Divine Blessing and the Fullness of L..., William R. Osborne
Divine Blessing and the Fullness of L..., William R. Osborne
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Divine Blessing and the Fullness of Life in the Presence of God

Author: William R. Osborne

Narrator: Scott Wiebe

Unabridged: 4 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: One Audiobooks

Published: 07/09/2024

Synopsis

“He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things” ―Romans 8:32 As Christians, “blessing” pervades our everyday lives―from testimonies recounting God’s provision, to praise songs, to wishing someone well. The term has been so integrated into our everyday vocabulary that it is rarely considered carefully. Many people think that blessing is described as either physical (Genesis 1:22) or spiritual (Ephesians 1:3), but a fuller biblical-theological approach reveals that God’s blessing has always been physical, spiritual, and―ultimately―relational. Unpacking this pattern throughout redemptive history, William Osborne shows that divine blessing is not just a good gift here or there, but the fullness of all we were created to be, in relationship with our Creator.

About The Author

William R. Osborne (PhD, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) serves as associate professor of biblical and theological studies at College of the Ozarks and is the author of Divine Blessing and the Fullness of Life in the Presence of God. He lives in southwest Missouri with his wife and four kids.  Dane C. Ortlund (PhD, Wheaton College) serves as senior pastor of Naperville Presbyterian Church in Naperville, Illinois. He is the author of Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers and Deeper: Real Change for Real Sinners. Dane and his wife, Stacey, have five children. Miles V. Van Pelt (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is the Alan Belcher Professor of Old Testament and Biblical Languages, academic dean, and director of the Summer Institute for Biblical Languages at Reformed Theological Seminary, Jackson. He also serves on the pastoral staff of Grace Reformed Church in Madison, Mississippi. He and his wife, Laurie, have four children.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jimmy on September 14, 2021

Do you have a biblical view of God’s blessing? There are those today who get caught up with prosperity Gospel. That’s one error. But another error can arise that is born from over-reaction to the Prosperity Gospel in which God’s blessing is denies, downplayed or the subject is diverted. A biblical t......more

Goodreads review by Dr. David on November 07, 2020

The notion of “blessing” is familiar to most people. It has a broad range of meaning that ranges from the theological to the pragmatic. Yet, if we are honest, most have failed to probe deeply into the real meaning of what biblical blessing entails. William R. Osborne unpacks the true purpose of bles......more

Goodreads review by Kirk on December 23, 2020

This is a helpful study for the church to rightly understand God’s blessing to his people. Osborne succinctly demonstrates that God’s blessings “are relational, spiritual, material, present, and eschatological. Neither one of these aspects negates the significance or importance of the others.” Come......more

Goodreads review by Mitchell on August 07, 2021

This one exceeded my expectations. I think the most helpful piece was how well the author distinguished between OT blessing and NT blessing, and yet showed how intimately tied together the two remain. There were a lot of thoughts and teachings referenced here that were so swiftly and simply addresse......more

Goodreads review by Drake on November 29, 2021

The first chapter on the nature of blessing and the various uses of the term in Scripture was really helpful and interesting. The rest of the book, however, is a pretty basic overview of the biblical story. Still good, but not nearly as enjoyable or thought-provoking as the other books I’ve read in......more

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