The Person of Christ: Finding Assurance by Walking With Jesus

by Andrew A. Bonar

Right views of sin have a tendency to lead us to right views of the Person of the Saviour. But the converse is also true; right views of the Saviour’s person lead to the right views of Sin. The Person of Christ is a wonderful encouragement for Christians today. Despite the difference between this edition’s original publication date, the truths Bonar addresses are timeless. Focusing his structure on topics from the person of Christ as the essence of good tidings to views on Christ and the second coming , Bonar sets out a precedent for heartfelt evangelical exposition of the Gospel via the personal relationship Christians have with the Person of Christ.  

Genres: Theology

96 pages, Hardcover

Published March 14, 2023

About the author

Andrew Alexander Bonar (May 29, 1810 in Edinburgh – December 30, 1892 in Glasgow) was a minister of the Free Church of Scotland and youngest brother of Horatius Bonar.

Bonar studied at Edinburgh; was minister at Collace, Perthshire, 1838 – 1856 (both in the Church of Scotland and the Free Church); and of Finnieston Free Church, Glasgow, 1856 till his death. He joined the Free Church in 1843, and was its moderator in 1878. He was identified with evangelical and revival movements and adhered to the doctrine of premillennialism. With Robert Murray McCheyne he visited Palestine in 1839 to inquire into the condition of the Jews there. During the visit of Dwight L. Moody to Britain in 1874 and 1875, Moody was warmly welcomed by Bonar, despite the latter receiving considerable criticism from other Calvinist ministers in the Free Church.

Reviews

[Marty · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such an uplifting wee book. Bonar shows how we must never overlook the person of Christ Himself in our salvation. It is by looking to Christ we are saved, one does not need perfect understanding or faith to receive him. By looking to Christ and his character do we find peace and the assurance to live a life of joyful obedience.

[Zach Byrd · Rating 5 out of 5]

If I was on my death bed, I would want two things read to me. First, the Gospel according to John. Second, this book.

[Matthew · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an absolutely wonderful little book. Bonar points the reader not just to the benefits that Jesus Christ gives to the one who truly believes, but to the Person of our Saviour himself. If we are to truly know the reality that is ours now in Christ and to long for the full realisation of that in eternity, we must look to, meditate upon and seek the Son of God himself. Reading this made me rejoice more in my salvation, in my Saviour and in my hope for the future.

I especially loved chapter two which was an extended meditation on the active obedience of Christ in his earthly life and how that answers to the sins and follies of my own unrighteous life. Not just his death in my place but his life of obedience for my disobedience. Wonderful!

I cannot think that anyone reading this will come away without longing even more to see ‘the King in his beauty’.

[Keller (Author Charles Hack) Hackbusch · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book with helpful information. I expected a little more from the book, but it was good and i do recommend.