Just Christianity

225 Pages·2008·1.02 MB·English

by  Steve Copland

Just Christianity
The STory of S alvaTion for Adults
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Steve Copland
Just
Christianity
The Story of Salvation
For Adults
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Steve Copland
Copyright © 2008 by Steve Copland
Just Christianity
by Steve Copland
Printed in the United States of America
ISBN 978-1-60647-005-3
All rights reserved solely by the author. The author
guarantees all contents are original and do not
infringe upon the legal rights of any other person or
work. No part of this book may be reproduced in any
form without the permission of the author. The views
expressed in this book are not necessarily those of
the publisher.
Unless otherwise indicated, Bible quotations are
taken from the New International Version of the
Bible. Copyright © 1983 by The B.B. Kirkbride
Bible Company, Inc. and Zondervan Corporation.
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In Memory of Ross and Marj
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Acknowledgements:
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I
would like to thank my loving wife Natasha, my
niece Leah whose objective critique was invalu-
able, Alina and Dasha, two Kiwi imports who blessed
our home and supported the release of this book, the
staff of Mission Ukraine, Kira for her enthusiastic
encouragement, Vernon for his suggestions, Cynthia
and Francis for their faithful prayers, and Angela for
her literary skills. Thanks also to my children and
grandchildren who give me the freedom to live my
dream for Christ on the opposite side of the world,
my mother Jean for her love and generosity, and late
father Horry who left a legacy of faith.
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Index Page
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Introduction ............................................................xi
1. The Existence of God ......................................13
2. Creation ...........................................................27
3. Evil: An Age of Problem .................................37
4. The Fall ...........................................................53
5. The Flood ........................................................63
6. Abraham: The Father of the Faithful...............75
7. God the Romantic ...........................................85
8. The Development of a Nation .........................91
9. Moses: His Birth and Call ...............................99
10. Into Egypt and Spiritual War ........................107
11. Passover: Signposts from God ......................113
12. Learning to Trust ...........................................119
13. The Covenant of the Law ..............................125
14. Unbelief: The Ultimate Sin ...........................133
15. The Conquest of Canaan ...............................139
16. Kings and Prophets .......................................145
17. Final Preparations .........................................155
18. The Birth of Jesus Christ ...............................165
19. The Message of Jesus ....................................171
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