The Cross of Christ: The Center of Scripture, Your Life and Ministry

What Does the Cross of Christ Mean to You?

If you are like the Christian business man whose story is a part of the book, the cross of Christ can mean a lot more to you than it does now.

This book will show how life transforming the cross can be.

In addition, John Best will describe how the cross is central throughout the Bible. You will learn why Christ’s cross deserves to be central in your Christian walk and ministry.

The author has been teaching on the centrality of the cross for a decade and working on this book for almost that long.

In the back of this book there are helpful topic and Scripture indices. The expanded and notated bibliography will give you data and evaluations of dozens of other books on the cross of Christ and our union with Him.

This pivotal book includes a brand-new study guide at the end. The fifty-page, twelve lesson study guide provides a tool for more in depth examination of the truths being shared in this life-changing book.

The study guide can also be purchased as a separate item for $4.00.

We now have this book available in a PDF format.  For more information and to order the PDF format of this book, click here The Cross of Christ: The Center of Scripture, Your Life and Ministry - PDF.

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Exchanged Life Books Annotated Bibliography 

This one of a kind resource provides an extensive compilation of exchanged life books focusing on our spiritual union with Christ.  In it I give my evaluation of the many exchanged life books that are currently in print. I list and comment on general books, interactive and group study books, devotional books, biographies, and Bible expositions.

Because it has over forty-five books and takes the time to discuss what I think are their strengths and weaknesses, I know of nothing else quite like it in lists of books on our union with Christ. 

 

If you desire to grow in the truths of Christ as our life and want to know more about the books dedicated to communicating this life-changing message, this resource is for you!

 

 

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Exchanged Lives!

Stories of people who discovered that they were "eagles" and how to soar by their union with Christ.

The testimonies in this booklet are the stories of 31 individuals who have experienced by faith what God has already provided for them in Christ.

These people once were in life-long ruts. From their perspective there was no possible escape, unless what we had to share with them would work.

Read in this book the stories of their dilemmas and deliverance.

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God's Spirit in You for Power & Intimacy: Romans 8:1-17

Most Christians do not know what is really theirs! They live in self imposed poverty, begging the Lord to give them what they unknowingly possess.

In this book I'll show you what is yours in Romans 8:1-17. This beautiful passage contains the keys to experiencing God's power and to enjoying intimacy with Him.

I can say with confidence that God alone can fully meet our human inner needs. We experience this as we rest in and set our minds on God and the union we have been given with Him.

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The Good News of the New Covenant: Law Has Been Transcended by Grace

Don't let this lofty title intimidate you. This book is a gem of powerful insights into the ways and purposes of God for your life. 

Walk into the pages of God’s ancient and Old Covenant commandments as He shows you your desperate need for a Savior. Then walk into the promises of His New Covenant of grace as He fills you with abundant life and true fellowship. Ultimately you will be empowered to differentiate between the teachings of Law and teachings of grace throughout the entire Bible, and that will bring God's transforming renewal to your mind, just like He promised. 

You will see how knowing that the New Covenant was established at the death of Christ, not at his birth, gives you a powerful tool in understanding some of the teachings of Jesus. Passages of Scripture that have seemed difficult to apply to you will become clearer. Most of us think God's purpose is for us to keep the Old Covenant commandments more perfectly now that Christ is living in us. But that's law. That's not grace. 

In addition to clarifying law and grace issues, the book will show the implications that these have for the Lord's Supper, living truly under the grace system, avoiding sin, and preoccupation with Christ alone. Discover God's perfect design of grace for you now by reading The Good News of the New Covenant. 

Revised, expanded and improved from feedback from students and four editors.

We now have this book available in a PDF format.  For more information and to order the PDF format of this book, click here The Good News of the New Covenant: Law Has Been Transcended by Grace - PDF

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How to Interpret the Bible by Grace

Why do I struggle to read the Bible and often find it so hard to understand? Why do I have the hunger to delve deeper into knowing and understanding God and His Word only to find it sometimes frustratingly difficult? 

This book can help you start the journey of reading your Bible with far more joy and meaning because it dispels the myths that hold you back, and it equips you with sound practical principles of Bible study that bring real life understanding to His Word. 

It includes several insightful prayers that can transform your attitude towards God's Word. This insight can open your heart more fully to the Spirit's ability to teach you. It also shares over a dozen progressive steps to help you more “accurately handle the word of truth” (2 Timothy 2:15). 

There is an important section on learning the difference between law and grace and how that influences your interpretation of the Scriptures. Helpful suggestions are given on Bible reference books and commentaries. A concluding section answers “Is Greek for you?” and explains initial Greek reference tools.

 Newly revised and improved after field testing with a class.

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Man As Spirit, Soul, and Body   By John B. Woodward

Are you simply a physical person?  Do you have a non material part to you, do you have a soul?  More than that, do you have a spirit?  Are there problems with confusing your personality (soul) and your spirit?  In what way are you spiritually higher than animals?  What difference does it make to understand the physical, psychological, and spiritual dimensions of you and others?  This important book addresses such issues which are fundamental to you and to psychology and counseling.

There is much more in the Bible on this subject than just the well-known passage,1 Thessalonians 5:23-24.

In this book, John Woodward teaches the distinct character of the human spirit.  His writing is scholarly and technical without being stuffy and difficult to read.  Dr. Woodward traces the concept of spirit and soul through biblical and church history.  He also presents alternative views and answers objections.  In addition, Woodward demonstrates the importance and the use of the biblical truth of the human spirit to helping and counseling others.  I, John Best, highly recommend this book above all others on this subject. 

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The Marvelous Exchange - Discovering the Power of Union with Christ: An Exposition of Romans 6:1-14   By Dick Flaten

The subtitles to this book tell a lot. “Discovering the Power of Spiritual Union with Christ,” “An Exposition of Romans 6:1-14.” 

In this book, Pastor Flaten “presents the key to triumphant Christian living: knowing and counting on what God has already accomplished at the cross of Christ. . . what He did [there] in us because of our spiritual union with Him in His death and resurrection” (from the back cover and page xii).

The author’s treatment of these crucial truths from this vital passage is warm, clear and helpful.   

At the end of several sections he composed enlightening “summary paraphrases” which are freer than his nornally used New American Standard Bible and allow him to weave into the text his explanatory thoughts.

The book ends strongly with three very useful appendices; “Living in Dependence Upon God,”  “Old Man vs. New Man,” and “Freedom from the Law.” - John Best

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Resolving Misunderstandings of the Exchanged Life, Revised & Expanded Second Edition

Maybe you've had some things that have puzzled you about the teaching that we who believe in Christ have been brought into a union with Him that changes our spiritual identity and gives us the opportunity to have Christ live through us. 

Or maybe you've talked about this doctrine to others, and they have misunderstood what you were saying. 

This book describes fifteen of the most common misunderstandings of the Christ centered life and gives answers to these difficulties. You don't have to let perceived problems with this freeing and empowering message keep you from the benefits of walking with Christ. Let this practical volume resolve these problems.

The new chapters in the Revised & Expanded 2nd Edition are “How Many Natures Does a Christian Have?” “Can There Be Total Freedom and Victory?” “Shouldn’t Grace Be Balanced With Law?” “Is There Really a Distinct Human Spirit?” plus eleven chapters from the First Edition.

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Romans 6-8 Study Notes

This passage of Scripture is the most basic and extensive development of the spiritual life in the whole Bible. 

In Romans 6 we learn of our new identity coming from our union with Christ in His death and resurrection. Based on this new identity I show how you can live in victory over temptation. 

The seventh chapter of Romans declares that we have died with Christ to the Law and then describes the defeat we are surely to experience if we try to make the law the foundation of our Christian lives. 

Romans 8 tells us of the power of the Holy Spirit, and how nothing can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus. 

The study notes have extensive commentary on the first half of Romans 6 and then outlines and interpretation helps for the rest of the passage.

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When Is Christ Being Seen in Us?

How can I know for sure that Christ is actually being seen in me? If I can't assume that busy activities are the deciding factor, and if I can't trust my fluctuating feelings to reassure me, what do I rely on? What does Christ living through me really look like, and how can I know for sure He is truly being seen in me? The clarifying answer is found in When is Christ Being Seen in Us? 

I not only present what I think this answer is, I also have two charts with much biblical information in them that support the answer in detail. 

The goal is not merely to struggle to imitate Christ with self effort and good intentions. The true and ultimate goal is to experience the character of Christ living His life within you, a far different focus. Only Christ can reproduce Himself in you, and the insightful truths in this book will lead you toward the greatest freedom of all: abundant life in Christ.

New and improved edition after feedback from classes and four editors.

We now have this book available as a talking book on audio cd and in a  PDF format.  For more information and to order this audio book, click here When Is Christ Being Seen in Us? - Talking Book.  For more information and to order this book in PDF format, click here When Is Christ Being Seen in Us? PDF.

 

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Who Cares Who I Am? Who Cares What My Needs and Problems Are?

God is the only Being in the universe who completely cares about who you are, can supply your needs and work through your problems.  This booklet will show you that He has done far more than you realize to prove this to you!  Have you concluded by this time in your life that you don't need a superficial, oversimplified view of yourself and a shallow answer to your problems?  If you are at this point, read this booklet.  This booklet answers these personal questions by carefully and simply presenting the answer in Christ Himself.  I will show that God loved and cared enough for us to give us a new identity and meet our deepest needs through our spiritual union with Jesus Christ.   

This booklet is small - pocket or purse size - so you can easily carry it with you to study yourself and give to others.  The writing style is direct, just what I'd say to you if I could speak to you face-to-face.  I also illustrate the important facts from the Bible with a series of diagrams.

Learn more fully what it means to be loved and empowered through a vital relationship that could be called knowing Christ as your life.

We now have this book available in a PDF format.  For more information and to order the PDF format of this book, click here Who Cares Who I Am? Who Cares What My Needs and Problems Are? - PDF

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