{"product_id":"easy-chairs-hard-words","title":"Easy Chairs, Hard Words: Conversations on the Liberty of God","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe following are hard words, indeed. But they remain, for all our explanations, God's words.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;We tend to think being \\\u0026quot;stressed out\\\u0026quot; is a normal state of affairs, and that contentment means sitting back and just bottling things up. For the Christian, however, contentment is something we must apply, work at, and make our own in every circumstance, because anxiety and frustration are not neutral behaviors.\\nIt is certainly easier to go with our natural impulses when times are very hard or even just \\\u0026quot;annoying,\\\u0026quot; but contentment is an important part of our Christian life. Even the apostle Paul had to \\\u0026quot;learn\\\u0026quot; contentment. So we shouldn't wonder why we're still in spiritual kindergarten—repeating the same lessons over and over again—if we haven't given ourselves to study contentment. Thankfully, every test God gives on contentment is open book (even the pop quizzes!). In Learning Contentment, Nancy Wilson looks to the Bible and Puritans like Jeremiah Burroughs, Samuel Rutherford, Thomas Watson, and Charles Spurgeon to help us develop the practical, spiritual strength and the perspective that comes from contentment's deep satisfaction with the will of God. This encouraging little book follows after Nancy Wilson's Virtuous: A Study for Ladies of Every Age. Learning Contentment includes concise explanations, application questions and assignments that will involve and challenge everyone, and lots of biblical wisdom for individuals and groups.\u0026quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":769,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"11\":4,\"12\":0}'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #6fa8dc;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0154\/4706\/4624\/files\/B-103.pdf?2625\" title=\"Easy Chairs Hard Words Look Inside the Book Sample\" style=\"color: #6fa8dc; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eLook Inside the Book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e or \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff9900;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.audible.com\/pd\/B0797HXNBL\/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-106263\u0026amp;ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_106263_rh_us\" title=\"Easy Chairs Hard Words Audible\" style=\"color: #ff9900; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eListen on Audible\u003c\/a\u003e*\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Therefore He has mercy on whom He wills, and whom He wills He hardens. You will say to me then, 'Why still find fault, For who resisted His will?' But indeed, O man, who are you to reply against God?\" (Romans 9:18-20a). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEasy Chairs, Hard Words\u003c\/em\u003e offers an honest look at many such difficult passages in Scripture. Presented as a series of fictional conversations between a curious young Christian and a seasoned pastor, these dialogues speak with clarity to those new to the Reformed faith. They begin with the question, \"Can salvation be lost?\" and from there wrestle with other hard-to-swallow doctrines, including the freedom of the will, election, and original sin. Hard words, and yet the understanding given these passages is thoughtful and gentle. For our God—the God of hard words—is a merciful and loving Father, slow to wrath and quick to pardon, a triune God who graciously rescues men from death and brings them into everlasting life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can also purchase this as an audiobook here, on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.audible.com\/pd\/B0797HXNBL\/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-106263\u0026amp;ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_106263_rh_us\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.audible.com\/pd\/A-Serrated-Edge-A-Brief-Defense-of-Biblical-Satire-and-Trinitarian-Skylarking-Audiobook\/B07D9385RR?qid%3D1562178701%26sr%3D1-12%26pf_rd_p%3De81b7c27-6880-467a-b5a7-13cef5d729fe%26pf_rd_r%3D4NY941T4SQVHPRE8THD1%26ref%3Da_search_c3_lProduct_1_12\u0026amp;source=gmail\u0026amp;ust=1562266018989000\u0026amp;usg=AFQjCNHlwufl2BIUvNxEgG3714Uy6mIeow\" title=\"Easy Chairs Hard Words Audible\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eaudible\u003c\/a\u003e,* on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/audiobook\/407661972\/Easy-Chairs-Hard-Words-Conversations-on-the-Liberty-of-God\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/audiobook\/407655342\/A-Serrated-Edge-A-Brief-Defense-of-Biblical-Satire-and-Trinitarian-Skylarking\u0026amp;source=gmail\u0026amp;ust=1562266018989000\u0026amp;usg=AFQjCNHkdcW8851hG_fe5TTlqF_Ayih21g\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSCRIBD\u003c\/a\u003e, and wherever audiobooks are sold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e* All purchases made through this link will earn us a small commission through Amazon Associates, an affiliate program.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWhat People Are Saying:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This is not an ordinary book on the sovereignty of God and the doctrines of grace. Wilson structures these twenty chapters around a series of conversations between an older Reformed pastor and a young man wondering if Christians can lose their salvation.... Wilson’s theology is solidly Calvinistic\" \u003cstrong\u003e-Justin Taylor, \u003cem\u003eThe Gospel Coalition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eREADER REVIEWS:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I thoroughly enjoyed how Pastor Wilson thoughtfully addresses each question. These are the types of questions and objections that we all have asked or been asked at one time or another. So if you are new to reformed theology, I have no doubt you will find this most helpful, but even as one who has been studying these things for the last 19 years or so, I found his perspective very helpful as well.\" \u003cstrong\u003e-Tom\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This is the most accessible, coherent, intelligent book on the reformed faith I have read.\" \u003cstrong\u003e-Lucas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"My favorite book that I own outside the Bible.\" \u003cstrong\u003e-Pastor Scotty\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I have been able to use this book as a great evangelism tool on numerous occasions.\" \u003cstrong\u003e-Brian\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDouglas Wilson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a pastor in Moscow, Idaho, a father of three, and grandfather of seventeen. He is the author of numerous books, including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDecluttering Your Marriage\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFuture Men\u003c\/em\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow to Exasperate Your Wife\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAUTHOR: Douglas Wilson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePAGE COUNT: 154 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSIZE: 5.50x8.50\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBINDING: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN 10: 1885767307\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781885767301\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePUB. 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