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by Joel R. Beeke (Author), James A. LaBelle (Author)
In Living by God's Promises, Joel R. Beeke and James A. La Belle draw from stellar Puritan treatises on divine promises by Andrew Gray, Edward Leigh, and William Spurstowe, and offer them in contemporary language for today's readers. Moving beyond historical interest, this book explores a topic that is vital for Christian living.
By God's grace, it will help you treasure the promises that God establishes in Christ and conveys in His covenant love to comfort you in sorrow and strengthen your faith. With the Spirit's blessing, this book will energize and deepen your life as you appropriate the precious promises in God's Word.
Table of Contents:
Foreword - Jerry Bridges
1. Understanding the Promises of God
2. The Foundation and Fountainhead of God's Promises
3. The People to Whom God's Promises Belong
4. The Characteristics of God's Promises
5. The Right Use of God's Promises
6. Using God's Promises in Affliction
7. Using God's Promises in Times of Temptation and Sin
8. Using God's Promises in Fighting Sin
9. Using God's Promises for Pursuing Holiness
Appendix: A Table of Promises by Edward Leigh
Author Biography
James A. La Belle is the pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Cape Cod, OPC. He lives on Cape Cod with his wife, Chantry, and their seven children.
Joel R. Beeke (PhD, Westminster Seminary) is president and professor of systematic theology and homiletics at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary; a pastor of the Heritage Reformed Congregation in Grand Rapids, Michigan; editor of Banner of Sovereign Grace Truth; editorial director of Reformation Heritage Books; and a prolific author.
