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 | | From: | Michael Falconer | | Subject: | Decision making and the will of God | | Date: | Sun, 31 Oct 2004 13:55:57 GMT |
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 | Reading a amazing book at the moment called
Decision making and the will of God by Garry Friesen
He argues quite strongly against what he calls the traditional view of
Christian decision making and Christian guidence. eg who should i marry,
where should i live, where should i work etc etc.........
According to his interpretation of the traditional view of Divine
Guidence and decision making the method is
1) the decision lines up with the Word of God
2) the decision lines up with the counsel of others
3) the decision lines up with with the senseof peace that one has about the
decision
And if all three areas line up then one can be assured that one has done the
will of God for that particular decision. And the traditional view of Divine
Guidence goes even further and teaches us that indeed the Lord has a plan
for each and every individual and it is our job to find out what the Divine
plan for each of our lives is, and then to fullfil it.
However Garry argues that in actual fact the tradional view of Divine
Guidence is in actual fact WRONG. As a aside, for the last 25 years I have
been a uncritical beleiver in the traditional view of Divine Guidence for
decision making. This view is now being challenged quite strongly by Mr
Friesons well reasoned and well argued book, which is strongly supported by
Scriptures.
In its place Mr Frieson puts something which he calls the Way of Wisdom. I
have not finished the book, but I am praying about converting from the
traditional view of Christian decision making, to the Way of Wisdom guide to
decision making. I dont know about anyone else, but I need Wisdom all the
time in the complex decisions that life requires of me on a daily basis. I
amfinding this book a great help and very encouraging and uplifting and
edifying. I heartily recomend it to anyone, but to anyone who has to make
decisions.
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www.hermeneutica.me.uk
I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be
rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of
thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou
mayest see.
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