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Laddar... Triumphing Over Sinful Fearav John Flavel
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Gå med i LibraryThing för att få reda på om du skulle tycka om den här boken. Det finns inga diskussioner på LibraryThing om den här boken. This book is an excellent book that I would highly recommend to any Christian. Flavel addresses the troublesome thoughts and distractions that we all experience to some degree or another from fear. Long before the volumes on stress were ever written, John Flavel provided the Christian with a succinct guide to the problems of fears and stresses, the causes of these fears, the effects of these fears, and the remedies for these fears. This book is short and succinct but also highly motivational and encouraging. inga recensioner | lägg till en recension
How will you triumph when your heart is left trembling? To some degree, everyone experiences fear. It impacts the decisions we make and leaves us feeling helpless. John Flavel begins this book by examining various fears and discussing general ways God governs it in this world. He then turns to sinful fear in particular, explaining its causes and disastrous effects. His longest chapter discusses rules for dealing with sinful fear, showing how a proper fear of God is the ultimate remedy for all other fears. This practical book will help you avoid making excuses for sinful fear and encourage you to trust in Christ's commitment to settle His people's feeble and trembling hearts. Table of Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Types of Fear 3. Uses of Fear 4. Causes of Sinful Fear 5. Effects of Sinful Fear 6. Remedies for Sinful Fear Objections Answered Series Description Interest in the Puritans continues to grow, but many people find reading these giants of the faith a bit unnerving. This series seeks to overcome that barrier by presenting Puritan books that are convenient in size and unintimidating in length. Each book is carefully edited with modern readers in mind, smoothing out difficult language of a bygone era while retaining the meaning of the original authors. Books for the series are thoughtfully selected to provide some of the best counsel on important subjects that people continue to wrestle with today. Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
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In today’s world there are a lot of names floating around for fears that are labeled sinful according to the Scriptures. Many are innately accepted as givens by the mental health world. Various phobias, anxieties, and worries pose as disorders or diseases. Their objective existence, or lack thereof, is not in view inside Flavel’s book directly, but he rightly brings the theme of the fear of God into consideration at many turns. This point is his overarching emphasis. The fear of God is a fear that drives out other fears. Flavel’s remedies are not one dimensional, however. There are twelve remedies he would prescribe to the sinfully fearful and he unpacks each in the pages that follow. Some include the study of the covenant of grace (Ps. 118:6, Rom. 8:31), consideration of the misery of sinful fear, mortifying affections to the world, imitating faithful saints, recording experiences of God’s faithfulness, and subjecting carnal reasoning to faith. If these seem bland at first glance, read and watch Flavel bring each remedy alive.
He closes by anticipating potential objections. For the man or woman who believes their natural disposition of tenderness and sensitivity inclines them to fear and anxiety, Flavel simply says this, “It is a great mistake to think that the strength of natural constitution can carry anyone through suffering for Christ...our ability to bear suffering does not come from nature, but grace” (114). Flavel pastored battle hardened Christians who were in danger of great suffering inflicted from the hands of the state. Today’s fear of man is paltry in comparison. Yet, however small or great one’s fear is, God’s remedies prove true and effective. He is a refuge, strength, and shield. Fear of God drives away all others. ( )