Pathways To Heaven

Based around the case study of a single village in Papua New Guinea, 'Pathways to Heaven' examines the tensions, antagonisms and outright confrontations that can occur within local Christian communities upon the arrival of global versions of fundamentalism.

What is the Pathway to Heaven? What are the signposts that point man towards it? How about those obstacles? Join Puritan author Arthur Dent (1601) in this journey towards the Celestial City, in a wonderful and captivating book written as a dialogue of Bunyan-like characters that portray signposts or obstacles to Heaven and eternal felicity. "Pathway to Heaven" was one of the books that John Bunyan read during the four years of spiritual struggle that led to his conversion, and influenced his later writing of "Pilgrim's Progress." This book has also influenced other leading authors, among whom is well-known was the well-known Puritan preacher Richard Baxter. This book has been first published in 1601 and has been proofread, typeset, and edited for eBook readers.

In this book, we acknowledge God's plan for mankind is not wrath but salvation in Christ Jesus. We will look at many attributes that must be found in a child of God. These include righteousness, holiness, redemption, praying, glorifying God, forgiveness, truth, and obedience. We consider the one item that can keep us from heaven--sin. We all sin, but the good news is that when sin increases, the grace of God abounds all the more. The Bible informs us hell was not made for mankind. We will look at grace, your account in heaven, the rapture, and the second coming. We will ask you to consider where you currently stand in relation to these topics and ask if your name is included in the Book of Life. We plan to meet you in the air at the rapture.

The birthright and blessings of Jesus are passed along to us. We have the birthright of being Priests of the Lord. We have the blessing of Abraham available for us to receive, the empowering of the Holy Spirit through the blood of Jesus Christ.

Five years ago, Kathy Schulte began hearing a message from Jesus every day. She began writing the messages in a blog, abitofdivinity.blogspot.com. The blog has received 26,000 views since Schulte began posting. As of June 26, 2017, she had posted 1,579 messages. Friends encouraged her to publish a book of the messages. She partnered with Beth Hammock, former editor of Daily Word magazine, to create Pathways to Heaven, 21st Century Words of Jesus, a compilation of messages from the first six months of her blog. Hammock organized the book by topic and wrote an affirmation for each message.

This is one of the all-time Puritan devotional classics. It went through 25 editions by 1640, and 47 editions by 1831. There are six sections in this book on man's misery by nature, the corruption of the world, the marks of the children of God, how hard it is to enter into life, the ignorance of the world, and the sweet promises of the gospel.

Sacred Pathways reveals nine distinct spiritual temperaments--and their strengths, weaknesses, and tendencies--to help you improve your spiritual life and deepen your personal walk with God. It's time to strip away the frustration of a one-size-fits-all spirituality and discover a path of worship that frees you to be you. Experienced spiritual directors, pastors, and church leaders recognize that all of us engage with God differently, and it's about time we do too. In this updated and expanded edition of Sacred Pathways, Gary Thomas details nine spiritual temperaments and--like the Enneagram and other tools do with personality--encourages you to investigate the ways you most naturally express yourself in your relationship with God. He encourages you to dig into the traits, strengths, and pitfalls in your devotional approach so you can eliminate the barriers that keep you locked into rigid methods of worship and praise. Plus, as you begin to identify and understand your own temperament, you'll soon learn about the temperaments that aren't necessarily "you" but that may help you understand the spiritual tendencies of friends, family, and others around you. Whatever temperament or blend of temperaments best describes you, rest assured it's not by accident. It's by the design of a Creator who knew what he was doing when he made you according to his own unique intentions. If your spiritual walk is not what you'd like it to be, you can change that, starting here. Sacred Pathways will show you the route you were made to travel, marked by growth and filled with the riches of a close walk with God. A Sacred Pathways video Bible study is also available for group or individual use, sold separately.