In his simple, Biblical
style Charles Simeon answers the questions:
What is the purpose of
"the Law"?
Can we understand the
gospel if we don't understand the law?
Why do most people
settle for a shallow religion?
And could preaching the
law and gospel, as they are presented in the Bible, lead to more and deeper
conversions?
What does the
"plain and simple" gospel look like?
What does the Holy
Spirit really want to do for us, (and have we missed it today)?
Charles Simeon’s voice
is wonderfully simple and humble. He seeks to explain profound truths but does
not want to exalt his own importance by knowing them.
In the first part of
the book Charles Simeon talks about the meaning of the law and its importance
to us, reborn Christians.
He shows that all our
faith and Christianity depends on the fulfilling of the law, by Jesus Christ.
The knowledge of law,
the moral law, is as important today as it was when God created the universe.
On the second part of the book he talks about the
Gospel and its significance in Christian living and the lives of all
Christians.
Simeon celebrates the wonderful mercy of Christ’s
sacrifice and explains how we are only saved by the grace of God and His never-ending
love.
The Gospel is the most important happening of human
history and the central story and message of the Bible.
It is God’s love in flesh, and we can only understand
its significance trough the knowledge, and confession, of law and our
sinfulness.
On the third part of the book Charles Simeon talks
about who is Holy Spirit and what is His mission in the lives of Christians.
According to Simeon, there can be no Christian who
does not have the Holy Spirit in them.
The book is a wonderful explanation of what is
Christian belief and in what we base our faith.
I recommend it to everyone who is interested in
deepening their knowledge of God and Christianity.
I love the quote you shared about holiness being an effect rather than a cause! I've pinned it for later. Thanks so much for sharing this at Booknificent Thursday last week. I'm sorry I'm late getting around!
VastaaPoistaTina