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Customer Reviews
Superb for the college age adult!,
Reviewer: A reader from Charleston WV
If you are looking for a book to give you what you need - this is it! If you are looking for God to meet you where you are - this is it! If you need a graduation gift for a high school or college student - THIS IS IT! I tell you the truth! You will not regret reading this book.

i really enjoyed reading it.,
Reviewer: A reader from united states
read it more than once and it really helps me when come to finding the truth in life and in God. it has been a reminder when life throws a fastball my way and i don't know if it is true or not i remember what i read in your book and i then know if is real or not. thank you for writing this book it has really helped me a lot.

All the ideas are so clearly written and pieced together.
Reviewer: A reader from North Carolina
"i tell you the truth" is a book that every Christian and non-Christian should read. I dogged-eared several pages just because everything made such perfect sense in the way it was written. This book would serve as a great way to learn and understand God's word more clearly.

A TRUTH inspired writing, applicable to anyone's life.
Reviewer: A reader from Beckley, WV
It took me a while to complete this book because the truths that were presented were ones that reached deep within me to truly cause me to reevaluate where I stood in my walk with Christ. "I Tell You the Truth" has allowed me to draw closer to Jesus Christ; who alone can supply me with the power, love, and self-discipline that I need to get me through each day.

THIS IS ONE GREAT BOOK
Reviewer: A reader from U.S.A.
I loved this book. Once I started reading it I couldn't put it down. I really feel that you'll love it too.

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By Randy Hunt
Truth Works Publishing (ISBN 1575027879)

Editorial Reviews

The Raleigh Register, June 21, 1998
"drawing a kid into a closer relationship with God so they will have the weapons to fight the spiritual battle..."

Book Description
I Tell You the Truth began as a journey in search of self-discipline, particularly for the college student.

The basis for this writing is 2 Timothy 1:7 "For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline." In the first half of this book, we discover who these spirits represent and find encouragement to follow the ones that God desires of us. In the second half we discuss the application, especially directed toward the college student.

While I Tell You the Truth was intended for the student away at college, many adults have found great encouragement for this book.

From the Publisher
Truth Works Publishing is excited to distribute I Tell You the Truth as our very fist publication. We thank God for speaking to Randy and pray that the Holy Spirit continues to speak through his writings and future publications by Randy and other young promising authors. We are truly blessed to see this project come to maturity and hear the many words of praise as a result to obedience to God.

From the Author
When God first spoke to me about writing a book, I replied, "Who me?!" You see, I'm not a preacher, I've never been to seminary and I'm barely a teacher. This is not to mention that I had also never written anything more than four or five paragraphs in my life!

One thing I've learned is that when God calls us to perform a task, He's not concerned with our ability. He's more concerned about our availability.

If you've read my book and found any encouragement, then please praise the Lord and not Randy. For it is the Spirit of God Himself that has spoken to you and encouraged you. To God be the glory!

From the Back Cover
Where does true self-discipline come from? That question may not bother you, but take a step on College Avenue, Campus USA. You'll find the search for self-discipline is not just a necessary task, but a monumental one. While writing I Tell You the Truth, I've discovered that there's much more to training ourselves for discipline than just creating positive habits. I've found there's only one true source of all discipline.

When God laid this book on my heart, my intention was to reach the college student or high school senior. Meanwhile, many adults have professed to me the same need for self-discipline. I speak from my heart when I say that my aim is not to sell books for a living, but to get the Word out - God's Word and encourage those who read this book to turn to the one book that will provide all the real answers.

This project has been a true blessing for me. I pray you are blessed by it also.

About the Author
Randy lives in Beckley, WV, atop the mountains of Appalachia. He accepted Jesus Christ as Savior at the age of seven. Yet, Randy will tell you that he struggled for the next twenty-five years with trying to live up to God's Word. An experience with God in June of 1996 changed everything. Jesus Christ was no longer just his Savior. He was now his Lord and Savior. Since then, Randy has started "Emailinistry," a tool to reach college students through email by supplying then with devotionals every few day. Emailinistry eventually led to I Tell You the Truth. Randy now teaches 5th and 6th grade boys in Sunday school and works with Jr. and Sr. High youth at Memorial Baptist Church in Beckley. He credits his greatest God given ministry to that of his family - his wife Lisa, daughter Alyssa and son Aaron.

Excerpted from I Tell You the Truth by Randy Hunt. Copyright © 1998. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved
Chapter Eleven Limited Faith

So tell me again, how many french fries and hot dogs can I consume before my heart decides to go on strike? And what is the exact speed I can travel over the limit before the brothers in uniform will pull me over? Oh, and how long do I have to stare at one of those hidden 3-D posters before I am considered legally blind?!!! What are the limits? We live in a society of limits. You can push this much or go that far before anyone or anything will take action. What about our spiritual life? What are the limits God allows us before He takes action? How close to my mouth do I have to put that alcoholic beverage before the temptation turns into a sin? How close can my girlfriend and I get in our private place before God sees us committing immoral acts of sin? How loud do I have to laugh at an off-color joke before God considers me a partaker in the world? These are all good questions. And I don't know why, but I have a feeling that some are sitting on the edge of their seats right now waiting for the answers! Unfortunately, you're not going to get the answer from me. I don't believe your going to get the answer from God either. Why? Here's why: Just as I said before, we are a society of laws. That's not a bad thing. If it were not for those laws we would have no guidelines to follow and we would be lawless. Laws help us understand what is right and wrong. Paul said if it were not for the law, he would not know what sin is. The law sets guidlines. When it comes to temptation leading to sin, you'll not find God giving man any margin of error. It is only when man takes God's law and tries to rewrite them, that we end up with limits. The Pharisees came up with rules upon rules in addition to the law. They created man made limits to try to conform to what they thought were God's limits. What really happens here is that we twist the law to justify ourselves. Actually, what we've created is a mind-set that tries to push and test God. This is completely contrary to how God would want us to relate to him. Remember how He calls us His children! This is another example of our childish traits. What God really wants to see in us is that we emulate Jesus. Christ fled from sin and rebuked Satan. He never saw how far He could push, never tested any limits. Likewise, we are not to tempt the Lord our God. (now that sounds familiar!) You see, when we read God's word with eyes of flesh, we can twist what we read to fit our own situation. We take it out of context. His word is not meant to be twisted. It is meant to draw us nearer to Him. It is meant to help us flee from sin and temptation. So the next time someone asks, "Do you think it's a sin to go here or to do this," simply reply, "Do you want to hear what I think or do you want to hear what God says." How many times have you sat around a group and openly discussed what is right and wrong and never opened God's word to find the answer? I'm learning that what I think and what God says are often two different thing...