The War Within

About the Book

This book deals with the nature of spiritual life and what takes place when a person is born again. It particularly delineates the result of having a new nature and yet retaining a mortal body. The result of regeneration is that two differing natures reside in the body of the person in Christ. One is adapted to this world and is basically sinful. The new nature, or “the new man,” is destined to be forever with the Lord in heaven and is righteous. There is a fierce conflict between these natures that must be understood. The new nature is to mature while at the same time doing battle with the old nature, or “old man,” which cannot enter the kingdom of God. A proper understanding of this war within delivers one from the confusion, self-condemnation, and lack of insight that invariably accompany a fundamental ignorance of this matter.

About the Author

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Given O. Blakely, born in 1935, and a preacher and teacher since 1954. His focus is “things that pertain to life and godliness,” as made known in Jesus Christ, and through the ministry of the Holy Spirit. He has ministered in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Florida, Missouri, Pakistan, and India. He authored The Word of Truth magazine from 1960-1995, and maintains a web site containing 30,000 page of his writings (http://wotruth.com). Since 1992, he has ministered at The Word of Truth Fellowship in Joplin, Missouri. In addition to this book, He has published four others: “God’s Everlasting Kingdom, The Divine Remedy for Distraction – volumes one two, and “The Decline and Fall of the Church.”