Product Details
- Cover Type:
- 168 Pages
- Publisher: Lexham Press
- Publication Date: August 2023
- ISBN: FBALLIANS___FINDINGASSURANCEWITH9781683597223
Finding Assurance with Thomas Goodwin (Lived Theology)
Glory in nothing but that you are in Christ In Finding Assurance with Thomas Goodwin, Andrew S. Ballitch explores how deeply the doctrine of assurance of faith impacted Goodwin's life and how Christians can learn from him today. Doubt is a common Christian experience, and assurance of faith is a universal Christian desire. The Puritans were acutely aware of this reality--none more than Thomas Goodwin (1600-1680). Goodwin wrestled with doubt for seven years after his conversion. When assurance came, it was with joy and confidence that Christ was for him personally. His confidence fueled a life of holiness, service, and perseverance. Ballitch highlights how Goodwin's life informed his theology and vice versa, so that readers can experience for themselves the joys of assurance.
Andrew S. Ballitch is associate pastor of preaching and ministries at Westwood Alliance Church in Ontario, Ohio, where he also directs Westwood Theological Academy. He is the author of The Gloss and the Text: William Perkins on Interpreting Scripture with Scripture.
Endorsements (${ productEndorsements.length })
“Andrew Ballitch has done a tremendous service by bringing Goodwin’s seminal insights on assurance to a new audience―which is in many ways very comparable to his own seventeenth-century context. If you’re looking for a pastor from the past who seems to know you better than you know yourself, you’re in for a real treat.”
Michael Horton
Westminster Seminary California
“There are so many helpful pastoral insights into the nature of the Christian life in this book that it is worth reading regardless of one’s position on assurance of salvation.”
Mark Jones
Faith Vancouver Presbyterian Church
Product Description
Glory in nothing but that you are in Christ In Finding Assurance with Thomas Goodwin, Andrew S. Ballitch explores how deeply the doctrine of assurance of faith impacted Goodwin's life and how Christians can learn from him today. Doubt is a common Christian experience, and assurance of faith is a universal Christian desire. The Puritans were acutely aware of this reality--none more than Thomas Goodwin (1600-1680). Goodwin wrestled with doubt for seven years after his conversion. When assurance came, it was with joy and confidence that Christ was for him personally. His confidence fueled a life of holiness, service, and perseverance. Ballitch highlights how Goodwin's life informed his theology and vice versa, so that readers can experience for themselves the joys of assurance.
About The Author
Product Details
- Cover Type:
- 168 Pages
- Publisher: Lexham Press
- Publication Date: August 2023
- ISBN: FBALLIANS___FINDINGASSURANCEWITH9781683597223
