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An Absolute Knockout!, June 4, 2010
This review is from: God Has a Plan for Your Life: The Discovery that Makes All the Difference (Paperback)
Dr. Charles Stanley is without a shadow of a doubt one of the greatest biblical theologians of our time. Although I had always been a distant admirer of Dr. Stanley and his teachings from my infrequent viewings of his telecast on TBN, I began fully listening to his teachings earlier this year. Having thoroughly enjoyed his audio messages and the soundness of the doctrines he espouses, I decided to buy some of his books, of which "God Has a Plan for Your Life" was the first I read.
I must say, this book is an absolute knockout. I am an appreciator of people who can think about the Word of God and develop points that are simple yet profound, and this book is replete with examples of that. I especially enjoyed Dr. Stanley's explanation of how God's will is defined and how God reveals his will to his children. You will be provoked to think deeply by reading this book, but not because it is packed with pointless explanations of Greek vocabulary from the second century.
Everything in this book has biblical documentation to support it, and I think this is representative of the fact that Dr. Stanley is an incredibly well-educated man, so he speaks and writes with a knowledge that can only come from years of devoted scholarship to the Word of God. Dr. Stanley is truly the walking fulfillment of 2 Timothy 2:15.
Unfortunately, when you read some other books from people who are preachers without the years of biblical study, you notice that it is either their theology is off, or they simply don't have enough scriptural knowledge to document how what they are writing directly relates to the scripture. Of course, God can use anybody to speak his word, but I prefer, and am much more comfortable with, being taught by someone who is a biblical scholar of the spiritual heft of Dr. Stanley.
If you think this book is just going to simplistically tell you to read the Word and pray in order to ascertain the will of God for your life, you're wrong. Although it does say that, it gives you so much more information and spiritual food for thought on the issue of God's will.
I am already hooked on the audio messages of Dr. Stanley the preacher; however, after reading this book, I am officially a fan of Dr. Stanley the writer. I'll begin on Dr. Stanley's New York Times Bestseller, Finding Peace, tomorrow.
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God Has a Plan for Your Life, October 5, 2008
This review is from: God Has a Plan for Your Life: The Discovery that Makes All the Difference (Paperback)
This book offers concrete opportunities to examine your life.
It answers life questions and offers ways in which the reader can connect with God's plan and purpose for one's life. It differs from the Purpose Driven Life yet gives much of the same information. I personally prefer the style of writing in this book over the former in forcing introspection and meditation on specific points.
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Charles Stanley has never written a book that wasn't 5 stars, July 16, 2008
This review is from: God Has a Plan for Your Life: The Discovery that Makes All the Difference (Paperback)
Charles Stanley doesn't write like a "preacher". He writes like someone who has been there and knows from firsthand experience. I have loved every book. He writes with such love and concern. He knows God intimately and teaches us how to have a deeper relationship with God, Our Father.
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