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In contrast to the laid-back form of Christianity often seen today, J. I. Packer attempts to shake Christians out of their complacency with biblical reflections on life’s tough issues. God’s Plans for You discusses topics like pleasure, health, disappointment, and holiness. Packer maps out difficult situations—superimposing relevant biblical teachings for study.

One is the anti-intellectual, feeling-oriented, short-term mentality of today’s secular culture, invading and swamping Christian minds. Another is an admirable humility. Believers do not trust themselves to discern the ideal course of action, and so they want it directly revealed to them. Another is the false idea that what God wants his children to do is irrational by ordinary standards and not something to which wisdom would direct us. Another is the fancy that, since each Christian is a special
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