The Way of the Cross [Paperback]

J. Gregory Mantle (Author)

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Publication Date: March 2004

The Way of the Cross by J. Gregory Mantle is a classic work dealing with the experimental application of Christ's work on Calvary to the believer's heart by the ministry of the Holy Spirit. This Kingsley Press edition is complete and unabridged. The text is based on the First Edition of 1896, and is a complete copy of the original. Every edition of this book since the first has been abridged by at least two chapters. The book was popularized some years ago under a different title: "Beyond Humiliation." This is your chance to own a masterly work by a great spiritual teacher.

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About the Author

Rev. J. Gregory Mantle (1853 - 1925) had a wide and varied ministry in Great Britain, America, and around the world. For many years he was the well-loved Superintendent of the flourishing Central Hall in Deptford, England, as well as a popular speaker at Keswick and other large conventions for the deepening of spiritual life. He spent the last twelve years of his life in America, where he was associated with Dr. A. B. Simpson and the Christian and Missionary Alliance. He traveled extensively, holding missions and conventions all over the States. He was an avid supporter of foreign missions throughout his entire career. He also edited a missionary paper, and wrote several books.

Product Details

• Paperback: 157 pages
• Publisher: Kingsley Press (March 2004)
• ISBN-10: 0971998329
• ISBN-13: 978-0971998322
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #855,012 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Vital - Take Up Your Cross!!!, April 3, 2006

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Gregory Nyman (Winchendon, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Way of the Cross (Paperback)

You won't find this book in most contemporary Christian book stores, and why?....it's a powerful and convicting study on the Cross in the believer's life. This book should be in the hands of every serious, genuine believer in Christ, for it focuses on the many aspects of the Christian life, foremost as the believer walks beneath the cross of Christ, and "reckons himself to be dead unto sin and alive unto God through Jesus Christ." "Self" is the incredible enemy, and Mr. Mantle shows in some very powerful chapters what the ramifications of this life is all about.

It's not easy reading, but it is well worth price in gold!!!

Highly recommended!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best in class..., December 23, 2009

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This review is from: The Way of the Cross (Paperback)

Mantle's book on dying to self is one of the best you can read. I read broadly and teach a class in the history of Christian spirituality in a seminary, and accordingly am acquainted with many of the books on the subject. This is one of the best. It ranks with Maxwell's Embraced by the Cross. I have read other books by Mantle and they don't compare to this one. The Holy Spirit must have particularly guided in the writing of this one. Note what he writes on dependence: "Not in the emergencies, not in the great crises, but in everything, we must cultivate the habit of dependence on Christ. Habitually recognize that He has undertaken the business of your life in all its departments; that there is not a difficulty that crops up but He has undertaken to carry you thorough it. He has become responsible, and only waits for you to use Him...." Speaking of surrender, he recognizes three lines: (1) to be anything the Lord wants us to be; (2) to do anything He wants us to do; (3) to suffer anything He wants us to suffer. I also appreciate the poems by such notables as Gerhard Tersteegen (see [...] to learn more about Tersteegen). This is a priceless book and should be required reading for all Christians.