No Cross, No Crown: The Original Exposition on the Cross of Jesus Christ - Couverture souple

Penn, William

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0970791917 ISBN 13 : 9780970791917

Editeur : Mercy Place, Incorporated, 2001

Synopsis

No Cross No Crown

A Modern Reprint of Part 1 of William Penn's Original Manuscript

Centuries ago, William Penn presented a wonderful and wise argument for the Christian life to the scoffers of his day. Although much time has passed, the truths are spiritual insight contained in his manuscript remain as sharp today as they were then. What is true worship? How can faith without works or action be a true testimony? Who is a true disciple of Christ who does not take up his or her cross?

The modified and somewhat modernized reprint consists of only the first part of his original; it is the heart of his treatise. In it William Penn passionately defends the case of Christ and tenderly urges you to take up your cross. For without the cross, there is no crown.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The great business of man's life, is to answer the end for which he lives; and that is to glorify God and save his own soul: this is the decree of Heaven, as old as the world. But so it is, that man mindeth nothing less than what he should most mind; and despiseth to inquire into his own being, its original duty and end; choosing rather to dedicate his days (the steps he should make to blessedness) to gratify the pride, avarice, and luxury of his heart: as if he had been born for himself, or rather given himself being, and so not subject to the reckoning and judgment of a superior power. To this wild and lamentable pass hath poor man brought himself by his disobedience to the law of God in his heart, by doing that which he knows he should not do, and leaving undone what he knows he should do. And as long as this disease continueth upon man he will make his God his enemy, and himself incapable of the love and salvation that He hath manifested, by his Son Jesus Christ, to the world. If, Reader, thou art such an one, my counsel to thee is, to retire into thyself, and take a view of the condition of thy soul; for Christ hath given thee light with which to do it; search carefully and thoroughly; thy life is in it; thy soul is at stake. It is but once to be done; if thou abuse thyself in it, the loss is irreparable; the world is not price enough to ransom thee: wilt thou then, for such a world, belate thyself, overstay the time of thy salvation, and lose thy soul? Thou hast to do, I grant thee, with great patience; but that also must have an end: therefore provoke not that God that made thee, to reject thee. Dost thou know what it is? It is Tophet; it is hell, the eternal anguish of the damned. Oh! Reader, as one knowing the terrors of the Lord, I persuade thee to be serious, diligent, and fervent about thy own salvation. Aye, and as one knowing the comfort, peace, joy, and pleasure of the ways of righteousness too, I exhort and invite thee to embrace the reproofs and convictions of Christ's light and spirit in thine own conscience, and bear the judgment, who hast wrought the sin. The fire burns but the stubble: the wind blows but the chaff: yield up the body, soul, and spirit to Him that maketh all things new: new heavens, and new earth, new love, new joy, new peace, new works, a new life and conversation. Men are grown corrupt and drossy by sin, and they must be saved through fire, which purgeth it away: therefore the word of God is compared to a fire, and the day of salvation to an oven; and Christ himself to a refiner and purifier of silver. Come, Reader, hearken to me awhile; I seek thy salvation; that is my plot; thou wilt forgive me. A refiner is come near thee, his grace hath appeared unto thee: it shows thee the world's lusts, and teaches thee to deny them. Receive his leaven, and it will change thee: his medicine, and it will cure thee: he is as infallible as free; without money, and with certainty. A touch of his garment did it of old: it will do it still: his virtue is the same, it cannot be exhausted: for in him the fulness dwells; blessed be God for his sufficiency. He laid help upon him, that he might be mighty to save all that come to God through him: do thou so, and he will change thee: aye, thy vile body like unto his glorious body. He is the great philosopher indeed; the wisdom of God, that turns lead into gold, vile things into things precious: for he maketh saints out of sinners, and almost gods of men. What rests to us, then, that we must do, to be thus witnesses of his power and love? This is the Crown: but where is the Cross? Where is the bitter cup and bloody baptism? Come, Reader, be like him; for this transcendant joy lift up thy head above the world; then thy salvation will draw nigh indeed. Christ's Cross is Christ's way to Christ's Crown. This is the subject of the following Discourse...

Présentation de l'éditeur

No Cross No Crown

A Modern Reprint of Part 1 of William Penn's Original Manuscript

Centuries ago, William Penn presented a wonderful and wise argument for the Christian life to the scoffers of his day. Although much time has passed, the truths are spiritual insight contained in his manuscript remain as sharp today as they were then. What is true worship? How can faith without works or action be a true testimony? Who is a true disciple of Christ who does not take up his or her cross?

The modified and somewhat modernized reprint consists of only the first part of his original; it is the heart of his treatise. In it William Penn passionately defends the case of Christ and tenderly urges you to take up your cross. For without the cross, there is no crown.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Mercy Place, Incorporated
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0970791917
• ISBN 13: 9780970791917
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 200
• Éditeur: Ministries Mercy Place
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Printed by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg