By Marja Verschoor-Meijers
Mrs. Verschoor-Meijers explores the
meaning of the ninth commandment in this, her latest book. She begins each
chapter with a Scripture verse; she ends each chapter by leaving us with three
thoughts on which to meditate, along with space for the reader to journal his
or her thoughts.
I would recommend this book to
anyone who desires to grow in the LORD. The length of this book-95 pages would
make a very good study for a small group.
Marja delves into the nuances of
being truthful about what we share with others. She approaches the issues
involved with a magnifying glass and sheds light on issues most of the people
would only think about in passing. I like the concept of the series of which
this book is a part; the whole series is about the Ten Commandments in the 21st
century’
Marja
shared this with us. “In my latest book Spirit of Truth I have taken a closer
look at three statements by three different people:
• Pilate, who proclaimed three times
that he could not find any fault in Jesus
• Peter, who said three times in a row
that he did not know Jesus and
• Jesus, who announced three times the
coming of the Spirit of truth
Three
men, three messages. In Spirit of Truth, I am taking the reader to the
courtroom where Jesus stands in front of Pilate, while Peter was outside
denying his friendship with Jesus. Pilate confronted Jesus with a direct and
desperate question: What is truth? It is one of the most famous questions ever
asked in the history of mankind and it still lingers in our courtrooms today.
Is it possible to live and speak the truth? Is it possible to stand up for
biblical values and principles in a troubled world that has taken a free fall
into lawlessness? The letter of the Old Testament Law says ‘do not accuse
anyone falsely’, the Spirit says ‘speak truth’. The Holy Spirit will always
urge us to change from the inside out. In this book we will take a closer look
at Truth, yes, with a capital T, and discover its awesome power and identity.
Because
Marja lives in Europe, her publisher is also in Europe. For those of us who
live in the USA and Canada, this volume is available here in E-book form. At www.amazon.com/Spirit-Truth-certainty-standing-troubled-ebook/dp/B01COACFWE?ie=UTF8&keywords=spirit%20of%20truth&qid=1463673161&ref_=sr_1_2&s=books&sr=1-2
I
received this book from the author in paperback form. All she asked of me was
to give an unbiased opinion.
I kept running into this book everywhere and finally got it.
ReplyDeleteA gem from Chapter 5:
"...employees at a bank recognize false bank notes not by studying false bank notes, but by studying the real stuff. By handling thousands and thousands of legitimate bank notes they are able to recognize a false one immediately. In the same way we must not spend our time studying the tricks of the enemy. On the contrary, we must spend our time with truth in order to be able to discern anything false."
Sandi: This gem also caught me when I read it. This is a very well written book. Marja's command of the English language is excellent. English is not her first language. Some of her other books in this series are available on Amazon, I believe, in paperback. Blessings.
DeleteHi Sandi, Glad you are finding gems in the book, our walk of faith is a treasure hunt, isn't it?
DeleteCecelia,
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your review. I am reading Marja's book as we speak. It truly offers great food for thought.
Blessings,
Karen
Karen: Yes it does. I thorougly enjoyed reading it. She really delved into the the role of the Holy Spirit very well. Blessings.
DeleteKaren: Yes it does. I thorougly enjoyed reading it. She really delved into the the role of the Holy Spirit very well. Blessings.
DeleteThanks Karen for stopping by and commenting, I hope Cecelia's review was helpful and I am looking forward to yours.
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