Death is Not the Final Answer: ...
but wait, there's more!
By: Pastor Barry L Nehls
Death and dying, what could be a more interesting and frightening topic? Statistics show that over one hundred die worldwide every minute! Death and violence of every kind flood our theater screens. Interactive video games depicting the gruesome violence of war are now at the fingertips of our children. Major cities across America record shootings and deaths nightly.
For most people, the very thought of their impending death causes panic and anxiety. Perhaps it is the fear of the unknown. Since the beginning of time, man has pondered the question, “Is there life after death?”
What if you could know precisely, definitively, and exactly what happens after death? Could this calm your fears?
This book will guide you through the Scriptures to show you without question that death is not the final answer. Much like the television infomercial, this book will tell you—but wait, there’s more!
It is my prayer that this book, along with the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, will break the bondage of fear over your death and the death of your loved ones. For those who have gone on before you, perhaps this book will give you the needed assurance to find peace and comfort at their loss.
May this book challenge you to set aside your fear and push forward to know that Jesus Christ once and for all defeated hell, death, and the grave. It is the best news you will read today—or ever!
Crucify That Thing Before It Kills You
By: Pastor Barry L Nehls
Jesus clarified the requirements of every believer. He simply said, “If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me” (Matt. 16:24). Sounds simple enough…until you begin to break it down.
In today’s affluent society, most are not accustomed to denying themselves anything, even if they don’t have the means to pay for it. Personal responsibility is at an all-time low. When tragedy strikes, we look for someone or something to blame. Certainly not my fault.
Jesus requires us to take up a cross. Well, that’s easy enough…gold, silver, or platinum? But don’t forget the cross is not jewelry to be worn; on the contrary, it is an instrument of death. Our death.
Have an addiction that you are struggling with? Perhaps you have concluded that God made you to live as a homosexual. God’s fault there. And that alcohol or drug addiction, well, it’s a disease. Not my fault there either.
So open the pages and take a look. Dare you. The hard truth for all is that the Bible, God’s Word, is a mirror. You and I must see ourselves, in light of His Scriptures, as He sees us. But read on. The Bible contains all the power and tools you and I need to obey Jesus’ command. So take up your cross and follow Him!
The Myth Of Spiritual Death
By: Pastor Barry L Nehls
Webster’s dictionary defines myth as “a thing having only an unverifiable or imaginary existence.” How fitting, then, to refer to this widely accepted concept of spiritual death as a myth. Over thirty years ago, I came to a place of understanding where the concept seemed to fit the events of the Garden of Eden. Admittedly, I never really challenged the teaching. Today, most Christian believers have accepted spiritual death as the fulfillment of God’s warning to Adam and Eve: “For in the day that thou eat thereof thou shalt surely die” (Genesis 2:17).
And if spiritual death is a reality, then the requirements that Jesus told Nicodemus to be “born again to see the kingdom of God” (John 3:3) seem to fit as well. Man has spiritually died and now needs to be born again of the spirit. With our limited intellect, we simply love to have everything figured out, boxed up, and placed on the shelf.
For the believer, as you spend time in the Word of God, you soon realize that much is unclear and most is left to faith. Thankfully, there are times when the person of the Holy Spirit speaks a nugget of truth into our spirits and a clearer revelation bursts forth.
Perhaps you will find nothing new in this discourse; perhaps it will shake up your theology just a bit. It is my prayer that the Holy Spirit will illuminate your spirit to the truth of what was really lost in the garden transgressions and what Jesus Christ requires of each of His disciples. Secondly, that you will discover God’s intentions for the marriage relationship. And finally, stir your spirit to more diligently and prayerfully study your Bible, like the Bereans found in the book of Acts, and “search the Scriptures daily whether those things be so” (Acts 17:11 KJV).
The Blindfolded Church
By: Pastor Barry L Nehls