The Will of God | 
| Author: Leslie D. Weatherhead
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Category: Book
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Format: Large Print
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Pages: 64
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Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 5 x 0.3
ISBN: 0687074827
Dewey Decimal Number: 291
EAN: 9780687074822
Publication Date: March 1999
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The phrase "the will of God" is used loosely, says Leslie Weatherhead, and the consequence of that looseness to our peace of mind is serious. Weatherhead's recognition of this problem led him to write The Will of God, a classic that has helped more than a million grieving persons better understand the meaning of the phrase. It can help you as well. It was during the tumultuous era of World War II that Leslie Weatherhead preached five sermons on understanding the will of God for the congregation at City Temple in London. These sermons became the classic book The Will of God, which has helped hundreds of thousands of Christians explore how God's will is related to God's character and ultimate intentions for us. A six-week workbook study is also available that uses three case studies to illustrate the questions that arise in understanding the book #0687008409.
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 A Good Book November 13, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
What is the will of God? We throw that phrase around regularly, often using it to explain events in our lives that we can't find meaning for otherwise. But Leslie Weatherhead shows that the will of God is something other more than an explanation when things go wrong. An excerpt helps illustrate:
"I have a good friend whose dearly loved wife recently died. When she was dead, he said, "Well, I must just accept it. It is the will of God." But he is himself a doctor, and for weeks he had been fighting for her life. He had called in the best specialists...He had used all the devices of modern science, all the inventive apparatus by which the energies of nature can be used to fight disease. Was he all that time fighting against the will of God? If she had recovered, would he not have called her recovery the will of God? Yet surely we cannot have it both ways. The woman's recovery and the woman's death cannot equally be the will of God..."
This book was originally printed in 1944. Weatherhead lived in London during World War II, so he knew about grief, loss, violence, and suffering. He paints a picture of God as having an ultimate will, which cannot be altered, but also gives humans autonomy, which results in His circumstantial will(when humans mess it up). The book is fairly interesting, and if questions about the will of God intrigue you, I would suggest picking this up if you can get it cheap. It will make you think, and that's the bare minimum you can ask out of a book.
 "On Wanting What God Wills" May 16, 2008
Whenever life becomes far more treacherous than we can handle alone, we turn to One whose intention for us includes guidance and light for our "sacred journey." But our human tendency is to try to make reality conform to our desires. We attempt to do this with any resource that is available to us, including God. Instead of seeking to know what God wills and "wanting what God wills," many of us prefer to ask God to will what we want.
In 1944 an English Methodist minister named Leslie Weatherhead faced this very dilemma. The wife of a friend had just died of cancer. The man grieved for a long time. Finally, he squared his shoulders and said, "It is the will of God. I must accept it." Weatherhead was startled by these words. His friend was a physician and had tried to avert what had just happened. He had used his skills and had enlisted the aid of others in an effort to save his wife's life. Weatherhead asked himself, "Has this doctor done all of this in conscious rebellion against the purpose of God while feeling that death was what God really willed?" He went on to speculate that had the illness gone the other way, his friend would have used the same phrase to celebrate her recovery. Weatherhead reported that this experience made him realize the utter confusion that exists about this important reality. So he preached a series of sermons in the City Temple of London on the subject and they were published in this book as "The Will Of God."
Weatherhead points out three different forms of God's will, namely, "intentional," "circumstantial" and "ultimate" will. This book describes what he means and he concludes by noting that the will of God isn't something that calls for a sigh of surrender to the inevitable. The will of God is the option that is best because God's will is unfailingly positive and creative. If you struggle to understand the circumstances of life such as China's earthquake or the death of a friend in the prime of life then this book will make an enormous contribution to your understanding. I recommend it for your careful study!
 Very disappointed customer May 15, 2008
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I ordered "The Will of God" as a used book in mid-April which was advertised as $0.01 (one cent) plus $4.00 shipping. My account was charged the $4.00 on April 14, but I never received the book. I sent an email to that effect to the shipper over a week ago and have still not received a response. My enthusiasm for Amazon has been greatly diminished.
Mike Reichmann
If you only read one book in your life, this is the one to read February 24, 2008
This book has revolutionized my comprehension of the will of God. I have already bought eight copies to give away and I know I will be ordering more.
Excellent. Thought provoking. November 12, 2007
Everyone who's ever wondered about the will of God should read this book. It provided answers to many questions I have always had about suffering and sins. An excellent read.
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