In his letter to Timothy, Paul instructs his young disciple to “guard the good deposit” that was entrusted to him by the Holy Spirit (2 Tim. 1:14). From the time of the ascension of Christ, Christians have striven for faithfulness to Christ by guarding the good deposit of the gospel that has been entrusted to them. Century after century, faithful men and women have sought to cultivate obedience by teaching the next generation of Christians what it means to obey all that Christ has commanded.
For this reason, the great writings of the Church matter to all who seek to carry on the legacy of faithful gospel ministry to the ends of the earth. We need to hear the voices of those in the past to be faithful in the present. We need to remember stories of heroism under trial: Augustine defending Christianity against its pagan critics, and Luther standing before the Roman Catholic magisterium. We need to defend the faith with the wit of Chesterton and the humility of Andrew Murray. We need to embrace Jonathan Edwards’ all-surpassing vision of the beauty of God and John Wesley’s evangelistic urgency. We need to recapture Charles Spurgeon’s ability to proclaim the liberating power of the gospel, and John Bunyan’s ability to make these truths accessible even to children.
We need the witness of the Church.
The Legacy of Faith Library seeks to guard the good deposit handed down by the champions of faith. Masterfully constructed to be passed down through the ages, The Legacy of Faith Library is a collection of treasures from the Christian inheritance that will help us remain faithful for generations to come.
Included in this set:
GK Chesterton Heretics Orthodoxy
Jonathan Edwards God Glorified in Man’s Dependence Christ Exalted Freedom of the Will Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
Martin Luther 95 Theses The Bondage of the Will
Charles Spurgeon Lectures to My Students All of Grace
Augustine Confessions (Books IV-XI) City of God (Books XI-XIII)
John Bunyan Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners The Pilgrim’s Progress Miscellaneous Works
Andrew Murray Humility The Master’s Indwelling Absolute Surrender
John Wesley A Selection from Sermons on Several Occasions
Books can be attributed to "Anonymous" for several reasons:
* They are officially published under that name * They are traditional stories not attributed to a specific author * They are religious texts not generally attributed to a specific author
Books whose authorship is merely uncertain should be attributed to Unknown.
I’m currently reading the Charles Spurgeon volume which contains both “Letters to My Students” and “All of Grace”. This is the first volume in the set that I have started.