A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life - Couverture souple

Law, William

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0882704532 ISBN 13 : 9780882704531

Editeur : Bridge-Logos, Inc., 2008

Synopsis

"If we are going to reproduce Christ on earth and be Christlike, we must have the spirit of Christ." — A.W. Tozer

Are you serious about leading a devout and holy life?

William Law says that God doesn't simply forgive the sins of disobedience you committed as a sinner, He now calls you to a life of obedience that is completely centered in Him. Law wrote, "If you will stop here and ask yourself why you are not as pios as the primitive Christians were, your own heart will tell you that it is neither through ignorance nor inability, but because you never thoroughly intended it."

In twenty-four clear and concise chapters — each beginning with a simple spiritual rule, observation, or proposition, Law leads you deep into the high calling of God that the Apostle Paul said he was pressing toward (Philippians 3:14). Edward Gibbon, author of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, wrote, "If Mr. Law finds a spark of piety in a reader's mind, he will soon kindle it into a flame."

John Wesley, George Whitefield, William Wilberforce — each stated that reading this book was a major turning point in his spiritual life. If you are a serious Christian, you will not be the same at the end of this book as you were at the beginning. You will be far along the path to God that only the devout and holy travel.

A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life is William Law's most popular and enduring work. Written in 1728, it is a classic of Christian literature, and should be a part of every Christian's library.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

William Law (1686-1761) was one of the great clerics and educators of the Church of England. He was educated at Cambridge, eventually taking a teaching position there in addition to being ordained in the Church of England. He lost his position at Cambridge for being a non-Juror, which came about when he found himself unable to take the required oath of allegiance to the Hanoverian dynasty that had replaced the Stuart Dynasty as the lawful rulers of the Great Britain. Accordingly, he was ineligible to serve as a university teacher or parish minister. Although forbidden the use of the pulpit and the lecture hall, he preached through his books. The best known and most popular was A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life, which he wrote in 1728.

Présentation de l'éditeur

A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life by William Law proclaims that God does not merely forgive our disobedience, He calls us to obedience and to a life completely centered in Him. Law exposes pious hypocrisy and the corruption of the Church. His writing is fresh and sharp, as he vividly illustrates the holy Christian life as one lived totally for God. ''Devotion signifies a life given, or devoted, to God. He, therefore, is the devout man, who lives no longer to his own will, or the way and spirit of the world, but to the sole will of God . . . by doing everything in the name of God, and under such rules as are conformable to His glory.''

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Bridge-Logos, Inc.
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0882704532
• ISBN 13: 9780882704531
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 386
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