Pastor Dane Ortlund Explores Jesus's Heart to Reveal His Tender Love for Sinners and Sufferers
Christians know that God loves them, but can easily feel that he is perpetually disappointed and frustrated, maybe even close to giving up on them. As a result, they focus a lot-and rightly so-on what Jesus has done to appease God's wrath for sin. But how does Jesus Christ actually feel about his people amid all their sins and failures?
This book draws us to Matthew 11, where Jesus describes himself as "gentle and lowly in heart," longing for his people to find rest in him. The gospel flows from God's deepest heart for his people, a heart of tender love for the sinful and suffering.
These chapters take us into the depths of Christ's very heart for sinners, diving deep into Bible passages that speak of who Christ is and encouraging readers with the affections of Christ for his people. His longing heart for sinners comforts and sustains readers in their up-and-down lives.
Draws on Writings from the Puritans: Including Thomas Goodwin, Richard Sibbes, John Bunyan, John Owen, and others
Provides a Unique Perspective: Confronts readers' typical thoughts on God's heart
Scripture-Based: Explores passages throughout the whole Bible to get a full picture of God's heart for sinners
Introduction
1. His Very Heart
2. His Heart in Action
3. The Happiness of Christ
4. Able to Sympathize
5. He Can Deal Gently
6. I Will Never Cast Out
7. What Our Sins Evoke
8. To the Uttermost
9. An Advocate
10. The Beauty of the Heart of Christ
11. The Emotional Life of Christ
12. A Tender Friend
13. Why the Spirit?
14. Father of Mercies
15. His "Natural" Work and His "Strange" Work
16. The Lord, the Lord
17. His Ways Are Not Our Ways
18. Yearning Bowels
19. Rich in Mercy
20. Our Law-ish Hearts, His Lavish Heart
21. He Loved Us Then; He'll Love Us Now
22. To the End
23. Buried in His Heart Forevermore
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
General Index
Scripture Index