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Book Review - The Sovereignty of God and the Destiny of Man

Having had an interest in the “Lost Tribes” of Israel for at least the last 35 years, I make it a point to read as much as I can on the subject. Recently while ordering another such book, I also ordered the books The Sovereignty of God and the Destiny of Man and also The Laws of the Second Coming, from a list of books available from the publisher, simply because the titles interested me. Inspired Decision!!

Being a voracious reader, both books were read within a few days, leaving me hungry form more. Being computer illiterate, I asked a friend to search for the phone number of God’s Kingdom Ministries in order to purchase more than 40 books by the author, Dr. Stephen Jones. In the past several months, I have had a remarkable opportunity to travel back in time and have the prophets, apostles (especially Paul) and even Jesus himself, speak to me in a language that a child could understand. Their message was the same. Our Father loves us and will have all of His children share His Glory, His Joy and His Essence which is love unbounded and eternal. And all of His children means just that, without exception.

Dr. Jones’ book, The Sovereignty of God and the Destiny of Man, co-written by Michael Wark, examines the difference between the Will of God and His overall plan for His creation. Unsure of my own salvation and what God had in store for me, most of my life has been a roller coaster of sin followed with repentance, hoping for God’s mercy and forgiveness. Dr. Jones in his writing has made it clear that God has imputed the righteousness of Christ to those who believe in and on Him, and view all ofl those as his children.

God told Adam and Eve that on the day that they would eat of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, they would surely die. They did in fact “die” on the very same day and Dr. Jones explains quite clearly how all sin is a debt to be paid and the wages of sin is death. It is very interesting how God put such a tree within the grasp of virtual children as were Adam and Eve, and why He allowed a tempter to do his mischief. What did He expect? According to Dr. Jones, God’s plan for the happiness of His children was conceived before we were, as was Jesus’ death on the cross which paid our sin debt in full.

The Sacrificial Laws of the Old Covenant were mere shadows of the one sacrifice which saved the world. Dr. Jones is a master at fleshing out these laws and rituals and how they apply today. In fact, Dr. Jones understanding of God’s plan of salvation, based upon unparalleled biblical knowledge and understanding as well as, I believe, intimate inspirational occurrences will open the eyes and minds of the serious searcher for truth.

Next time, I hope to look at The Laws of the Second Coming. In it, Dr. Jones in his intuitive, educated and sometimes humorous style of writing has let me know that all is well. Just let God the potter alone at his wheel and be amazed at his beautiful creations.