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How are we to understand the nature of petitionary prayer? This is an issue of perennial concern to the church, from both a theological and a pastoral standpoint. Certainly much has been written on the topic from a devotional/experiential approach as well as from a philosophical one. But Knocking on Heaven’s Door by David Crump is the first attempt to examine exhaustively the New Testament...

of the faithful this answer leans precipitously toward the edge of fatalism and makes the invitation to “present your requests to God” (Phil. 4:6) sound like a sadist’s invitation to a heavenly prank. There must be some way to honor the sovereignty of God’s will within the context of a truly reciprocal relationship where the believer’s concerns make a real difference to God. Attempting to unravel this Gordian knot of practical theology is the goal of this book. More specifically, Knocking on Heaven’s
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