INTRODUCTION
God has a desire for every one of His children to
become great. In eternity past He designed a plan that would bring us to greatness.
He foresaw everything we would need to fulfill our destiny, and He set aside
a lifetime of provisions for each of us.
The purpose of this book is to lay out that plan,
to show from the Word the goal He wants us to reach and the means by which
He intends we get there.
Unit 1,
The Plan of Redemption, explains why man is in the mess he is in and how God
saw the problem before time began. It describes the work of God the Father,
God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit in providing the solution and tells us
how to lay hold of it.
Unit 2,
The Provisions of God's Grace, outlines five essential provisions that God
has given to every believer. In Christ we are incredibly rich, but these riches
are of no practical value to us until we know what they are. Not until we understand
what is available to us can we begin to grow spiritually.
Unit 3,
Spiritual Growth, describes the upward path from infancy to maturity in the
spiritual realm. Once we know what God has made available, the next logical
step is to use those resources, to let ourselves be trained for the work God
has prepared for us. This unit explains both the alternative to growth and
the joys of growth and describes the goal of growth: spiritual maturity.
Unit 4,
The Christian Way of Life, describes the greater spiritual riches and the more
subtle spiritual tests that accompany maturity. In maturity it is imperative
that we have 20/20 spiritual vision. This is the point at which the "normal" Christian
life really begins. The kind of life God intends to be "normal" for
His children is the kind of life hinted at by men like Joshua, Caleb, Daniel,
Gideon, and exemplified in Paul-men whom God could entrust with work because
He knew they would trust Him.
Unit 5,
Spiritual Warfare, opens the curtain on the spiritual battle that rages on
this earth, describing both the strategy of the enemy and the ultimate futility
of his cause. Focusing on Job, it puts into perspective the suffering and pain
through which heroes of faith are forged.
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