In spite of the growth of secularization, technology, and science, statistics tell us that religious conversions are on the rise, and the number of people who take religion and divine revelation seriously is at an all-time high. This phenomenon, curiously enough, has increased rather than decreased both inter and intra-religious conflicts: Protestants fight Catholics in Northern Ireland; Serbian Greek Orthodox fight with Kosovo Moslems in Yugoslavia; Jews fight with Moslems in Palestine; Hindus fight with Moslems in India - and the list is seemingly endless. There is bitter disagreement also in dealing with revelation, even within the same religious traditions and with regard to the same scriptures: Liberal Christians reject the literal interpretation of the Christian scriptures favored by Evangelicals; many Protestant groups do not accept the role of tradition in interpretation which Roman Catholics consider essential; Orthodox Jews strictly follow eating regulations presented in the Torah, but Reformed Jews take these in a different sense. The sources of these disagreements vary considerably. Some are rooted in historical events and traditions, but quite often they signal deep confusions concerning the interpretation of what believers take to be divinely revealed. In recent years, the author claims, the confusion has been compounded by the rise in the number and variety of interpretational approaches that are used to understand revelation. One can now take a culturalist, sociological, literary, psychoanalytical, historical, political, philosophical or feminist interpretations - to name just a few - approach. But do these all necessarily make sense when applied to religious texts? These and other questions cry out for answers which seldom are even attempted in the pertinent literature. This book offers a novel and sustained philosophical treatment of religious hermeneutics in which the author considers the main alternatives available in today's marketplace. The book is neither ideologically partisan nor thematically narrow and should be of interest to anyone concerned with interpreting the divine word. It offers a sensible roadmap to a topic that continues to draw heated debate in philosophy, theology, sociology, history and literary studies.

This book underscores the natural right of all humans to know God. Today, we are told that God is irrelevant to our livelihood and we do not need God for anything. This deception emanates from our lack of understanding of and about God. In this book, you will find insight into: -Who God really is. -How and why it is your right to know God. -The benefits of knowing God for the individual, nation and the Christian. -How Science tells us more about God. -How you can know God on a personal level and the stages of knowing God. -How you can discover yourself in God and the blessed privileges we all have in Christ Jesus. -And many more. Usually, our understanding of God is too human and we end up misunderstanding Him and subsequently missing out on knowing Him. This book is here to help you understand and know the true God who made you.

Look for answers based on personal experiences and real events to questions such as : Does God Exist? How will the enemy attack you? How can I listen to God? How can I change my life? How to start having a close relationship with God? Learn through this book how to change your life regardless of the circumstances in which you find yourself or how you can change the lives of other people. This book was written especially for those who do not know about God or do not believe in Him. Recommended for anyone who wants to learn in depth how to have an intimate relationship with God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit.

"Goodness like a fetter." The hymn "Come Thou Fount" reminds us that God's laws were created to draw us closer to him. But reading the law is intimidating. Deuteronomy is a long and ancient book full of speeches and laws for a wandering people on the cusp of entering a land filled with hostile nations. What could Deuteronomy have to say for modern readers who face vastly different issues? Invited to Know God shows that Deuteronomy is simply about knowing God. The book is a divine portal, drawing people into the ancient presence of God. To understand God better, we need to understand Deuteronomy better. Rather than being a dusty book of ancient laws, Deuteronomy calls those who love God to know Him better, choose the path to life, and flourish under His loving wisdom and guidance. God's laws bind our wandering hearts to him.

We all experience fear in life, and that fear is real, but living in fear is to live less than the abundant life God has to offer us. See how getting to know God through God’s Word can take away fears and bring the joy, peace, and love of God that we were meant to have in life. See God protect and provide through fear and grow one’s ability to experience His peace and presence in whatever lies ahead. Using Scripture and personal experiences, see how you too can combat the lies of the enemy that create fear and, instead, walk in the joy and peace that Jesus make available to us.

Three questions are etched into everyone's subconscious: Who am I? Why am I here? Where am I going? Josh McDowell and Thomas Williams team up to show why nothing short of God answers these questions. But the problem is that in today's secularized culture, God has largely been banished. How to Know God Exists explores in depth solid reasons for believing in God and restoring him to his rightful place in our lives. Josh McDowell is widely known for his powerful defenses of God based on historical and biblical evidences. In this book he and Thomas take a new direction and present often-unexplored but formidable evidences based on sheer reason, observable reality, and solid science. They show that belief in God is not the blind, unthinking, and intellectually indefensible fancy today's secularism makes it out to be. How to Know God Exists will: Offer rational defenses for the existence of God, truth, morality, meaning, and reason Open vistas of beauty and joy denied to readers by the sterility of secularism Use reason, logic, experience, and common sense to show that God offers the truth required to make sense of reality and bring meaning and joy to life By reason and common sense, How to Know God Exists shows that meaning itself is rooted in the existence of God.

We are all on a spiritual journey. The journey starts with ‘i’, as various ego identifications, and gets completed when we realize ourselves—as we truly are. There is a lot to our being that we are not privy to yet and have never realized so far. Know yourself—your real dimension. It is said that whoever doesn’t know the 'Self' doesn’t know anything, but whoever knows the 'Self' has already acquired knowledge about the depth of the universe. This 'self-realization' will lead to God’s realization. And it has to happen one day, maybe after a few hundred or thousands more incarnations, riding the roller coaster of life through pains and pleasures, etc. Why not now? The ignorance about the 'Self' leads to the emotional roller coaster movement in life, filled with pains and pleasures. But a stage comes in everyone’s life when, after suffering in many incarnations, a spiritual awakening is there and we start looking for spiritual direction. We start looking for meaning and purpose in life. Journey with me through the book about spirituality, Book 1, to learn about the 'Self', and find the purpose of life. That will bring freedom from suffering and sorrow. We will feel relieved once the confusion is removed. The journey through this book can help us transform from a limited ‘i’ to the infinite 'Self'. And we are already that. But that is not all. Knowing about 'Self' and God is good and an evolved stage, but we must realize it. Book 2 will inspire us towards that goal. We shall realize there that God is and can be known. There is a step-by-step method to realize Him. And for this, we do not have to go anywhere but within ourselves. “Go within” is what all Masters advocate for realizing the 'Truth', and yet it is this message that is continuously overlooked. This book will show us how, through meditation, we can manifest it. The reading will be an aid to assist us on our spiritual journey to self-realization. Countless saints of all times and religions have demonstrated that. And we can do it too. Remember what the Bible says. First, seek the kingdom of God. The word used is ‘seek’ and not ‘know.’ God must be realized, not just known. Then it says, ‘Seek the kingdom of God.’ It does not say to seek God directly, but the kingdom. Now the question is, where is the kingdom of God? It is everywhere, and the nearest place is our own existence—our body. Then the question may come: is there a model or path? Yes, Yoga. Yoga means actions that bring about the union of the Soul and the Spirit from which we descend. It is the yoga of the subtle body, a union of mind and body control, with a focus on meditation and energetics. Meditation is not what we commonly assume it to be. Yoga meditation helps to bring about greater peace, mental control, and joy, leading to awakening. All saints who have ever found God practiced some form of meditation to rediscover the real 'Self'. No matter our faith or belief, this is the scientific highway to the infinite for anyone who practices it. This spiritual guidebook will surely demand sufficient attention and stretching of the mind in certain places to understand the subtle subject. Remember, practice is the key. Learn to know the Yog sutra, Yoga philosophy, and Yoga meditation science and techniques. Practice it and feel the effects yourself. Immediate benefits will be felt in physical, mental, and spiritual health. Dear ones, conceive of God as the highest necessity of your lives. Wait no more. God and immortality are not myths but something to be realized. It is all science.

Michael Servetus participated in the Protestant Reformation and translated the Hebrew Bible into Latin. In July 1531, he published his De Trinitatis Erroribus (On the Errors of the Trinity) in which he explained clearly that the Trinity was a 3-headed monster. Accordingly, Catholics and Protestants alike condemned him. He was then arrested in Geneva and burnt at the stake as a heretic by order of the city's Protestant governing council. This book was translated into English only in 1932, but still worse, the main arguments from part V were completely distorted. For example he explained that God's name was Iehouah because in Hebrew this name was close to the name of Iesuah (Jesus), or Iehosuah, which means "Iehouah is salvation". He also knew that according to Paulus de Heredia, a Christian Cabbalist, the meaning of God's name was "He causes to be" (yehauueh), but he never confused the pronunciation of God's name with its Kabbalistic meaning (yehaweh). For Servetus, Iehouah was the only true God.

This devotional offers you experience and the steps in exploring the possibilities of knowing who God is and equipping others for a real relationship with the Creator of the universe. First, the plan is revealed, second our position and third, it gives a glimpse of prayers and participation in the Church Body. This book offers sound principles that will stimulate growth and equip you to meet todays challenges. And most of all shows you how to pray the Word which is praying a perfect prayer. This book may be used for short religious services, study groups or for individual meditations.