Finding the Will of God

by Waltke, Bruce

• ISBN13: 9780802839749
• ISBN10: 0802839746
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-01-01
• Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co

Summary

For many, trying to discover "God's will" is a confusing and frustrating process. In an effort to divine God's will, people try praying harder, meditating more on Scripture, or briefly living a better life. But as this insightful book shows, such activities have more in common with paganism than with biblical Christianity.

Exploring a misunderstood area of Christian concern, Bruce Waltke asks, Can we ever know God's will? In pursuit of a satisfying answer, he examines many practices that Christians pass off as divine guidance -- following hunches, casting lots, looking for signs, and others -- and suggests that such practices actually bear an unsettling resemblance to the ways pagans seek divine guidance. Instead, Waltke gently shows readers that the truest course to the will of God is found in faithfully answering the call to walk close to the Lord and be conformed to his likeness. Only then will we have the heart of God and know what pleases him.

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Author Biography

Bruce K. Waltke is professor of Old Testament at Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando, Florida, and professor emeritus of biblical studies at Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia

Table of Contents

God's Will: A Pagan Notion
Is Finding God's Will a Biblical Idea?	p. 3
How Pagans Divine the Will of God	p. 22
God's Will in the Old Testament	p. 41
God's Program of Guidance
Read Your Bible	p. 59
Develop a Heart for God	p. 86
Seek Wise Counsel	p. 104
Look for God's Providence	p. 121
Does This Make Sense?	p. 143
Divine Intervention	p. 160
Afterword	p. 173
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