{"id":37016,"date":"2014-10-07T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-07T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/?p=37016"},"modified":"2014-10-07T19:45:19","modified_gmt":"2014-10-08T03:45:19","slug":"title-my-next-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/title-my-next-book\/","title":{"rendered":"Help me Title my Next Book!"},"content":{"rendered":"

My next book should be out within the next month or so, but I am really having trouble giving it a title. So I thought you could help!<\/p>\n

Oh, and by the way, if you want to get this next book for free, make sure you have signed up to get updates through my email newsletter<\/a>. That is how I let people know that the free books are available. By way of saying \u201cThank you,\u201d I will send you \u201cSkeleton Church\u201d just for signing up.<\/p>\n

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My Next Book Has No Title (yet)<\/h2>\n

My next book is about two different things.<\/p>\n

The first part of the book is about transforming the practice of baptism and the Lord\u2019s supper to something that more accurately reflects the symbolism and significance of these events when they were first done by Jesus.<\/p>\n

The second part of the book is about willingly sacrificing our God-given and constitutional rights for the sake of others. It is not uncommon for people (even Christians) to sue others because their \u201crights\u201d were violated. I often wonder what would happen if, for the sake of the gospel, rather than sue people over our rights, we followed Paul\u2019s advice in 1 Corinthians 6:7: \u201cWhy not rather be wronged?\u201d<\/p>\n

You might say \u201cWhat a strange mixture for a book.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yes, but when you think about it, they go together quite nicely. Christians get up in arms whenever anybody messes with the \u201crites\u201d of baptism and the Lord\u2019s Supper, and we get up in arms whenever anybody messes with our legal \u201crights,\u201d such as the right to free speech, the right to practice our religion, or the right to bear arms.<\/p>\n

Do you see where I am going? In our efforts to protect our \u201crites\u201d and our \u201crights\u201d we are ruining our witness and destroying the clarity of the gospel. The gospel of Jesus Christ is not about defending our religious rites or our legal rights, but about sacrificing everything for the sake of others.<\/p>\n

If you want to read a rough draft of the content of this book, check out the sections on this page: \u201cClose Your Church for Good<\/a>\u201d about \u201cGiving up Your Rites<\/a>\u201d and \u201cGiving Up Your Rights<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

What Book Title Do You Suggest?<\/h2>\n

\"whatSo, with all of that in mind, does anybody have any suggestion for a book title? Here is a brainstorm list of my own:<\/p>\n