Author: Gisbertus Voetius
Publisher: Reformation Heritage Books
ISBN: 9781601781895
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
First published in 1646, Spiritual Desertion offers comfort and consolation to believers whose circumstances cause them to wonder if God has abandoned them. Reformation leaders Gisbertus Voetius and Johannes Hoornbeeck demonstrate that the anxiety of doubting believers is proof that God has not abandoned them; rather, it is evidence of the work of the Spirit in their hearts.
Spiritual Desertion
Author: Gisbertus Voetius
Publisher: Reformation Heritage Books
ISBN: 9781601781895
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
First published in 1646, Spiritual Desertion offers comfort and consolation to believers whose circumstances cause them to wonder if God has abandoned them. Reformation leaders Gisbertus Voetius and Johannes Hoornbeeck demonstrate that the anxiety of doubting believers is proof that God has not abandoned them; rather, it is evidence of the work of the Spirit in their hearts.
Publisher: Reformation Heritage Books
ISBN: 9781601781895
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
First published in 1646, Spiritual Desertion offers comfort and consolation to believers whose circumstances cause them to wonder if God has abandoned them. Reformation leaders Gisbertus Voetius and Johannes Hoornbeeck demonstrate that the anxiety of doubting believers is proof that God has not abandoned them; rather, it is evidence of the work of the Spirit in their hearts.
Spiritual Desertions Discovered and Remedied
Author: Samuel Willard
Publisher: Puritan Publications
ISBN: 1626634947
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 135
Book Description
Samuel Willard's "Spiritual Desertions Discovered and Remedied" delves into the weighty and practical spiritual challenges faced by devout Christians, exploring the nature of divine desertions and the trials that accompany them. Willard asserts that God's temporary withdrawal, though distressing, is a common experience among believers, designed to test and strengthen their faith. He differentiates between various causes of these spiritual desertions, including personal sin, neglect of spiritual duties, and God's sovereign will to further refine His followers. Willard emphasizes the importance of humility and self-examination during these times, urging believers to avoid rash judgments about their spiritual state. He encourages them to seek out and rely on God's attributes—His mercy, power, and unchanging nature—as sources of comfort and hope. The work also highlights the necessity of perseverance in spiritual practices despite the absence of divine consolation, advocating for continued prayer, scripture reading, and worship. Moreover, Willard advises Christians to draw on their past experiences of God's grace, recalling times of spiritual communion to bolster their faith during periods of darkness. He underscores the significance of recognizing any stirrings of faith and repentance as indicators of God's ongoing work within them, even when His presence feels distant. Ultimately, Willard's work is a call to trust in God's perfect wisdom and timing, reassuring believers that spiritual trials and desertions are part of the divine plan for their growth and ultimate salvation. He encourages a resolute faith that waits patiently for God's return, confident in His unwavering love and commitment to His children.
Publisher: Puritan Publications
ISBN: 1626634947
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 135
Book Description
Samuel Willard's "Spiritual Desertions Discovered and Remedied" delves into the weighty and practical spiritual challenges faced by devout Christians, exploring the nature of divine desertions and the trials that accompany them. Willard asserts that God's temporary withdrawal, though distressing, is a common experience among believers, designed to test and strengthen their faith. He differentiates between various causes of these spiritual desertions, including personal sin, neglect of spiritual duties, and God's sovereign will to further refine His followers. Willard emphasizes the importance of humility and self-examination during these times, urging believers to avoid rash judgments about their spiritual state. He encourages them to seek out and rely on God's attributes—His mercy, power, and unchanging nature—as sources of comfort and hope. The work also highlights the necessity of perseverance in spiritual practices despite the absence of divine consolation, advocating for continued prayer, scripture reading, and worship. Moreover, Willard advises Christians to draw on their past experiences of God's grace, recalling times of spiritual communion to bolster their faith during periods of darkness. He underscores the significance of recognizing any stirrings of faith and repentance as indicators of God's ongoing work within them, even when His presence feels distant. Ultimately, Willard's work is a call to trust in God's perfect wisdom and timing, reassuring believers that spiritual trials and desertions are part of the divine plan for their growth and ultimate salvation. He encourages a resolute faith that waits patiently for God's return, confident in His unwavering love and commitment to His children.
The Healing Power of Spirituality
Author: J. Harold Ellens
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313366462
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 1033
Book Description
This three-volume set addresses how the role of spirituality and its constructive expressions in various religions—and outside of formal religion—enhances human personality and experience. Theologian and acclaimed scholar J. Harold Ellens now offers a breakthrough work on the positive impact of faith. In The Healing Power of Spirituality and Religion, an extraordinary group of scholars discuss the latest scientific research into the connection between belief and psychological and physical well-being. Each volume of The Healing Power of Spirituality focuses on a specific aspect of the scientific exploration of faith and well being: volume one examines the healing power of personal spiritualities like I Ching and Transcendentalism; volume two looks at the subject in the context of Christianity, Judaism, and other world faiths; and volume three explores the psychodynamics of healing spirituality and religion, including the role of biochemical and chemical reactions in heightening psychospiritual apperception.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313366462
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 1033
Book Description
This three-volume set addresses how the role of spirituality and its constructive expressions in various religions—and outside of formal religion—enhances human personality and experience. Theologian and acclaimed scholar J. Harold Ellens now offers a breakthrough work on the positive impact of faith. In The Healing Power of Spirituality and Religion, an extraordinary group of scholars discuss the latest scientific research into the connection between belief and psychological and physical well-being. Each volume of The Healing Power of Spirituality focuses on a specific aspect of the scientific exploration of faith and well being: volume one examines the healing power of personal spiritualities like I Ching and Transcendentalism; volume two looks at the subject in the context of Christianity, Judaism, and other world faiths; and volume three explores the psychodynamics of healing spirituality and religion, including the role of biochemical and chemical reactions in heightening psychospiritual apperception.
The Returns of Spiritual Comfort and Grief in a Devout Soul
Author: John Duncon
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Consolation
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Consolation
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
The Spiritual Magazine, Or, Saint's Treasury
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christian life
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christian life
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
Embodied Belief
Author: Willem Frijhoff
Publisher: Uitgeverij Verloren
ISBN: 9789065507235
Category : Netherlands
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Publisher: Uitgeverij Verloren
ISBN: 9789065507235
Category : Netherlands
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
A Discourse on Self-Examination
Author: Nathaniel Vincent
Publisher: Puritan Publications
ISBN: 1626630364
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
In one of the best treatments on self-examination ever written, Vincent takes great care teaching, “Prove your own selves,” from 2 Corinthians 13:5. Christians often do not take the necessary time to examine themselves in light of true Christian conversion and practice. The Apostle Paul even says that Christians must examine themselves before coming to the Lord's Supper. It is a requirement and commandment of utmost importance. Vincent explains what it means to prove ourselves, what it is to be proved, what we are to prove, the manner of proving, the rule of proving, special seasons of proving, and arguments for self-examination. He also shows differences between Christians and unbelievers in several cases of conscience, with a practical section of sin-mortifying application. He then concludes the book with how self-examination works prior to the Lord's Supper, and gives a number of personal meditations on how Christians should think before they come to the Lord's Supper. This is not a scan or facsimile, has been updated in modern English for easy reading and has an active table of contents for electronic versions.
Publisher: Puritan Publications
ISBN: 1626630364
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
In one of the best treatments on self-examination ever written, Vincent takes great care teaching, “Prove your own selves,” from 2 Corinthians 13:5. Christians often do not take the necessary time to examine themselves in light of true Christian conversion and practice. The Apostle Paul even says that Christians must examine themselves before coming to the Lord's Supper. It is a requirement and commandment of utmost importance. Vincent explains what it means to prove ourselves, what it is to be proved, what we are to prove, the manner of proving, the rule of proving, special seasons of proving, and arguments for self-examination. He also shows differences between Christians and unbelievers in several cases of conscience, with a practical section of sin-mortifying application. He then concludes the book with how self-examination works prior to the Lord's Supper, and gives a number of personal meditations on how Christians should think before they come to the Lord's Supper. This is not a scan or facsimile, has been updated in modern English for easy reading and has an active table of contents for electronic versions.
The Case and Cure of a Deserted Soul
Author: Joseph Symonds
Publisher: Digital Puritan Press
ISBN: 1105900002
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 555
Book Description
In The Case and Cure of a Deserted Soul, Joseph Symonds (d.1652) explores the nature, causes, and treatment of spiritual depression—a state that arises when God seems to hide his face, leaving the Christian to walk alone in a “dark night of the soul.” Every aspect of this condition is examined with a surgeon’s precision, a philosopher’s insight, and the Word of God’s wisdom on how to gain a firmer footing and emerge from this melancholy hour with renewed strength and vivacity.
Publisher: Digital Puritan Press
ISBN: 1105900002
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 555
Book Description
In The Case and Cure of a Deserted Soul, Joseph Symonds (d.1652) explores the nature, causes, and treatment of spiritual depression—a state that arises when God seems to hide his face, leaving the Christian to walk alone in a “dark night of the soul.” Every aspect of this condition is examined with a surgeon’s precision, a philosopher’s insight, and the Word of God’s wisdom on how to gain a firmer footing and emerge from this melancholy hour with renewed strength and vivacity.
Sermons Preached Upon Several Occasions
Author: Robert South
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sermons, English
Languages : en
Pages : 622
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sermons, English
Languages : en
Pages : 622
Book Description
Christian Treasury
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christianity
Languages : en
Pages : 630
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christianity
Languages : en
Pages : 630
Book Description