A Call to the Unconverted to Turn and..., Richard Baxter
A Call to the Unconverted to Turn and..., Richard Baxter
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A Call to the Unconverted to Turn and Live

Author: Richard Baxter

Narrator: Mark Christensen

Unabridged: 5 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Aneko Press

Published: 01/25/2023


Synopsis

Oh, careless sinners, I wish you only knew the love that you unthankfully neglect and the preciousness of the blood of Christ that you despise! Oh, that you only knew the riches of the gospel! Oh, that you only knew a little of the certainty, the glory, and the blessedness of that everlasting life that you will not now set your hearts upon or be persuaded to seek diligently now! If you only knew the endless life with God that you now neglect, you would quickly cast away your sin, change your mind and life, change your course and company, turn the direction of your devotion, and spend your energy and time another way.
If you will turn and live, do it determinedly, and do not stand still and deliberate as if it were a doubtful case. Do not stand around wavering as if you were uncertain whether God or the flesh is the better master, whether sin or holiness is the better way, or whether heaven or hell is the better result. Away with your former lusts, and immediately, unceasingly, and wholeheartedly resolve! Do not be of one mind one day and of another mind the next, but be done with the world, and resolvedly give up yourselves and all that you have to God. Before Satan has time to distract you or entice you to change your mind, take a stand for God! You will never truly turn until you resolve, and do so with a firm, unchangeable decision.

About Richard Baxter

Richard Baxter (1615–1691) was
a prominent English churchman and peacemaker who sought unity among
Protestants. Born in Rowton to
parents who undervalued education, he was largely self-taught. At age twenty-three he was
ordained into the Church of England. Baxter became even better known for his prolific writing,
with more than two hundred works to his name. His devotional classic, The Saints’ Everlasting Rest, was one of
the most widely read books of the century. When asked what deviations should be
permitted from the Anglican Book of Common Prayer, he created an entirely new
one, Reformed Liturgy, in two weeks.
His autobiography and his pastoral guide, The
Reformed Pastor, are still widely read today.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jeff on May 26, 2013

I've mentioned before the importance of reading "old dead guys." Too many Christians today are snacking on trendy preachers when they should be feasting on the proven preachers of history. Some who are popular and entertaining today are demonstrably heretics tomorrow.  A good place to jumpstart your......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on December 23, 2022

Timeless classic; a heart-felt appeal to everyone to make a stand for Christ; to convert and live with dignity and passion beforeit's too late. Filled with well-thought out principles, and directions for making life-changing choices, readers will find a passionate plea for your soul.......more

Goodreads review by Ilsa on March 17, 2016

Você quer tirar a última sombra de dúvida a respeito da impiedade de alguém? entregue a ele este livro e provará nisto que se nenhuma grande mudança ocorrer, é ele, deliberadamente, um filho da serpente. Um chamado aos não convertidos é um livro do grande pregador Richard Baxter, o qual exemplifica a......more

Goodreads review by Neil on August 02, 2020

An extended exposition of Ezekiel 33:11 that bristles with urgency. Page after page, Baxter pleads with the unconverted to turn to Christ. If this book would be revised with more modern English (and perhaps abridged), then this would be the perfect book to give to an unbeliever. Baxter's desire to s......more

Goodreads review by Susan on December 31, 2022

Aneko Press sends out an email each month, usually with a free book download. Recently it was "A Call to the Unconverted," by Richard Baxter. This interested me because Baxter was a Puritan preacher who was born in 1615. Yes, he was a contemporary of Shakespeare, Galileo, Elizabeth I, and Bach. No "......more