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 click for details | | THOUGHTS FOR YOUNG MEN J.C. Ryle, with a Foreword by Sinclair Ferguson CURRENT CRISIS HAS CAUSED US TO REDUCE THE PRICE OF THIS GEM TO $2.00 EACH. NOT FOR RE-SALE. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT - Solid Ground Christian Books has purchased the rights to take over the Calvary Press edition of this timeless work. While retaining all the dignity of the original work, and the readability of the long-standing Calvary Press edition, Solid Ground has given this edition a Military-Flavor so that we can reach the multitude of young men serving in the US Military. At the same time it is a book that can be used with all young men (and women) who need to know the Lord is a deeper and more intimate way. NOW AVAILABLE TO SHIP Published over 120 years ago in this volume by the Bishop of Liverpool in England he opened his heart to the future of his country. "RYLE IS MAGNIFICENT! There's no other word for it, - are you brave enough to face hard-hitting truth and have God search your heart on things that matter most? Then Ryle is the man for you! Do yourself a favor - read this and think about what you read." - J.I. Packer "I heartily endorse it, and strongly commend it to both Christian leaders and fathers, not to mention older and younger men alike." - John MacArthur, Jr. "Thoughts for Young Men is pure spiritual gold." - Jerry Bridges "Thoughts for Young Men abounds in reliable counsel and says - with a rare combination of seriousness and graciousness - the very things we need to hear. Young men, for whom it was written, will find it invaluable; but all Christians, men or women, young or old, can read it with lasting benefit. It deserves to be widely read and circulated, and will do spiritual good to every reader." - Sinclair Ferguson "THOUGHTS FOR YOUNG MEN is wise, frank, warm-hearted and hard-hitting. I hope that many, many young men will study it, and that parents and teachers will also read it in order to clarify their vision of what Christian young men should be. Although written over a century ago, the message is right up-to-date." - John R.W. Stott "Out of Ryle's dealings with many young people came one of the most important and relevant things he ever wrote, his Thoughts for Young Men. The reading of this material could well be a turning point in the lives of many today across the world." - Iain Murray "I am happy to commend the re-publication of Thoughts for Young Men." - Leon Morris "Dear young friends, if you value your souls you will read Ryle's 'Thoughts for Young Men.' He did not know it but he was writing more for you than for his own youth." - John Gerstner "Thoughts is sound, profitable reading. I commend it to young men everywhere." - James Montgomery Boice "I am very thankful for your bringing into print once again Ryle's excellent book 'Thoughts for Young Men.' May it have a wide audience of those with ears to hear." - Elisabeth Elliot OVER 100,000 HAVE SOLD SINCE IT FIRST RE-APPEARED IN 1990. $5.00 Sale BS3 c50 bs1 bl2 dtdm pdt 5s ovt 6g mds mg68 t10 bfss b50 OVST stst 20as 4mib N5D $5O MY5 FAM3 lc6 FBWK TYMCW GRAD23 552923 5P720 24OSS hcs 914FREE 1off** OVERSTOCK SALE ITEM  SGCB Price: $2.00 (list price $13.00) |
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 click for details | | THE CHILD'S BOOK ON THE FALL Thomas H. Gallaudet Thomas H. Gallaudet (1787-1851) was the Apostle to the Deaf in the United States. He devoted his life to teach the underprivileged the truths of God's Word. He wrote dozens and dozens of books using simple, straightforward language for children, young people and adults. "No other part of the Bible can be properly understood if Genesis 1-3 is misunderstood. The fall of our first parents into sin was both tragic and cataclysmic. The need and nature of the salvation that God provided in Jesus Christ cannot be appreciated where the events in the garden of Eden are underestimated. Children, as well as adults, need to learn this. Thomas Galluadet's book explains humanity's fall into sin in simple, clear language. It is designed for children but will help anyone think more carefully about what really happened when Adam and Eve turned away from God and plunged the human race into sin. I highly recommend it." -Tom Ascol THE FALL OF MAN is a plain explanation of the origin of sin in the universe. Gallaudet leads children by the hand into the garden of Eden to help them see how our first parents fell into rebellion against their great and gracious Creator. The book concludes with a passionate appeal to the reader to "Go to Christ" who alone can save. This book can be read to and by children 6-12 years old. SGCB PAPERBACK SETS $4-6 Book $5.00 Sale $5.00 Child's Book c50 5s stst N5D THG5 SPECIAL DISCOUNT- NEARLY 50% OFF SGCB Price: $7.75 (list price $14.00)Order ALL FIVE "of the "Child's Book" Series for 50% off SGCB Price: $44.00 (list price $88.00)THIS IS THE PRICE FOR ALL FIVE VOLUMES |
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 | | THE BACKSLIDER: His Nature, Symptoms and Recovery Andrew Fuller (1754-1815) with a Biographical Sketch by Dr. Michael Haykin THIS IS THE BOOK THAT NEEDS TO BE READ BY THOSE WHO ARE RESTING ON A "DECISION" THEY CLAIM THEY MADE ABOUT CHRIST, BUT HAVE FAILED TO FOLLOW THAT "DECISION" WITH A LIFE THAT REFLECTS THAT PROFESSION. TABLE OF CONTENTS Biographical Sketch of Fuller by Dr. Michael Haykin Original Introduction by John Angell James Preface by Andrew Fuller 1. On the General Nature of Backsliding 2. The Symptoms of a Backsliding Spirit 3. The Injurious and Dangerous Effects of Sin Lying upon the Conscience Unlamented 4. On the Means of Recovery "Andrew Fuller was, in my opinion, one of the greatest theologians, which modern times, or any times have produced, and his writings are an almost inexhaustible mine of doctrinal, practical, and experimental truth, which every Christian and especially every minister, would do well to explore. No man better understood the bible, or the human heart both in its un-renewed and its regenerate state. Among all his various practical treatises, there are few, if any, of greater value than that on BACKSLIDING. Like a most skillful physician, he explains, with singular ability, the nature of the disease, lays down the symptoms of it, and prescribes the method of recovery." - John Angell James "Andrew Fuller (1754-1815) was an outstanding figure with qualities that make him one of the most attractive figures in Baptist history. Many in his day could echo the words of his very close friend William Carey , 'I loved him.' The Backslider: or an Inquiry into the Nature, Symptoms, and Effects of Religious Declension, with the Means of Recovery was originally published in 1801. Fuller's work, though, has stood the test of time and well merits the description by John Ryland as 'an invaluable piece of practical divinity.'" - Michael Haykin $5.00 Sale 5s stst N5D NEARLY 50% Discount SGCB Price: $7.95 (list price $14.00) |
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 | | THE SECRET OF COMMUNION WITH GOD: How to Begin the Day, Spend the Day and End the Day with God Matthew Henry One of the finest, but little known, treatises on the godly life ever written, by the author of the justly popular Matthew Henry's Commentary. This little gem teaches how to begin the day with God, how to spend the day with God, and how to end the day with God. "Matthew Henry is most pious and pithy, sound and sensible, suggestive and sober, terse and trustworthy. You will find him to be glittering with metaphors, rich in analogies, overflowing with illustrations, and superabundant in reflections." - C.H. Spurgeon "Follow Henry's counsel and your practice of prayer will be changed forever, and thus also your experience of communion with God. For as Henry rightly says, 'those who live without prayer, live without God in the world.'" - Dr. Ligon Duncan ""The way we maintain our prayer lives is the great practical fundamental of our Christianity. This was the strength of the English Puritans. Here in this work by Matthew Henry we have the nitty-gritty." - Erroll Hulse SG DEVOTIONAL PRAYER TITLES $4-6 Book BEST SELLER SALE DEVOTIONAL CLASSIC $5.00 Sale SGPC 5s ppp stst PBS 3PT SPECIAL DISCOUNT SGCB Price: $7.95 (list price $14.00)NOW AVAILABLE |
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 click for details | | THE GRACE OF REPENTANCE Sinclair Ferguson THE GRACE OF REPENTANCE by Sinclair Ferguson Out of the Protestant Reformation came several important doctrines, including a renewed understanding of repentance. Instead of viewing repentance as a one-time confession, the reformers began to teach what the Bible teaches; that it is both radical and perpetual. In this redesigned, concise volume Sinclair Ferguson examines how the Bible defines repentance and how the doctrine has fared in today's evangelical churches. He finds many sorely lacking in proper theological understanding: "Once again we need to proclaim the full-orbed doctrine of repentance within an evangelical world that has begun to manifest symptoms of the same medieval sickness." This reversion to a kind of medieval theology includes the viewing of repentance as an isolated, emotional event. Ferguson combats this trend by pointing us toward repentance in the Bible. As we embrace continual confession and turning from sin, we will find our spiritual walk transformed and our fellowship with Christ renewed. This is an important book for every Christian who wants the grace of repentance to regain rightful prominence in evangelical churches, and in their own lives as well. Sinclair B. Ferguson is the senior minister of the First Presbyterian Church in Columbia, South Carolina, and professor of systematic theology at Redeemer Seminary in Dallas. He is the author of several books, the most recent being In Christ Alone: Reflections on the Heart of the Gospel, and Westminster Directory of Public Worship (co-authored with Mark Dever). Sinclair and his wife, Dorothy, have four grown children. LABOR DAY SALE CROSSWAY CLOSE OUT CW3 cws cwn 5s sbf tt3 cwrt sbft 552923 THE GRACE OF REPENTANCE by Sinclair Ferguson SGCB Price: $5.00 (list price $8.00) |
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 | | THE JOHN THE BAPTIST OF THE REFORMATION: A Memoir of John Huss, the Bohemian Reformer and Martyr Translated from the German by Thomas O. Summers with an Introductory Note by J.H. Merle d'Aubigne John Huss (a.k.a. Jan Hus) is regarded to be one of the earliest known religious thinkers and reformers in the world. A philosopher and a Master at Charles University (Prague), Huss was greatly influenced by the writings and teachings of John Wyclife. He made a number of followers during his time, who came to be known as Hussites. Reformers, in the later years, looked up to Huss for his unswerving commitment in the face of the church's cunning brutality, due to which he had to face extreme consequences. Condemning Huss' uprising, the Church first excommunicated him and then burned him to death, after an unfair trial. This brief account of his life will serve as a wonderful introduction to the life of this great hero of the faith. Despite incredible cruelty that lasted for many months, even some of his enemies acknowledged his humility and godliness. This book would be very useful to use in Family Worship as the chapters are all brief and to the point. Famous Church Historian J.H. Merle d'Aubigne said the following about Huss - "John Huss preached in Bohemia a century before Luther preached in Saxony. He seems to have penetrated deeper than his predecessors into the essence of Christian truth. He prayed to Christ for grace to glory only in his cross and the the inestimable humiliation of his sufferings. But his attacks were directed less against the errors of the Romish church than against the scandalous lives of the clergy. Yet he was, if we may be allowed the expression, the John the Baptist of the Reformation. The flames of his pile kindled a fire in the church that cast a brilliant light into the surrounding darkness, and whose glimmerings were not to be so readily extinguished." The following powerful testimony if found in Foxe's BOOK OF MARTYRS - "The bishops appointed by the Council [of Constance] stripped him of his priestly garments, degraded him, put a paper mitre on his head, on which was painted devils, with this inscription, 'A ringleader of heretics.' Which when he saw, he said: 'My Lord Jesus Christ, for my sake, did wear a crown of thorns; why should not I then, for His sake, again wear this light crown, be it ever so ignominious? Truly I will do it, and that willingly.' When it was set upon his head, the bishop said: 'Now we commit thy soul unto the devil.' 'But I,' said John Huss, lifting his eyes towards the heaven, 'do commend into Thy hands, O Lord Jesus Christ, my spirit which Thou has redeemed.' When the chain was put about him at the stake, he said, with a smiling countenance, 'My Lord Jesus Christ was bound with a harder chain than this for my sake, and why then should I be ashamed of this rusty one?' When the faggots were piled up to his very neck, the duke of Bavaria was so officious as to desire him to abjure. 'No,' said Huss, 'I never preached any doctrine of an evil tendency; and what I taught with my lips I now seal with my blood.' He then said to the executioner, 'You are now going to burn a goose, (Huss signifying 'goose' in the Bohemian language) but in a century you will have a 'swan' which you can neither roast nor boil.' If he were prophetic, he must have meant Martin Luther, who shone about a hundred years after, and who had a swan for his arms. The flames were now applied to the faggots, when our martyr sung a hymn with so loud and cheerful a voice that he was heard through all the cracklings of the combustibles, and the noise of the multitude. At length his voice was interrupted by the severity of the flames, which soon closed his existence. Then, with great diligence, gathering the ashes together, they cast them into the river Rhine, that the least remnant of that man should not be left upon the earth, whose memory, notwithstanding, cannot be abolished out of the minds of the godly, neither by fire, neither by water, neither by any kind of torment." THE REFORMERS TRILOGY 50% SG NEW SGCB LATEST $5.00 Sale 5s NOW AVAILABLE TO SHIP - 50% Off SGCB Price: $6.75 (list price $12.00)Order with THE REFORMERS TRILOGY SGCB Price: $30.00 (list price $62.00)Includes Biographies of Huss, Farel & Zwingli |
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 click for details | | THE GLORIOUS HISTORY OF REDEMPTION: A Compact Survey of the Old and New Testaments by J. Gresham Machen and James Oscar Boyd "Did you ever want to read a short book that unveils in an informative, sound, edifying, Reformed way the entire narrative of redemptive history from Genesis through Revelation? The OT scholar James Boyd and his NT counterpart, J. Gresham Machen, composed this book for you nearly a century ago, and I am grateful that Solid Ground Christian Books is unearthing and reprinting it. With helpful questions appended to each of its thirty-eight lessons, this little book makes an ideal tool for family worship so that you can lead your children quickly through the main redemptive thoughts of Bible history." --Dr. Joel R. Beeke, President, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, Michigan "This book surveys the history of God's redeeming grace. It reviews Old Testament history, disclosing the stream of God's redeeming purposes flowing down through older times. It also reviews New Testament history, disclosing the broadening and deepening of that purpose for us men and for mankind in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and his Church." - Harold McA. Robinson First published in 1922, this volume is one of the most precise and concise books I have ever seen that covers the entire narrative of redemptive history from Genesis 1 to Revelation 22. James Boyd, the Old Testament scholar, and J. Gresham Machen, the New Testament scholar, join their efforts to reach the simple and the learned in one book. This book would be perfect as a tool in the family and the church, as it concludes each of the 38 chapters with a series of Questions on the Lesson. THIS IS THE PERFECT BOOK TO GIVE TO A NEW BELEIVER. James O. Boyd introduces the earliest chapters of the Bible immediately following man's Fall with these words: "God's tender love for his foolish, rebellious creatures 'will not let them go.' At the gates of the garden from which their sin has forever banished them, God already declares his purpose to 'bruise' the head of that serpent, Rom. 16:20, who had brought 'sin into the world and death by sin,' Gen. 3:15. Through the 'seed of the woman'---a 'Son of Man' of some future day---sinful man can escape the death he has brought on himself. And from Seth, the child 'appointed instead of' murdered Abel, a line of men descends, who believe this promise of God. Ch. 5. In Enoch we find them 'walking with God,' v. 24, in a fellowship that seemed lost when paradise was lost." J. Gresham Machen opens Lesson II of his material entitled "The Coming of the Lord" with these powerful words: "When the Son of God came to earth for our salvation, the world was ready for his coming. The whole course of history had been made to lead up to him. And he was well worthy of being thus the goal of history. For the One who came was none other than the eternal Son of God, the Word who was with God and who was God. He had existed from all eternity; he had been the instrument in creating the world. He was himself truly God, the same in substance with the Father, and equal in power and glory. Yet the One who was so great humbled himself to be born as a man and finally to suffer and die. His coming was a voluntary act, an act of the Father in giving him for the sins of the world, and his own act which he performed because he loved us. It was an act of infinite condescension. The Son of God humbled himself to lead a true human life; he took upon himself our nature. He was born, he grew in wisdom and stature, he suffered, he died. He was always God, but he became also man. Who can measure the depth of such condescending love?" SECTION I: The Development of the Church in Old Testament Times By James Oscar Boyd, Ph.D., D.D. Chapter 1: Before Abraham - Genesis, Chapters 1 to 11 Chapter 2: The Patriarchs Chapter 3 : Egyptian Bondage and Deliverance Chapter 4 : Moses as Leader and Lawgiver Chapter 5 : The Conquest and Settlement of Canaan Chapter 6 : The Period of the Judges Chapter 7 : Samuel and Saul: Prophecy and Monarchy Chapter 8: David and Solomon: Psalms and Wisdom Chapter 10 : The Kingdom of Judah, to Hezekiah Chapter 12 : The Exile and the Restoration Chapter 13 : The Jewish State Under Persia Chapter 14 : Israel's Religious Life Chapter 15 : "The Coming One" SECTION II: The Life of Christ and the Development of the Church in New Testament Times By John Gresham Machen, D.D. Chapter 1: The Preparation. Chapter 2: The Coming of the Lord. Chapter 3: The Baptism. Chapter 4: The Early Judean Ministry Chapter 5: The Beginning of the Galilaean Ministry Chapter 6: The Period of Popularity Chapter 7: The Turning Point Chapter 8: Jesus as Messiah Chapter 9: The Prediction of the Cross Chapter 10 : The Last Journeys Chapter 11: Teaching in the Temple Chapter 12: The Crucifixion Chapter 13: The Resurrection Chapter 14: The Beginnings of the Christian Church Chapter 15: The First Persecution Chapter 16: The Conversion of Paul Chapter 17 : The Gospel Given to the Gentiles Chapter 18 : The First Missionary Journey and the Apostolic Council Chapter 19 : The Second Missionary Journey Chapter 20 : The Third Missionary Journey Chapter 21 : The Third Missionary Journey Chapter 22 : The First Imprisonment of Paul Chapter 23 : The Close of the Apostolic Age MACHEN TITLE Machen five SGCB LATEST warfield-machen 101 Sale 91216 10/3 ch2 srb jgmsg 6g 5s stst CH823 5PSCR NOW AVAILABLE for Nearly 70% off SGCB Price: $5.00 (list price $16.00) |
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 click for details | | MOODY CLASSICS Augustine, Bounds, Bunyan, Spurgeon, Ryle, Meyer, Muller, Sanders, Stone We are offering the following 9 Classics from Moody Press. You can order any of these titles or all of them for a deeper discount. GREAT FOR A GIFT TO A NEW CHRISTIAN, OR A CHURCH OR SCHOOL LIBRARY. (1) ALL OF GRACE: Salvation is of the LORD by C.H. Spurgeon C. H. Spurgeon writes, "Only God can justify the ungodly, but He can do it to perfection. He casts our sins behind His back; He blots them out. He says that though they be sought for, they shall not be found... The doctrine of the atonement is to my mind one of the surest proofs of the divine inspiration of Holy Scripture. Who would or could have thought of a just Ruler dying for the unjust rebel? " (2) POWER THROUGH PRAYER by E.M. Bounds Pastor and civil war chaplain E. M. Bounds penned his slim classic on prayer for the simple reason that Christians don't pray enough. "The little estimate we put on prayer is evident from the little time we give to it," he wrote. "Talking to men for God is a great thing, but talking to God for men is greater still." (3) THE CONFESSIONS OF ST. AUGUSTINE That Augustine was one of the greatest minds who has ever been in the church is a given, and his most well-known work, the Confessions, has a unique place among the world's great classics. The line that appears in the opening paragraph of Book 1, "our heart is restless till it rest in thee," is quoted everywhere, though not everyone who quotes it or hears it knows where it came from and may even think it's a biblical saying. (4) THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS by John Bunyan Join Christian and his companions on their journey to the Celestial City, as they pass through many experiences common to us all, in Bunyan's timeless allegory of the Christian's walk with God. (5) HOLINESS: Its Nature, Hindrances, Difficulties and Roots by J.C. Ryle J.C. Ryle's Holiness has imparted a standing challenge to Christians for 130 years. In this new, slimmed-down series of excerpts from Ryle's masterwork, we aim to present his original message to a whole new generation. Holiness, Ryle argued, was not simply a matter of believing and feeling, but of doing. (6) THE INCOMPARABLE CHRIST by J. Oswald Sanders Author J. Oswald Sanders, a lawyer turned 20th century missionary statesman, follows Jesus from His pre-existence to His earthly life and coming Second Advent. Throughout it all he upholds Jesus as the powerful and perfect Savior of the world, arguing against any who would diminish His uniqueness. (7) THE SECRET OF GUIDANCE by F.B. Meyer F. B. Meyer writes, "The grace of purity and self-control, of fervent prayer and understanding in the Scriptures, of love for men and zeal for God, of lowliness and meekness, of gentleness and goodness - all is in Christ; and if Christ is in us, all is ours also." 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 click for details | | THE WORD AND PRAYER: 52 Classic Devotions from the Minor Prophets John Calvin compiled by Charles E. Edwards In 1897 the Presbyterian Board of Publication first published this Devotional Gem drawn from John Calvin's remarkable teaching on the Minor Prophets. Rev. Charles E. Edwards did a masterful job of selecting an exposition from Calvin's Lectures to stand beside the actual prayer that Calvin used to close that particular Lecture. The Apostle's declared, "But we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the Word" (Acts 6:4). Exposition and prayer are found here in the perfect introduction to John Calvin. This can serve as a tool to help the reader go through the Minor Prophets with the able assistance of the Prince of Expositors. "Here, in these words from his lectures and prayers in the Geneva Academy, John Calvin most fully revealed his heart. As he prepared an international gathering of talented young men for gospel ministry--and not a few for martyrdom--he poured his knowledge into them and prayed fervently with them. Here he models what he sought to teach: if a man would be a pastor he must know God. If he would know God and serve man he must devote himself to prayer and the ministry of the word." -Sinclair B. Ferguson "Calvin is the spiritual grandfather of us all because most Pauline and most consumed with the Spirit of Christ. This is a fine introduction to his teaching and spirit." - Geoff Thomas "This precious book confirms Calvin's conviction that the Word and prayer work together to develop genuine piety in the Christian. Calvin taught that the Word is God's communication to us, providing us with spiritual food and medicine for spiritual health. Prayer is our communication to God by which we express praise and adoration, and bow in submissive piety before Him. May God mightily use this little volume to foster this spirit of devotion in many hearts and lives." --Dr. Joel R. Beeke "Having made use of Calvin's devotions and prayers from the Minor Prophets since I was a high school student, I am delighted to commend them to a new generation (my old small green paperback edition is now flimsy and dog-eared!). THE WORD AND PRAYER: Classic Devotions from the Minor Prophets by John Calvin, compiled by Charles E. Edwards, will prove a welcome aid to the cultivation of Christian piety, as well as public prayer." - Ligon Duncan "In a day when there are as many pieties as Christians, this volume will be a fresh breeze from a time and a tradition which gave thought to prayer, prayed fervently, carefully, and biblically. Calvin is perhaps the preeminent model for those who refuse to divorce intellect and heart, who would pray when they study and study when they pray." -R. Scott Clark CALVIN WAS ACCUSTOMED TO BEGIN HIS LECTURES WITH THE FOLLOWING PRAYER: "MAY THE LORD GRANT THAT WE MAY ENGAGE IN CONTEMPLATING THE MYSTERIES OF HIS HEAVENLY WISDOM WITH REALLY INCREASING DEVOTION, TO HIS GLORY AND TO OUR EDIFICATION. AMEN." 1. The Solitary Lamb - Hosea 4:16 2. A Sovereign Word - Hosea 5:1 3. Kindness and Faith - Hosea 6:6 4. Sin and Punishment - Hosea 9:9 5. The Divinity of Christ - Hosea 12:4,5 6. A Gracious Reminder - Hosea 13:5 7. The True King - Hosea 13:10 8. A Kind Invitation - Hosea 14:1 9. Worship and Joy - Joel 1:16 10. Sounding the Alarm - Joel 2:1 11. The Outpouring of the Spirit - Joel 2:28 12. An Admonition - Joel 2:30,31 13. Calling on the Lord - Joel 2:32 14. A Blessed Experience - Joel 3:17 15. The Law of Worship - Amos 4:5 16. A Solemn Exhortation - Amos 4:12 17. Herdman and Prophet - Amos 7:14 18. The Power of God - Amos 9:6 19. Wisdom Destroyed - Obadiah 8 20. A Fearless Preacher - Jonah 3:4 21. The Mercy of God - Jonah 4:10,11 22. A Prophet's Lamentation - Micah 1:9 23. Strengthened by the Spirit - Micah 3:8 24. A Fellowship of Nations - Micah 4:2 25. The Constancy of Faith - Micah 4:5 26. God's Requirements - Micah 6:8 27. A Prayer for God's Heritage - Micah 7:14 28. Nineveh's Fall - Nahum 2:8 29. The Watch Tower - Habakkuk 2:1 30. Punishment for Avarice - Habakkuk 2:6 31. Chariot's of Salvation - Habakkuk 3:8 32. Rejoicing in the Lord - Habakkuk 3:17,18 33. Pride and Destruction - Zephaniah 2:15 34. Pure Lips - Zephaniah 3:9 35. Uses of Affliction - Zephaniah 3:12 36. A Mirror for Ingratitude - Haggai 1:2 37. A Glorious Temple - Haggai 2:8 38. Abundant Blessing - Haggai 2:18,19 39. Horns and Carpenters - Zechariah 1:18-21 40. The True Priest - Zechariah 3:1 41. The Day of Small Things - Zechariah 4:10 42. The Providence of God - Zechariah 6:8 43. Brotherly Kindness - Zechariah 7:9 44. Deliverance by Covenant - Zechariah 9:11 45. An Abundant Blessing - Zechariah 9:17 46. 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 | | THE ATTRIBUTES OF GOD: Classic Volume A.W. PINK The timeless appeal of this classic book, written by a preacher with a worldwide ministry during the first half of the twentieth century, demonstrates the deep hunger for a saving knowledge of God present in each generation. Arthur Pink sought to give readers not just a theoretical knowledge of God but pointed them toward a personal relationship of yielding to him and living according to his biblical precepts. Pink's book explores attributes such as God's decrees, foreknowledge, sovereignty, holiness, grace, and mercy, among many others, all packaged in a style especially useful for pastors, teachers, and Bible students. Our God who is above all names cannot be found through human searching alone, Pink teaches, but can be known only as he is revealed by the Holy Spirit through his living Word. TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface 7 1. The Solitariness of God 9 2. The Decrees of God 15 3. The Knowledge of God 21 4. The Foreknowledge of God 27 5. The Supremacy of God 35 6. The Sovereignty of God 40 7. The Immutability of God 46 8. The Holiness of God 51 9. The Power of God 58 10. The Faithfulness of God 66 11. The Goodness of God 73 12. The Patience of God 78 13. The Grace of God 84 14. The Mercy of God 91 15. The Love of God 98 16. The Wrath of God 105 17. The Contemplation of God 112 Index of Scriptures Quoted 119 Index of Authors Quoted 123 Arthur W. Pink (1886-1952) served as a pastor for churches in Colorado, California, Kentucky, and South Carolina. His ministry brought him throughout the United States, Australia, and Great Britain. PINK TRILOGY GLORY OF GOD FOUR-PACK AWP3/3 ms8 10/3 5s awpt AWPN NEARLY 40% Discount on this Classic Volume SGCB Price: $8.00 (list price $13.00)ORDER WITH THE UNABRIDGED HARDCOVER EDITION OF 'THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD' BY PINK SGCB Price: $25.00 (list price $43.00)THIS IS THE PRICE FOR BOTH PINK TITLES |
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