Christian Book Review - Hang On, It's Not Over Yet

Title: Hang On, It’s Not Over Yet
Author: Joseph Arhavbarien
ISBN 9781907294419
Review Date: January 12th, 2011
Reviewed by: CBM Christian Book Reviews
9.1 on a scale of 10.0 stars

Author Joseph Arhavbarien in his book, “Hang On, It’s Not Over Yet” writes in a concise and organized manner to show that in the face of great adversity one can move forward in life to realize their dreams and find victory.

The author sets a firm foundation upon which one can build, revealing a step by step path of finding success in life and how to overcome overwhelming circumstances, while exhorting the reader to have a definitive goal and not to give up, even in the face of great difficulties. The author continues to encourage all that a positive, believing attitude is of utmost importance while waiting for the unseen to be seen. The author reveals that all is not lost and that one must ‘hang on’ to their dreams while trusting and relying upon God Almighty to help bring them to pass.

The author teaches that trust and belief upon what God has spoken to you and upon what the Word of God says is also a key factor. This book continues to encourage the importance of searching out the scriptures and coming to the knowledge and wisdom of what God has to say about your life and your destiny, while teaching that all have a predestined destiny. This book will stretch your faith, stir your faith, strengthen your faith and help you to see your dreams come true.

Using his experiences, despite overwhelming circumstances, from his own life coupled with some notable historical figures, the author lays foundational principles that with faith in Christ through trust and perseverance, one can continue on to the road to victory. Despite situations, circumstances, age, gender, creed, culture or environment, this book will stir your faith that, “All things are possible with God and for those who believe”.

Not only a good read, this book is very uplifting and encouraging whereby it counsels one on the path of how to achieve great things in life and not only gain success in the temporal world we live in, but also keeping in mind the spiritual laws that also govern our world. As air is invisible to the naked eye, so to are the spiritual laws that God has set forth in this universe. The author encourages you to seek wisdom from God and therefore adhere to these spiritual laws.

“Hang On, It’s Not Over Yet” is a work of encouragement, not merely as words written, but from the application of life experiences of those finding victory in the face of great adversity and overwhelming obstacles.

This book will not only edify and encourage you to live your life to the fullest, but to also never give up on your dreams until you see them through to fruition.

Hang On, It’s Not Over Yet by Author Joseph Arhavbarien

A Must Read Book
Reviewed by: CBM Christian Book Reviews

9.1 on a scale of 10.0 stars

God Loves Us. He Calls Us to Be His Faithful People.

Malachi 1:1-2:17
God looks upon us in our sin. What does He see? He sees ‘the Wicked Land. He sees ‘a people always under the wrath of the Lord’(1:4). He looks at what Christ has done for us - ‘Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners’; ‘While we were still sinners, Christ died for us’; ‘Christ died for our sins’(1 Timothy 1:15; Romans 5:8; 1 Corinthians 15:3). God looks upon us in Christ - and everything is so very different: ‘God made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God’(2 Corinthians 5:21). There, at the Cross of Christ, we hear God’s Word of love - ‘I have loved you’; ‘I have loved you with an everlasting love’(1:2; Jeremiah 31:3).

Malachi 3:1-4:6
God calls us to be His faithful people. He says, ‘Return to Me’. He promises to bless those who return to Him: ‘I will return to you’. God calls us to honour Him with our ‘tithes and offerings': ‘Bring the whole tithe (tenth) into the storehouse...’. When we honour the Lord, He has promised that He will honour us: ‘Those who honour Me, I will honour’. When we honour the Lord with our obedience, He promises that He will honour us with His blessing. He promises to ‘open the windows of heaven and pour down for us an overflowing blessing’. Satan - ‘the devourer’- will be defeated. We will ‘serve God’. He will take ‘delight’ in us. We will be His ‘treasured possession’(3:8-12,17-19; 1 Samuel 2:30).

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An additional note on tithing
Since this article was posted, I have received an important comment from Dr Russell Kelly. Rather than keeping Dr Kelly's detailed comment on this blog, I have decided to add my own note, which will direct readers to his writings. He has discussed, at length, the question, "Should the Church teach Tithing?". He has reached the conclusion that "Tithing is not a Christian Doctrine".
Also of interest is Stuart Murray's book, "Beyond Tithing" (Paternoster Press, 2000). Murray adopts a similar position (though his exposition of Scripture is less detailed than Russ Kelly's). In his discussion of Malachi 3:8-12, he writes, "Tithing is an important, although somewhat obscure component in the worship life and social legislation of the nation of Israel. Nothing more. ... It is not a fundamental principle that can or should be transferred from its Old Testament context into the experience of Christians and churches today." (p. 88).
I appreciate the work of Russ Kelly and Stuart Murray. I hope that, by adding this note, I have indicated that I am aware of the importance of taking great care in our interpretation of Malachi's words regarding tithing. Whatever our answer to the question, "Should the Church teach Tithing?", I hope that all of us will hear the words of Malachi as a call to consecrate ourselves fully to the Lord our God.

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