess your sins every night, for if you don’t, you might wake up in hell!
We don’t know what to do with all the things in the Bible that seem to be necessary, so we make them into a to-do list. Then we treat them as the way to get God’s attention and favor.
For centuries, we’ve been trying to figure out how to get God’s attention. And not only get his attention, but also his approval. It has driven some to exhaustion, others to disbelief, and some nearly mad. Is this really what Jesus intended when he said, “Follow me”? Is this what God had in mind when he said, “You will be my people and I will be your God”?
Sometimes people do seemingly crazy things to live out the fine print.
Cain and Abel had to be the first. They were the sons of Adam and Eve. They grew up outside of Eden and had never known what it was like to have walked with God in the cool of the day like their parents had. So getting God’s attention and gaining his favor was something that was not only new to them, but also something they sought to attain. They each prepared offerings to be presented to God, but someone went cheap. Abel brought a gift that was both extravagant and intentional; Cain brought leftovers. Abel brought meat; Cain brought grain. (Is this proof that God is not a vegetarian?) Whatever the case, Abel’s sacrifice was accepted and Cain’s was not—telling us very early on that there are right ways and wrong ways to try to connect with God.
The tower of Babel comes next. Was it pride or was it passion that caused these foolhearted people to decide to build a tower toward heaven? They wanted to make a name for themselves. They wanted to touch the sky. They wanted to be God-like in their presence and notoriety. Was this an attempt at immortality? At any rate, the metaphor is rather pronounced as an effort to be noticed by man, disguised as a method to reach God.

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