The Pleasantness of a Religious Life: Life as good as it can be

by Matthew Henry

Overview

Matthew Henry, the great Puritan commentator, here looks at what gives people real joy. He looks at 12 different types of Christian pleasure, reviews what God has done to bring sinners joy, demonstrates that Christian experience proves this and challenges the reader to join in! This was Matthew Henry’s last book and was at the press when he died in 1714. This classic of Christian living is brought to you by J. I. Packer who adds an extensive introduction to the book showing its significance and gestation from Henry’s ministry.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781845506513
Publisher:	Christian Focus Publications
Publication date:	05/20/2012
Series:	Packer Introductions
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Matthew Henry (1662-1714), a beloved commentator, was a pastor of a church in Chester and a prolific writer.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"Here is a bait that has no hook under it...a pleasure which God himself invites you to, and which will make you happy, truly and eternally happy...it is certain that there is true pleasure in true religion." ~ Matthew Henry

Editorial Reviews

"We too get told that being a Christian is a bleak and burdensome business, and not being a Christian could be more fun; we too, like Henry's first hearers and readers, need to be reminded that it absolutely not so."

J. I. Packer

"Here is a bait that has no hook under it...a pleasure which God himself invites you to, and which will make you happy, truly and eternally happy...it is certain that there is true pleasure in true religion."

((1662-1714) Beloved commentator

"We too get told that being a Christian is a bleak and burdensome business, and not being a Christian could be more fun; we too, like Henry's first hearers and readers, need to be reminded that it absolutely not so."

J. I. Packer - Well known author & Board of Governors' Professor of Theology

"We too get told that being a Christian is a bleak and burdensome business, and not being a Christian could be more fun; we too, like Henry's first hearers and readers, need to be reminded that it absolutely not so." ~ J. I. Packer(Board of Governors' Professor of Theology, Regent College, Vancouver, Canada)"Here is a bait that has no hook under it...a pleasure which God himself invites you to, and which will make you happy, truly and eternally happy...it is certain that there is true pleasure in true religion." ~ Matthew Henry

From the Publisher