Grow in Grace
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Publisher Description
Struggling with his emotions
Benjamin is determined to follow through
on his commitment to work as a grape-picker.
He knows he is running away. Deep inside, he is questioning his faith.
Life in Ephesus continues. The Cypriot brethren bombard the Apostle John with questions as he continues writing his memories which would become the Gospel of John.
Grieved and despairing, Deborah discovers she has no choice but to accept her parents’ plans.
The grape-picking season over, it is twelve weeks later when Benjamin returns.
Anxious about his reception by his mother and great-grandfather, his anxiety increases when he finds his father’s booth is now the booth of a cloth seller.
Fear and guilt assail him. Has his whole family been taken by the Romans?
A lot has happened in his twelve weeks away, and much more will happen.
Alexander has to deal with painful news at the same time as the Apostle John is arrested again.
John is refused food or water unless he makes the ‘act of worship’ to the Roman Emperor, Domitian and the brethren fear for the apostle’s safety as the days go on.
But God has a task for John which is not yet complete.
Customer Reviews
Revisiting old friends in First Century Ephesus...Inspirational!
In the second book in the Apostle John series, "Grow in Grace" brings us back to Ephesus in the first century A.D. We revisit old friends: the apostle John, his granddaughter Naomi, her husband Samuel and John's great-grandson Benjamin. As Christians in a pagan city, in the midst of the Roman Empire, they deal with trials of faith, opposition from the world around them, and the very real, ever-present danger of imprisonment and death for refusing to worship the Roman Emperor as a god. And while all this is going on, the last living apostle, John, works to set down his memories of walking with Christ, in what will later become the Gospel of John. I loved reading about young Benjamin as he grows in the faith, getting to know God better, and makes some important decisions about his life. This book made daily life for the early Christians seem very real to me, and I felt as if I was leaving old friends when I read the last page. And always, the question in the back of my mind, the question this book provokes: If you had been there, among the early Christians, what would you have done? How would you have handled the trials? Would you have grown in grace? This is even better than the first book, "Hold the Faith"! I am looking forward to Book 3...