All Loves Excelling: The Saints' Knowledge of Christ's Love (Puritan Paperbacks) [Paperback]

John Bunyan (Author)

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Publication Date: June 1, 1998

"Nu hony in a B" -- is the way John Bunyan rearranged the letters of his name in order to describe" the effect of God's sovereign grace upon his life. Herein Bunyan, author of the grand classic "Pilgrims Progress," delivers a stirring and cogent treatise on Ephesians 3:18-19. His exposition centers on God's love for His people as he calls believers to embrace God's immense love and glorify God in the process. The author states: "One leak will sink a ship: and one sin will destroy a sinner." Chapters include “The Breadth of God’s Love,” “The Length of God’s Love,” “The Depth of God’s Love,” “The Height of God’s Love,” “Praying for Ability,” and “Praying for Knowledge,” as well as a great deal of engaging exposition. Some Bunyan quotes: "He who runs from God in the morning will scarcely find him the rest of the day." And: "Sin is the dare of God's justice, the rape of His mercy, the jeer of His patience, the slight of His power, and the contempt of His love." He adds "No child of God sins to that degree as to make himself incapable of forgiveness." Bunyan muses: "That the eternal word, for the salvation of sinners, should come down from heaven and be made flesh, is an act of such condensation, a discovery of such love that can never be completely found out." No doubt Bunyan’s shares the goal of the apostle Paul, that “you may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height-- to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God (Ephesians 3:18-19).”The Saint’s Knowledge of Christ’s Love” is a potent yet a smooth read and is great for devotions.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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John Bunyan (1628–1688) was an English Christian writer and preacher, famous for writing Pilgrim's Progress. Though he was a Reformed Baptist, in the Church of England he is remembered with a Lesser Festival on 30 August, and on the liturgical calendar of the Episcopal Church (USA) on August 29. Bunyan wrote The Pilgrim's Progress in two parts, the first of which was published in London in 1678 and the second in 1684. He began the work in his first period of imprisonment, and probably finished it during the second. The earliest edition in which the two parts combined in one volume came in 1728. A third part falsely attributed to Bunyan appeared in 1693, and was reprinted as late as 1852. Its full title is The Pilgrim's Progress from This World to That Which Is to Come. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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• Paperback: 120 pages
• Publisher: Banner of Truth (June 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0851517390
• ISBN-13: 978-0851517391
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bunyan on God's Immense Love, March 23, 2010

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This review is from: All Loves Excelling: The Saints' Knowledge of Christ's Love (Puritan Paperbacks) (Paperback)

"Nu hony in a B" -- is the way John Bunyan rearranged the letters of his name in order to describe" the effect of God's sovereign grace upon his life. Herein Bunyan, author of the grand classic "Pilgrims Progress," delivers a stirring and cogent treatise on Ephesians 3:18-19. His exposition centers on God's love for His people as he calls believers to embrace God's immense love and glorify God in the process.


The author states: "One leak will sink a ship: and one sin will destroy a sinner."


Chapters include:
- The Breadth of God's Love
- The Length of God's Love
- The Depth of God's Love
- The Height of God's Love
- Praying for Ability
- Praying for Knowledge
- As well as a good deal additional engaging exposition.

Some Bunyan quotes: "He who runs from God in the morning will scarcely find him the rest of the day"
And: "Sin is the dare of God's justice, the rape of His mercy, the jeer of His patience, the slight of His power, and the contempt of His love"
He adds "No child of God sins to that degree as to make himself incapable of forgiveness."

[That you] may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height-- to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God (Ephesians 3:18-19).

Bunyan muses: "That the eternal word, for the salvation of sinners, should come down from heaven and be made flesh, is an act of such condensation, a discovery of such love, that can never be completely found out" (p. 89).

This volume is a potent yet a smooth read and is great for devotions.

see the book that defends biblical moral absolutes (heavily influenced by the Puritans):
There Are Moral Absolutes: How to Be Absolutely Sure That Christianity Alone Supplies The Conditions For Moral Certainty Through Presuppositional Apologetics

3 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Read, October 12, 2007

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This review is from: All Loves Excelling: The Saints' Knowledge of Christ's Love (Puritan Paperbacks) (Paperback)

No matter what your exposure to John Bunyan, this short work is a great read for the growing believer.