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    A House Divided
    A House Divided
    A House Divided
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    A House Divided

    By Maurice C. Smith

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    This book was born out of the author’s passion to challenge the Church to rise above the rhetoric and politics and stand up for righteousness. This book is a reminder that Christians are ambassadors of Christ and everything we do and say should reflect him and not the culture.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWestBow Press
    Release dateDec 17, 2020
    ISBN9781664214217
    A House Divided
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    Maurice C. Smith

    The author is an ordained minister with over 40 years of study and teaching of the scriptures. His passion is to answer difficult questions from unbelievers and believers alike.

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      A House Divided - Maurice C. Smith

      Copyright © 2020 Maurice C. Smith.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by

      any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying,

      recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system

      without the written permission of the author except in the case

      of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

      This book is a work of non-fiction. Unless otherwise noted, the author

      and the publisher make no explicit guarantees as to the accuracy of

      the information contained in this book and in some cases, names

      of people and places have been altered to protect their privacy.

      WestBow Press

      A Division of Thomas Nelson & Zondervan

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      Bloomington, IN 47403

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      844-714-3454

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or

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      may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those

      of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher,

      and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Getty Images are models,

      and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Getty Images.

      All Scripture quotations are taken from the New King

      James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson.

      Used by permission. All rights reserved.

      ISBN: 978-1-6642-1420-0 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-6642-1421-7 (e)

      WestBow Press rev. date:  12/14/2020

      >> REVIEWS <<

      >> DEDICATION <<

      T his book is dedicated to two men who were instrumental in my development as a Born-Again Believer. To Pastor Lewis who gave me the invitation to salvation, and who extended the love of God to everyone regardless of their race or nationality. To Pastor Ricks who appeared at a time in my life when I was allowing the culture to erode my faith – he taught me to have a passion for God and His Word.

      Finally a special thanks to Dr. Donald Nurse who was instrumental in the editing and formatting of this book.

      >> PREFACE <<

      M y many years of experience in building construction have taught me that the most important part of a building is the foundation. A building built upon an uneven, weak, crooked foundation, over time, will result in cracks in the house - doors and windows will no longer function properly. Ultimately, the house will be rendered useless. Likewise, if the Church is not built on the principles and precepts of Jesus Christ, it too will become useless.

      After years of watching those who claim to represent His Church align themselves with ideologies that contradict Biblical teaching, I can no longer remain silent. The Church has avoided confronting the issues of doctrine, the culture, politics, social justice, economics, and racism. The division within today’s church is visible. The question is, do

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