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A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life
Audible Audiobook – UnabridgedWilliam Law (Author), Maurice England (Narrator), christianaudio.com (Publisher)
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William Law’s classic book, A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life was a clarion call to action; to live a life worthy of one’s calling. “Devotion signifies a life given, or devoted to God.” The writings of William Law were challenging in the 18th century. Generations later the message is even more instructive and necessary.
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13 hours and 20 minutes
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William Law
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Maurice England
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February 14, 2014
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Listening Length 13 hours and 20 minutes
Author William Law
Narrator Maurice England
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Audible.com Release Date February 14, 2014
Publisher christianaudio.com
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Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B00IGIUFWQ
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Kentucky Painter
1.0 out of 5 stars The first paragraph is a disclaimer that as an historic ...Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2018
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The first paragraph is a disclaimer that as an historic text an- being created using character recognition software-may have typos. What an understatement-it is virtually illegible. Returning and buying a real copy made with human eyes. Maybe this was mentioned in the description and I didn’t notice.
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Theophilus
5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended for serious believersReviewed in the United States on March 6, 2015
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I was aware of this book as a young believer, but not very interested in it because I was not that interested in living a devout and holy life. I wanted to be good and serve the Lord and did seek the Lord fairly diligently, but preferred to avoid radical holiness. After going through some rather severe chastisement from the Father (see Hebrews chap. 12) I became very interested in becoming a partaker of His holiness. I strongly desired the "peaceable fruit of righteousness" promised to them that are "exercised thereby." This book is great for helping the serious reader come into a devout and holy life. I recommend it to all believers -- that they take the Lord's demands for holiness seriously. It could help you avoid some serious problems. The cited chapter in Hebrews says that all God's children are partakers of chastisement, but some is much more severe than other spankings.
And our desire for holiness should not be mainly to avoid chastisement, but to please the Lord. That is one of Mr Law's main points -- Christians are not living holy lives because they have never set their hearts to please the Lord in all things. We need to do that.
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Bethany
4.0 out of 5 stars Very PracticalReviewed in the United States on March 12, 2019
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This is a fantastic book that illustrates what a “devoted” Christian looks like by examples: various characters are set in opposition to show what devotion to God looks like in daily life (the rich, the poor, the merchant, the clergyman, etc). The only reason I gave it 4 stars is that I agree with C.S. Lewis, in that William Law can at times lean towards legalism. I was also distracted by his constant reference to “spackling” and the horrors of makeup, but that may be my worldly vanity showing. :)
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R. Magnusson Davis
5.0 out of 5 stars A spiritual resource both logical and uplifting ... BUTReviewed in the United States on August 22, 2011
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For putting us in a fitting frame of mind, for impressing upon us the deeper things of the faith, for shaking folly off, for directing our gaze heavenward, this book is worthy of being called "a classic in the realm of Christian literature".
I first read about "Serious Call" in a biography of Samuel Johnson. That brilliant man, who gave us our first important dictionary of the English language, was deeply convicted by it. If such a clear thinker as he, an unbeliever, found it compelling, it must be good! And indeed, it is. Very good.
My "but" is that having read more of his work, I realize that Law had some strange beliefs. Therefore I cannot fully endorse him as a teacher. These beliefs are, for example, expressed in
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Tobs
1.0 out of 5 stars I learned of a book seller to avoid.Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2018
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Do not purchase. Number of typos on the book is beyond annoying. 88 pages, 3 columns per page, 10% of the text on each page is garbled or in cypher text.
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D. Keating
5.0 out of 5 stars Law makes a solid case for pious livingReviewed in the United States on February 14, 2004
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I read this book when I heard Jack Hayford mention it during one of his sermons. Given the title and era in which it was written, I expected it to contain some pretty weighty material about Christian living. I was not disappointed.
In this book, Law challenges the reader to respond to his "serious call" (and he was very serious when he wrote it) to devout living. The author makes a very solid case for this approach to Christian living for two main reasons. First, he is dead right about most topics he covers. His main point is that many Christians (I fall into this category) take for granted what God has done for us. There is no higher call than to love and serve Him. Yet we do not place as much value on spending time in devotion (prayer, reading scripture, praising, worshiping, serving) to God as we should. Instead we lived unbalanced lives in which God has a secondary role, instead being the primary focus of our existence.
Secondly, as another reviewer mentioned, his message is as relevant today, if not more so, than when it was written. We live in a day were modesty and pious living are completely ignored. It was refreshing to read a book which calls Christians to a much higher standard - we should not crave the things of this world. It is something I have struggled with, and continue to struggle with everyday that I live in overly abundant America. This book has helped me regain a more proper perspective on the importance of living for God (and what that means) versus living for the world.
I highly recommend this book to any Christian looking for a well written resource about living a life devoted to God. Law provides a lot of deep thought about the subject, and practical ways to try and live it out. At times, he goes a little bit too much into legalism for my taste, but overall he is on the mark with his approach and logic for his "serious call".
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J M WILKINSON
5.0 out of 5 stars Five StarsReviewed in the United Kingdom on July 27, 2018
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Downloaded OK. Haven't had time to read it yet
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James Maccabe
5.0 out of 5 stars Five StarsReviewed in the United Kingdom on March 26, 2016
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Read this book by William Law, inwardly digest it and reap the rewards. Its a classic!
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Keith C Baker
5.0 out of 5 stars Five StarsReviewed in the United Kingdom on September 15, 2016
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great
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david80
4.0 out of 5 stars Commentary on another age.Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 12, 2012
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Law's 'Serious Call' , in part, is an interesting commentary on an age very different from our own. It is valuable to see what he considers to be flaws in contemporary devotional life.It is good to reflect on his views and his understanding of 'the religious life' and see what they have to say to us in Great Britain today
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