For For a believer facing hard questions of pleasure, health, disappointment and holiness. Not for one wanting a systematic treatment.
Should I read this?
For the general reader
3 of 5worth your time
For the researcher
2 of 5useful
Difficulty
2 of 5moderate
Short biblical reflections on pleasure, health, disappointment, holiness and other hard questions.
How it proceeds
Philosophic1 of 5
Scriptural4 of 5
Experiential3 of 5
Sociological2 of 5
Historical1 of 5
Independent intensities, 0–5 — what the work is made of, not how good it is.
A collection of biblical reflections published by Crossway in 2001 (224 pages). In the publisher's description, Packer discusses life's tough issues, among them pleasure, health, disappointment and holiness, mapping out each problematic situation and then setting the relevant biblical teaching over it. The pieces and their original occasions were not listed for this record.
