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Over time and through erroneous theology, the true meaning of much of our Christian lingo has become so distorted and so laden with bad baggage that many of these words have become major obstacles to understanding spiritual truth. Does it seem too far-fetched to believe that the devil just might have his hand in this and not want us to understand the real truth of what these words were intended to convey? This can cause big trouble, because how we understand them determines how we relate to God and how we think He relates to us.

In this book the author takes a commonsense look at some of the religious buzzwords we use; examines the shocking implications of some popular present-day definitions; and reaches for the ultimate concepts of truth that lie hidden beneath the words we find all too familiar. The book focuses on the following words:

• The Law
• Sin
• Sinful Nature
• Repentance
• Acceptance
• Forgiveness
• Obedience
• Perfection
• Grace
• Faith
• Salvation
• Justification
• Righteousness
• Justice
• Work
• Intercession
• Legalism
• Atonement

About the Author

Les Leno, student of the word and Bible class teacher, has work experience in many fields, including seven years teaching school and twenty years in business management. He and his wife, Heather, now run their own packaging broker business in Portland, Oregon. In his spare time he likes to rebuild cars.