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    The Steps to Freedom in Christ: A Biblical Guide to Help You Resolve Personal and Spiritual Conflicts and Become a Fruitful Disciple of Jesus
    The Steps to Freedom in Christ: A Biblical Guide to Help You Resolve Personal and Spiritual Conflicts and Become a Fruitful Disciple of Jesus
    The Steps to Freedom in Christ: A Biblical Guide to Help You Resolve Personal and Spiritual Conflicts and Become a Fruitful Disciple of Jesus
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    The Steps to Freedom in Christ: A Biblical Guide to Help You Resolve Personal and Spiritual Conflicts and Become a Fruitful Disciple of Jesus

    By Neil T. Anderson

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    Take Hold Of The Freedom That Is Yours In Christ!

    Do you want to become an even more fruitful disciple of Jesus?
    Are you tired of not fulfilling your full potential as a Christian?

    No matter how long or short a time you have been a Christian, or how far you are on the journey, you will find The Steps To Freedom In Christ a wonderfully refreshing spiritual check-up. It will help you clear away the spiritual cobwebs and connect with Jesus in a deeper way. Many use it on a regular basis to give God an opportunity to highlight attitudes and behaviors that need to change and to uncover areas where their faith is not as strong as they would like it to be.
    It's also extremely effective for those facing particular challenges such as:
    · condemning thoughts
    · patterns of wrong behavior
    · spiritual struggles
    · hopelessness

    You might also want to use The Steps To Freedom In Christ DVD, in which Neil Anderson and Steve Goss (international director of Freedom In Christ Ministries) take you through this book.

    Dr. Neil T. Anderson is the founder and president emeritus of Freedom In Christ Ministries, which has offices and representatives in 40 countries. He was formerly chairman of the Practical Theology Department at Talbot School of Theology and has five earned degrees, including two doctorates. Dr. Anderson and his wife live in Franklin, Tennessee. For more information see www.ficm.org or www.ficminternational.org.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBaker Publishing Group
    Release dateNov 7, 2017
    ISBN9781493412112
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    Neil T. Anderson

    Dr. Neil T. Anderson is founder and president emeritus of Freedom in Christ Ministries. He was formerly chairman of the Practical Theology Department at Talbot School of Theology at Biola University in the USA. He holds five degrees from Talbot, Pepperdine University and Arizona State University. A former aerospace engineer, Dr. Anderson has 20 years of experience as a pastor and has written several best-selling books on living free in Christ.

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      A spectacular book, it was the medecine my soul needed. It took my in a deep journey within myself, step by step, to see who Iam in Christ and be be healed mind body and soul. A must read for every Christian seeking the truth, seeking the fullness in Christ.
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      Very helpful for me to renounce all the sins and declare God's Truth in my life.

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    The Steps to Freedom in Christ - Neil T. Anderson

    © 1990, 2001, 2004, 2017 by Neil T. Anderson

    Published by Bethany House Publishers

    Minneapolis, Minnesota

    www.bethanyhouse.com

    Bethany House Publishers is a division of

    Baker Publishing Group, Grand Rapids, Michigan

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    Ebook edition created 2017

    Ebook corrections 05.03.2023

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    ISBN 978-1-4934-1211-2

    Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from the New American Standard Bible®, copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. (www.Lockman.org)

    Scripture quotations identified ESV are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. ESV Text Edition: 2011

    Scripture quotations identified KJV are from the King James Version of the Bible.

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    Scripture quotations identified NKJV are from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

    Cover design by Rob Williams, InsideOutCreativeArts

    Baker Publishing Group publications use paper produced from sustainable forestry practices and post-consumer waste whenever possible.

    Contents

    Cover

    Title Page

    Copyright Page

    The Steps to Freedom in Christ

    Step One: Counterfeit versus Real

    Step Two: Deception versus Truth

    Statements of Truth

    Step Three: Bitterness versus Forgiveness

    Step Four: Rebellion versus Submission

    Step Five: Pride versus Humility

    Step Six: Bondage versus Freedom

    Resolving Sexual Sin

    Step Seven: Curses versus Blessings

    In Christ

    Maintaining Your Freedom

    Appendix A: Renouncing Satanic Worship

    Appendix B: Seeking the Forgiveness of Others

    Appendix C: Overcoming Fear

    Appendix D: Overcoming Anxiety

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    The Steps to Freedom in Christ

    THE WHOLE GOSPEL

    God created Adam and Eve in His image and in His likeness. They were both physically and spiritually alive. Being spiritually alive meant that their souls were in union with God. Living in a dependent relationship with their Heavenly Father, they were to rule over the birds of the sky, the beasts of the field, and the fish of the sea. They were accepted, secure, and significant. However, acting independently of God, they chose to disobey Him and their choice to sin separated them from God. They immediately felt fearful, anxious, depressed, and insecure. Because Eve was deceived by Satan and because Adam sinned, all their descendants are born physically alive, but spiritually dead (Ephesians 2:1). Since all have sinned (Romans 3:23), those who remain separated from God will struggle with personal and spiritual conflicts. Satan became the rebel holder of authority, and the god of this world. Jesus referred to him as the ruler of this world, and the Apostle John wrote that the whole world lies in the power of the evil one (1 John 5:19).

    Jesus came to undo the works of Satan (1 John 3:8), and take upon Himself the sins of the world. By dying for our sins, Jesus removed the barrier that existed between God and those He created in His image. The resurrection of Christ brought new life to those who put their trust in Him. Every born-again believer’s soul is again in union with God and that is most often communicated in the New Testament with the prepositional phrases in Christ, or in Him. The Apostle Paul explained that anyone who is in Christ is a new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17). The Apostle John wrote, But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name (John 1:12 NKJV), and he also wrote, See how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we would be called children of God; and such we are (1 John 3:1).

    No amount of effort on your part can save you, and neither can any religious activity, no matter how well intentioned. We are saved by faith, that is, by what we choose to believe. All that remains for us to do is put our trust in the finished work of Christ. For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourself, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast (Ephesians 2:8–9). If you have never received Jesus as your Lord and Savior, you can do so right now. God knows the thoughts and intentions of your heart, so all you have to do is put your trust in God alone. You can express your decision in prayer as follows:

    Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for sending Jesus to die on the cross for my sins. I acknowledge that I have sinned

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