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Finding the Will of God: A Pagan Notion?

Full title: Finding the Will of God: A Pagan Notion?
ISBN: 9780802872678
ISBN 10: 0802872670
Authors: Waltke, Bruce K.
Publisher: Eerdmans
Edition: Second
Num. pages: 256
Binding: Paperback
Language: en
Published on: 2016

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Synopsis

Does The Bible Teach Christians To Find God's Special Will For Their Lives? No, It Does Not, Says Respected Biblical Scholar Bruce Waltke, Contrary To Much Popular Evangelical Teaching. In This Acclaimed Book Waltke Clearly Distinguishes Between Pagan Divination (guessmancy) And Solid, Bible-based Guidance As He Distills From Scripture A Six-point Program To Help Guide Jesus Followers On Their Life Journey. This Expanded And Extensively Rewritten Second Edition Of Waltke S Finding The Will Of God Incorporates The Best Insights From Many Other Books On Guidance That Have Appeared Since The First Edition Came Out (2002), And It Includes An Entirely New Chapter On Learning To Protect One S Heart. This Edition Also Features Thoughtful Questions For Reflection At The End Of Each Chapter. God's Will -- Is Finding God's Will A Biblical Idea? -- How Pagans Divine The Will Of God -- God's Will In The Old Testament -- God's Program Of Guidance -- Read Your Bible -- Develop A Heart For God -- Protect Your Heart -- Seek Wise Counsel -- Recognize God's Providence -- Does This Make Sense? -- Divine Intervention. Bruce K. Waltke. Includes Bibliographical References (page 237).