Spiritual disciplines for the christian life review

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Top of Form Whitney, Donald S. Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life. Bottom of Form Bottom of Form Summary The book Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life by Donald. S. Whitney explains and teaches on the importance of spiritual disciplines to Christians. Christians should be humble learners like Jesus Christ in orders to gain more knowledge on the word of God. Critique The book Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life is an essential book that everyone should consider reading. As a reviewer, I support the readings in this book because they guide people into living a godly life and understanding the bible teachings. Another reason for my support is because Whitney strictly follows the scripture and uses some of the verses to support his statements.

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The ten spiritual disciplines guide Christians into following a righteous path and imitating the life of Jesus. Meditation helps Christians in the application of the scriptures4. Prayer is a way of communicating with God and telling him all your problems and burdens. Prayer is a necessity since it’s a way of opening up to Christ and also asking for the Lord's favor to be upon you. According to Whitney Gods wants us to be prayerful and always pray without ceasing. Colossians 4:2”Devote yourselves to prayer” 1st Thessalonians5:17”Pray Continually “are bible verses that encourage Christians to pray5. Christians need to live a Godly way and be good examples in society. Living a righteous life will increase a believer’s relationship with God.

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