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    Know God Well
    Know God Well
    Know God Well
    Ebook48 pages37 minutes

    Know God Well

    By I. J. Follower

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    For many, life has become chaotic due to the pandemic, protests, politics, and everything else 2020 has brought us. Various Christians have responded to these struggles differently. In this short book, we show how the Bible can shape and inform how we live through chaotic times.

    From living through the pandemic to thinking about and talking about the protests to navigating political decisions, this book seeks to provide focus that will help the Christian navigate life.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherI. J. Follower
    Release dateOct 18, 2020
    ISBN9781005932152
    Know God Well
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    I. J. Follower

    I. J. Follower is a penname, short for Imperfect Jesus Follower. I started my relationship with Jesus over thirty years ago as a child and seek to know Him more each day. I am a husband and father of five children who is not immune to the normal struggles of life. I’ve held my father’s hand as he took his last breath, faced a number of health issues, and have seen first hand both the beauty and joy in knowing Jesus and the hypocrisy and drudgery that come in being religious without having that relationship.

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      Know God Well - I. J. Follower

      Know God Well

      Copyright 2020 I. J. Follower

      Published by I. J. Follower at Smashwords

      Smashwords Edition License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your enjoyment only, then please return to Smashwords.com or your favorite retailer and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Table of Contents

      Author’s Note

      Chapter 1 - The Foundation - the Good News

      Chapter 2 - Let’s check our hearts

      How?

      But I do not feel like it

      Chapter 3 - On the pandemic

      On restrictions being imposed because of the pandemic

      On masks and social distancing

      What if following a government mandate violates my conscience?

      Should the government have any say over the house of God?

      2020 looks like end times tribulations. Shouldn’t we resist the government?

      But what if the government is violating my constitutional rights?

      Chapter 4 - On the protests

      Chapter 5 - On politics

      Chapter 6 - On posting on social media

      Chapter 7 - On panic and phobias

      Author’s Note

      2020 is a notorious year and the responses Christians have had to the various issues has been diverse - be it the pandemic or protests, PPE or politics, pedophilia, or prophecy. The issues raised this year are numerous and if we, as the body of Christ, do not respond Biblically to each and every situation may find that we have disqualified ourselves, in the eyes of the world, before we ever got to the goal of sharing the Gospel.

      I’m writing this little book to help lay down my thoughts on the various topics and publishing it in hopes of helping maybe another brother and sister or two in Christ, to follow Jesus more closely as we live out our lives.

      While this book is written for and to Christians, if you are not a Christian - I want you to know that I have prayed especially for you. I have prayed that You would come to see Jesus as you read this book and that God might grant you lovingkindness and draw you to come to know Him - regardless of what you have or haven’t done and regardless of what you do or don’t believe about God at this moment. My desire is to see you in eternity and rejoice that God has saved you by His grace.

      I recently started a blog just to document my journey of coming to know God more - if you have questions or want to know more - feel free to connect here: https://www.knowinggodmore.com/

      Chapter 1 - The Foundation - the Good News

      Just so you understand where I am coming from, I believe the foundation of all that Christians do should be the

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