- Paperback: 228 pages
- Publisher: The Banner of Truth Trust; 1st ed reprinted edition (Dec 1964)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0851510914
- ISBN-13: 978-0851510910
- Product Dimensions: 18.1 x 12.1 x 1.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 262,002 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is an excellent book - a rare jewel indeed! Full of wonderful and profound expositions from this Godly and insightful writer.
To me, the only let down is the publisher, who has printed this in the smallest font/text size I've come accross for a long time which made my eyes ache to read after a while - and I have just had an eye test with perfect vision! For that reason only i took a star off.
But apart from this annoying issue, the book is highly recommended. (Just get out your trusty magnifing glass).
To me, the only let down is the publisher, who has printed this in the smallest font/text size I've come accross for a long time which made my eyes ache to read after a while - and I have just had an eye test with perfect vision! For that reason only i took a star off.
But apart from this annoying issue, the book is highly recommended. (Just get out your trusty magnifing glass).
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51 of 51 people found the following review helpful
Great book, but . . .
20 Feb 2003
Format:Paperback
After you've read through the first chapter of this book, you will think most modern evangelical writing should be shelved next to Dr. Seuss.
This is a fantastic and profound book, HOWEVER . . .
DON'T BUY THIS EDITION! The print is miniscule and very difficult to read! Try the Banner of Truth Edition.
41 of 42 people found the following review helpful
Necessary for every Christian to learn
6 Aug 2004
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is 'the book' on the doctrine of Christian contentment. The depth of the Puritans is rarely even approached by modern authors. Burrough's takes you through some of the ABC's of Christian living. For example on p.87-88 "We deserve nothing and therefore why should we be impatient if we do not get what we desire." Perhaps at the root of discontentment is that we really do not desire God's will in everything, at least in some things we want the Lord to rubber stamp and implement our will even if it is contrary to His. A Christian can be content no matter what their circumstances because contentment comes from the inward state of the heart and not from outward circumstances as the author ably instructs the reader. The importance of a believer learning to be content(and it is a lifelong process)would be difficult to overstate. It helps in dealing with temptation, it prepares the Christian for any type of service their Lord and Master requires of them, and it brings great comfort no matter how bleak things may appear to be. The writer also enables the reader to understand how that comfort is brought, on p.130 " Certainly our contentment does not consist in getting the thing we desire, but in God's fashioning our spirits to our conditions." God works in us to view things by faith, and by doing so , we see things more and more filtered through God's perspective. By doing that we can see a little more of the big picture of all of the Lord's dealings with His people and bring that to bear on what is happening in our life. Any Christian who learns to be more content both glorifies God and becomes increasingly useful in His service and thats why this book is so important and useful for the Lord's people.
23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Too Rare a Jewel
5 Jan 2004
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Look at the self-help secion and Christian Living section in bookstores and you will find hundreds if not thousands of books professing to help the reader to contentment and happiness. Very few, if any, survive the test of time much less the test of human experience.
This great book, written almost 400 years ago, addresses the basic problem of human discontent, suffering and offers a timeless and tested solution. 16th and 17th century Divines did not mince words, cater to the fickle tastes of the reading public or care about being poitically correct. They preached the truth.
True contentment, argues the author, is achieved by subtraction and not by addition; by surrender and not struggle.
Read this great work and toss all those written by people who will be forgotten next year. It will set your heart on fire and elevate your soul.
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