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FROM THE MOUTH OF GOD; DEVOTED TO GOD'S CHURCH & THE CHRISTIAN LIFE
SINCLAIR FERGUSON
SINCLAIR FERGUSON HAS LONG BEEN MY FAVORITE LIVING AUTHOR. HERE ARE THREE MORE GEMS FROM HIS PEN.
(1) FROM THE MOUTH OF GOD: Trusting, Reading and Applying the Bible
THE BIBLE,
Why should we believe, as Jesus did, that it is ‘the mouth of God’?
When did it come into existence?
Is it inerrant?
What do we need to learn in order to understand it better?
How does its teaching change our lives?
In From the Mouth of God, Sinclair B Ferguson answers these and other important questions about trusting, reading, and applying the Bible.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction ix
Part One – Trusting the Bible
1 It Is Written 3
2 Getting It Together 21
3 Is This God’s Word? 49
Part Two – Reading the Bible
4 Do-It-Yourself 59
5 Keys 71
6 Prose, Poetry, Wisdom, and Prophecy 85
7 Gospels, Epistles, and Visions 109
8 For Example 131
Part Three – Applying the Bible
9 What’s the Use? 151
10 Seeds Need Soil 163
11 Speaking Practically 175
Appendices
Appendix A: John Murray ‘On the Guidance of the Holy Spirit’ 183
Appendix B: John Newton ‘On Divine Guidance’ 189
Appendix C: Bibliography for Further Reading 195
Appendix D: Bible Reading Plan 197
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(2) DEVOTED TO GOD'S CHURCH: Core Values for Christian Fellowship
Being a Christian is not an individualistic or isolated activity. Believing also involves belonging. Being a Christian, by definition, involves belonging to the church.
This is not a book full of ideas about how your church ought to change or what it needs to do in order to grow or to be successful. Rather it is about how we fit into our own church. There are hallmarks of church life that should be stamped on all our churches because they are applicable everywhere and anywhere — New Testament values for any size of church, in any part of the world, at any time.
Devoted to God’s Church will serve to help new Christians understand what it is to be part of a church, and will also be a refreshing reminder to every Christian of what it should look like to belong to the family of God.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction ix
1. Family Life OR What Is a Church? 1
2. What Is Your Story? OR Are You a Christian 19
3. Follow My Leader OR Being a Disciple 35
4. A Glorious Addiction OR What Is a Member? 49
5. Have You Ever Arrived at Church? OR Worship 61
6. Are You Hearing Me? OR The Bible 81
7. Does It Help to Know Some Latin? OR Christian Baptism 99
8. ‘The Christian’s Native Air’ OR Prayer 115
9. The View from the Foot OR Christian Service 135
10. Is There Anything Special for Supper? OR Communion 153
11. Home and Away OR Christian Witness and World Mission 169
ENDORESEMENT
‘Many people “go to church.” Sinclair Ferguson, with his typical gentleness and wisdom, teaches us how to ‘be the church’ as Christ defines it. This simple, clear, and moving book will be great help for people interested in learning more about becoming members of a church. It is also a good tool for those who wish to inject fresh zeal and joy into the membership they already possess.’ — JOEL BEEKE
(3) THE CHRISTIAN LIFE: A Doctrinal Introduction
Theology that is ‘practical, applying Bible teaching with insight and wisdom to the condition of plain people. Christian beginners will get the benefit and the Lord’s older sheep, grown tough and stringy maybe, will find themselves edified and perhaps tenderised too’. — J.I. PACKER
Christian doctrine matters for Christian living. This is ‘one of the most important growth points of the Christian life’, writes Sinclair B. Ferguson. From this starting point, The Christian Life expounds such key biblical themes as grace, faith, repentance, new birth and assurance with clarity and contagious enthusiasm. ‘Christian doctrines are life-shaping’, explains the author, because ‘they show us the God we worship’. Widely used and appreciated since its first appearance, The Christian Life not only expounds the teaching of Scripture, but outlines its meaning for practical Christian living.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface by J.I. Packer
Introduction
1 Knowing is for Living 1
2 God’s Broken Image 9
3 The Plan of Grace 17
4 Called by God 25
5 Conviction of Sin 35
6 Born Again 43
7 Faith in Christ 57
8 True Repentance 65
9 Justification 75
10 Sons of God 87
11 Union with Christ 97
12 Election 107
13 Sin’s Dominion Ended 123
14 The Christian’s Conflicts 133
15 Crucifying Sin 145
16 Perseverance 157
17 Asleep in Christ 169
18 Glorification 179
Index of Subjects and Names 189
Scripture Index 195
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