God’s Thoughts and Ways are Above Ours: Especially in the Forgiveness of Sins

by John Shower, Don Kistler

John Shower, a 17th century English Puritan pastor, has one main doctrine to expound in this important work: Pardoning mercy is the most valuable mercy. There is no blessedness in this world like that of knowing that we are forgiven. And yet God does not merely pardon, but, according to the prophet Isaiah, "He will abundantly pardon."

It is in this area that we most see how different God’s ways and thoughts are from ours. While man struggles to forgive, God abundantly pardons! But first the sinner must forsake his ways and thoughts, return to the Lord, and then embrace God’s ways and thoughts, which are higher than the heavens are above the earth—and so is His forgiveness.

133 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2003

Reviews

[Ron · Rating 5 out of 5]

There is a major difference between the thoughts of men that are little more than devices of deception that are many. Compared to the thoughts of God that are called His counsel which is on purpose, regular, uniform and unchangeable, the counsel of man that comes from a heart that is deceitful above all things is nothing to trust.

As an English pastor living in the 17th century, John Shower draws out from the only standard by which all teaching concerning the Triune God is to be measured--the Word of God.

There is nothing added by way of novelty type stories where God is pictured as something other than what He tells us He is in His Word.

When it comes to God's Thoughts, Shower opens up the mind of God from Scripture, demonstrates the folly of men, and brings forth the reality that God's thoughts different infinitely from finite man when it comes to His pardoning mercy.

This book is 125 pages of clear Biblical teaching that compares and contrasts God's thoughts with that of man's, and applies this truth in various events in the life of the believer.

There is nothing like truth that comes from Scripture in such a gracious way as this.