Coming to Grips with the Immutable Holiness of God

About the Book

This book is exploring the wonders of God’s plan for the salvation of mankind, but to fully appreciate His work of redemption, we need to understand the immutable holiness of God. Until we grasp this aspect of God’s nature, we will not treasure the full sacrificial sin payment Jesus Christ made on the cross. We need to understand that God’s righteous requirements had to first be satisfied for Him to be free to extend His forgiving grace to us sinners; it is truly a Heaven or Hell question for everyone: John 14:6, 3:36. Upon acceptance, Christians need to know that while we are once for all saved upon the acceptance of what Jesus Christ did for us on the cross, there are real consequences for how we live out the gift of our eternal salvation. Since God has now become our Heavenly Father, we need to understand good fathers discipline their children; so when we Christians do not live up to our identity as Christians, we should expect fatherly discipline. It is God’s desire for all of His children that we are growing to be more like Jesus. The Bible is also clear, that those of us who take the call of discipleship seriously, God our Father, will reward those sacrifices. This book is rich in Biblical theology and insights into the Christian life; one that I wish was available to me many years ago.

About the Author

Steven lives in Michigan with his wife of over 40 years. They have three adult children and a growing number of grandchildren. He retired after a 30+ year career in various forms of law enforcement. He presently works part-time in a law enforcement role. He served as both Mayor and Mayor Pro-tem of the City of Port Huron, where he has lived the majority of his life. He has served as a Vice President of a Charter School for troubled youth, on the board for a nonprofit halfway program for criminal offenders, and has served on numerous other boards, both Christian and secular. He was very active in coaching his children’s various sports teams. He spent 7 years doing jail ministry and has been involved in a number of other Christian related activities. His heartbeat is personal evangelism. This is an updated version of his first and second book. There is no implied endorsement, by any association, organization, boards, ministries or employment (past or present) for this book, or its content. The opinions in this book are solely mine. I do not necessarily agree with every detailed teaching in the below listed books, but I have found real value in all of them. They are all well worth reading. There are dozens and dozens more in my library, but these are more than enough to ground you in your walk.