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Excerpt from The Will of God and a Man's Lifework These studies were originally prepared by laymen to meet the needs of students in the Association Bible Classes for Seniors of the Academic and Scientific Departments of Yale University. It was hoped that they might prove helpful in giving to young men about to enter upon their life work in many different professions a conception of the highest ideals which these careers could embrace. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909 edition. Excerpt: ... B. THE DECISION TO DO GOD'S WILL Study V. The Relation of the Act of Surrender of Self to Other Religious Rites and Spiritual Experiences. Study VI. The Alternatives to Doing God's Will as a Life Purpose. Study VII. The Spiritual Crisis Involved in Facing the Issue of Surrender of Self. Its Symptoms and its Course. Study VIII. To Find Out and to Do God's Will for One's Life is an Achievement Possible for Any Man. Study IX. God's Will may be Done in Any Honorable Trade or Profession Either at Home or Abroad. Study X. The Necessity for Absolute Surrender of Self. STUDY V The Relation of the Act of Surrender of Self to Other Religious Rites and Spiritual Experiences Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. --Matt. 7:2I. BIBLIOGRAPHY Bowne. The Christian Life, pp. 89-119. Study V. The Relation of the Act of Surrender of Self to Other Religious Rites and Spiritual Experiences FIRST DAY Every Man Must, Sooner or Later, Face the Issue of his Personal Relation to God, and When Once the Question is Raised, Perfect Peace of Mind and Soul can be Thereafter Secured, only by the Deliberate Decision to do God's Will Unconditionally, Whenever it shall be Clearly Revealed Ps. 189 l-24.] Investigation shows that there are three ideas which no human being, savage or civilized, is without; the distinction between right and wrong, the desire for eternal life and the conception of a supreme being or God. The problem of man's relation to God is, therefore, a universal and eternal one, and for the purpose of settling this question our life on this earth seems to have been given us (Acts 17 26' 27). In the Old Testament we find many attempts of man to...

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