What Dies Within Us

Seven Roots of Sin and How Jesus Makes New Life Grow

von S. Saraja Seif

82 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Sometimes we startle ourselves.A single sentence hits you, and hours later you are still replaying a conversation that ended long ago. Someone receives what you have been longing for, and suddenly it is hard to be happy for them. You resolve to be patient and then hear yourself snap. You know that God loves you, and still you fight for recognition.What is happening inside us?This book takes you to the place where it all begins: the moment before a thought becomes a word and a word becomes a deed. The very moment in which God spoke to Cain, before anything had happened. The moment when change is still easy.S. Saraja Seif explores the seven roots of sin with honesty, without a pointing finger and with a trained eye for what lies beneath the surface of a person. Because behind anger there is often a wound. Behind envy, a longing. Behind clinging, fear.What you will find in this book: - Pride and humility: why we keep defending ourselves even when we already sense we missed something- Envy and shared joy: what the older brother outside the feast reveals about our own hearts- Anger and gentleness: why anger is not always wrong, and how it no longer has to wound anyone- Greed and generosity: what truly makes us secure when money is tight- Sloth and faithfulness: how to tell exhaustion from avoidance and find the next small step- Gluttony and the gift of enough: what hunger we are really trying to still on the couch at night- Lust and love: how our gaze can learn to see the whole person againEvery chapter begins in the middle of everyday life and leads through moving encounters in the Gospels to Jesus. Along the way you will discover insights from the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, an ancient writing that describes with remarkable precision how inner attitudes gain power over us. Each chapter closes with a concrete step for today, questions for reflection and prayer prompts.This is not a book that heaps guilt on you. It is a book that invites you to look honestly, because you can afford to. There is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. You don't have to improve yourself first in order to be accepted. You may come with everything that is growing in you.What dies in us does not have the last word. In Christ, life grows.For everyone who wants to understand their own heart better. For Christians looking for more than good intentions. And for anyone who is tired of stumbling in the same places again and again.

• Reihe: Independently published
• ISBN: 9798176078954
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 21.09.2026
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Independently published