The Way to True Peace and Rest
by Robert Bruce | Book Summary
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Author: Robert Bruce
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Wilbourne presents the doctrine of union with Christ in a way that is both applicable and accessible to readers from various walks of life. Rather than presenting union with Christ as some "pie in the sky" mystical set of practices only found and mastered by an elite group of Christians, Wilbourne shows both the reality and necessity of union with Christ in the lives of all believers. Written to help churches in need, Wilbourne presents a much-needed introduction to union with Christ. |
Robert Bruce (c. 1554-1631) was a Presbyterian minister in Edinburgh and a leader in the Scottish Reformation. He initially studied law and was expected to become a senator in the College of Justice. His father, Sir Alexander Bruce, endowed him with the barony of Kinnaird. Upon deciding to enter the ministry, he was forced to surrender his inheritance on the insistence of his mother, who was a great-granddaughter of James I and a devout Roman Catholic.
He became minister of St Giles' in 1587 and was elected as Moderator of the Assembly the following year. He served there until he was exiled by King James VI, commissioner of the King James Bible. After the death of James in 1625, Charles I permitted him to return to Kinnaird, where he remained until his death in 1631.
Robert Bruce is still regarded as one of the most influential and highly respected ministers ever produced in Scotland.
The Way to True Peace and Rest
by Robert Bruce
[ Book Summary ]
| Author | Robert Bruce |
| Publisher | Banner of Truth |
| Date | 2017 |
| Pages | 222 |
Overview:
Trials of all sorts are common to everyone in all times and places, and the Christian's life is often marked by suffering. What is not always common is how a person reacts when they are so afflicted.
In a series of sermons given by Robert Bruce, collected and presented as The Way to True Peace and Rest, we are able to gain great insight into and practical application of the illness of King Hezekiah in Isaiah 38 (also in 2 Kings 20). This account provides us with a wonderful example of how the godly should conduct themselves when confronted with trials, those of sicknesses or otherwise. In heeding this account, we might find that we are granted the same sort of comfort Hezekiah received.
There is much for us to learn about the nature of God and of ourselves. By applying the truths contained therein, we can learn to glorify God and seek Him above all in every trial and circumstance we face.
Robert Bruce (c. 1554-1631) was a Presbyterian minister in Edinburgh and a leader in the Scottish Reformation. He initially studied law and was expected to become a senator in the College of Justice. His father, Sir Alexander Bruce, endowed him with the barony of Kinnaird. Upon deciding to enter the ministry, he was forced to surrender his inheritance on the insistence of his mother, who was a great-granddaughter of James I and a devout Roman Catholic.
He became minister of St Giles' in 1587 and was elected as Moderator of the Assembly the following year. He served there until he was exiled by King James VI, commissioner of the King James Bible. After the death of James in 1625, Charles I permitted him to return to Kinnaird, where he remained until his death in 1631.
Robert Bruce is still regarded as one of the most influential and highly respected ministers ever produced in Scotland.