Save Yourself Some pain is Ten steps for new and growing Christians.
These ten steps cover the basics of Christianity.
If you are a new Christian, these steps will help you save yourself a lot of pain,
and if you are a "backslidden" Christian, these steps will help you get back on track..
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Save Yourself Some Pain
We call this book Christians, Cults, and Pain, because there are people and religions who call
themselves Christians but deny Jesus Christ.  Why is there pain, and suffering?  First ask
yourself, is God punishing me for my sin?  No!  Is Satan attacking me like Job was attacked?  
Maybe.  Could the suffering be a result of unavoidable physical or natural disasters?  Maybe you
are being prepared for a special service for God.  Your suffering could be to develop compassion
for others that have a similar situation.

There are three sources of pain.  

One source of pain is sin. Sin is always a selfish act that causes pain.  We must heal and grow
as Christians.  To start understanding pain, we must investigate to see if sin was involved in the
development of the pain.  Sin, whoever does it, hurts people.  It hurts the one who sins.  It may
be decades before the sinner feels the consequences of sin, maybe it will be after their death,
but they will pay for sin in some way.  There are also people who allowed the sin to occur. They
will be affected in some way.  Then there are the innocent bystanders and victims that get hurt
by sin.  A child in a divorce situation is an innocent bystander.  All have felt the consequences of
sin one way or another, whether we identify the root problem of sin or not.

Another source of pain is avoidable physical disaster.  When people refuse to take precautions,
suffering can occur. It is like playing Russian roulette. You may be safe, but sometimes suffering
will be the result.  The more risks one takes in crowed city traffic, the more chance of an
accident.  You may be hurt, you may hurt people in another car, or you may hurt your family.  
Hurting your family could involve medical bills, loss of income, or even death.

Finally there are the unavoidable disasters caused by God or by Satan.  The story of Job is a
clear example of this (Job 1 and 2).  Suffering can be helpful when we ask
questions we would not ask in our daily routine.  When we have suffered we
feel the pain and may look at all who are hurting around us. Thus we are
more willing to help others.  Sometimes we turn to God for understanding
and deliverance, which will help our relationship with God.  God wants a
relationship with us. Suffering gets our attention, just like children who have been hurt, run
crying to their parents. We can rely on God and it makes it easier for us to relate to Jesus who
suffered on the cross for our sins.

Suffering is harmful when we become hardened and reject God, or become withdrawn and
selfish.  We fail to ask questions and miss lessons and refuse to be open to any changes in our
lives. We may even reject Christianity and have eternal consequences for that decision.
Christianity is not about us but about others.  As Christians we need to keep our eyes on the
Lord and allow Him to change us (2 Corinthians 5:17).   After a few years we should be able to
encourage others to grow in the Lord.  Some people may be designed for the equipping and
maturing of Christians, while others are better designed for reaching the lost.  It is not our will
but Gods.  We are here to glorify Him and serve Him (Romans 12:1).

Living in a fallen world we see many problems that do not have simple answers and may have
multiple combinations of answers. Criminals are prosperous and innocent children are in pain.  
Why is this world so upside down? Sin has twisted justice and made our world ugly and
unpredictable.  I do not have the answers to the why.   Job wanted to know why, however, God
never did give an answer to his questions.  If we always knew why we suffer, our faith would
have no room to grow. Believers may suffer more than non-believers (1 Peter 5:8).  Satan does
not need to attack his own or the ones on the fence, because Satan owns the fence.  Christians
may have to endure hardships, persecution, or testing.  This was Job’s case, what-ever the
reason, Christians must be prepared and trained to cope and deal with problems when they
occur.

This book should be able to help you rationalize and deal with pain and suffering, so you can
heal and grow.  There are enough people who are spiritually dead.  You may be in the emergency
room of pain.  God willing your pain will be healed.  Once you are healed, God wants you tender
and loving.  God does not like hard crusty people who are responsible for continuing the cycle of
pain.
“It is easier to denature plutonium than
to denature the evil spirit of man.”  
-Albert Einstein
Introduction
Christianity is
not about us but
about others.
Have you been hurt by self-righteous or
well-meaning Christians? Have you ever
unwittingly inflicted pain on an already
wounded person, whom you were really trying
to help? This book is for you.

In the body of Christ, we are often guilty of
attacking our wounded instead of helping
them to heal, often without even realizing it.
We are called to both speak the truth in love,
and minister Christ's forgiveness and healing.
If we can't discern the difference between
religious condemnation and helping a fallen
brother to his feet, we can cause a lot of
unintended damage and potentially drive
people away from Christ, just when they need
Him most.

This book is designed to help the victims of
misguided Christians to find healing.
-Book Summary-
Our book, Christians, Cults, and Pain is finally published!
Below is the introduction to our book.