Overview
"Christ declares, ""Abide in me, and I in you. As a branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me"" ( John 15:4). A branch derives life from the vine by virtue of its union with the vine. Similarly, Christ is the vine, and we are the branches. There is a vital, organic union between us. We draw on Christ's life through the Holy Spirit, who dwells in us. We must, therefore, abide in Christ by cultivating close and constant communion with him. We must continually look ""unto Jesus the author and finisher of faith"" (Hebrews 12:2). The present work seeks to explain what this looking implies. It does so by turning to the writings of two largely forgotten Puritans and Baptists from the seventeenth century - Thomas Wilcox and Vavasor Powell. Together, they teach us that to abide in Christ is to behold him in his manifold roles and relations. As we do so, Christ becomes our all in all."
Full Product Details
Author: J. Stephen Yuille
Publisher: James Clarke & Co Ltd
Imprint: Lutterworth Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.30cm
, Height: 0.80cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.193kg
ISBN: 9780718893262
ISBN 10: 0718893263
Pages: 118
Publication Date: 27 November 2014
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
Yuille's Looking unto Jesus is another valuable publication that seeks to bring more obscure theological writings to modern readers.... Yuille provides the means by which modern readers can engage with these works, expounding on themes, issues and biblical passages in order to show more clearly how much can be gained from reading the work of such passionate preachers. -Rachel Adcock, Modern Believing (57.2), March 2016
Yuille's Looking unto Jesus is another valuable publication that seeks to bring more obscure theological writings to modern readers... Yuille provides the means by which modern readers can engage with these works, expounding on themes, issues and biblical passages in order to show more clearly how much can be gained from reading the work of such passionate preachers. -Rachel Adcock, Modern Believing (57.2), March 2016
Author Information
J. Stephen Yuille resides in Glen Rose, Texas, with his wife, Alison, and their daughters, Laura and Emma. He is the Teaching Pastor at Grace Community Church and Adjunct Professor of Practical Theology at Redeemer Seminary in Dallas. He is the author of 'The Inner Sanctum of Puritan Piety' (2007), 'Puritan Spirituality' (2008), 'Trading and Thriving in Godliness' (2008), and 'Living Blessedly Forever' (2012).
