God's Solutions to Life's Problems
"Wayne and Joshua Mack teach us about an intentional and carefully lived life, about lifelong immersion in Scripture, about utter reliance on the grace and power of the Holy Spirit, about vigilant self-examination and willing self-denial, about devotion to Jesus Christ whole and simple."—David Powlison, Executive Director, Christian Counseling and Education Foundation; Editor, The Journal of Biblical Counseling"Reading this book is like opening a toolbox. The Macks provide a biblical framework to address the problems you and I face. You will find solid help from two men who demonstrate a knowledge of God's Word and an understanding of the challenges of real life. I heartily recommend it."—Steven Viars, Senior Pastor, Faith Baptist Church, Lafayette, Indiana"Many believe that the tough issues of modern life are beyond the Bible's ranges of answers.... God's Solutions to Life's Problems is a persuasive argument to the contrary. It demonstrates that insightful theology is not only practical, it is functional for resolving deep-seated problems in life."—John Street, President, Association of Certified Biblical Counselors"The Macks have written an eminently valuable book showing what a Christian is/is not, that his nature has been changed so as to enable him to make changes that truly solve problems God's way, and what he must do to makes such changes. It is a helpful volume that every counselor/pastor should use."—Jay E. Adams, Author, Former Pastor, Seminary Professor"When I heard that this book was in the works, I knew that it would be an extremely valuable, rich, and readable resource—and I was not disappointed.... I am grateful for this simple, clear, and helpful guide for human problem-solving. May it provide clear answers for people who are struggling. May it increase the confidence of those who are helping people deal with their problems biblically."—John MacArthur, Pastor and Teacher, Grace Community Church, Sun Valley, California"Dr. Wayne and Pastor Joshua Mack have given the church a most wonderful volume of Biblically-based teaching on a variety of sanctification subjects. You could call it a handbook of spiritual surgery for the soul. Mack and Mack are skilled spiritual physicians, taking the delicate, dynamic instrument of the Word of God and powerfully, yet appropriately using it to slice into the spirit of a man, dissecting their way to not only discovering the initial causes of a malady, but also offering the only viable, life-sustaining healing God's solutions to life's problems. It is a most commendable effort."—Lance Quinn, Pastor of Grace Advance at Grace Community Church, Sun Valley, California---"One of my personal heroes in the faith is Dr. Wayne Mack because of his unwavering commitment to the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ and to the time-honored Christian doctrine that the Holy Scriptures are sufficient for all that pertains to life and godliness. I heartily commend Dr. Mack's workGod's Solutions to Life's Problemsas a spiritual resource that will serve as both preventative and corrective spiritual medicine for the soul. To read the refined wisdom from Dr. Mack's lifetime study and ministry of the Scriptures is to be blessed abundantly."—Richard Mayhue, Executive Vice President and Dean, The Master sCollege and Seminary; Author; Pastor"For years I have been reading and using in my classes many resources written by Dr. Wayne Mack. In this current edition, joined by his son Joshua, Dr. Mack has given us another wonderful tool to be used in fulfilling God's calling on our lives. On every page we are reminded of the usefulness and sufficiency of God's Word, His faithfulness, and His sovereignty. Thank you, Wayne and Joshua Mack, for a wonderful, useful tool that will assist me and my students in becoming better equipped for a lifetime of ministry.—Frank J. Catanzaro III, Associate Professor of Adult Educationand Counseling, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary,Wake Forest, North Carolina"God's Solutions to Life's Problemsis an extremely helpful book. Lucidly written, it examines the enormous dilemmas of modern man and earths its analyses and answers in historic Christian teaching. This is no stilted, predictable, simplistic response. The book is a page-turner full of illustration, contemporary example, memory, and apposite quotation. All this is grounded in the exegesis of the Bible and solid theology. One's admired teachers and authors are referred to in these chapters: D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, J. I. Packer, John MacArthur, Thomas Watson, Thomas Boston, John Owen, Gresham Machen, John Murray, and William Hendriksen. As guided by the Macks, one is taught how to become a more courageous, wiser pastor and counselor. In many places, truths are so freshly written and illustrated that they simply jump off the page. Preachers will find the book invaluable in preparing sermons, and they will wish that it had been written ten years ago. But the way it encourages all of us to solve life s problems is by a manner that is accessible to every single Christian. The book was a means of grace to me."—Geoff Thomas, Pastor, Alfred Place Baptist Church (Independent),Aberystwyth, Wales; Conference Speaker"Once again, we are indebted to Dr. Wayne Mack for providing solid biblical counsel for living in our morally depraved and biblically illiterate age. In the author's familiar writing style, he takes the reader continuously through a plethora of Scriptures as he directs us in the way to solve our problems God's way. The result? We are constantly assured throughout that our problems can be tackled God's way by the approach Mack uses both to address and then to answer each of our familiar struggles and even some of the shockers. This means that this book is a needed guide for our crooked age. Every believer, and especially every pastor, needs to read it a few times and consult it often. The Christian life is lived out in a real world, and this tool shows believers how to live realistically and therefore repentantly to the glory of God. I believe the fruit of this book will be not only in the help it offers to our individual Christian lives, but also in how it will help us to become what we need to be for our brethren!"—Jerry Marcellino, Pastor, Audubon Drive Bible Church, Laurel,Mississippi; Co-Founder, Fellowship of Independent ReformedEvangelicals (FIRE)-----This text refers to an alternatePaperbackedition.