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Episode 2663: GETTING RIGHT WITH GOD by Joseph C. Way B.A. ,B.D., MDiv


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GETTING RIGHT WITH GOD by Joseph C. Way B.A. B.D. MDivIt was written primarily for "professing" Judeo-Christians, but it applies to everyone. It challenges the status-quo of many modern-day religious beliefs and practices while offering a logical, factual and specific alternative. Much of the book is controversial. It argues for a human Jesus with no necessity for a crucifixion, no sacrificial death as a blood offering, no ransom, no heaven or hell, and others. The process for getting right and remaining right with God was first discovered by the ancient Hebrews (but they strayed), then proclaimed within Judaism by the major biblical prophet (they strayed) and then by Jesus for his time and thereafter (but they and we have also strayed). From the discovery by the Hebrews to this day, we get right with "God" by loving him above all else and loving our neighbor as our self. To love something is to value it. By nature, we must love (value) something above all else. Whatever that is will be our "god" (by definition) and it will dictate other beliefs and behavior. This is a law we did not make and cannot break. Therefore, it is essential for everyone to know what and how to love appropriately or else we diminish and eventually destroy our self and our planet. Author Bio: I was born on a small farm in southern Mississipp, along with six siblings. After graduating from high school with highest honors, I entered Millsaps College from which I earned a B.A. One year later, I entered Vanderbilt Divinity School and earned a B.D. and MDiv. For forty-two years, I was an active minister in the United Methodist Church, with twenty-three as an Air force chaplain, five as a V.A. chaplain and fourteen as the pastor of local churches. In nineteen-sixty-four, due to my efforts to promote integration, I was forced to leave the state to protect and provide for my family and myself. For my efforts to promote integration, I was awarded membership in "Who's Who in American Methodism." I am a certified therapist for Alcohol and drug abuse, resulting in a book outlining a new approach to recognition and treatment, entitled "A Pain in the Gut." My wife of sixty-five years and I now live in a retirement community in Georgetown, Texas. We have two children and two grandchildren.https://www.xlibris.com/en/bookstore/bookdetails/818790-getting-right-with-godhttps://www.gettingrightwithgod.com/http://www.LitPrime.com  http://www.bluefunkbroadcasting.com/root/twia/42723jwayltpr.mp3   
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