All Loves Excelling (John Bunyan)

Description

'Why then do not Christians devote themselves to this so heavenly, so wellly, so sweet, and so comfortable a thing, that yieldeth such advantage to the soul?'

'Nu hony in a B' is the way in which John Bunyan rearranged the letters of his name in order to describe the effect of God's grace in his life. This treatise on Ephesians 3:18-19 was originally entitled The Saint's Knowledge of Christ's Love and from some 440 Bible references Bunyan shows how knowing Christ's love is the message of Scripture and also the essence of heaven, partly possessed and expressed on earth. Those who know it are rich beyond measure and they are the people who 'sweeten the churches and bring glory to God and to religion.'

Table of Contents

Publishers' Foreword ix

Part One

DESCRIBING THE INEXPRESSIBLE

Ephesians 3:18, 19 in context

The verses - the terms of measurement contained in them - the reason for their use - the fulness implied in them. 3

The Breadth of Christ's Love 8

The Length of Christ's Love 12

The Depth of Christ's Love 15

The Height of Christ's Love 20

Part Two

DESIRING THE INCOMPARABLE

Praying for an Ability

Needed because of the weakness of grace and human infirmity - also the mysterious nature of God's dealings 31

Praying for an Understanding

A mark of a gospel minister - an indication of the blessings available for the saints 36

Praying for a Knowledge

Of Christ's own love and its unsearchable greatness 46

Part Three

OBTAINING THE UNSURPASSABLE

Knowing the Nature of Christ's Love

It is free - divine - heavenly - everlasting 81

Knowing the Degrees of Christ's Love

He became incarnate - stooped lower than the rank of angels - persevering with sinners 88

Knowing the Mystery of Christ's Love

It is best known as something that is beyond being fully known 98

Part Four

USES AND COUNSELS

See the greatness of God's good will to believers 111

Its message to believers and ways to comply 112

Its message to unbelievers 124

Appendix-The Analysis of the Treatise 125

Product Details

Title: All Loves Excelling

Author: John Bunyan

Publisher: Banner of Truth

Pages: 139

Binding: Paperback

Size: 18.1 x 12.0 x 1.3 cm

ISBN: 9781800402911