THERE seem to be many, in our day, who are seeking God. Yet they appear to be but "feeling after him in order to find him," as if he were either a distant or an "unknown God." They forget that "he is NOT FAR from every one of us," (Acts xvii. 27); for "in him we live, and move, and have our being." To know that He is not far; that he has come down; that he has come nigh; this is the "beginning of the gospel." It gives direct denial to the vain thoughts of those who think that they must bring Him nigh they by their prayers and devout performances. He has shewn himself to us, that we may know...

Horatius Bonar was a Scottish churchman and popular Christian writer who wrote hymns, books, and served as the editor for The Quarterly journal of Prophecy for over 25 years. God's Way of Peace is one of his most famous books.

Horatius Bonar was a Scottish churchman and popular Christian writer who wrote hymns, books, and served as the editor for The Quarterly journal of Prophecy for over 25 years. God's Way of Holiness is one of his most famous books.

Horatius Bonar was a Scottish churchman and popular Christian writer who wrote hymns, books, and served as the editor for The Quarterly journal of Prophecy for over 25 years. Words to Winners of Souls is one of his most famous books.

Foreword by Erwin W. Lutzer

"It is no easy matter to write a book for the family of God. Yet it is for them that these thoughts on chastisement are written." So begins Horatius Bonar's classic work on how Christians should deal with grief in face of a faith that knows God to be good. Bonar mines Scripture and the wisdom of the church to reveal that God's ways, while not our ways, are intended to manifest righteousness. Indeed, the author argues that earthly bonds may be broken not to bring believers sorrow, but in order to draw them closer to an eternal relationship with...