Gentle and Lowly
The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers
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4.6 • 168 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Pastor Dane Ortlund Explores Jesus's Heart to Reveal His Tender Love for Sinners and Suffers
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 heartScripture-Based: Explores passages throughout the whole Bible to get a full picture of God's heart for sinners
Customer Reviews
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What a wondrous book: to gaze into the heart of Christ and to see that I knew so little of Him. I’m awe struck. I’m fascinated. I’m changed. I’m grateful to you,
Jesus, for showing Dane Ortlund your heart, and that he shared what you’ve shown him with others…with me. I praise You my Lord
I was an ex Christian before the first couple chapters of this book
It made me cry, it made me laugh, I’m going to read it again and I never read books twice. What a joy
Up the with all the classics!
This teaching is very comforting and biblical. We all have the mindset that God is mad at us, however, using scripture Dane shows us the exact opposite. This is a book I will read it in sections over and over hopefully for the rest of my life alongside of works like AW Tozier and all the classic Christian authors!