The Stages
of
Sanctification
by Author
Frederick J. Hutchison
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Fred Hutchison
Author Biography
During my teen years, I
discovered a passion for truth in my heart and also discovered I was a political
conservative. During my college years I joined the debate team, got active in
politics and discovered that I enjoy a philosophical approach to learning. I was
deeply convinced that truth exists and can be found by those who mean to have
it. I devoted myself to truth and stuck with that devotion for the rest of my
life.
At some point, I realized that to find truth one must go to the fountainhead of
truth, namely God. I sought God during my last two years in college culminating
in a traumatic and supernatural moment when I found Christ. From that moment to
this, I have never doubted my eternal salvation.
Within four years, I was surprised to find myself preaching sermons from the
pulpit and teaching bible studies. That began a lifelong interest in theology
and Christian spirituality. I have written a book titled, The Stages of
Sanctification.
However, I gradually discovered that I was meant to be more of a philosopher,
historian, psychologist, science buff, and political writer than a pastor. I am
a classic autodidact and polymath. In keeping with my Myers-Briggs temperament
of INTP, I have been chasing after intellectual excitement for most of my life.
Several years ago, I was designated as a "Christian Intellectual" by a program
of the Department of Philosophy of Talbot Seminary of Biola University.
In the seventies, I had a strong interest in American history and gave many
talks on the subject during the seventies and eighties. In the eighties, I
developed a theory of history and undertook a serious long term study of
European history. At present I am halfway through writing a book preliminarily
to be titled, The Rise and Fall of Western Culture.
Beginning in the summer of 2006, my writings began to open
opportunities as a political advisor and operative and those involvements have
become progressively more intense up to the present moment.
I am a CPA and MBA and I worked as a technical expert in governmental auditing
and accounting in order to pay the bills. I am now retired and mainly pursue
writing, politics and the intellectual and spiritual treasures which are the joy
of my heart.
The Book
The Stages of Sanctification:
The Process of Sanctification through Progressive Stages of Maturity
This book defines seven stages of spiritual maturity. The dynamic process of sanctification is traced through each of these stages. Emphasis is given to the role of the cross and the resurrection: the cross of Christ to break the power of sin, and the resurrection of Christ to impart the power to live a holy life. Each stage of maturity involves a crisis in which we die with Christ and are raised with Him. At each stage the growing Christian encounters new challenges dangers and opportunities. The seven stages of maturity are: The New Birth, The Spiritual Babe, The Spiritual Older Child, The Spiritual Adolescent, The Spiritual Adult, The Spiritual Midlife Crisis, and The Spiritual Father.
This unique book may be for you if you are interested in the following subjects: Victory over stubborn besetting sins, victory in fiery trials and the role of fiery trials in sanctification, restarting the process of spiritual growth after getting stalled, and identifying one's level of spiritual maturity and the unique dangers and challenges and opportunities likely to occur at that stage.
A more complete description of the book and an excerpt may be viewed at the following web location:
http://www2.xlibris.com/bookstore/bookdisplay.asp?bookid=1214
The book may be ordered from Xlibris, the print-on-demand service from this location. It is also available through Amazon.com.
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