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In this brief trilogy, Sheets argues that today’s Christian churches have strayed from their roots through a misunderstanding of salvation. Specifically, he addresses the false understanding of salvation as something one attains at the moment of belief rather than the promise of the believer’s resurrection at the Second Coming of Christ. According to the author, this misinterpretation permeates the modern church and fails to afford the believer a lifetime of becoming a follower of Christ whose life is lived in sacrifice and love of others. Using scripture to strengthen his argument, Sheets professes his desire to share his faith and understanding with readers so that they live in anticipation of the promise of salvation, which in turn profoundly changes the way believers live.
The author makes a compelling argument in this brief work. He writes convincingly of today’s church culture, which follows the doctrine of “believe and be saved,” as a false belief that places the believer in danger of losing eternal life. For Sheets, the error in thinking arises from a mindset that emphasizes belief and fails to address Christ’s admonition that believers should “follow me.” According to the author, one finds salvation in following the teachings of Christ, and the reward is to be reunited with Christ in the Second Coming. He sees the teachings of today’s churches to miss the mark when it comes to salvation. “I have been led to pushing back at the idea of eternal security and having a saved mindset,” he states. Sheets lays out his argument in a well-written treatise that provides readers with an intriguing study on the nature of salvation and what it means to embrace the promise of salvation that will come to fruition at the Second Coming of Christ.