{"product_id":"9780985107727","title":"Once Life Matters: A New Beginning - 2nd. Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom a Left-Wing, the '60s, Radical, Liberal, Drugged, Hippie Democrat to an on-fire Christian Conservative. How is that possible?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHe lived a life of luxury that came at a high price. Why his dream of making it big in the music business almost killed him.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOnce Life Matters: A New Beginning - 2nd Edition\u003c\/i\u003e, is a powerful life-changing auto-biography written by former music business entrepreneur, Marty Angelo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book reveals how God totally transformed Angelo's life from the snarls of drugs, booze, rock\/disco music and prison into a strong witness of God's saving grace and mercy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction - 2014\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook update - 2nd Edition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA lot has happened since I first released \"Once Life Matters: A New Beginning!\" back in 2005. So far the book has been read by over 420,000 prisoners, 3000+ patients in drug rehabs and by hundreds of troubled celebrities. I've received thousands of letters from many of these readers and have included some of them at the end of this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book has received very positive reviews in numerous publications and new doors were opened for personal interviews on numerous radio and television programs as well as in print and internet media.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGod opened the doors in hundreds of jails and prisons for me to personally bring the Kingdom of God life-changing message of Christ's grace, mercy and love to people who have been cast aside by society and are being warehoused in institutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe simple message God has me share is that Jesus Christ forgives sin and will powerfully come to live \u003ci\u003ewithin\u003c\/i\u003e anyone who believes in His birth, death and resurrection and is willing to seriously repent (turn from sin) and call upon His name and ask Him \u003ci\u003einto\u003c\/i\u003e their life. Once that happens change then begins from \u003ci\u003ewithin\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGod has taught me over my 30+ years in ministry that the difference between Christianity and religion is that Jesus Christ, the living God of creation, actually does come to live \u003ci\u003ewithin\u003c\/i\u003e a believer in Him. He taught me that religion only gives a person a head knowledge of God and that nothing will change \u003ci\u003ewithin\u003c\/i\u003e a person with only knowing about God.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe difference Jesus Christ brings \u003ci\u003einto\u003c\/i\u003e a believer's life is that an actual change comes from \u003ci\u003ewithin\u003c\/i\u003e... with Him spiritually ruling and reigning as Lord, Savior, and King \u003ci\u003ewithin\u003c\/i\u003e a Christian's life. This has nothing to do with what is physically happening on the outside... but has everything to do with what Jesus Christ is spiritually doing on the \u003ci\u003einside\u003c\/i\u003e. Religion gets us nowhere. Christ \u003ci\u003ein\u003c\/i\u003e us gets us everywhere! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTo whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:\u003c\/i\u003e (Colossians 1:27)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Once Life Matters Publishing Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47034627162352,"sku":"9780985107727","price":10.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780985107727_p0.jpg?v=1763894102","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780985107727","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}