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Praying the Bible Hardcover – July 31, 2015
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PublisherCrossway
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Publication dateJuly 31, 2015
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ISBN-109781433547843
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“Don Whitney’s suggestion to pray the Bible has made a huge contribution to my devotional life. This little book is explosive and powerful. Read it ready to experience a great step forward in your walk with Christ and in your commitment to prayer.”
―R. Albert Mohler Jr., President, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
“My walk with the Lord has often been strengthened and encouraged by Don Whitney’s writing. Now he reminds us of the value of using Scripture as a prompt and basis for our prayers. This is a particularly helpful tool for those of us who often struggle to know what and how to pray or whose minds tend to wander during private prayer. This book will surely help many refresh their time with the Lord.”
―Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth, author; Teacher and Host, Revive Our Hearts
“If you are looking for a book to teach you not only to pray but also to invigorate your intimacy with God through prayer, this is the one. I highly recommend this book written by a man who has instructed thousands of people about spiritual disciplines in academic circles and in church settings. My soul has been nourished as I have sat under Whitney’s teaching, especially on the topic of prayer. You and I need this book. You will be blessed in more than one way.”
―Miguel Núñez, Senior Pastor, International Baptist Church, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; Founding President, Wisdom & Integrity Ministries
“I prayed through Psalm 23 with tears streaming down my face, asking myself, why have I not done this before? Perhaps you’ve been told to pray the Scriptures, but you haven’t because you were never taught how to. Whitney’s simple approach makes praying through the Bible accessible while also leaving space for the Word and Spirit to work in your heart. Don’t give up on prayer! Praying the Bible will help transform your prayer life.”
―Trillia Newbell, author, If God Is For Us: The Everlasting Truth of Our Great Salvation
“Prayer and Scripture intake are both essential for spiritual devotion, like the left and right wings of a plane. Prayer is the Christian’s duty. It should also be the Christian’s delight. Praying the Bible will teach you to take in the joy of Scripture-led prayer.”
―H. B. Charles Jr., Pastor, Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church, Jacksonville, Florida
“Whitney offers a wonderfully practical, pastoral, and biblical approach to prayer that relieves personal boredom and unleashes spiritual power. It’s so simple it will shock you and, at the same time, invigorate a renewed prayer life with your God.”
―Bryan Chapell, Senior Pastor, Grace Presbyterian Church, Peoria, Illinois
“Whitney has taught the material in this book a number of times at the WorshipGod conferences I lead. Unfailingly his has been one of the most appreciated and life-affecting seminars we’ve offered. I can’t recommend this book highly enough.”
―Bob Kauflin, Director, Sovereign Grace Music
About the Author
Donald S. Whitney (PhD, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa) is professor of biblical spirituality and associate dean at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He has written several books, including Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life. Don blogs regularly at BiblicalSpirituality.org.
Associate Dean and Professor of Biblical Spirituality, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; author, Family Worship; Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life; and Praying the Bible
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Product details
- ASIN : 1433547848
- Publisher : Crossway (July 31, 2015)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 112 pages
- ISBN-10 : 9781433547843
- ISBN-13 : 978-1433547843
- Item Weight : 8.1 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.25 x 0.47 x 8 inches
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During my short time as a pastor, I've know people who have had some difficulty praying substantively, or feeling that their prayers were so dry and weren't reaching further than the room they were in, but they did believe that God heard them though. How often is it too that a person prays the same things about the same things and it never changes. This book will change that and breathe new life into your prayer life.
This is a great book and I'm glad I finally read it, and certainly wish that I had read it MUCH SOONER. Now, even through my daily bible reading plan, I'm aware of how I can pray using various verses, or passages from Scripture, to help me have a prayer life where I feel much more closer to God than I have before.
Dr. Whitney also walks us through praying over other parts of the Bible - especially Paul's prayers in his letters. He closes the book with the examples of George Muller, our Lord Jesus on the cross and Christians in the book of Acts. An appendix guides us to pray using a systematic "Psalms of the day" approach.
Overall, I found the book to be an excellent tool for practical holiness and one that I would heartily recommend to anyone and everyone.
I remember when I first got the book, I had selected it because during my studies I had noticed something interesting about the things Jesus said while he was being crucified: the things he said were nearly all quotes or allusions to Psalms. This is especially clear when he quotes the opening lines of Psalm 22. Then I started paying more attention to other prayers in the New Testament—they were also Psalms or allusions to other Scripture. Then I noticed that a lot of New Testament Scripture was often referring in some way to the Older Testament.
I think what it did most for me was that it taught me that prayer doesn’t have to be complicated, wordy, or a chore. Prayer can be simple. Prayer can simply be a conversation with God we have at any time, during any circumstance, and under any conditions. And those prayers need not be longwinded, boring (a word Whitney uses a lot in the book), or repetitive.
Whitney reminds readers of the importance of the Scripture being the content of the prayers we offer. We pray the words of Scripture because we a) don’t know what else to say or b) because the words are most appropriate for the circumstance, or c) because while we are praying the Holy Spirit fills our hearts and minds with the Scripture and it becomes difficult to pray anything but the Scripture.
I will note a couple of things that bother me about the book. First, cliché. He writes, “Prayers without variety eventually become words without meaning. Jesus said to pray this way is to pray in vain,” (16). And yet, Whitney resorts more than once to tired Christian clichés that simply annoy me (e.g., ‘wings of prayer’, ‘finances’). Second, I disagree with his take on the imprecatory Psalms. “While I believe those sections of Scripture are inspired as fully as John 3:16 and any other part of the Bible, I don’t think we should pray verses like these with specific people in mind” (39). I disagree. I don’t think we would be praying these verses if we didn’t have specific people in mind. That’s a personal opinion, not gospel. Third, I’m up in the air over his comments on (68) regarding ‘perception of spiritual impression or hearing an inner voice, imagining God saying things to us—away with that sort of mysticism.” I think those thoughts come from his background and not necessarily from the Scripture.
Strange, when I read Scripture and I see people praying, they often receive direct words from God’s mouth to their ears. I don’t think they called it mysticism; I think they called it conversation. It is true that the Scripture is God’s word to us, but I don’t think that means God does not speak to us in other ways. If the Holy Spirit lives inside us, then who’s to say the Holy Spirit doesn’t rattle our inner ear every now and then when we pray?
Generally speaking, this is a fantastic book. I believe the point is well made and that he takes just enough time to say it. I’m glad he spent time looking at the prayers of Jesus and the early church; although, I wish he had spent more time doing so. The church can look to see how Jesus and the early church used those Psalms as the meat and potatoes of their prayers and follow their lead. One thing is very important, however, and that is the key element of the church being involved with the Scripture.
I think there’s more to say about this, but Whitney—5 years ago—was on to a very important point: our lives, ministries, churches, relationships, prayers, songs, and so on should be guided, directed, and governed by Scripture.
Great book and worth the effort.
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Yes the idea of praying scripture is wonderful, and this book has most certainly alerted me to the practice of such, and I have tried it and really have found it makes praying much more God-centered and enjoyable, however I am struggling to do it consistently, but that is more an issue of finding the time to do it - which is an issue of my own making and doesn't affect my thoughts on this book!
I just feel overall that the book was underwhelming, especially because I took part in the free video course, and much of the information could have just been summed up pretty clearly on a blog post somewhere.
Summarising the message of the book is not difficult. Praying with an open Bible, using the text as the means of directing and informing your prayers will: remove boredom, increase memorisation, widen subjects we pray about, make prayer like a conversation, make our prayers more God-centred, increase the time spent in prayer, enable meditation on Scripture, and give confidence we pray according to God’s will.
I recommend this for any believer who would like their prayer-life rejuvenated.
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