{"title":"Books by Dane Ortlund","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDane C. Ortlund\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (PhD, Wheaton College) serves as senior pastor of Naperville Presbyterian Church in Naperville, Illinois. He is the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reformers.com.au\/products\/9781433566134-gentle-and-lowly-the-heart-of-christ-for-sinners-and-sufferers-ortlund-dane\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Gentle and Lowly\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reformers.com.au\/products\/9781433573996-deeper-real-change-for-real-sinners-dane-c-ortlund\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Deeper by Dane Ortlund\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDeeper: Real Change for Real Sinners\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. Dane and his wife, Stacey, have five children.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"9781433535055-edwards-on-the-christian-life-alive-to-the-beauty-of-god-ortlund-dane-editors-taylor-justin-nichols-stephen-j","title":"Edwards On The Christian Life: Alive to the Beauty of God","description":"\u003c!-- FXB141027 --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJonathan Edwards is widely hailed as the greatest theologian in American history. In Edwards on the Christian Life, Dane Ortlund invites us to explore the great eighteenth-century pastor's central passion: God's resplendent beauty. Whether the topic was the nature of love, the pre-eminence of Scripture, or the glory of the natural world, the concept of beauty stood at the heart of Edwards's theology and permeated his portrait of the Christian life. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Clear and engaging, this accessible volume will inspire you to embrace Edwards's magnificent vision of what it means to be a Christian: enjoying and reflecting of the beauty of God in all things. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Edwards is profound, and this book breaks down the complexity into manageable portions around the theme of beauty, thus engaging readers in a fresh vision of the importance of Edwards's theology to contemporary living.\" \u003cbr\u003e - Josh Moody, Senior Pastor, College Church, Wheaton, Illinois; author, Journey to Joy: The Psalms of Ascent\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePart of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reformers.com.au\/collections\/theologians-on-the-christian-life\" title=\"Theologians on the Christian Life Series\"\u003eTheologians on the Christian Life Series\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crossway","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":10489592512555,"sku":"9781433535055","price":28.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2773\/2624\/products\/9781433535055-Ortlund-Edwards-on-the-christian-life.jpg?v=1600067892"},{"product_id":"9781845503499-a-new-inner-relish-christian-motivation-in-the-thought-of-jonathan-edwards-ortlund-dane","title":"New Inner Relish, A: Christian Motivation in the Thought of Jonathan Edwards","description":"","brand":"Christian Focus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":16412886728747,"sku":"9781845503499","price":20.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2773\/2624\/products\/9781845503499-a-new-inner-relish-christian-motivation-in-the-thought-of-jonathan-edwards-ortlund-dane-cfp.jpg?v=1636078681"},{"product_id":"9781433566134-gentle-and-lowly-the-heart-of-christ-for-sinners-and-sufferers-ortlund-dane","title":"Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003cstrong\u003eMatthew 11:28\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChristians know what Jesus Christ has done—but who is he? What is his deepest heart for his people, weary and faltering on their journey toward heaven? Jesus said he is “gentle and lowly in heart.” This book reflects on these words, opening up a neglected yet central truth about who he is for sinners and sufferers today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e224 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2773\/2624\/files\/9781433566134-gentle-and-lowly-the-heart-of-christ-for-sinners-and-sufferers-dane-ortlund.pdf\" title=\"Excerpt\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eView excerpt here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Dane Ortlund writes about what seems too good to be true—the Lord delights to show mercy to you and to me—so he works very carefully through key texts and enlists the help of saints past. I was persuaded, and I look forward to being persuaded again and again.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEd Welch\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Counselor and Faculty Member, Christian Counseling \u0026amp; Educational Foundation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Dane Ortlund leads us into the very heart of God incarnate—not only what Jesus did for us, but how he feels toward us. That’s right: \u003ci\u003efeels\u003c\/i\u003e toward us. Anchored in Scripture and drawing on the Puritan Thomas Goodwin, this book is medicine for broken hearts.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Horton\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e,\u003c\/strong\u003e J. Gresham Machen Professor of Systematic Theology and Apologetics, Westminster Seminary California\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“My life has been transformed by the beautiful, staggering truths in this book. Dane Ortlund lifts our eyes to see Christ’s compassion-filled heart for sinners and sufferers, proving that Jesus is no reluctant savior but one who delights in showing his mercy. For any feeling bruised, weary, or empty, this is the balm for you.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Reeves\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e President and Professor of Theology, Union School of Theology, Oxford, United Kingdom\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"product-section-header\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"product-section-header\"\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-section-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. His Very Heart\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2. His Heart in Action\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3. The Happiness of Christ\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4. Able to Sympathize\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5. He Can Deal Gently\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6. I Will Never Cast Out\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7. What Our Sins Evoke\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8. To the Uttermost\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9. An Advocate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10. The Beauty of the Heart of Christ\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e11. The Emotional Life of Christ\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e12. A Tender Friend\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e13. Why the Spirit?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e14. Father of Mercies\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e15. His “Natural” Work and His “Strange” Work\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e16. The \u003cspan\u003eLord\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003ethe\u003cspan\u003e Lord\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e17. His Ways Are Not Our Ways\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e18. Yearning Bowels\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e19. Rich in Mercy   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e20. Our Law-ish Hearts, His Lavish Heart\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e21. He Loved Us Then; He’ll Love Us Now\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e22. To the End\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e23. Buried in His Heart Forevermore\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEpilogue\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eGeneral Index\u003cbr\u003eScripture Index\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reformers.com.au\/collections\/gentle-and-lowly-resources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrowse all \u003cem\u003eGentle and Lowly \u003c\/em\u003eresources.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reformers.com.au\/blogs\/reformers-blog\/book-review-gentle-and-lowly-dane-ortlund\" title=\"Book Review: Gentle and Lowly\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Book Review: Gentle and Lowly\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2773\/2624\/files\/review-gentlelowly.jpg?v=1635301581\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"product-section-header\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-section-content\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BXQziTcjz9g\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/rbookcast\/embed\/episodes\/Dane-Ortlund-Gentle-and-Lowly-e10pa8q\/a-a5i39ba\" height=\"102px\" width=\"400px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"Crossway","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31858137169999,"sku":"9781433566134","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2773\/2624\/products\/9781433566134-gentle-and-lowly-the-heart-of-christ-for-sinners-and-sufferers-dane-ortlund.jpg?v=1636094077"},{"product_id":"9781433580154-gentle-and-lowly-video-study-dvd-dane-c-ortlund","title":"Gentle and Lowly Video Study (DVD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Video Teaching Companion to the Best-Selling Book \u003cem\u003eGentle and Lowly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn his best-selling book \u003cem\u003eGentle and Lowly\u003c\/em\u003e, Dane Ortlund takes readers into the depths of Christ’s very heart for sinners. Focusing on Jesus’s words that he is “gentle and lowly in heart,” Ortlund dives deep into Bible passages that speak of who he is, encouraging readers with the affections of Christ for his people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis supplemental video series features ten videos, including eight teaching sessions as well as an introduction and conclusion from author Dane Ortlund. Each session covers 2–3 chapters from the book and can be used with the book, the \u003cem\u003eGentle and Lowly Study Guide\u003c\/em\u003e, or both. Produced in DVD and digital download formats, this teaching series is ideal for small groups to work through together or for personal study. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reformers.com.au\/collections\/gentle-and-lowly-resources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrowse all \u003cem\u003eGentle and Lowly \u003c\/em\u003eresources.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BXQziTcjz9g\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/rbookcast\/embed\/episodes\/Dane-Ortlund-Gentle-and-Lowly-e10pa8q\/a-a5i39ba\" height=\"102px\" width=\"400px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"Crossway","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39321402638415,"sku":"9781433580154","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2773\/2624\/products\/9781433580154-gentle-and-lowly-video-study-dvd-dane-c-ortlund.jpg?v=1636094072"},{"product_id":"9781433580130-gentle-and-lowly-study-guide-dane-c-ortlund","title":"Gentle and Lowly Study Guide","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Study Guide Companion to the Best-Selling Book\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGentle and Lowly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn his best-selling book,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGentle and Lowly\u003c\/em\u003e, Dane Ortlund takes readers into the depths of Christ’s very heart for sinners. 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But what if experiencing true change transcends all of these?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow Does God Change Us?\u003c\/em\u003e, pastor Dane Ortlund presents a way for sinners to experience real and penetrating change by bringing what they say and do in line with what they are: united with Christ. As readers recognize the depths of their own sinfulness, they become even more aware of their need for grace, and the wonder of what it means to be one with Christ. Ortlund invites anyone who is tired and weary from consistent sin patterns to lean into Jesus, for only then can God change them from the inside out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the concise edition of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reformers.com.au\/products\/9781433573996-deeper-real-change-for-real-sinners-dane-c-ortlund?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=62c210f11\u0026amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eDeeper\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e by Dane C. Ortlund.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e96 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2773\/2624\/files\/9781433574030-how-does-god-change-us-dane-c-ortlund.pdf?v=1650261351\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eView excerpt here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"Crossway","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39380497858639,"sku":"9781433574030","price":13.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2773\/2624\/products\/9781433574030-how-does-god-change-us-dane-c-ortlund.jpg?v=1636097425"},{"product_id":"9781433573996-deeper-real-change-for-real-sinners-dane-c-ortlund","title":"Deeper: Real Change for Real Sinners","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Christian life is defined by growth. Few question the call of the Bible to grow in godliness, but the answer to exactly\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ehow\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethis happens is often elusive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn his newest book,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDeeper\u003c\/em\u003e, pastor and author Dane Ortlund takes Christians into the deep structures of biblical teaching on how they grow in grace—most fundamentally, by enjoying all that is already theirs in Christ. Ortlund brings believers into the fullness of Christ, the emptiness of self-reliance, and their need for union and communion with God. This book makes the case that a believer’s sanctification does not happen by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003edoing more\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eor\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ebecoming better\u003c\/em\u003e, but by going\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003edeeper\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003einto the wondrous gospel truths that washed over them when they were first united to Christ. Each of its 9 chapters encourages readers to fix their gaze on Jesus in the battle against sin, casting themselves upon his grace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso available as a concise version: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reformers.com.au\/products\/9781433574030-how-does-god-change-us-dane-c-ortlund?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=794229239\u0026amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow Does God Change Us?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e192 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2773\/2624\/files\/9781433573996-deeper-real-change-for-real-sinners-dane-c-ortlund.pdf?v=1630973628\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Deeper - Excerpt\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eView an excerpt.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"product-section-header\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-section-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/em\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Jesus              \u003cbr\u003eChapter 2: Despair           \u003cbr\u003eChapter 3: Union             \u003cbr\u003eChapter 4: Embrace         \u003cbr\u003eChapter 5: Acquittal         \u003cbr\u003eChapter 6: Honesty\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7: Pain                \u003cbr\u003eChapter 8: Breathing                             \u003cbr\u003eChapter 9: Supernaturalized         \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eConclusion\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This lovely, easy-to-read primer by Dane Ortlund grounds our discipleship in the glowing center of Christianity—our Lord Jesus. 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Ortlund\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBest known for its interpersonal, emotionally raw, and pastorally distressed tone, 2 Corinthians is one of Paul’s most distinctive epistles. In this letter to his complicated church in Corinth, Paul aims to expand on the deeply paradoxical nature of the Christian life. The importance of understanding this key doctrine makes 2 Corinthians an ideal study for believers today. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this volume of the New Testament Theology series, bestselling author Dane Ortlund explores 2 Corinthians to reveal the core arguments presented by Paul. Through clear and engaging theological examinations, Ortlund expounds two predominant themes—\u003cem\u003einaugurated eschatology\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003estrength through weakness\u003c\/em\u003e—and connects various other motifs traced throughout this epistle. 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Ortlund:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pastor and bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eGentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDeeper: Real Change for Real Sinners\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e176 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"accordion-section-header\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-section-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSeries Preface\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eIntroduction: A Letter Like No Other\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1: Inaugurated Eschatology: The Framework for New Realm Ministry\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2: Jesus Christ: The Launcher of New Realm Ministry\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3: The Spirit: The Sign of New Realm Ministry\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4: Satan: The Enemy of New Realm Ministry\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5: Friendship: The Method of New Realm Ministry\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6: Heaven: The Hope of New Realm Ministry\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7: Strength through Weakness: The Secret to New Realm Ministry\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eConclusion\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eGeneral Index\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eScripture Index\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Crossway","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40638926061647,"sku":"9781433574153","price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2773\/2624\/files\/9781433574153-ministry-in-the-new-realm-a-theology-of-2-corinthians-dane-c-ortlund.png?v=1682602966"},{"product_id":"9781682164143-gods-greater-love-25-pack","title":"God's Greater Love (25-pack)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis beautiful tract, written by Dane C. Ortlund, helps readers reflect on God’s endless love and put their trust in Jesus.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"accordion-section-header\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFull Text\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-section-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGod’s love is greater than even now you conceive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Bible says not simply that “God loves” but also that “God is love” (1 John 4:8, 16). Love, for the God of the Bible, is not one activity among others. Love defines who he is most deeply. A love so great and so free that it could not be contained within the uproarious joy of Father, Son, and Spirit but spilled out to create and embrace finite and fallen humans into it. Divine love is inherently spreading, engulfing, embracing, overflowing. He wants you to know a love that is yours even when you feel undeserving or numb. The love of God is not something to see once and believe and then move beyond to other truths or strategies for growing in Christ. The love of God is what we feed on our whole lives long, wading ever more deeply into this endless ocean. And that feeding, that wading, is itself what fosters growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerhaps no passage takes us into the endless love of God for messy sinners as deeply as the end of Ephesians 3. In one of the most spiritually nuclear passages in all the Bible Paul prays to the Father that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. (Eph. 3:16–19). Here, Paul prays that the Ephesians would be given supernatural power—not power to perform miracles or walk on water or convert their neighbors, but power, such power, the kind that only God himself can give, power to know how much Jesus loves them. Not just to have the love of Christ. To know the love of Christ.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe love of Christ is as expansive as God himself. We can underestimate it. We always do. We can never overestimate it. Who are we—weak, faltering, mixed-motives we—to be filled up with the very fullness of God himself? How can the clay be filled with the fullness of the potter, the plant with the fullness of the gardener, the house with the architect? What breathtaking condescension, what astounding dignifying of us. Yet this is not something God relents to do, wishing he could be doing something else. Filling up his fallen people with his own fullness is what he delights to do. And how does he do this? What is the means by which he fills us with his own fullness? The text tells us: “to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.” Knowing Christ’s love is the means, and being filled with divine fullness is the purpose. We are infused with divine plenitude, fullness, buoyancy, joy, as we experience the love of Christ. We don’t go out and attain divine fullness. We receive it. This is the surprise of the Christian life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis love is the power that burst the created order into existence, and most supremely you, the pinnacle of creation. He created you in order to love you. He knit you together with his hands so that he could pull you into his heart. One day we will stand before him, quietly, unhurriedly, overwhelmed with relief and standing under the felt flood of divine affection in a way we never can here in this life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you have ignored it, neglected it, squandered it, misunderstood it, or hardened yourself to it—the Lord Jesus Christ approaches you today not with arms crossed but with arms open, the very position in which he hung on the cross, and he says to you: None of that matters right now. Don’t give it another thought. All that matters now is you and me. You know you are a mess. You are a sinner. Your entire existence has been built around you. Step in out of that storm. Let your heart crack open to Joy. I was punished so that you don’t have to be. I was arrested so you could go free. I was indicted so you could be exonerated. I was executed so you could be acquitted. And all of that is just the beginning of my love. That proved my love, but it’s not an endpoint; it’s only the doorway into my love. Humble yourself enough to receive it. Plunge your parched soul into the sea of my love. There you will find the rest and relief and embrace and friendship your heart longs for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Crossway","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40880811016271,"sku":"9781682164143","price":9.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2773\/2624\/files\/9781682164143-gods-greater-love-25-pack.jpg?v=1698891108"},{"product_id":"9781682164129-i-will-never-cast-you-out-25-pack","title":"I Will Never Cast You Out (25-pack)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAdapted from bestselling author Dane C. Ortlund’s book \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGentle and Lowly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, this tract explores the unconditional love and comforting words of Christ for sinners and sufferers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"accordion-section-header\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFull Text\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-section-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhoever comes to me I will never cast out.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn 6:37\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn Bunyan is most famous for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Pilgrim’s Progress\u003c\/em\u003e, which is, besides the Bible, history’s bestselling book. But he also authored fifty-seven other books. One of the loveliest is\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCome and Welcome to Jesus Christ\u003c\/em\u003e, written in 1678. In this particular book he takes John 6:37 and zeroes in on it, looking at it from every angle, wringing it dry. He confronts our innate suspicions of Christ’s deepest heart. Using his KJV rendering (“Him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out”), Bunyan writes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey that are coming to Jesus Christ, are often times heartily afraid that Jesus Christ will not receive them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis observation is implied in the text. I gather it from the largeness and openness of the promise: “I will in no wise cast out.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor this word, “in no wise,” cuts the throat of all objections; and it was dropped by the Lord Jesus for that very end; and to help the faith that is mixed with unbelief.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut I am a great sinner, say you. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   “I will in no wise cast out,” says Christ. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut I am an old sinner, say you. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   “I will in no wise cast out,” says Christ. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut I am a hard-hearted sinner, say you. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   “I will in no wise cast out,” says Christ. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut I am a backsliding sinner, say you. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   “I will in no wise cast out,” says Christ. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut I have served Satan all my days, say you. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   “I will in no wise cast out,” says Christ. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut I have sinned against light, say you. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   “I will in no wise cast out,” says Christ. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut I have sinned against mercy, say you. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   “I will in no wise cast out,” says Christ. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut I have no good thing to bring with me, say you. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   “I will in no wise cast out,” says Christ. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat is Bunyan after?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJesus’s statement in John 6:37, and the book\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCome and Welcome to Jesus Christ\u003c\/em\u003e, and this quote at the center of that book, all exist to calm us with the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003epersevering\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003enature of the heart of Christ. We say, “But I . . .” He says, “I will never cast out.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFallen, anxious sinners are limitless in their capacity to perceive reasons for Jesus to cast them out. We are factories of fresh resistances to Christ’s love. Even when we run out of tangible reasons to be cast out, such as specific sins or failures, we tend to retain a vague sense that, given enough time, Jesus will finally grow tired of us and hold us at arm’s length. Bunyan understands us. He knows we tend to deflect Christ’s assurances.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“No, wait”—we say, cautiously approaching Jesus—“you don’t understand. I’ve\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ereally\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emessed up, in all kinds of ways.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI know,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehe responds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“You know most of it, sure. Certainly more than what others see. But there’s perversity down inside me that is hidden from everyone.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI know it all.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Well—the thing is, it isn’t just my past. It’s my present too.” \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI understand.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“But I don’t know if I can break free of this any time soon.” \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThat’s the only kind of person I’m here to help.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The burden is heavy—and heavier all the time.” \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThen let me carry it.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“It’s too much to bear.” \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNot for me.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“You don’t get it. My offenses aren’t directed toward others. They’re against you.” \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThen I am the one most suited to forgive them.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“But the more of the ugliness in me you discover, the sooner you’ll get fed up with me.” \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhoever comes to me I will never cast out.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe only thing required to enjoy such love is to come to him. To ask him to take us in. He does not say, “Whoever comes to me with sufficient contrition,” or “Whoever comes to me feeling bad enough for their sin,” or “Whoever comes to me with redoubled efforts.” He says, “Whoever comes to me I will never cast out.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur strength of resolve is not part of the formula of retaining his good will. When my two-year-old Benjamin begins to wade into the gentle slope of the zero-entry swimming pool near our home, he instinctively grabs hold of my hand. He holds on tight as the water gradually gets deeper. But a two-year-old’s grip is not very strong. Before long it is not he holding on to me but me holding on to him. Left to his own strength he will certainly slip out of my hand. But if I have determined that he will not fall out of my grasp, he is secure. He can’t get away from me if he tried.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo with Christ. We cling to him, to be sure. But our grip is that of a two-year-old amid the stormy waves of life. His sure grasp never falters. 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Here at the outset I want to get clear in our minds that hell is not a problem. The absence of hell would be a problem. Hell is the affirmation that God is a God of justice, of fairness, of dealing with humans in a way that is right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe can be at peace. We who know God can hold our heads high and walk through this miserable world calmly, come what may. No matter how we are mistreated by the world, God will bring perfect retribution and vindication in his own way and time. God “has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness” (Acts 17:31).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHell Is Awful\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere are three truths from Scripture:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHell is experienced by the whole person.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIn Matthew 5, Jesus twice speaks of one’s “whole body” going to hell (Matt. 5:29-30). In another place he warns us to “fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell” (Matt. 10:28). Humans sin against God with both their body and their soul; they suffer judgment by him, accordingly, in both body and soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHell is painful.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe New Testament speaks of hell as a place of “chains of gloomy darkness” (2 Pet. 2:4), a place of “torment” (luke 16:23) and “anguish” (Luke 16:25).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHell is eternal.\u003c\/em\u003e When the New Testament speaks of hell as a place of “destruction,” that does not mean that those in hell cease to exist at some point, but that hell is a place of torment and chaos and breakdown. That’s why Paul refers to “the punishment of eternal destruction” (2 Thess. 1:9). Scripture is clear: hell is an unquenchable fire (Mark 9:48).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHell Is Deserved\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAsk yourself what you believe—what you really believe, in your gut—you deserve. Is it not quite easy to slip into thinking that we deserve heaven? That maybe we’re not perfect,but heaven certainly seems more fitting for our lives than hell? That to go to hell would be unjust? Don’t we tend to compare ourselves to others? The trouble is that as long as we’re looking out horizontally, we’re not looking up vertically. And that’s the view that shows us who we really are.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGod is perfectly holy, supremely beautiful and pure and radiant. In him there is nothing ugly or cruel or bent. When he revealed himself to Isaiah, the seraphim (magnificent angelic beings) were crying out, “Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts!” (Isa. 6:3). Nowhere else in all the Bible is God given this kind of threefold repeated refrain. His holiness is his supreme Godness, his utter deity—everything that makes him other than his fallen creatures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThink of the difference between a window and a mirror. Both are pieces of glass, created to be looked at. But a window is looked through while a mirror reflects back and shows us ourselves. We naturally look out at others like looking through a window, but seeing God is like being given a mirror. We see ourselves. We stop comparing with other people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHell Is Avoidable\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnlike every other religion, Christianity does not provide step-by-step instructions for what we must do to avoid hell; it provides a Savior who endured hell in our place, if we will simply have the humility to admit it should have been us. 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