Viola Yassa

The wonderful Tree of Life, discussed in the two "Book ends" of the Bible, Genesis and Revelation, is one of the most fascinating, yet mysterious and puzzling, subjects in all the inspired Word of God. The Tree of life, referred to in Genesis, is the symbol of God's provision for immortality in the Garden of Eden. The Tree of life was provided to be a continuous reminder that immortality was a consequence of obedience (Gn3:16-17). After Adam and Eve's Fall, the Tree of Life was not accessible and eternal life was now no longer theirs. Just as God had warned, they died, and through Adam all men after him would die (Rom5:12).Because God knew that Adam would fail the conditions of his immortality, He provided for One who would redeem fallen mankind. Through one man, Adam, sin entered the world, but through another Man, Jesus Christ, redemption through the forgiveness of sin is available to all (Rom5:17).Those who avail themselves of the sacrifice of Christ on the Cross will see the Tree of life again, for it stands in the middle of the Holy City, the New Jerusalem (Rev21:2, 22:1-2). Its water is the constant flow of everlasting life from God's throne to God's people.The discussion in the TREE OF LIFE reflects the teaching of the Orthodox Church and is supported with Bible verses and sayings of the Early Fathers of the Church.

We read in the creation story that Adam and Eve "heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day" (Gn3: 8), This is how God wants to relate to us today as well. It is God's desire to walk with and to communicate with His children. He wants to talk to us and we talk to Him. There is more good news; He hears us and we can hear His voice. The Bible, God's love letter to mankind, makes it clear that we were created to have two-way communication with Him.The greatest need of our time is for people to experience the living reality of God by hearing His Word personally and His transforming power in Scripture. In this book we will go in a journey where we can learn to speak to God and hear his voice.

Do you have a longing in your heart for holiness, for sanctification, for purification, for a greater conformity to the image God? St Paul writes that to achieve this we must not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of our mind. This book will take you on a journey of spiritual transformation as St Paul wrote about it in his letters. This spiritual transformation is not only in the way we pray or behave in church but, as this book highlights, it involves all aspects of our daily life so that we may be able to do His good, pleasing and perfect will.