Transformational Christianity, by Warren Metzler

This book begins with the author summarizing the basic principles of Christianity. He describes how every human being is a spirit, though we are not consciously aware of it. It is our spirit that communicates with God, and we either surrender to God’s will for our life, or succumb to the devil’s temptation and try to have our own way. In essence, a person is either oriented to his “spiritual nature” or his “human nature”.Metzler presents that people who are attached to their human nature have goals of attaining money, power and fame. At the core of this is the desire to be in control of your own destiny; to “be your own god”. With these underlying goals, no matter how hard people may try to live a worthwhile life, and do things with seemingly “good intentions,” they repeatedly fail.In contrast, real Christians recognize that God is in control of everything and is constantly providing opportunities to develop new skills in life; each situation is presented for that person’s benefit, so