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Bill Nugent currently writes a series of articles called "Defending the Faith" which, as the title suggests, defend the Christian faith from the many attacks leveled against it in our postmodern world.

Defending the Faith articles deal with such topics as evolution, UFOs, cults, modern/postmodern philosophy, liberal theology and popular culture. At the end of each article is an invitation to receive Christ as Savior and Lord. These articles are sent out over the Internet to several opt-in email lists. People who receive these articles are encouraged to resend them to their own lists and in this way reach their own unsaved relatives and friends with the Gospel.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Bill Nugent

WILLIAM P. (BILL) NUGENT
Author, Ordained Minister, Teacher

Ministry and Personal Life

Bill has known the Lord for over 30 years, having come to know Him at the age of 20 while in college. The Lord has anointed him as a teacher and he’s taught the scriptures both in writing and orally. He’s served as deacon, elder and co-pastor in churches in Florida and New York and has taught in both the classroom setting and from the pulpit. Bill also has a strong burden for personal evangelism and evangelism over the Internet.
Bill is an ordained minister of the Gospel (ordained by Harvest Time Assemblies in 1990) and is currently the Director of a teaching ministry called Overcomer Ministries.
Published Books & Articles
Book titled Messianic Jews and the Law of Moses, e-published and available for download from this web site, is a study of how Jewish believers in Jesus are to relate to the biblical commands of the Old Testament. It is of interest to all believers - both Jews and Gentiles - seeking insight into the tension between grace and law. For further info about this book, click here
Book titled The Cross, Self-Denial and the Manifestation of the Sons of God, e-published and available for download from this web site - gives balanced scriptural analysis of the manifested sons doctrine and the role of self-denial in qualifying believers to be released into manifested sonship. It features insights into both eschatology and sanctification. The book provides practical teaching on what it truly means to take up one’s cross daily. For further info about this book, click here
Book titled Overcoming Through Self-Denial, published by Harvest Time Tabernacle, Apopka, Florida, 1985, is a study of the biblical doctrine of self-denial and how it contributes to the believer's growth unto maturity in Christ. This was later revised, much expanded and retitled "The Cross, Self-Denial and the Manifestation of the Sons of God" (see above).
Book titled Lawful or Legalistic: How New Testament Believers Must Understand Old Testament Laws recently published by Xulon Press, Longwood, Florida, USA is similar to Messianic Jews and the Law of Moses (see above) but is geared more for the Gentile reader though Jewish believers will certainly find it relevant. It provides a proper understanding of how to understand and apply the Old Testament Law. A link is provided below to connect to the order page at xulonpress.com to obtain this book in paperback at a reasonable price.
The Dubious Benefits Of Post-Modernist Theology, Gannett Suburban Newspapers, July 25, 1998.
Bill has authored numerous articles on prayer and the Christian walk. Titles include "The Greatest Evil on Earth", "Spiritual Exercise of Authority", "The Will of God: Contrast Between the Gospels and the Epistles" and others published by Harvest Time Tabernacle's newsletter for national and international distribution.
Two of his theological articles were translated into a Philippine native dialect and published in the Philippines.
Bill currently writes a series of articles called "Defending the Faith" which, as the title suggests, defend the Christian faith from the many attacks leveled against it in our postmodern world. The articles deal with such topics as evolution, UFOs, cults, modern/postmodern philosophy, liberal theology and popular culture. At the end of each article is an invitation to receive Christ as Savior and Lord. These articles are sent out over the Internet to several opt-in email lists. People who receive these articles are encouraged to resend them to their own lists and in this way reach their own unsaved relatives and friends with the Gospel. To receive these articles which are sent out once per month fill in the form at the bottom of this page.

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DEFENDING THE FAITH
APOLOGETIC ARTICLES
Bill Nugent currently writes a series of articles called "Defending the Faith" which, as the title suggests, defend the Christian faith from the many attacks leveled against it in our postmodern world.
The articles deal with such topics as evolution, UFOs, cults, modern/postmodern philosophy, liberal theology and popular culture. At the end of each article is an invitation to receive Christ as Savior and Lord. These articles are sent out over the Internet to several opt-in email lists. People who receive these articles are encouraged to resend them to their own lists and in this way reach their own unsaved relatives and friends with the Gospel.
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LAWFUL OR LEGALISTIC

HOW NEW TESTAMENT BELIEVERS MUST UNDERSTAND OLD TESTAMENT LAWS

Published by Xulon Press, Longwood, Florida USA, this book is available in soft cover at xulonpress.com at a reasonable price. It is similar to our free eBook #1 (Messianic Jews and the Law of Moses) but is written more from a Gentile perspective. Winner of the Best Christian Biblical Book of the year 2008 award given by Christianstoryteller.com.

Grace versus law is an issue of supreme importance to every follower of Jesus the Messiah. Finding the proper balance between grace versus law is a major key to a joyful, victorious lifestyle that glorifies God. The on-line book titled Messianic Jews and the Law of Moses and the new paperback Lawful or Legalistic: How New Testament Believers Must Understand Old Testament Laws tackle the subject of grace versus law from a whole new perspective.

The author, Bill Nugent, a gifted Bible teacher, approaches grace versus law by giving a proper understanding of how the Old Testament law is a prophetic picture of the New Testament walk by the Spirit. For instance the Sabbath was a day of rest on which the people were commanded to cease from work. Under the New Testament we observe not a literal cessation from work every seventh day but rather we observe the spiritual fullness of resting in Christ whereby we cease striving and simply flow in Christ's strength and joy to work in such liberation that it hardly seems like work.

Other aspects of the Old Testament Law such as tithing and the dietary laws are also discussed from this perspective. Issues such as Jewish believers' Torah observance are discussed. The prophetic issues pertaining to the millennium in which some teachers claim that animal sacrifices will be offered in a rebuilt temple are also discussed at length. Other chapters contain some extremely helpful teaching on laying down the self-life and how to walk in continued guidance by the Holy Spirit.

You will enjoy reading this timely, insightful, practical and thought provoking book. What follows are short descriptions of each chapter:

THE TEACHINGS AND LIFE EXAMPLES OF THE APOSTLES REGARDING THE LAW: The whole concept of covenant and covenant law is defined. The New Testament apostolic teaching on the Abrahamic and Sinaitic covenants is explained as a foundation for the central premise of the book. The fact that we fulfill the Law by walking in the Spirit is shown. Voluntary keeping of the literal Law of Moses is permitted but not biblically required. The apostles’ teachings in the epistles are studied in the context of their godly lifestyles which are recorded in the book of Acts. It is important to understand the lifestyle and cultural context of the apostles' teachings. The emphasis in this chapter is why we must walk in newness of the Spirit and not in oldness of the letter.
THE NEW WINESKIN INSTEAD OF THE OLD" Specific examples of literal Mosaic laws (Sabbath, dietary laws etc.) are given in order to show how these laws find fulfillment in Christ. The emphasis in this chapter is on how to walk in the Spirit to keep the law in substance rather than shadow.
WILL ANIMAL SACRIFICES BE OFFERED IN A MILLENIAL TEMPLE? The eschatological question as to whether or not animal sacrifices will be offered in a stone temple during the millennium is dealt with here. This chapter explains why a reinstitution of the animal sacrifice system is not at all intended by the prophetic passages often cited to make this claim. A correct understanding of the prophetic passages is given.
ARE GENTILES UNDER THE COMMANDS OF NOAH? There are some teachers who put Jewish believers under the literal Law of Moses who also attempt to put Gentiles under a separate legal system based on the Noahide covenant of Genesis nine. This chapter explains that Gentiles are free from this obligation because the commands given to Noah also find their fulfillment in Christ. Each of the commands of Acts 15:29 (alleged to be derived from Noah) are analyzed in depth.
THE LAW OF MESSIAH: We are under grace and not under law yet the New Testament is full of commands. This chapter analyzes the commands Jesus gave in the Sermon on the Mount and the commands given through the apostles in the epistles and explains how we are to understand and obey them. Specific examples of how the apostles understood and obeyed these commands are given. Examples from modern day life are also given to shed light on how we must walk by the Spirit to obey New Testament commands.
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