It's one of those topics most of us would rather avoid in conversation -- why would anyone want to reveal private jealousies, resentments, fantasies, temptations, or other weaknesses? Yet steady sales of this valuable little book attest that there are plenty of us who struggle with sinful thoughts -- and desire help. For anyone who wavers at times between obeying the voice of the conscience and giving in to the lower nature, this book offers sage advice for coming through the struggle. Drawing on years of experience as a pastoral counselor, Arnold guides the reader from the throes of frustration and guilt to a life of freedom and joy.
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A concise, straightforward work written from a pastors heartSounds a warning to the self-oriented, therapeutic tendencies of our day. -- Publishers Weekly With deep insight into the workings of the mind, Arnold brings us towards deliverance by union with Christ. -- Dallas Willard, author, The Spirit of the Disciplines Reminds me of Kierkegaard's great classic, Purity of Heart. Both force you to look deep within your own life. -- E. Glen Hinson, Baptist Theological Seminary Arnold's writing is full of love. His deep-rootedness in Christ makes him a very wise, a very safe, and a very challenging guide. -- Henri J. M. Nouwen Loving and sensitive, Arnold makes his readers feel encouraged rather than condemned. -- Howard R. Macy, George Fox University
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Sage advice on finding freedom and wholeness in a world of distractions and temptations
To the Reader
Foreword
1.The Struggle
2.Temptation
3.Deliberate Sin
4.The Will
5.The Power of Suggestion
6.Autosuggestion
7.Fascination
8.Suppression
9.Faith
10.Self-Surrender
11.Confession
12.Prayer
13.Detachment
14.Repentance and Rebirth
15.Healing
16.Purification
17.The Cross
18.Living for the Kingdom
About the Author
J. Heinrich Arnold (1913-1982) is best known for his books Discipleship and Freedom from Sinful Thoughts, which have helped thousands to follow Christ in their daily lives, and for his pastoral care as elder of the Bruderhof communities. When Heinrich was seven, his parents Eberhard and Emmy Arnold and their five children left a bourgeois life in Berlin for a dilapidated villa in the German village of Sannerz, where they founded a Christian community based on Jesus teachings in the Sermon on the Mount. As a young man, Heinrich Arnold refused to serve in Hitler's armed forces and was forced to flee Germany. He studied agriculture in Zurich, Switzerland, and in 1936 married Annemarie Waechter, a kindergarten teacher. In 1938 they moved to England, where Heinrich managed the communitys farm. In 1941 the community was forced to emigrate to South America. In 1954, Heinrich Arnold and his family moved to the fledgling Woodcrest Bruderhof in Rifton, New York, where he served as pastor for the rest of his life. Those who knew him best remember Heinrich Arnold as a down-to-earth man who loved life and would warmly welcome any troubled person in for a cup of coffee and a chat.
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