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Allen M. Steely grew up as a “missionary kid” in Liberia and Nigeria in West Africa with the Sudan Interior Mission. After graduation from Wheaton College, he did two years of famine relief work in Ethiopia. He is currently in his forty-third year of teaching science and Bible classes at Rockford Christian School and is a member of the First Evangelical Free Church of Rockford, Illinois.
Allen is a Sunday School teacher and a seminar speaker on “Scientific and Biblical Creationism” in which he explains the flaws of evolution and gives God the credit for His magnificent creation. He also speaks on “Seeing God’s Attributes in Nature (His Creation)”—lessons from science that show God’s amazing wisdom, power, and love. He is the author of a single book, “A God-Centered View of Salvation: A Theocentric Perspective of the Gospel” which discusses the benefits for God in mankind’s salvation and proposes that salvation is really about God getting His benefits when we are saved—not us getting ours.
Allen and his wife Marcia have four lovely children and five grandchildren which they love dearly! For exercise, he enjoys playing soccer, indoor floor hockey, and does pairs classical dance skating. His hobbies include hiking and nature photography. It is not uncommon for him to meet people on their return trip down a nature path while he is still trying to perfectly frame a picture of a beautiful flower just one hundred feet from the start of the trail!
Reviewed by Lesley Jones for Readers' Favorite
Sometimes we forget who God really is and the power he has over our lives and others. Many people turn to God in times of need or grief, forgetting the vital importance to ask how you can serve and not be served. Discover the significance of why having the right motivation is key when asking God for salvation. With over 2 billion people claiming to be Christians, are they being misled regarding their redemption? Using passages from the Bible, we examine if our incentives to carry out our good deeds will not bring us the rewards we seek in the eyes of God. What is God's view of self-esteem and forgiveness? A God-Centered View of Salvation by Allen M. Steely will teach you the true meaning of salvation and how you can serve God while elevating yourself to the highest form of spirituality.
A God-Centered View of Salvation by Allen M. Steely truly challenges our steadfast beliefs on salvation and why your well-intended actions may be working against you. You really have to read this book with an open mind as you may disagree with a lot of statements the author makes. But using passages from the Bible, the author makes the case for true salvation very intelligently. I believe the intention of this book is not to strive to become the perfect person but to adjust your belief system so your motivations and deeds align correctly with what God expects from us. There are many interesting sections throughout which made perfect sense and a viewpoint I had not considered before. I especially enjoyed the section regarding who is responsible for the bad events that occur in our lives, the real reason we need to forgive, and why our good deeds are, at their core, quite selfish. A very thought-provoking book indeed.
