Authors: Garry Friesen, J. Robin Maxson
ISBN-13: 9781590522059, ISBN-10: 1590522052
Format: Paperback
Publisher: The Doubleday Religious Publishing Group
Date Published: August 2004
Edition: 25th Anniversary Edition, Revised and Up
Garry Friesen
Garry Friesen, ThM, ThD, is a member of the Bible faculty at Multnomah Bible College , where he has taught since 1976. Dr. Friesen holds a bachelor’s degree from John Brown University and a master’s degree and doctorate from Dallas Theological Seminary. He lives in Portland , Oregon , where he enjoys hosting Bible reading marathons and collecting C. S. Lewis memorabilia.
J. Robin Maxson
J. Robin Maxson, ThM, is senior pastor of United Evangelical Free Church in Klamath Falls, Oregon.
Does God have a perfect will for each Christian? Does it matter? Can you be absolutely sure of God's individual will for your life? In an easy-to-follow narrative style, Garry Friesen examines the prevalent views on God's will today, then rejects them to propose a different view that he believes more accurately reflects biblical teaching. This rerelease of Decision Making takes up the practical issues of choosing a mate, picking a career, giving of one's resources, and areas of disagreement between Christians to give readers a new approach to knowing the will of God.
About the Author:
Garry Friesen, Th.D., is dean of faculty at Multnomah Bible College and Biblical Seminary. He lives in Portland, Oregon, where he enjoys playing basketball in his spare time.
Foreword to the First Edition | 6 | |
Foreword to the Revised Edition | 8 | |
Acknowledgments | 10 | |
Introduction--Is It Worth Another Look? | 11 | |
Part 1 | You Have Heard It Said: The Traditional View Presented | |
1. | On Marriage and Missions | 21 |
2. | The Traditional View: An Outline | 27 |
Part 2 | The Case of the Missing Dot: The Traditional View Critiqued | |
3. | Does God Have Three Wills? | 39 |
4. | Does Scripture Teach the Dot? | 54 |
5. | More Doubts About the Dot | 79 |
6. | Impressions Are Impressions | 89 |
7. | The Leading of the Holy Spirit | 99 |
Part 3 | The Way of Wisdom: The Wisdom View Explained | |
8. | Your Word Is Truth | 115 |
9. | God-Given Freedom (and Responsibility) to Choose | 137 |
10. | Wisdom for Decision Making | 158 |
11. | More Wisdom for Decision Making | 174 |
12. | God...the Only Sovereign | 187 |
13. | God's Sovereign Will and Decision Making | 201 |
14. | Guidance: A Biblical Model | 220 |
15. | Special Guidance and Decision Making | 233 |
16. | Making a Good Thing Better | 244 |
17. | A New Way of Seeing | 256 |
18. | Practicing the Presence | 270 |
Part 4 | Deciding the Big Ones: The Wisdom View Applied | |
19. | Singleness, Marriage, and Wisdom | 289 |
20. | Marriage and Wisdom | 300 |
21. | The Ministry and Wisdom | 317 |
22. | Missions and Wisdom | 331 |
23. | Vocation, Education, and Wisdom | 342 |
24. | Giving and Wisdom | 355 |
25. | Wisdom When Christians Differ | 374 |
26. | Weaker Brothers, Pharisees, and Servants | 395 |
Conclusion | 420 | |
Appendix 1 | Review of Books on Finding God's Will | 424 |
Appendix 2 | Painless Scripture Memory | 469 |
Appendix 3 | Guidelines for Bible Marathons | 473 |
Index of Frequently Asked Questions | 478 | |
Scripture Index | 481 | |
Study Guide | 494 |