EBOOK The Beauty and Glory of the Father (Beeke, ed.)

Description 

The essays in The Beauty and Glory of the Father call us to stand in wonder of the First Person of the Trinity.

Through an assortment of studies, readers are challenged to recognize the Father’s glory displayed in His Son, to adore His beautiful attributes, to know Him as a Savior, and to rest in His loving hands. This book, along with The Beauty and Glory of Christ and The Beauty and Glory of the Holy Spirit, reinforces the ongoing necessity of cultivating a Trinitarian piety. 

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Contents

Part 1: Seeing the Father’s Glory in His Only Begotten Son

1. The Father’s Love for His Son (John 3:35) —Bart Elshout
2. Father and Son in the Exodus (Hos. 11:1, etc.) —Jerry Bilkes

Part 2: Adoring the Beautiful Attributes of the Father

3. The Holiness of the Father in the Old Testament (Isa. 6) —Derek Thomas
4. The Father’s Mercy (1 Peter 1:3-5) —William VanDoodewaard
5. Richard Sibbes on the Mercy and Faithfulness of the Father (2 Cor. 1:3, 18) —Paul Smalley

Part 3: Knowing God the Father as Savior

6. Seeing the Father in the Face of Jesus (John 14:9) —Derek Thomas
7. The Apostle John and the Puritans on the Father’s Adopting, Transforming Love (1 John 3) —Joel Beeke

Part 4: Resting in the Father’s Loving Hands

8. Your Father in Heaven (Matt. 5-7) —William VanDoodewaard
9. Counseling and the Fatherhood of God —David Murray
10. The Father’s Beautiful Hand of Blessed Chastisement (Heb. 12:4-13) —Burk Parsons

Conclusion

11. The Need for a Trinitarian Piety (Eph. 2:18) —Ryan McGraw

Endorsements 

“Do you earnestly long to ‘delight yourself in the Lord’ and grow in your knowledge of the infinite love and majesty of God the Father? Does your heart yearn for a deeper intimacy with the One who made you and sent His precious Son to die for you? Read this book! In The Beauty and Glory of the Father, not only are we given a thoroughly biblical portrait of the nature and works of our heavenly Father, but we are also helpfully taught how to think and live as His adopted children.”
—Rev. Dr. Jon D. Payne, pastor of Christ Church Presbyterian, Charleston, South Carolina

“Rarely has a book been written on the beauty and glory of God the Father. This is a collection of the messages given at Puritan Seminary’s theology conference in August 2012. Unlike many anthologies, this one is a jewel. You will find a number of topics here not normally expounded in our times. I am sure you will profit from reading this book.”
—Joseph A. Pipa Jr., president, Greenville Theological Seminary

About the Editor 

Joel R. Beeke (PhD, Westminster Seminary) is president and professor of systematic theology and homiletics at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary; a pastor of the Heritage Reformed Congregation in Grand Rapids, Michigan; editor of Banner of Sovereign Grace Truth; editorial director of Reformation Heritage Books; and a prolific author.