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The Stronghold Of God

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I loved the author's introduction and I quote, "Has God provided for us a Christian equivalent to the ark He provided Noah?" Ah! Now that caught my attention, could it be so, I wanted to know and I wanted to know where this stronghold of protection was. I was interested!

Francis Frangipane takes you out of pretense into reality at the onset of this work; explaining our walk to Horeb, where we are allowed to be real with God and our feelings about what is happening to us. We breath a sigh of relief knowing we can release our frustrations and fears and we breath in a breath of hope as the author assures us that God has a place of safety from all we are experiencing.

The author takes you on a journey, using men of old from the Bible as examples to bring you out of the many negative emotions that are trying to cripple you and leads you to a knowledge of knowing how to run under the shelter of God's stronghold of protection during trials and tribulations that life brings upon us all.

I would do this book an injustice to try and review the countless helps Mr. Frangipane gives the reader to obtain this desired result, but believe me he
definitely gives you all the information you need to run into God's Stronghold.

If you are a Christian that is feeling overwhelmed by the world that we are living in; if you are seeking the promises of a God who loves you,and the protection His Word speaks of, then this book is for you.

We all need a safe harbor, and for those that are His, there is no safer place than the Stronghold of God. This book will show you the way. It is a journey you will want to take.

This is an excellent book for the new or "mature" Christian. It covers many topics about which everyone needs to be reminded or educated -- the power of praying in His name, the power of the spoken word, and why we should never give up (among other subjects). I would recommend this book to everyone. The added appeal to this book is that it can be read in "bites", as chapters are 5 - 10 pages, and the subject matter of the chapter can stand alone. A great book for everyone!

As always Francis Frangipane knows how to allow the Holy Spirit to lead him as he shares some great truths from God. The chapter on Forgiveness is exceptional! I would make this book required reading for all staff and leaders in the church, no matter what denomination! It is one of those books that is very hard to put down even during your second and third reading. It has helped me through a most difficult time in my ministry. GET IT NOW!

Any review of this book that starts from the premise that Francis Frangipane glosses over how hard life can be has missed the point of the book. Francis' view is that when we get into an intimate relationship with God that everything else springs from there. So if you are in a hard place in life, however tough, the Word of God and - more than that - God himself are both still true. God does not choose sin, people do that - even if it means that we are sometimes on the receiving end of some very tough stuff from other people - and have committed serious sins ourselves. We are not robots, God gives us free choice. We can, as Francis points out in the book, always do as we see in Revelation Chapter 12, go into the presence of God. Even when we've failed. There is the place that we find healing and not just the reality of what needs healing, but the truth - because truth and reality are not the same. The reality is that God created each one of us to be able to have a relationship with Him and not as sinful people. But we can come to Him even when we have failed in major ways. We don't have to earn it or prove we've changed in any way. The Prodigal Son parable and the saving of the thief on the cross demonstrate that we need not live having to prove we're different before God will step in - if we invite Him and do so when we have reached the very end of ourselves and stop trying to measure up. When we submit to Him, he changes us bit by bit so that we are healed and permanently changed. And in the book, Francis does reveal he had a very tough time in his marriage when it seemed they could not find compatibility between themselves, but they looked to God who changed them. If that isn't a hard place to come through and find the truths in this book, it is hard to see just how hard it needs to get before Francis shows he has lived and learned these truths and proven God to be faithful even when life is really tough.

I just finished the book. I don't know what to say but I will try. I have been asking God to bring me a new level of Him and I just happened to find this book at my library and what I have asked for has come to pass. I know it is God and not the book but we recieve answers in many ways. The spiritual aspects of this book are mind boggling and amazing but now I have to put them into my heart through prayer and obedience. I am ready for this breakthrough and I am amazed by my Lord and Savior, the King of Kings, Jehovah God!

This was the first book I'd read by this author - found it at church & ended up buying it on amazon.com I HIGHLY recommend this book - read it first and then you will want to read MORE of his books! I've bought more since. He backs up what he says by scripture. He is a pastor and gets deep into opening your mind & eyes to the bible and Christ. You might read it slow or go back and read again - making notes along the way or dog ear pages. I will re-read this book again once I finish his others!
God directed me to a wonderful book & author as well!

I received the book in the condition they advertised and in a timely manner. I was happy to be able to get a used copy since this was a replacement copy for me. I had this book and gave it to someone to read, they lost it, and I really wanted to replace it because it is the type of book you read over and over. There is so much in it that is valuable.

I have benefited by reading all of Francis Frangipane's books but this book, The Stronghold of God, helped me tremendously during a very difficult time in my life. I sat at the bedside of my baby granddaughter in ICU and read this. It helped me press into God for my strength and gave me encouragement. I recently re-read it during another crisis. I highly recommend it.

I have read many of Francis' books and have enjoyed them all. This one is the same. It reminds you of what is important in a relationship with God. Easy to read and follow.

Well written simple logic reveals the how not-complex knowing our Lord really is. I feel this book was written by the Holy Spirit for those who believe. For those who do not have that much faith yet...it was surely written with the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. Whatever you personal convictions are this book will deeply touch anyone who reads it at thier very core.