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Category Archives: Presence of God
Hiding Christ from New Agers
This morning I was reading “My Prayer Journal” in the Victorian Baptist Witness. Part of the diary for Wednesday and Thursday went as follows: Something interesting happened today. Saw Greg put ‘religion’ and ‘new age’ books together (in the ‘new … Continue reading
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A Short and Easy Method of Prayer – Chapter 14
Of Inward Silence “The Lord is in His Holy Temple, let all the earth keep silence before him” (Hab. ii. 20). Inward silence is absolutely indispensable, because the Word is essential and eternal, and necessarily requires dispositions in the soul … Continue reading
Posted in Experience, Intimacy with God, Lectio Divina, Mysticism, Mystics, Presence of God, Spiritual Practices
Tagged Books, divine, fruit, Habakkuk, hearing, Hosea, inward, inward silence, Isaiah, Jeanne Guyon, Luke, Madame Guyon, Mysticism, Mystics, outward silence, Prayer, Psalms, silence, Soul, Spiritual Practices, temple, unfaithfulness, Voice of God
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Life comes directly from God
As a folower of Jesus I know that I have been reborn when I accepted Jesus as my Saviour. But I have sometimes wondered just how that rebirth comes about. How does God actually create that new life in me? … Continue reading
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A Short and Easy Method of Prayer – Chapter 13
Of Rest before God The soul advanced thus far hath no need of any other preparation than its quietude: for now the Presence of God, which is the great effect, or rather continuation of Prayer, begins to be infused, and … Continue reading
Posted in Lectio Divina, Mysticism, Mystics, Prayer, Presence of God, Sacraments, Spiritual Practices
Tagged blessedness, Books, Christ, communion, confession, divine, evil, faithful, God, goodness, Jeanne Guyon, Madame Guyon, Mysticism, Mystics, Prayer, Presence of God, rest, Sacraments, Soul, Spiritual Practices, transcendent, wisdom
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A Short and Easy Method of Prayer – Chapter 12
Of the Presence of God The soul that is faithful in the exercise of love and adherence to God above described, is astonished to feel Him gradually taking possession of their whole being: it now enjoys a continual sense of … Continue reading
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A Short and Easy Method of Prayer – Chapter 11
Of Conversion “Be ye truly converted unto that God from whom ye have so deeply revolted” (Isa. xxxi. 6). To be truly converted is to avert wholly from the creature, and turn wholly unto God. For the attainment of salvation … Continue reading
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A Short and Easy Method of Prayer – Chapter 10
Of Mortification I will even affirm, that, in any other way, it is next to an impossibility ever to acquire a perfect mortification of the senses and passions. The reason is obvious; the soul gives vigour and energy to the … Continue reading
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