Thomas Boston staat bekend om zijn heldere vertolking van het Evangelie. Daarvan geven ook deze preken blijk. Woord voor woord bespreekt hij Jesaja 9:5, en keer op keer opent hij daarbij het Evangelie van God, die in Christus een Zaligmaker gaf aan zondaren. In deze preken staat maar één Persoon centraal: Jezus Christus. Men vindt er veel praktische toepassingen in over het functioneren van het geloof met betrekking tot beloften en voorzienigheid, maar ook ernstige waarschuwingen tegen het...

De Schotse predikant Thomas Boston (1677-1732) was een vooraanstaand theoloog in de achttiende eeuw. In zijn gezinsleven heeft hij veel beproevingen ervaren. Zes van zijn tien kinderen stierven op jonge leeftijd. Hij was diep bewogen met het zielenheil van zijn hoorders. Hij drong er enerzijds bijzonder ernstig op aan om de Heere te zoeken, om de goede strijd des geloofs te strijden. Maar hij wees er anderzijds ook op dat zondaren bij Christus welkom zijn. Zijn prediking heeft niet alleen ...

"He aquí, sólo esto he encontrado, que Dios ha hecho al hombre recto; pero ellos han buscado muchas invenciones". Eclesiastés. 7:29Hay cuatro cosas muy necesarias que deben conocer todos los que quieran ver el cielo:Lo que era el hombre en el estado de inocencia, tal como Dios lo hizo.Lo que es en el estado de naturaleza corrupta, tal como se ha deshecho.Lo que debe ser en el estado de gracia, como creado en Cristo Jesús para ...

Why does God allow us to suffer?J. I. Packer puts Thomas Boston squarely within the realm of the Puritans, and reading this work you can see why. The Evangelical spirit and the desire for humble submission and a holy life before Christ in God is evident throughout. Boston encourages us to see our afflictions, the "crooks" in our "lot" as part of God's divine plan. To see the good in the thorns of the flesh that God has deemed us worthy of in this dispensation....

In this work the Puritan, Thomas Boston, leads the reader through Scripture proving with Scripture how the suffering of the saints is for their sanctification, final good, and reliance up the Lord which brings him glory. This is a great work to read ballast oneself against the storms of life that are certain to come.

Originally published in 1737, The Crook in the Lot continues to bring comfort and inspire countless souls, and it remains one of the most beloved of all Puritan classics. Its depth of explanation regarding God’s role in our afflictions and sufferings is without equal.Thomas Boston—a well-known, influential, and beloved Puritan—was famous for his ability to communicate sound biblical truths in a way that conveyed clarity and insight. In this Puritan classic, he not only rev...

Thomas Boston was a Scottish church leader and theologian. Boston was also a noted Christian writer. This edition of The Crook in the Lot includes a table of contents.

In The Art of Man-Fishing, Thomas Boston (1676-1732) outlines thoughts on evangelism based on Matthew 4:19, "I will make you fishers of men." Originally conceived as a series of private meditations when he was a young man, Boston never intended for it to be published. It has proven itself as tremendously insightful, clear in presentation, and eminently useful since its first publication in 1773, some forty years after his death.This classic treatise has been carefully prep...

Though it would certainly be unkind to give false assurance of salvation to someone who has not been truly converted, it would be equally cruel to withhold comfort and assurance to a weak lamb who suffers with despair over his spiritual state.In his spiritual classic Human Nature in Its Fourfold State, Thomas Boston lists eight "cases" where a true Christian might have spiritual doubts about the authenticity of his faith. Such doubts, Boston notes "may hinder some persons ...

Thomas Boston was a Scottish church leader and theologian. Boston was also a noted Christian writer. This edition of Human Nature in its Fourfold State includes a table of contents.

Thomas Boston's Human Nature in Its Fourfold State is often regarded as one of Christian literature's best discourses on human nature, tracing it from its perfect beginnings in Eden, through the fall of man, and on to its final state in eternity. According to Boston, the four states of man are the state of innocence, in which God made him; the state of nature, as he has unmade himself; the state of grace, as created in Jesus Christ; and the eternal state, as made by the Judge of A...

If you have ever had questions about prayer or needed encouragement to pray then these classic discourses on prayer by the Puritan, Thomas Boston, are the answers that you need. Step into this book and see encouragements to pray to our gracious and glorious Father through his Son.