The Intercession of Christ: Christ, A Complete Saviour

by John Bunyan

Overview

Biographical Introduction by William S. Barker. Bunyan wrote extensively on topical theological and practical matters, issues that faced the church in his time, which face us still. The Intercession of Christ is one of these works. In it Bunyan traces the nature of Jesus' intercession, who it should affect, the benefits it gives us and how effective that intercession is. Bunyan is also keen to show the interferences of the doctrine on such subjects as backsliding, how Christ's intervention is affected when we continue to sin, and there sins of God's people worse than the sins of others.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781845505448
Publisher:	Christian Focus Publications
Publication date:	01/20/2010
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

John Bunyan(1628–1688) was a famous preacher and writer who, during his life, penned over 2 million words, his most famous work being ‘The Pilgrim’s Progress’.

Table of Contents

Biographical Introduction 9

1 The Intercession of Christ Explained 17

What Is His Intercession? 18

What Does He Ask For? 19

'Bring Them Home' 19

'Cleanse Them and Keep Them' 19

'Give Them More Grace' 20

'Preserve Them' 21

What Does Christ's Intercession Infer? 23

Saints Sin 23

We Need a Mediator 24

We Need a Blameless Intercessor 25

Christ Answers All Accusations Against Us 26

Believers Should not Rest at the Cross for Comfort 27

2 Benefits of Christ's Intercession 29

What Does the Apostle Mean by 'Save'? 29

Justification 30

Preservation 31

What Does it Mean to Save to the Uttermost? 36

Persons Far from Christ 36

Things that Make Coming Hard 36

Why 'Able'? 40

All-sufficient Merit 40

Infinite Power 41

3 Some Important Inferences 43

Justification Will Stand with Imperfection 43

The Justified Are Still Sinners 44

Imperfect in Graces 45

Imperfect in Duties 48

Satan Does not Give Up 49

He Does not Know Who Are Elect 50

He Wants to Defile and Afflict the Church 50

The Danger of Self-sufficiency 50

God Hates the Sin of His People 51

Christ Begins and Completes Our Salvation 52

All Glory to Jesus 54

Saints Need Christ to the End 55

4 The Persons Interested in Christ's Intercession 57

Not Those Who Come Their Own Way 57

To God, but not to Christ 57

To Christ, but not to God by Him 58

Those Who Come as God Intends 60

Newly Awakened 62

The Returning Backslider 75

The Upright Believer 80

5 Conclusions Touching These Persons 85

He Is no Fool that Comes to God by Christ 85

He Believes There Is a World to Come 88

Faith Is Strong and Forcible 88

Those Who Turn from Christ Have no Faith 90

The World to Come is Better 91

Most Men Are Mad 93

How God Determines Our End 95

6 Unfailing Efficacy of Christ's Intercession 99

An Unshakeable Covenant 100

Confirmed by an Oath 103

Grounded in the Life of Christ 104

A Life Laid Down and Taken Again 105

Our Intercessor Has the Final Word 107

Grounded Upon His Merits 109

7 Lessons Taught By This Part 113

Our Souls Are in a Deplorable Condition 113

Satan Does not Want to Lose Us 114

Christ's Love Never Wearies 115

Christ Will Save Many 116

Honour Christ by Believing 117

Worthy Is the Lamb 118

8 The Use: Concluding Exhortations 119

Study the Priestly Office of Christ 119

Apply This Truth to Yourself and Others 121

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From the Publisher

" Bunyan reflects the impact of the Puritan movement upon mid-seventeenth-century England, and he in turn has become perhaps the most influential of all English Puritans through his literary works, including his autobiographical Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners and the allegorical books, The Pilgrim’s Progress and The Holy War." William Barker, Professor of Church History, Emeritus, Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania