Self-Deception: Its Nature, Evils, and Remedy

By Jacob Helffenstein

These piercing statements apply to Christians because the natural mind is always tending toward deceptive self-righteousness. Also in part he is trying to provoke people who think they are Christians but are "trusting in a refuge of lies," to reconsider. Some topics are: intellectual assent is not holiness; natural gifts and sentiments are not to be confused with true spiritual life; adopting healthy habits is not necessarily spiritual repentance; and zeal for a cause is not necessarily Christian devotedness. The huge participation rate of all mankind in self-deception should give one pause to reconsider these issues. Author Jacob Helffenstein (1802-1884) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was the third son of Dr. Samuel Helffenstein, who was part of a family of ministers. Jacob pastored the church in Chambersburg and Fayetteville, Pennsylvania from 1838-1841. From 1842-1869 he moved to the Market Square Church, a Reformed Church of Germantown, PA. In 1856 he changed the church to Presbyterian after dissenting about Mercersburg Theology because it had a tendency toward Romanism.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1941281567
• ISBN13: 9781941281567
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Curiosmith
• Length: 76 Pages
• Weight: 0.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.3" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher