Parenthetical page numbers are taken from the Puritan Paperback edition of this work, published by the Banner of Truth Trust. Last time we looked at the beginning of the first chapter of Jeremiah Burroughs' The Rare Jewel of Christ Contentment. There we expounded the first part of the definition of contentment which Burroughs uses throughout the entire book. Christian con...
Keep Reading Parenthetical page numbers are taken from the Puritan Paperback edition of this work, published by the Banner of Truth Trust. We began this study with an introduction to the work, The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment, and a brief biography of its author, Jeremiah Burroughs. Throughout this classic Puritan book Burroughs seeks to show his readers the joy of Christian co...
Keep Reading "I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content." These familiar words from Paul's letter to the Philippians contain within them both the promise of the Gospel and the call for sanctified Christian living in accordance with God's Holy Word. To put it into terms of the Reformed theologians, Philippians 4:11 reveals both gospel and law, held together in perfect harm...
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