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When People Are Big and God Is Small

Written byEd Welch

Check out the second edition of this book, released in 2023, here.

Overly concerned about what people think of you?

All experiences of the fear of man share at least one common feature: people are big. They have grown to idolatrous proportions in our lives. They control us. Since there is no room in our hearts to worship both God and people, whenever people are big, God is not. Therefore the first task in escaping the snare of the fear of man is to know that God is awesome and glorious, not other people.

Welch uncovers the spiritual dimension of people-pleasing and points the way through a true knowledge of God, ourselves, and others.

Book Details

240 pages
Publisher: P&R Publishing
Publication Year: 1997

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