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click for details		LIVING IN THE HOPE OF GLORY: A Dying Pastor's Farewells, A New Translation of Monod's Classic Farewell Adolphe Monod, Translated by Constance K. Walker, Editor A BRAND NEW SOLID GROUND EDITION HAS ARRIVED AND IT IS BEAUTIFUL!! THE NEXT 2 PEOPLE WHO ORDER OUR MONOD SIX-PACK RECEIVE A FREE COPY OF THE BIOGRAPHY ENTITLED, 'ADOLPHE MONOD: The Voice of the Awakening' by Constance Walker (our Monod translator) A nineteenth-century spiritual classic about living wholeheartedly for Christ, so as to have no regrets at life's end. Real, practical spiritual wisdom. Living in the Hope of Glory (originally titled Les Adieux, or Farewells) has been blessing readers for almost 150 years. It consists of a series of talks given by Adolphe Monod, a renowned pastor in the Reformed Church of France, as he suffered from terminal cancer. His family and friends met in his bedroom each Sunday during the last six months of his life to partake of the Lord's Supper and to hear his exhortations. But this is not a book about dying. It is a book about living consistently, powerfully and joyfully for the Lord, even in the midst of hard times. A week before his death Monod said, "I have a Savior! He has freely saved me through his shed blood. . . . All my righteous acts, all my works that have been praised, all my preaching . . . is in my eyes only filthy rags." A brief biography of Monod has been added to this edition to acquaint modern readers with this extraordinary man. "Adolphe Monod was one of the greatest French preachers of the 19th century. Struck with terminal cancer, he presented from his bed a meditation on the last twenty-five Sundays of his life. This has been a French devotional classic since 1856. By virtue of Constance Walker's translation, 'though dead, yet he speaks' English." - Roger Nicole "A monument to the grace of God through fellowship with Jesus Christ. Monod's dying testimony is instructing, enriching, and inspiring. Here, the suffering Christian will find an uplifting companion." - Rick Phillips "It is astonishing that Monod's Les Adieux are not better known. This courageous French Reformed pastor was both passionate in his care for people and singular in his devotion to God." - William Edgar Adolphe Monod (1802-1856) was a well known preacher and leader in the French Reformed Church. He was a pastor of various French congregations, including the prominent Reformed Church of Paris, and a professor at FRC Seminary, Montauban. His published sermons and essays have been widely circulated for over 150 years. Constance K. Walker, editor and translator, is a Retired Senior Research Scientist at Duke University. She has published more than 50 articles in the field of physics, and has given a number of talks on science and faith. ARBCA SPECIAL SALE P&RLQ MONOD TITLE AM6 prs 1212 b50 10l 5nt SMW pbs NEW PUBLICATION PRICE NEARLY 50% OFF SGCB Price: $9.95 (list price $18.00) ORDER THE COMPLETE MONOD 6 PACK OF CLASSIC TITLES SGCB Price: $48.00 (list price $100.00) SAVE $52.00 WHEN ORDERING ALL 6 TITLES
click for details		LUCILE: Take & Read - A Classic Defense of Holy Scripture Adolphe Monod, with New Translation by Constance K. Walker, Editor "Another gripping book by Adolphe Monod, a wise, godly French Reformed pastor and theologian---this time on the inspiration of Scripture (and much more) through a fascinating dialog between a seasoned believer and an inquiring seeker. You will thoroughly enjoy reading it whether you are a believer or an inquirer." --- Joel R. Beeke, President, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary "Lucile was certainly a powerful apologetic at the time it was written. In June of 1842, just after it was published, Baroness de Clarac wrote to AdFle Babut, Monod's sister, the following comment: 'Since the fall, as I have been reading Mr. Adolphe Monod's book on reading the Bible, I have had the greatest desire to express my enthusiasm for its contents, and to express my gratitude for its effect on me. Never had I seen so clearly the necessity, the obligation on us to read the Bible assiduously . . . for in it I found that by conforming to its pressing injunctions, I discovered consolations and lights I had never had hitherto.' Why should this book not affect us the same way today?" - Dr. William Edgar, from the Foreword "Lucile is a masterful work of popular apologetics told as charming personal fiction. The underlying story, however, is true. All of the characters are persons known to Monod and still alive at the time of writing. Monod initially wondered whether the format of dialog and correspondence would please his readers. Even when Lucile was complete he was doubtful of its quality, especially in the second part. To his great astonishment, it was not only one of two winning entries in the contest; it soon became immensely popular. Stunned by the acclaim it received, he did additional editing, which was included in later editions. Lucile went through one printing after another and was translated into English plus at least seven other languages. It was still popular more than forty years later and remains a classic work." - Constance Walker, editor and translator Lucile is an impassioned plea for every Christian to read the Bible while prayerfully relying on the Holy Spirit to interpret it and apply it in their life. While this hardly sounds radical today, in nineteenth-century France, with its large Roman Catholic majority, it was decidedly radical. Yet even today, how many of us, Protestant or Catholic, truly read our Bibles with the eagerness, prayer, and delight that it merits? How many of us treat it with appropriate awe and respect.? Lucile, ou la Lecture de la Bible was written in 1841 for a contest sponsored by the Religious Book Society of Toulouse. The first part of each entry was to be a brief defense of Scripture's authority as the Word of God. The second part was to argue for the right—indeed, the responsibility—of all believers to read the Bible for themselves. Lucile is a masterful work of popular apologetics conveyed through charming personal fiction. The underlying story, however, is true. All of the characters are persons known to Monod and still alive at the time of writing. Monod initially wondered whether the format of dialog and correspondence would please his readers. Even when Lucile was complete he was doubtful of its quality, especially in the second part. To his great astonishment, it was not only one of two winning entries in the contest, it soon became immensely popular. Stunned by the acclaim it received, he did additional editing, which was included in later editions. This is Monod's most unusual work, and it has become a classic in the apologetics of Scripture. It went through one printing after another in France and Switzerland and was translated into at least eight languages, retaining its popularity for decades. It has much to say today for anyone wanting to be more firmly convinced of the Bible's authenticity as divine revelation. Beyond that, it gives its readers a fresh glimpse of the riches contained in God's Word when it is read in prayerful, humble reliance on the Holy Spirit to illumine its pages so that its message penetrates hearts and changes lives. TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction: A PLEA FOR HELP Letter 1 Is It True Letter 2 Yes! We Can Discuss It * Part One: THE BIBLE'S INSPIRATION Objections to Divine Revelation In Defense of Prophecy * Part Two: THE BIBLE'S INTERPRETATION Letter 1 Send me a Bible Letter 2 Not Yet Letter 3 My Heart Longs for It Letter 4 Trust the Church Letter 5 Mr. Mercier Letter 6 Write if You Must Letter 7 Please Tell Me Why Letter 8 One Man's Journey Letter 9 My Scruples Letter 10 Answers on Reasoning Letter 11 Answers on Tradition Letter 12 Answers from Scripture Letter 13 The Bible for All Letter 14 Interpreted by the Holy Spirit Letter 15 New Concerns Letter 16 Individual Salvation Letter 17 How Lovely! Letter 18 No Danger Letter 19 New Life! ALL THE OTHER FIVE MONOD TITLES THAT MAKE UP THE SIX-PACK (1) LIVING IN THE HOPE OF GLORY: Monod's Farewell, Adolphe Monod (Solid Ground Christian Books, 2019) "Monod's dying testimony is instructing, enriching, inspiring." - RICK PHILLIPS (2) AN UNDIVIDED LOVE, Adolphe Monod (Solid Ground Christian Books, 2009) "With unequaled passion and clarity he brings the unassuming listener not merely to the foot of the cross, but to Jesus himself." - WILLIAM EDGAR (3) JESUS TEMPTED IN THE WILDERNESS, Adolphe Monod (Solid Ground Christian Books, 2010) "A masterpiece, bringing together profound comfort, realistic understanding, practical wisdom, and heavenly glory." - JOEL BEEKE (4) WOMAN, HER MISSION & HER LIFE, Adolphe Monod (Solid Ground Christian Books, 2011) "You will wonder how any man could be so astute, so tender, so frank, and so inspiring in speaking to his Christian sisters." - REBECCA CLOWNEY JONES (5) SAINT PAUL, Adolphe Monod (Solid Ground Christian Books, 2012) "It is tremendous to have this classic study of Paul lay out for us the importance of Paul's teaching and life." - MICHAEL A. G. HAYKIN Adolphe Monod (1802-1856) was from a Swiss family prominent in the French Reformed Church. Though descended from protestant ministers, he struggled for many years before coming to a personal faith in Jesus Christ. After entering the ministry, he joined the pastoral staff of the Reformed Church in Lyon, where his strong gospel-centered preaching soon drew opposition and led to his dismissal. Staying on in Lyon, he founded an independent evangelical congregation that grew rapidly. He then spent a decade teaching at the national church's seminary in Montauban and another decade as a pastor in the Reformed Church in Paris. The vibrant clarity and warmth of his preaching made him a leader in the evangelical church of his day, with his sermons and books widely published during his lifetime. Those facts, however, fail to capture the spirit of the man. His was a strong and passionate faith, in part because of his early spiritual struggles. He was also a man of deep integrity, a keen mind, and a caring, pastoral heart. All of these qualities were augmented and set off by his natural gift for speaking. Yet even as his renown grew, Adolphe Monod remained a truly humble man. A week before his death he said, "I have a Savior! He has freely saved me through his shed blood, and I want it to be known that I lean uniquely on that poured out blood. All my righteous acts, all my works which have been praised, all my preaching that has been appreciated and sought after—all that is in my eyes only filthy rags." AM6 Smw NOW AVAILABLE TO SHIP SGCB Price: $11.95 (list price $20.00) ORDER A COMPLETE SET OF ADOLPHE MONOD TITLES (SIX TITLES) SGCB Price: $48.00 (list price $100.00) THIS SIX-PACK INCLUDES ALL OUR MONOD TITLES
click for details		WOMAN: Her Mission and Her Life with New Section: Four Monod Women Adolphe Monod, a New Translation by Constance K. Walker, Editor Adolphe Monod is best known for his book "Monod's Farewell" which was is being published by Solid Ground Christian Books under the title LIVING IN THE HOPE OF GLORY. Monod was a gifted preacher in the Reformed Church in France. This volume is the substance of two sermons preached to the congregation in Paris in February 1848. The Translator has written, "In 2003, Solid Ground Christian Books reprinted an 1852 British translation of this monograph, which has been received with some enthusiasm. Now, as part of a series of Monod's works, a new translation is being offered. The goal has been to produce an English edition that is both more readable and more accurate than the earlier one. As in the other volumes in the Monod Classics collection, headings have been introduced to bring out the underlying structure and progression of the text. A new feature of this edition is a section showing how Adolphe Monod's teaching was exemplified in the lives of his mother Louise, his sister Adele, his wife Hannah and his daughter Sarah. This section is made up mainly of quotations from family correspondence and diaries." "You will read and read...and read, through tears and laughter, while wondering how any man could be so astute, so tender, so frank, and so inspiring in speaking to his Christian sisters-whatever their position in life- of the glorious, fearful, humbling and immensely influential calling of the Christian woman. In these pages, written long ago, you will nonetheless find your mother, your sisters, your friends, and mostly yourself, as you hear the passionate voice of a godly pastor and tender brother calling you to repent, to take heart, to reconsider, to resist, and to persevere in the life of humility and love to which you are called in Christ." - Rebecca Clowney Jones "In this treasure of a book Monod makes crystal clear that the godly woman's overarching mission is to glorify God. Under that ultimate mission Monod clarifies how the godly woman is to do that specifically. He calls it her "distincitive mission." He says, "Do not count on the world to clarify this mission for you. It has never known it, and cannot understand it..." He calls on the reader to "rely on the Word of God." Skillfully unpacking the Word of God, Monod strikingly and specifically communicates the "distincitive mission" of the godly woman and grounds all of His thoughts on the Word of God. This book will equip you for your ultimate mission to glorify God and clarify your distinctive mission as a faithful woman." - Lori Rhodes, wife of Ray Rhodes of 'Nourished in the Word Ministries', and mother of five daughters "Adolphe Monod was one of the brightest lights in the French Awakening of the 19th century. On the surface this text shows him to be a child of his times. But underneath, it is a passionate defense of the biblical view which sees men and women as ontologically equal yet economically different. That is, in their being as God's creatures, they are equally image-bearers. In their functions and responsibilities they are complementary. In Constance Walker's translation the text is as alive in English as it is in the original French. This text is required reading for the present conversation." - Bill Edgar, Westminister Theological Seminary MONOD TITLE BEST SELLER SALE AM6 sss tdm 1212 WMN b50 tw2 smw cwnwt Nearly 50% Discount SGCB Price: $7.95 (list price $14.00) AVAILABLE TO SHIP Order our MONOD SIX-PACK which includes "Woman: Her Mission and Her Life" SGCB Price: $48.00 (list price $100.00) NEARLY 55% Discount When Ordered as a SIX-Pack (Plus Bonus Biography of Monod for FREE for first two)
click for details		THE ABUSE OF GOD'S GRACE: Revealed in the Kinds, Causes, Punishments, Symptoms, Cures, Differences and Cautions, with Practical Application NICHOLAS CLAGET (1610-1663) Edited by Dr. Don Kistler with Foreword by John MacArthur OUR LOWEST PRICE EVER FOR THIS TITLE! - NEARLY 50% OFF! Antinomianism, the teaching that a Christian now has no relation to God’s law, is an age-old heresy. It is nothing new, as this book written 375 years ago shows. This is not a peripheral matter; it is a matter of true salvation or false hopes. Published in 1659, the full title is “The Abuse of God’s Grace, Discovered in the Kinds, Causes, Punishments, Symptoms, Cures, Differences, Cautions, and Other Practical Improvements Thereof, Proposed as a Seasonable Check to the Wanton Libertinism of the Present Age.” “I have written several books and read dozens more whose aim is to confront a variety of antinominan teachings. But Claget’s book is as meticulously thorough as any I have ever read. This is the very best kind of Puritan writing. It’s a powerful work that is urgently needed to be brought back in print. This is a profoundly convicting book.” — John Macarthur TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword by John MacArthur Nicholas Claget Bio Sketch The Original Epistle Dedicatory The Author's Preface To the Christian Reader by Henry Wilkinson, Magdalen Hall, Oxford, March 28, 1659 1. The Coherence of the Words in Jude v. 4, 'Turning the Grace of God into lasciviousness.' 2. The Explanation of the Words in Jude v. 4, 'Turning' - 'Grace' - 'Lasciviousness' 3. In How Many Ways the Grace of God May Be Turned into Wantonness 4. When Does a Sinner Turn the Grace of God into Wantonness? 5. The Causes Why the Grace of God is Turned into Wantonness. 6. Wherein the Greatness of this Sin Appears 7. The Punishments of this Great Sin of Abusing God's Grace 8. A Use of Information in Nine Inferences 9. A Use of Humiliation in Five Points Worthy of Bewailing 10. A Use of Examination in Numerous Symptoms 11. A Second Use of Examination, How We May Know the Secret, Close, and More Refined Abuses of God's Grace 12. A Use of Caution, to Those Who Grossly and Those Who Closely Abuse God's Grace. 13. Showing the Difference Between Wronging the Grace of God in the Regenerate and Unregenerate 14. A Use of Exhortation, in Setting Forth 16 Helps to Escape this Great Sin, the Abuse of God's Grace. 15. Showing What Great Cause of Thankfulness We Owe to God for Preserving Us From This Sin 16. An Exhortation that Souls Should Always be Wary of this Sin 17. An Exhortation to Long for Riddance from this Sin 18. An Exhortation to Joy in the Hope of Glory 19. Persuasive Motives to Take Heed That the Grace of God is Not Abused nhpn BRAND NEW EDITION APPEARED IN AUGUST 2021 - OUR LOWEST PRICE EVER FOR THIS TITLE SGCB Price: $18.00 (list price $35.00) 360 PAGE SMYTH-SEWN HARDCOVER TITLE WITH A DUST-JACKET ORDER ALONG WITH THE BOOK 'GRACE' BY CHRISTOPHER LOVE SGCB Price: $30.00 (list price $60.00) 50% OFF WHEN ORDERING BOTH TITLES