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John Bunyan and the Grace of Fearing God
by Joel R. Beeke & Paul M. Smalley
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Pub Date
Sep 30 2016
| Archive Date
Nov 18 2016
Description
He was the author of the best-selling Christian book of all
time. His Bible-saturated works have inspired generations of believers all over
the world. And yet, as influential as it is, John Bunyan’s theology contains a
unifying thread that is sorely neglected in the modern church: the vital
importance of the fear of God.
Fearing God is seen by many as psychologically harmful—at
odds with belief in a God of love. But Bunyan knew personally that the only
freedom from a guilty fear of God’s wrath is a joyful, childlike fear of his
holiness. Joel Beeke and Paul Smalley guide us through Bunyan’s life before exploring
his writings to illuminate the true grace of fearing God.
He was the author of the best-selling Christian book of all time. His Bible-saturated works have inspired generations of believers all over the world. And yet, as influential as it is, John Bunyan’s...
Description
He was the author of the best-selling Christian book of all
time. His Bible-saturated works have inspired generations of believers all over
the world. And yet, as influential as it is, John Bunyan’s theology contains a
unifying thread that is sorely neglected in the modern church: the vital
importance of the fear of God.
Fearing God is seen by many as psychologically harmful—at
odds with belief in a God of love. But Bunyan knew personally that the only
freedom from a guilty fear of God’s wrath is a joyful, childlike fear of his
holiness. Joel Beeke and Paul Smalley guide us through Bunyan’s life before exploring
his writings to illuminate the true grace of fearing God.
A Note From the Publisher
Paul M. Smalley is a teaching assistant to Dr. Beeke at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary and a bivocational pastor at Grace Immanuel Reformed Baptist Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Joel R. Beeke (PhD, Westminster Theological Seminary) is president of Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, where he also serves as professor of systematic theology and homiletics. He is a pastor of the Heritage Netherlands Reformed Congregations in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and the author of several books, including Truth That Frees, The Quest for Full Assurance, and A Reader’s Guide to Reformed Literature.
Paul M. Smalley is a teaching assistant to Dr. Beeke at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary and a bivocational pastor at Grace Immanuel Reformed Baptist Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Joel R...
A Note From the Publisher
Paul M. Smalley is a teaching assistant to Dr. Beeke at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary and a bivocational pastor at Grace Immanuel Reformed Baptist Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Joel R. Beeke (PhD, Westminster Theological Seminary) is president of Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, where he also serves as professor of systematic theology and homiletics. He is a pastor of the Heritage Netherlands Reformed Congregations in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and the author of several books, including Truth That Frees, The Quest for Full Assurance, and A Reader’s Guide to Reformed Literature.
Advance Praise
"Wisdom requires it, Jesus emphasized it, the apostles
encouraged it—and yet few things are more feared in contemporary Christianity
than . . . the fear of God. This timely book . . . shows how the fear of God
was, in contrast, the heartbeat of one of the most loved and admired of all
Christians."
—Sinclair B. Ferguson, Dean of the Doctor of Ministry
program, Ligonier Academy of Biblical and Theological Studies
“We today need to read and treasure Bunyan. . . . Beeke and
Smalley take the reader through the core of Bunyan’s corpus and whet the
reader’s appetite to plunge afresh into Bunyan’s works.”
—Michael A. G. Haykin, Professor of Church History
and Biblical Spirituality, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
"Wisdom requires it, Jesus emphasized it, the apostles encouraged it—and yet few things are more feared in contemporary Christianity than . . . the fear of God. This timely book . . . shows how the...
Advance Praise
"Wisdom requires it, Jesus emphasized it, the apostles
encouraged it—and yet few things are more feared in contemporary Christianity
than . . . the fear of God. This timely book . . . shows how the fear of God
was, in contrast, the heartbeat of one of the most loved and admired of all
Christians."
—Sinclair B. Ferguson, Dean of the Doctor of Ministry
program, Ligonier Academy of Biblical and Theological Studies
“We today need to read and treasure Bunyan. . . . Beeke and
Smalley take the reader through the core of Bunyan’s corpus and whet the
reader’s appetite to plunge afresh into Bunyan’s works.”
—Michael A. G. Haykin, Professor of Church History
and Biblical Spirituality, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Available Editions
| EDITION |
Paperback |
| ISBN |
9781629952048 |
| PRICE |
$14.99 (USD)
|
Additional Information
Available Editions
| EDITION |
Paperback |
| ISBN |
9781629952048 |
| PRICE |
$14.99 (USD)
|
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