Newton on the Christian Life, Tony Reinke
Newton on the Christian Life, Tony Reinke
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Newton on the Christian Life
To Live Is Christ

Author: Tony Reinke

Narrator: Graham Geisler

Unabridged: 10 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: One Audiobooks

Published: 07/09/2021


Synopsis

John Newton is famous for his legendary hymn "Amazing Grace." Many have celebrated his dramatic conversion from a life in the slave trade to his eventual work to end it. But often overlooked are Newton's forty years as a pastor ministering to parishioners and friends unsettled by the trials, doubts, and fears of life.

Newton is perhaps the greatest pastoral letter writer in the history of the church. He took up his pen day after day to help others fix their eyes on Christ, which, he writes, is the underlying battle of the Christian life. Through a careful study of scores of letters, Tony Reinke brings together Newton's brilliant vision of the Christian life in one accessible place.

About The Author

Tony Reinke is the communications director for desiringGod.org. He is the author of Lit!: A Christian Guide to Reading Books; Newton on the Christian Life; and 12 Ways Your Phone Is Changing You.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jessica on October 16, 2022

A really excellent book, one of the best I’ve read in the last few years (maybe ever!). Particularly enjoyed chapters on ‘the daily discipline of joy in Jesus’, ‘the discipline of trials’ and ‘the goal of Bible reading’, although every chapter challenged my attitude towards what life as a follower o......more

Goodreads review by Mark on July 12, 2015

I’ve been plunging into several William Cowper biographies lately, and I’m amazed at how bitterly many of his biographers hate John Newton. As I’ve read the perspectives of, say, Hugh l’Anson Fausset or David Cecil, I see transparently festering contempt for Newton. So, when I received this volume o......more

Goodreads review by Leo on June 20, 2022

It's been a real joy to dip into this every morning for the past couple of months and reading in a 'devotional' style. To start with negatives: some chapters were markedly more dull than others (although none terrible), and despite Reinke clarifying at the start that it's not a biography, I do wish t......more

Goodreads review by Katie on January 26, 2022

Really very much enjoyed, and found very helpful. Some real highlights: chapters on the discipline of trials, gospel simplicity, indwelling sin, Christ all-sufficient ("It is sufficient for us as present to know that we shall see Jesus"), and all the places we got a big chunk of Newton's text in the......more

Goodreads review by Nathan on April 08, 2021

This book was wonderfully edifying. It was water to my soul. Off to buy the works of John Newton. How can I distill this book? Perhaps like this: Dear Christian, let the daily pursuit of your life be constantly gazing upon the all-sufficiency of Christ. In Him there is everlasting joy, the end of sin......more