“BUT WE KNOW”: CHAPTER 1
A SEED OF DESTRUCTION As a young man I believed I had a clear call to preach the gospel. I took every opportunity that came my way to be used by God in the preaching ministry. When I preached, people seemed to be blessed, and some were saved through my messages. But all the while I sensed something vital was missing. Eventually,
THREE IN ONE: CHAPTER 2
Although the phrase “training your soul” isn’t in the Bible, the principle of soul training is very scriptural. A key passage in the Bible is Paul’s prayer in 1 Thessalonians 5:23 “And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Throughout
SOUL CONTROL: CHAPTER 3
When a man comes to Christ his spirit receives life and acknowledges, usually in a whisper, but sometimes with a shout, “There is a God and He has saved me.” Then often the intellect rises up in rebellion, causing the new believer to doubt his salvation by loudly proclaiming, “Yes, there is a Supreme Being, somewhere, but you can’t possibly
TRAINED FROM YOUTH: CHAPTER 4
The early days of my Christian experience overflowed with feelings of happiness and peace, the result of entering a newfound relationship with God. But before long these feelings faded as I discovered myself doing, thinking and wanting some of the same things as I did before coming to the Lord. Perhaps you have experienced this, too. Often this is because
RETRAINING YOUR SOUL: CHAPTER 5
“Therefore whosoever hears these sayings of mine, and does them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock; and the rain descended, and the floods came and the winds blew, and beat upon that house and it fell not; for it was founded upon a rock.” (Mat 7:24) Jesus taught that we must do
TALK TO YOUR SOUL: CHAPTER 6
It’s often said that a person who speaks to himself is crazy. That’s not always true, however. One day, for instance, when I was first learning this great practice of speaking to my soul, I was taking a bath when my wife called through the door, “Who are you talking to? Who’s in there?” “Just me and my soul,” I
