This
is recommended reading for Messianic Jewish and Sabbatarian Churches
of God brethren prior to and during the Days of Unleavened Bread (starting
at Passover). This book is all
about putting spiritual “leaven”—sin—out of our lives.
It shows just how evil sin really is, how devastating it is to
our very lives. “Go And Sin No More” book review “Go and Sin No More
is a masterful book on an unpopular subject.
Speaking as one who has and is experiencing a revival of cleansing
and deliverance, Michael Brown brings to the table a rich resource for
all who seek a biblical view of sin and its absolute consequences to
the believer’s soul.” FRANK DAMAZIO Senior Pastor, City Bible Church, Portland,
Oregon. “Personal holiness is the key to God’s
ultimate plans for us all. “Be
ye holy; for I am holy” (1 Pet. 1:16 KJV) is a
command, not a suggestion. Romans
8:29 clearly emphasizes this great truth: “For those God foreknew He
also predestinated to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that
He might be the firstborn among many brothers.”
Conformed to His likeness! That
is what God’s call to us to live holy lives is all about. It’s the central element of God’s wonderful
plan for our lives. How can we be holy? In ourselves, we cannot. We can only do so by the ministry of the Holy
Spirit within us. [So if you
try—all on your own--to apply this book to your life to break the chains
of a sin or sins that are binding you, it will not help.
You must be born-again, filled and indwelt by the Holy Spirit
of God before this book will do you any good whatsoever. But if you are indwelt by the Holy Spirit, this
book is powerful. It is spiritual
weaponry of immense power, it is a cutting torch which directs the Holy
Spirit in your life, cutting those chains of repetitive sin that may
be binding you.] That is why
for 47 years Campus Crusade for Christ—now in 172 countries with a staff
of 19,000 and 181,000 volunteers—has strongly emphasized the ministry
of the Holy Spirit. “For it is God which worketh in you both to
will and to do of His good pleasure” (Phil. 2:13, KJV). We cannot
effectively do anything, even witness for Christ, without the enabling
and power of the Holy Spirit…Go and Sin No More is a magnificent, comprehensive
work on the important but oft-neglected subject of holiness. Dr. Michael L. Brown’s wonderful insights make
this one of those rare life-changing books. Every Christian who reads it will be blessed
and will never be the same. I
believe it is God’s message for this hour. [the late]
DR. BILL BRIGHT Founder
[and former] President Campus
Crusade for Christ International” A Few Excerpts…“This book provides a massive spiritual assortment of ammunition we can use to wage war against the flesh, the devil, and the world.” “There are three things sin will always do. It will keep you longer than you intended to stay, take you further than you intended to go, and cost you more than you intended to spend. Sin is treacherous! And since we know we’re in a daily battle,
let’s arm ourselves with all the ammunition we can to help us submit
to God and say no to the flesh, the devil, and the world…” (pp. 60-61) “Paul
wrote that a little leaven leavens the whole lump (see 1 Cor. 5:6; Gal
5:9), and the Word tells us that one man’s sin—Achan in Joshua 7—caused
thirty-six Israelites to die, since his transgression stopped the Lord
from going out to battle with His people.
There was an enemy in God’s own camp!
Yet he sinned secretly, none of the leaders knew anything about it—meaning
that our secret sins can have public consequences too. This is a deep spiritual matter, my friend.”
(p. 65) “…sin
can render the anointing ineffective.
It is literally poison to our whole spiritual system. There are tragic stories, stories that we know
too well, of men and women who were mightily used by God until sin drained
them dry. [and I might add, this
is talking about repetitive sin, not the occasional slip-up which we
confess and don’t keep repeating.]…Think of a godly woman mightily used
to heal the sick. How much suffering
is relieved through her ministry, how much torment lifted…But she gets
caught up in greed, mishandling the ministry funds an lying to her constituents. Before you know it, the anointing is gone! For a while it appeared as if she could mess
up and minister at the same time. But
no, the pollution gradually drove the Holy Spirit away. Sin saps the anointing, be it the anointing
to preach or teach, the anointing to heal or deliver, the anointing
to counsel or lead—sin will steal it and leave nothing in return. Worst of all, by destroying the anointing on
one person’s life, hundreds, thousands, even millions of others who
could have been blessed through that vessel will have to turn elsewhere…you
have a sacred duty not to squander that divine enabling.
Many
lives are dependent on your faithfulness.
So don’t let sin put out the embers that burn in your heart;
rather, fan them into flame (see 2 Tim. 1:6).”
(p. 66) “Why sin
if you know that sooner or later you’re going to get caught? Why do something in secret that eventually will
be known in public? Why defile
yourself under the covering of darkness if your unclean act will eventually
be brought to light?…You see, in God’s universe, nobody really “gets
away” with anything. “The sins
of some men are obvious, reaching the place of judgment ahead of them;
the sins of others trail behind them” (1 Tim. 5:24).
One way or another, what we do will catch up with us, either
in this world or in the world to come.
“In the same way, good deeds are obvious, and even those that
are not cannot be hidden.” (1 Tim. 5:25)…Of course, if you truly repent
and turn from your sins, the Lord will wipe them away, sometimes even
softening the blow of the negative consequences of those wrongful acts.”
(pp. 72-73) “God shows
us the traps in advance [through his Word]. Satan only shows us the bait.” (p.85) This book
is all about those traps and bait of Satan, sin, and the reasons why we should avoid
them at all costs. Reading this
book in a slow, meditative way will actually give a believer the ability
to cut through the chains of longstanding habits of sin.
If you find yourself bound by a particular sinful habit, a secret
sin-habit no one knows about, do read this book. As the late Dr. Bill Bright said, it
will change your life.
The full
name of the book is: GO ANDSINNO MOREA CALL TO HOLINESSBy Michael L. BrownA Division of Gospel LightVentura, California, U.S.A. or call 1-800-4-GOSPEL ISBN 0-8307-22389-7 For more information on ICN Ministries, or for a complete resource catalog
of other books and tapes by Dr. Michael L. Brown, write to: ICN Ministries 8594 Highway 98 West, Pensacola, FL 32506 Phone: (850) 458-6424: Fax: (850) 458-1828 Email: RevivalNow@msn.com To order
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