The Gospel Life Series - Gospel Fear: Trembling at the Word of God

Book Description:

Reverence is nearly nonexistent in our day. We have become irreverent toward holy things through our ignorance of God and His holiness. Were we to have Isaiah’s vision of the holiness of God, we would be changed indeed.

In Scripture, fear is usually a synonym for “awe” or “reverence.” If we consider Psalm 138:2, which calls us to revere the name of God, how great our obligation must be to revere the word of God! In this highly respected work, Jeremiah Burroughs addresses the importance of having a reverence for God’s word. We are told in Scripture that God will look to the one who trembles at His word (Isa. 66:2). May God infuse His church with such an awe and reverence for that word.

“True fear and trembling at the word is that which will settle the heart and strengthen the heart against all other fears.” —Jeremiah Burroughs

The Gospel Life Series:

Paul writes to Titus that we are to adorn the doctrine of God in all things. This series of books by Jeremiah Burroughs, Puritan preacher in London in the 1600s, shows us how to do just that. We are to adorn the doctrine of God in our worship (Gospel Worship); we are to adorn the doctrine of God in our reverence (Gospel Fear); and we are to adorn the doctrine of God in our conduct (Gospel Conversation). To adorn the doctrine of God, we must know God and Christ (Gospel Revelation); we must know the blessedness that comes from having our sins forgiven (Gospel Remission); and we must know the marvelous plan of salvation that God offers to us (Gospel Reconciliation).

Table of Contents:
Introduction to the Twentieth-Century Edition
To the Christian Reader
Sermon 1: He Who Trembles at God’s Word Is Precious in God’s Eye
Sermon 2: What True Sanctified Trembling Is
Sermon 3: The Application of the Doctrine
Sermon 4: A Tender Heart
Sermon 5: Use and Application
Sermon 6: The Preciousness of a Tender Heart
Sermon 7: Maintaining a Tender Heart
The Life of Jeremiah Burroughs
A Summary of the Gospel

Author:

While Jeremiah Burroughs (1599-1646) was loved for his preaching and gentle spirit, he was persecuted for his nonconformity to the Church of England. Forced to flee to Rotterdam, Holland for a time, he eventually returned to England and preached to congregations in Stepney and Cripplegate in London, two of the largest in England.

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