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Each page below is a passage from one of the books, in Jacob's own words, chosen because it answers a question people actually ask. Read it here, then read the whole chapter free on Edify.
No Longer I
The Life-Changing Power of Simply Believing the Truth
- Galatians 2:20 explained: what “no longer I who live” meansChapter 4
- Union with Christ: what it means to be one spirit with himChapter 4
- Romans 6: what “consider yourselves dead to sin” means in practiceChapter 5
- Why do I keep sinning as a Christian? The story of my besetting sinChapter 3
- Romans 7 explained: is Paul describing the normal Christian life?Chapter 2
- What “identity in Christ” actually means: the mirror in James 1Chapter 4
- 1 John 1:9: do Christians have to keep confessing sin to stay forgiven?Chapter 9
- What is “the flesh” in the Bible?Chapter 10
- Overcoming depression as a Christian: where the depression actually livesChapter 13
Ya no vivo yo
El poder transformador de simplemente creer la verdad
Unless God Builds It
A Proposal to Radically Rethink the Church
- What is a house church, and what actually happens in a meeting?Chapter 3
- How to start a house church: four things to settle firstChapter 11
- What should I look for in a church? (It’s the wrong question)Chapter 11
- Are all Christians commanded to evangelize?Chapter 8
- What does the Bible say about women speaking in church? How one house church handles itChapter 4
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