The Grace of the Gospel

by Joel R. Beeke

For millennia Christians have meditated on, prayed for, sang about, and sought to put the grace of the gospel on display in their own lives, all for the glory of God. This book shows readers why they need the grace of the gospel and how they have been made recipients of this remarkable grace. Unfolding the rich tapestry of the grace of the gospel, the authors examine what the gospel is and what it is not, providing an important guide for all Christians and enabling them to better understand the wonderful gospel of Jesus Christ.
Contributors include Stephen Myers, Jon Payne, Joel Beeke, Greg Salazar, David Hall, Rob McCurley, Josh Buice, and Mark Kelderman.

Table of
Editorial Preface
The Purpose of the Gospel
1. The Gospel Need ―Stephen Myers
2. The Gospel Planned ―Jon Payne
The Proclamation of the Gospel
3. The Essence of the Gospel ―Joel Beeke
4. The Grace of God in the Gospel ―Greg Salazar
5. Apostolic Preaching and the Gospel ―David Hall
The Precedents of the Gospel
6. Ceremonial Shadows and the Gospel ―Rob McCurley
7. Gospel-Inspired Gratitude ―Josh Buice
The Power of the Gospel
8. Gospel Empowerment ―Josh Buice
9. The Gospel Results ―Rob McCurley
10. The Gospel Hope ―Mark Kelderman

192 pages, Paperback

Published September 20, 2022

About the author

Joel R. Beeke (PhD, Westminster Theological Seminary) is the chancellor and professor of homiletics and systematic theology at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary. He has served as a pastor since 1978 and currently ministers at the Heritage Reformed Congregation of Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is the editor of the Puritan Reformed Journal and The Banner of Sovereign Grace Truth magazine, the board chairman of Reformation Heritage Books, the president of Inheritance Publishers, and the vice president of the Dutch Reformed Translation Society.

Beeke has written and coauthored 120 books, edited 120 books, and contributed 2,500 articles to Reformed books, journals, periodicals, and encyclopedias. He frequently lectures at seminaries and speaks at Reformed conferences around the world. The Lord has blessed him and his wife Mary with three children and eleven grandchildren.

Reviews

[Timothy Denning · Rating 5 out of 5]

What subject is more gripping for every Christian than the grace of the gospel? Preachers who need to illustrate and clarify their sermons, new Christians taking their first steps following our Lord, believers who fear they are getting lukewarm and long again for a burning heart. The book is for us all. Meet again the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ! Let it confront you and inspire you so that you soar with wings as an eagle. You can! Sit quietly and consider these inspiring sermons.

[curtis · Rating 2 out of 5]

solid collection of essays, especially the contributions by Myers, Beeke, and McCurley. this handy little volume would receive a higher score (and therefore cannot receive my unqualified recommendation) because two of its essays were contributed by a man who later, sadly, disqualified himself from Christian ministry.