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Christian In Complete Armour #1
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The Christian in Complete Armour is certainly one of the greatest of all the Puritans' practical writings. This first volume in the 3-volume paperbac...
Author: William Gurnall
Publisher: Banner of Truth
Publisher: Banner of Truth
The Christian in Complete Armour is certainly one of the greatest of all the Puritans' practical writings. This first volume in the 3-volume paperback set is a modernized abridgement of the Puritan Classic by William Gurnall.
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Preface | 15 | |
Biographical sketch of the Author | 17 | |
Chapter 1: The Saint's Call to Arms | 23 | |
I. | THE CHRISTIAN'S CALL TO COURAGE | 24 |
Cowardice vs. Courage | 25 | |
Sources of Christian Courage | 27 | |
1. An established knowledge of God's truth | 28 | |
2. A heart set in the right direction | 29 | |
II. | THE CHRISTIAN'S CALL TO SERVICE | 29 |
Directives Issued | 29 | |
1. Renounce your bosom sins | 30 | |
2. Conform your life to Christ | 31 | |
3. Sidestep stumbling blocks | 32 | |
4. Trust God in every circumstance | 32 | |
5. Stay on course to the end of your life | 33 | |
III. | AN ADMONITION TO ‘BE STRONG IN THE LORD' | 33 |
The Source of the Saint's Strength | 33 | |
The Significance of God's Strength | 36 | |
1. The nature of the saint's conscience | 36 | |
2. The character of the conscience | 37 | |
3. The nature of God's plan | 38 | |
4. The nature of God | 40 | |
A Solemn Warning | 41 | |
IV. | AN ADMONITION TO APPROPRIATE ‘THE POWER OF HIS MIGHT' | 42 |
What Is ‘The Power of His Might'? | 42 | |
Appropriating God's Power | 42 | |
Three Reasons for Trusting God's Power | 43 | |
1. His past record | 43 | |
2. Your present dilemma | 44 | |
3. His eternal desire | 45 | |
The Fivefold Bond Securing God's Power | 47 | |
1. His near kinship to the saints | 47 | |
2. His dear love for the saints | 48 | |
3. His everlasting covenant | 49 | |
4. His self-imposed obligation | 49 | |
5. His interceding Son | 50 | |
Occasions for Using God's Power | 50 | |
1. When weighed down by sin | 52 | |
2. When overpowered by temptation | 53 | |
3. When oppressed by Christian duty | 54 | |
Four Reasons Why God's Power Is Sometimes Hidden | 55 | |
1. You may have overlooked God's power | 55 | |
2. God may have purposely delayed His power | 56 | |
3. The cause of hindrance of the blessing may be in yourself | 57 | |
4. God may call you to persevere in the face of overwhelming odds | 58 | |
Chapter 2: First Consideration: The Saint's Armour | 59 | |
I. | THE CHRISTIAN MUST BE ARMED | 59 |
The Armed Saint – His Divine Provisions | 60 | |
1. Christ as armour | 60 | |
2. The graces of Christ as armour | 60 | |
The Unarmed Sinner – His Dim Prospects | 60 | |
1. Alienation from God | 61 | |
2. Ignorance | 62 | |
3. Impotency | 63 | |
4. Friendship with sin and Satan | 63 | |
The Enemy – His Diabolical Plan | 64 | |
1. The natural inclination of man's soul | 64 | |
2. The supernatural malice of Satan | 65 | |
The Armour – Its Creator | 66 | |
1. God is the sole designer of His saints' armour | 66 | |
2. God makes His saints' armour and trains them in its proper use | 68 | |
The Armour – Its Various Parts | 69 | |
1. All the parts together cover the whole saint, soul and body | 70 | |
2. Each piece has a special function | 70 | |
3. Each piece is complete and perfect | 74 | |
Our Graces – Why We Must Perfect Them | 74 | |
1. Because our graces can sustain injury | 74 | |
2. Because Satan is still perfecting his wrath and skill | 75 | |
3. Because we fulfill God's purpose when we grow in grace | 75 | |
The Armour – Its Proper Use | 76 | |
1. The armour must be put on | 76 | |
2. The armour must be kept on | 76 | |
The Armour – Its Proper Place | 80 | |
Final Exhortation | 80 | |
II. | WHY THE CHRISTIAN MUST BE ARMED | 81 |
The Danger if Unarmed | 81 | |
Satan as Tempter to Sin | 82 | |
1. Satan chooses when to tempt | 83 | |
2. Satan chooses how to tempt | 85 | |
3. Satan chooses what or whom to use as the instruments of temptation | 89 | |
Warning | 93 | |
Precautions | 95 | |
1. Ask God for counsel | 95 | |
2. Know your heart | 95 | |
3. Read God's Word attentively | 95 | |
Satan as Accuser of Sin | 96 | |
1. Satan accuses the saints of his own wicked thoughts | 97 | |
2. Satan exaggerates the saints' sins | 98 | |
3. Satan appoints himself both judge and jury to try the saints | 100 | |
4. Satan tries to rob the saints of their covenant promise | 101 | |
The Saint's Proper Reaction to Satan's Accusations | 103 | |
1. Let his accusations make you more careful | 103 | |
2. Let them make you more humble | 103 | |
3. Let them show you the fallacy of his logic | 103 | |
God's Perfect Response to Satan's Accusations | 105 | |
1. God uses Satan's own schemes to make His saints wise | 105 | |
2. God uses Satan's tricks to make His saints thankful | 107 | |
3. God uses the devil's wiles to make His saints wary | 107 | |
The Saint's Fortification | 108 | |
1. Beware of Satan as a seducer | 108 | |
2. Cling to God's promise of justification | 109 | |
3. Avoid entrapment | 109 | |
4. Maintain assurance of salvation | 111 | |
The Assurance of Victory if Armed | 113 | |
Satan's Damnation | 114 | |
1. The curse that lies upon Satan | 114 | |
2. The limits God places upon Satan | 115 | |
Satan's Intentions and God's Intervention | 116 | |
1. Satan's intention: to defile the saint's conscience | 117 | |
2. Satan's intention: to defile other saints | 118 | |
3. Satan's intention: to defile the saint's relationship with God | 119 | |
Chapter 3: Second Consideration: The Nature of the War and the Character of the Enemy | 124 | |
I. | THE NATURE OF THE WAR | 124 |
Why Saints Must Wrestle | 124 | |
1. The sharpness of combat | 124 | |
2. The universality of combat | 126 | |
3. The duration of combat | 126 | |
How Not to Wrestle | 128 | |
1. Do not wrestle against God's Spirit | 128 | |
2. Do not wrestle against God's providence | 129 | |
3. Do not wrestle by your own rules | 130 | |
How to Wrestle | 131 | |
1. Enlist God as your second | 131 | |
2. Stay in training | 132 | |
3. Use your advantage wisely | 132 | |
A Word of Encouragement to Wrestlers | 133 | |
II. | THE CHARACTER OF THE ENEMY | 134 |
The Saint's Minor Assailants: ‘Flesh and Blood' | 134 | |
1. Our inner corruptions | 134 | |
2. Human beings | 136 | |
The Saint's Chief Assailants: Evil Spirits | 141 | |
1. Their system of government | 141 | |
(a) Satan's claim to his throne | 143 | |
(b) God's present concession to Satan's claim | 144 | |
(c) How to test your true allegiance | 146 | |
2. Their powers | 151 | |
3. Their kingdom (‘the darkness of this world') | 161 | |
(a) Why sin is described as darkness | 166 | |
(b) Why those in darkness are under Satan's rule | 168 | |
(c) Warning to beware of Satan's tricks | 170 | |
(d) The blinding power of ignorance | 172 | |
(e) Warning to beware of ignorance | 174 | |
(f) The way to knowledge | 181 | |
4. Their nature (‘spiritual wickedness') | 186 | |
(a) The importance of understanding the nature of devils | 193 | |
(b) Spiritual wickedness in the saints: the cause and the cure | 195 | |
(i) Sin in the heart | 196 | |
(ii) Sins about spiritual topics | 201 | |
Errors involving spiritual principles | 201 | |
Pride | 205 | |
(c) A final thought on spiritual wickedness | 223 | |
5. The grounds of war (‘in high places,' or ‘for heavenly things') | 225 | |
(a) The saint's heavenly calling | 225 | |
(b) A call worth fighting for | 228 | |
(c) A word of caution to those who desire a heavenly prize | 231 | |
(d) A practical note – on the folly of pursuing earthly things | 234 | |
(e) A final word about our heavenly prize | 238 | |
Chapter 4: Third Consideration: A Second Exhortation to be Armed | 240 | |
I. | THE EXHORTATION AND THE IMPLICATION | 240 |
First Observation: The Implications of a Repeated Admonition | 240 | |
Imperative truths | 241 | |
Second Observation: The Need to Inspect and Repair Your Graces | 245 | |
1. Why your graces must be kept in good repair | 245 | |
2. Who suffers when your grace diminishes | 247 | |
3. How to know whether or not your grace is declining | 250 | |
4. How to recover from declining grace | 254 | |
II. | REASONS FOR THE EXHORTATION | 258 |
The Hour of Battle | 258 | |
1. The nature and quality of evil and the ‘evil day' | 260 | |
2. The certainty of an evil day | 263 | |
3. The necessity of armour to withstand the evil day | 265 | |
4. Directions for preparing for the evil day | 267 | |
The Requirements for a Happy Outcome of the War | 269 | |
1. The necessity of perseverance | 271 | |
2. The necessity of divine armour to persevere | 272 | |
3. Why the unregenerate cannot persevere | 273 | |
4. The certainty of persevering if armed | 276 | |
5. The promised result of perseverance | 281 | |
Chapter 5: Fourth Consideration: The Position to be Maintained in the Fight | 285 | |
I. | STAND – DO NOT FLEE OR YIELD | 285 |
Scripture Expressly Commands it | 286 | |
God Supplies Armour Sufficient for the Battle | 287 | |
The Christian's Safety Lies in Resisting | 288 | |
The Enemy is Overcome Only by Force | 289 | |
1. Satan is a cowardly enemy | 289 | |
2. Satan is an encroaching enemy | 290 | |
3. Satan is an accusing enemy | 291 | |
II. | STAND IN YOUR OWN PLACE – DO NOT USURP ANOTHER'S | 291 |
Five Considerations to Persuade All to Stand | 294 | |
1. You lose God's approval when you leave your appointed place to work outside your calling | 294 | |
2. You lose God's protection when you ignore His restrictions as to place and calling | 295 | |
3. God does not hold you accountable for another man's work | 297 | |
4. You suffer needlessly when you bear burdens God never intended you to carry | 297 | |
5. A flighty spirit usually carries men out of their place and calling | 298 | |
III. | STAND – DO NOT SLEEP | 301 |
Why the Christian Must Remain Wakeful | 302 | |
1. The Christian's work is too important and demanding to be done while half asleep, or in a half-hearted fashion | 302 | |
2. Watchfulness reaps advantages for the Christian | 303 | |
How to Stand and Watch | 304 | |
1. Watch constantly | 304 | |
2. Watch universally | 306 | |
3. Watch wisely | 307 |
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Publisher | Banner of Truth |
Author | William Gurnall |
Binding | Paperback |
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