Publisher's Description: Doctrinal preaching has long been laid aside. The presentation of the Christian faith in other forms is judged more attractive and uplifting. In contrast the truths of the Heidelberg Catechism (1563) lay at the heart of the revival of the sixteenth century, and Bethune's sermons, delivered in New York three hundred years later, show why those same truths remain supreme in their power to change and heal. Far removed from the atmosphere of the lecture room, and centered on the present exaltation of the Risen Christ, these sermons show how every doctrine bears on the life, strength and comfort of the people of God. Even in printed form they carry something of the love and tenderness which often say his hearers 'melted to tears'."

George Washington Bethune (1805-062) was a front-rank preacher of his day and a well-known author. These two volumes, published post-humously, are judged his best and richest work. In life and death he enjoyed the comfort which he preached to others, and wrote on the day before his life's work ended:
I read God's holy word and find
Great truths which far transcend my mind
And Little do I know beside,
Of thought so high and deep and wide.
This is my best theology,
I know the Saviour died for me.

2 Volumes | 1004 Pages
Published 2001

About the Author: Dr. George Washington Bethune was born in New York City in 1805. He studied at Princeton Theological Seminary and entered the Reformed Church in America, serving congregations in Rhinebeck, Utica, Philadelphia, Brooklyn Heights, and New York City.