The God Who Hears

by W. Bingham Hunter

Book Overview

To pray is to know God. "If God really cared he would answer my prayer." "I hesitate to ask him anything." "I can't understand why he continues to ignore my deepest needs." Bingham Hunter recognizes that most believers have these thoughts from time to time. He encourages us to look at prayer from the standpoint of who God is. The true aim of prayer is intimacy with God. We pray effectively when we make him the desire of our hearts, Hunter answers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0877846049
• ISBN13: 9780877846048
• Release Date: May 1986
• Publisher: IVP
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 2.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

Best book on prayer I've ever seen

I don't know of any other books that focus on prayer like that this one does. Very well written. Discusses all the questions that people have about prayer. And most importantly takes a very Biblical perspective.

Very Insightful and Helpful Book on Prayer

This book really helped change my thinking on prayer and drew me to pray more, which is Bing's intent. I just taught a seminar on prayer and used several quotes from the book. I highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in deepening their relationship with God. It answers a number of practical and important theological questions about prayer in a readable style. Well done!

Easy to read Polemic on Prayer

Prof. Hunter doesn't deal in a shallow fashion with prayer, but engages the major theological mysteries concerning prayer with a scholars mind and a prayers' heart. The book is easy to read and I felt as if Prof. Hunter was having a conversation with me. The insights on questions such as: "Does prayer change God's mind?"; "What can I tell an all-knowing God?"; "Why pray to a God who lets people hurt?" were all satisfactorily dealt with. I highly commend this book.

One of the best books on understanding prayer and the one to whom we pray

Simple yet profound, Hunter's indepth approach on understanding prayer comes from looking at the one to whom we are praying. The first portion of his book looks at prayer from the perspective of who God is and how he acts. Written in the fashion of J.I. Packer's Knowing God, Hunter examines prayer in the light of God's holiness, sovereign power, innate goodness and spirit compositon. The second half of the book addresses issues like thanksgiving and praying in the name of Jesus. The entire book is well written, insightful, filled with scripture; yet spiced with personal annadotes.

One of the best books on praying I've seen.

I read Dr. Hunter's book during my first year as a student at Talbot seminary. His insights into the nature of prayer, and how we go about praying, were a powerful influence in my own relationship with Jesus Christ. I strongly suggest this book.