CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 5 Chapter One 6 The Person of Jesus and the Christian Ministry 6 The New Testament Ministry 13 Chapter Two 21 Before and After Salvation, How to Prepare and What to Expect 25 Hell After Salvation: The Doctrine of Spiritual Suicide 26 Chapter Three 35 Spiritual Liberty: The Meat of Gospel Maturity 35 Chapter Four 48 The Holy Ghost makes Men, Husbands, and Fathers 48 The Virtuous Woman and Natural Law of the Family 56 Chapter Five 72 The Mystery of Marriage 72 Does God Recognize Manmade Marriages? 77 Single in the Lord 83 Divorce 84 Chapter Six 86 Church Commonality: The Gift of God Ignored And Untaught 86 The Church and the Distribution of Wealth 98 Chapter Seven 104 Fruits and Gifts of the Spirit 104 Callings and Ministry 116 Women Preachers 131 Prayer Life 144 Chapter Eight 153 The Next Time Age is a World Without God 153 The Second Coming and the End of the World 157 Why, and how to be Saved 166 Chapter Nine 171 Heavenly Places and the Spiritual World 171 Spiritual Warfare 173