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Sinclair Ferguson writes to give clarity to a topic that is too often complicated and puzzling. Clear, biblical thinking applied. A most useful read.
Table of Contents
Introduction
1 God’s Ultimate Purpose
2 Guidelines for Guidance
3 Guarding the Heart
4 A Christian Life-style
5 Principles of Conduct
6 Consider Your Calling
7 Marriage?
8 Wait for the Lord
9 He Leads Me
Selected Quotes
- “Because the very idea that God guides us implies that we live according to the path which he has laid down, that our lives have a purpose in the present, as well as a destiny for the future.” (15)
- “The essence of the Christian life is that God should be glorified in us.” (19)
- “The point of contact between God’s revealed will and my personal obedience and walk in his will for my own life lies in the heart.” (39)
- “In other words, he will discover the Lord’s will for his life by obedience to the Lord’s will for the life of every believer. This will is made known to us in Scripture.” (53)
- “To live in the will of God is to walk in love, to walk in light and to walk in wisdom.” (54)
- “What is Paul’s point? It is that no action which is contrary to the plain word of God can ever be legitimate for the Christian.” (66)
- “All impatience can be traced back to a disbelief in God’s ultimate goodness. That is why, if we are to appreciate the wisdom of God’s guidance, it is important for us to understand not only the nature of his guidance, but the character of the Guide himself.” (110)
- “The sheep are [God’s] responsibility. The corresponding assurance for David is that God’s grace will always be sufficient for every need he has.” (118)
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DISCOVERING GOD'S WILL, by Sinclair B. Ferguson