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William Plumer, Octavius Winslow, Arthur W. Pink, John Gill, James Buchanan, J. C. Ryle, John Owen, Charles H. Spurgeon

What a great find -- These are very helpful essays from the Free Grace Broadcaster's Winter 2007 edition. Very edifying and crucial to understand if one is to have a well-rounded ministry. John Owen said, "THE work of the Spirit of God in regenerating the souls of men is diligently to be inquired into by the preachers of the Gospel and all to whom the Word is dispensed. For the former sort, there is a peculiar reason for their attendance unto this duty, for they are used and employed in the work itself by the Spirit of God and are by Him made instrumental for the effecting of this new birth and life...Now, certainly it is the duty of ministers to understand the work about which they are employed, as far as they are able, that they may not work in the dark and fight uncertainly, as men beating the air. What the Scripture hath revealed concerning it, as to its nature and the manner of its operation, as to its causes, effects, fruits, evidences, they ought diligently to inquire into. To be spiritually skilled therein is one of the principal furnishments of any for the work of the ministry, without which they will never be able to divide the Word aright, nor show themselves workmen that need not be ashamed." We agree with Owen and believe that if you are not going to a church that preaches the kind of Christ-honoring principles in the following essays, then we are only getting a partial gospel at best. Set aside some time to read and linger over these Bible-saturated essays.

Contents

The New Birth Defined by William Plumer (1802-1880)
The Spirit That Breathes Life by Octavius Winslow (1808-1878)
The Necessity of the New Birth by Arthur W. Pink (1886-1952)
Biblical Terms for the New Birth by John Gill (1697-1771)
New Birth, Repentance, and Faith by James Buchanan (1804–1870)
New Birth, New Creature by Octavius Winslow (1808-1878)
The Marks of the New Birth by J. C. Ryle (1816-1900)
The Eternal and Efficient Cause of the New Birth by John Gill (1697-1771)
The New Birth and the Preacher’s Obligation by John Owen (1616-1683)
The Necessity of the Spirit’s Work by Charles H. Spurgeon (1834-1892)

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