Puritan Reformed Spirituality, Beeke

[Casey]

Just got this today. I recently read Wallace's Calvin's Doctrine of the Christian Life and thoroughly enjoyed it (for my Christian Spirituality class)! Anyone have this book by Beeke's who's read it?

 

[VirginiaHuguenot]

I have it -- it is very good. You might want to check out this thread.

 

[Ivan]

It's a great book. I enjoyed it a great deal. Beeke is a good writer and a godly man. I intend to read more of his writing.

 

[toddpedlar]

A truly excellent work - hits issues of spirituality in the Puritan era from every side. Wonderful...

 

[LadyFlynt]

I'm thoroughly enjoying it.

 

[caddy]

This is a very Good Book!

From the William Ames Chapter:

...the sign of true obedience is submissively placing God's will ahead of the will of the creature's advantage, even when that will does not appear to work towards the creature's advantage. p. 137


Which remined me of a Thomas Watson Passage in Picture of a Godly Man:

A Godly man loves God, though he is reduced to straits. A mother and her 9 year old child were about to die of hunger. The child looked at its mother and said, “Mother, do you think God will starve us?” “No, Child,” said the mother, “He will not.” The child replied, “But if He does, we must love Him, and serve him.”



Which reminds me of Job:

Job 13:15 Though he slay me, I will hope in him;

Good Stuff !