Peace with God: The Secret of Happiness - Softcover

Graham, Billy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0849942152 ISBN 13: 9780849942150

Publisher: Thomas Nelson, 2012

Synopsis

Dr. Graham shares God's gentle, reassuring promise of spiritual calm---of authentic personal peace---amidst a personal life wracked with too much stress, too many burdens, too great a heartache.

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Review:

Billy Graham wrote Peace With God: The Secret of Happiness in 1953, a time that is often remembered today for its innocence and simplicity. Yet Graham's book, which is essentially an explanation of Christian grace, reminds readers that the stress and anxiety we face today are abiding aspects of the human condition as challenging in the Eisenhower era as they are in the 21st century. "[Y]ou are not alone", Graham writes. "All mankind is travelling with you, for all mankind is on [the] same quest. All humanity is seeking the answer to the confusion, the moral sickness, the spiritual emptiness that oppresses the world. All mankind is crying out for guidance, for comfort, for peace". Graham answers those cries with a comprehensive story of humanity's sin and redemption in the person of Christ. Like a traditional sermon, Peace With God makes three movements which are intended to cause a change in the reader's heart. These movements are: "Assessing the Situation" (of fallen humanity); "Advancing the Solution" (to the problems of sin); and "Applying the Antidote" (of Christian belief and spiritual power). By the end of the book, Graham offers "Peace at Last". His exhortation to believe is powerful and decisive: "It's all yours, and it's free. You don't have to work for it", he explains. At Graham's conclusion, the reader may come to understand that peace and freedom, as much as stress and anxiety, are abiding aspects of the human condition, and really can be found. --Kevin Attwood

Synopsis:

Dr. Graham shares God's gentle reassuring promise of spiritual calm - of authentic spiritual peace - amidst a personal life wracked with too much stress, too many burdens, too great a heart-ache period. Drawing from "Romans 5:1", "Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ," Dr. Graham addresses such issues as: After Death - What?, Why Jesus Came, What is Faith, Hope for the Future, and Peace at Last. Both comforting and challenging, this classic explanation of the human predicament and the divine answer has been changing lives for generations.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0849942152
• ISBN 13: 9780849942150
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304