E M Bounds: The Classic Collection On Prayer (Pure Gold Classic)
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| Rating | : | 4.49 (531 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0882708880 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 765 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-02 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
He pulls examples and anecdotes from across the centuries using saints from scripture, the early church, and his contemporaries, to clarify each principle he presents. Reach the heart of God, fall in line with His will, and experience His power and closeness through prayer.. Based on the firm foundation of scripture, the author shares in a simple, yet profound way, the methods, the necessity, and the possibilities of prayer
He was made a prisoner of war and was held for a year and a half before being transferred to Memphis, Tennessee, and finally securing his release. Louis, Missouri. He attended a one–room school in Shelbyville, where his father served as a county clerk, and he was admitted to the bar shortly before he reached the age of nineteen. Edward McKendree Bounds
Bounds was also in the habit of rising at four o'clock each morning in order to pray to God, for the great cares of the world were always upon his heart. The family included their five children, as well as two daughters from his first marriage. In the time of E.M. The same is true to this day. He attended a one–room school in Shelbyville, where his father served as a county clerk, and he was admitted to the bar shortly before he reached the age of nineteen. After Emma's death, in 1887, bounds married Emma's cousin, Harriet Barnett, who survived him. The final seventeen years of his life were spent with his family in Washington, Georgia, where both Emma and Harriet had grown up. An avid reader of the Scriptures and an ardent admirer of John Wesley's sermons, Bounds practiced law until the age of twenty–four, when he suddenly felt called to preach the Gospel. After the defeat of General John Hood's troops at Nashville, Tennessee, Bounds was aga
Timeless classic Although there a number of modernized versions around, this one is probably the most easy to read and study. The inclusion of the opening illustrative stories (omitted in many other editions), scripture references, topical index and biography makes this edition more comprehensive than others. The insertion (bracketed) and removal (end noted) of words does not detract from Bounds's work as it makes the reading easier to understand. Sentences and verses that Bounds quotes remain in their original rendering (old English).This work on prayer is greatly relevant to the church today as prayer has been crowded out in in the in. Five Stars Awesome. John W. Kuhns said Bounds is good but this collection is too edited. Words are inserted in this version that change the meaning of certain thoughts and take away from its power. Bounds is still good though - it's just better to get it the way he wrote it. Buy The Complete Works of E.M. Bounds on Prayer published by Baker instead. (That version was also changed to use modern language but definitely compares better than this version.)