{"product_id":"the-commands-the-commands-of-jesus-large-size-edition-9781505260397","title":"The Commands: The Commands of Jesus, Large Size Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003eA devotional study by bestselling novelist and devotional writer Michael Phillips, identifying 120 commands of Jesus from the gospels. This is a large 6 x 9 edition of The Commands, published in a smaller format in 2012, with identical content.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJesus often introduces the subject of obedience with the tiny but eternally significant word \u003ci\u003eif\u003c\/i\u003e. He recognizes that there are always two paths-obedience and disobedience. He commands obedience. But many will not obey.\u003cp\u003e This obedience is a natural outgrowth of love: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf you love me you will obey my commandments. (John 14:15)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe who has my commands and keeps them, he it is who loves me. (John 14:21)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf a man loves me, he will keep my word. (John 14:23)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou are my friends if you do what I command you. (John 15:14)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eJesus is well aware of the games people play with spiritual things. He wants none to mistake what it means to be his follower. Many will claim to love him. Many will pretend to love him. Many will talk about loving him. Many will analyze what it means to love him. However a Christian is distinguished and defined by one, and only one, thing: Obedience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eObedience to the Commands of Jesus is a daily, moment-by-moment choice. We make it over and over. We are continually making it. It is a progressive and ongoing choice that defines what it means to love Jesus and be his follower.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2012, as he released\u003ci\u003e The Commands of Jesus \u003c\/i\u003efor the first time, author Michael Phillips wrote: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFor over 40 years, I have been seeking more deeply to understand, and hopefully to live by, the commands of Jesus. One of the eventful crossroads in this journey took place 40 years ago a week alone in a motel room with no book other than my New Testament. I had gone away specifically for the purpose of determining exactly what commands the New Testament laid upon us. Beyond all the doctrine and theology, what were we simply told to DO. The list that resulted has literally formed the cornerstone of my spiritual outlook ever since.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA year and a half ago I embarked on what can only be called the project of a lifetime to distill these years of prayerful reflection into a concise book on the commands of Jesus. That book is now complete. It is simply called The Commands. It represents my attempt to focus the prism of God's light in such a way as to illuminate a few powerful sayings that a Man said some 2000 years ago during the time He walked among us. When God stepped onto the planet, everything changed. That change is still transforming lives today. In one sense, this book has been 40 years in the making as God has deepened, refined, and continually focused the single prayer of my heart, Father, make me like Jesus.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eI can say without reservation that this is THE most important book I have ever compiled.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichael Phillips is a noted Christian author whose name is often linked with 19th century Scotsman George MacDonald. Phillips is MacDonald's biographer and he has also produced over 50 new editions of MacDonald's Victorian works. Phillips is also the author and co-author of some 80 original novels under his own name, as well as many devotional writings and New Testament studies.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50416503292178,"sku":"9781505260397","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1311e862-6861-4f04-b31b-6e6b71cfec01.jpg?v=1729423580","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-commands-the-commands-of-jesus-large-size-edition-9781505260397","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}