If Only You Would Ask: Praying God’s Conditional Promises
Ebook
We can know that if we pray, some outcomes will be different than if we do not pray because God made many promises conditioned on whether we ask. These promises relate to a galaxy of concerns and needs that are important to us and God, such as faithfully serving God and experiencing his blessings in our life, health, marriage, children, family, and job. If we fail to pray about everything as the Scripture commands (Phil 4:6), we will enter heaven and learn there were many things God would have done in and through us if only we'd asked! Sadly, Calvinism's determinism has turned these wonderful promises into nothing more than a promise that God will do what he predetermined to do regardless of whether we pray or not. Do not allow Calvinism's deterministic beliefs and distortions of Scripture to rob you of this blessed intimate prayer relationship with God.
“Ronnie Rogers dives into the complexities of prayer and
simplifies it for the church. He asks profound theological
questions that have a direct bearing upon the lives of the readers:
‘If God is in sovereign control of everything, and if he is
omniscient (foreknows the future), how can our prayers change
things? . . . This book is a must-read for those seeking
to know the heart of God through prayer!”
—Marvin Jones, President, Montana Christian College
“Rogers untangles the web created by Calvinism’s form of theistic
determinism by walking through the text, debunking faulty logic,
and defending a meaningful view of our responsibility to pray
without ceasing, because it really can make a difference. I highly
recommend this challenging and insightful look into the power of
prayer.”
—Leighton Flowers, Director of Evangelism & Apologetics, Texas
Baptists
“Ronnie Rogers has once again written a clear-thinking monograph
that refuses to shy away from the tough questions
. . . . The thoughtful and prayerful reader will
ultimately learn from this book, be challenged to reconsider their
beliefs and practices regarding prayer, and will become a more
effective prayer warrior for the glory of the Lord. Thank you,
Ronnie Rogers, for asking the questions others will not!”
—Mark Ballard, President/Founder, Northeastern Baptist
College
- Title: If Only You Would Ask: Praying God’s Conditional Promises
- Authors: Ronnie W. Rogers, Mark H. Ballard
- Publisher: Resource Publications
- Print Publication Date: 2022
- Logos Release Date: 2022
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781666796889, 9781666737431, 9781666796872, 1666796883, 1666737437, 1666796875
- Resource ID: LLS:9781666796889
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-12-22T06:47:06Z
Ronnie W. Rogers is pastor of Trinity Baptist Church, Norman,
Oklahoma. He has a BA in biblical studies and an MS in counseling.
He has presented at the Oxford Round Table and authored seven other
books. He served as president of the Arkansas Baptist State
Convention, chairman of the Board of Trustees Midwestern Baptist
Theological Seminary, and chairman of the Nominating Committee of
the Southern Baptist Convention. He interacts with current events
at ronniewrogers.com.