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Raymond says the bible teaches us who god is and who we are. Proper understanding of our sin leads to an abiding gratitude toward god for his mercy. One of the keys to contentment as raymond points out is understanding what we really deserve.
This book is absolutely foundational when it comes to understanding true christian contentment. His writing style makes good theology accessible to all. This book as brought both peace and encouragement to me.
Discontentment is something i struggled with a lot in past recent years. Erik raymond says there is joy in contentment, while there is jealousy in discontentment. Raymond addresses the providence of god and how being discontented stems from a heart th... Read More
Chasing contentment by erik raymond is a clear, biblical articulation of the gospel and how it relates to chrisitan contentment. Raymond draws heavily upon the wisdom of jeremiah burroughs' the rare jewel of christian contentment.
Contentment is a virtue that just about every single person i know (and especially myself) lacks. Thomas watson defines contentment as a silent (not complaining) spirit, a cheerful spirit, and a thankful spirit.
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I liked raymonds use of bible verses and stories along with the questions for reflection at the end of each chapter they groun... Read More
It is so hard to keep up with the jones
He also does well showing the theological roots of contentment or discontentment and showing how it intersects with the practical
Competitiveness
We live in a world that demands we get our every desire fulfilled
He writes that suffering here propels our hearts and minds toward immanuels land where the gospel song will be on everyones lips 158
Some that will resonate more with men some eith stay home parents some for working women
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- This product had a total of 130 reviews as of our last analysis date on Apr 21 2022.
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This book is not intended to debunk a bible verse or bring about a new way of thinking
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But since all his gospel talk and application was so solid i did not want to make it look like less of a book
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It just was not exactly what i was expecting
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The book was split up into two major sections
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His first chapter is about what contentment is and then his second is showing that god himself is content
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From there he explains how god is content and made us for contentment in chapter 2 and then the rest of the book is basically about gospel living
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I will not summarize all these chapters here
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Concerning forgetting self he writes contentment comes not from focusing on ourselves or feasting on stuff but by focusing and fearing on jesus christ phil
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