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The Christian's reasonable service - volume 4: Ethics and Eschatology

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The Christian's Reasonable Service

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A 230 BRA

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: Reformation Heritage Books.,

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English

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9781601781307

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Christianity

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First published in 1700, The Christian’s Reasonable Service (De Redelijke Godsdienst) ran through twenty Dutch editions in the eighteenth century alone! The title is derived from Romans 12:1, “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.” It expresses what God requires from man, and particularly from the Christian, that he serve Him in Spirit and in truth—intelligently, rationally, and in harmony with and response to God’s revelation of Himself, His Word. With a decidedly Puritan flavor and representing Reformed experiential religion at its best, Wilhelmus à Brakel systematically moves through the major doctrines of the Bible in hopes of seeing the minds of God’s people renewed for the purpose of promoting godliness. Throughout his work, but particularly in the practical application of each doctrine, à Brakel strives unceasingly to exalt the name of Jesus as the name that the Father has given above every other name—there being no other name given under heaven among men whereby we must be saved (Acts 4:12). 592 pages Table of Contents: Soteriology: The Doctrine of Salvation (cont.) 75. Fasting 76. Watchfulness 77. Secret Prayer 78. Spiritual Meditation 79. Singing Spiritual Songs 80. Vows 81. The Practice of Reflecting upon Previous Experiences 82. Love Toward Our Neighbor 83. Humility 84. Meekness 85. Peaceableness 86. Diligence 87. Compassion 88. Prudence 89. Spiritual Growth 90. Regression of Spiritual Life in the Godly 91. Spiritual Desertion 92. The Temptation Toward Atheism or the Denial of God’s Existence 93. The Temptation Whether God’s Word Is True 94. Unbelief Concerning One’s Spiritual State 95. The Assaults of Satan 96. The Power of Indwelling Corruption 97. Spiritual Darkness 98. Spiritual Deadness 99. The Perseverance of the Saints Eschatology: The Doctrine of the Last Things 100. Death and the Ensuing State of the Soul 101. The Resurrection of the Dead 102. The Last Judgment and the End of the World 103. Eternal Glory Appendix: The Administration of the Covenant of Grace in the Old and New Testaments 1. The Church of the Old Testament from Adam to Abraham 2. The Church from Abraham to Sinai 4. The Ceremonial Laws Given at Sinai and the Condition of the Church from Sinai to Christ 5. The State of Believers in the Old Testament 6. The Church of the New Testament from the birth of Jesus Christ to the Revelation of John

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