The apostle Paul often spoke of knowledge of the Lord as a mystery.1 Why is the character of God not widely known and so infrequently lived, even among Christians? Perhaps the answer to both questions lies in the true motives of many of those who practice Christianity. How many people seek Jesus in order to better learn and live his will, and how many are merely seeking for ways to inject his power and peace into what they want instead? How many people are seeking Jesus to find better ways of being, and how many are merely seeking for a way to feel better about how they already are? It is hard to find God when you are searching for something else.
The purpose of this book is to provide powerful truths that enable you to learn more about Jesus and become more like him than you otherwise could. There is no topic of greater importance in the gospel of Jesus Christ than the character of Christ. The content of the Lord’s character defines the nature of God, the means of salvation, the quality of eternal life, the power of God, and the reasons why all people should seek to become as he is. The purpose of creation is to provide a means for each person to perceive, value, acquire, and share more of God’s attributes. The acquisition of the attributes of God is the key to greater and longer-lasting joy in and after this life. You learn more about God as you live up to what you already know.
If you are already religious, the arguments and scriptures presented in this book will help you see the limits of your present beliefs and offer more effective alternatives in your quest to draw nearer to God. If you are not yet religious, you will find the description of the gospel as provided in this book to make a lot more sense than the versions you have heard before. In any case, this book will empower you to radically increase the progress you can make towards greater and longer-lasting joy in your life through augmenting your ability to learn about and live like Jesus.