Meekness and Majesty
Do you want to embrace your God-given meekness and majesty? In our time meekness is a glaringly absent characteristic in Christian communities. This is scandalous given that Jesus himself both commanded and exhibited meekness. It is truly remarkable that a defining grace such as meekness is roundly ignored by so many Christians. Too often we prefer the assertive and bold. It should not be so. This book challenges contemporary Christianity by introducing readers to Messianic meekness. Jesus’ teaching in the third Beatitude-“Blessed are the meek”-is not a throwaway line in the introduction to the Sermon on the Mount, but a powerful distillation of Old Testament theology. In a world marred with suffering, often because of a lack of meekness, this book offers comfort and confidence found in the promise that the meek inherit the earth. Indeed, it reminds us that the meek will one day rule and reign with the risen Jesus. Meekness leads to majesty, pick up this book to find out how.
Publisher: H & E publishing
Type: Paperback
ISBN: 9781774841440
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Davy Ellison holds a PhD in OT biblical studies from Queen’s University, Belfast and serves as the director of training at the Irish Baptist College, Moira, Northern Ireland.
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“Let me start where Davy Ellison ends, ‘The paradoxical promise remains: “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth” (Matt.5:5).’ The paradoxical promise—what a great expression to summarise the theme of this very readable and accessible, but thought provoking and somewhat hard-hitting book. And how relevant the subject. Meekness is very much out of vogue, whether it be in the offices of corporate business, the hallways of political power or the arenas of professional sport. And sadly, it is out of vogue even within the triumphalistic, ego-centred, self-absorbed lives of many in the Christian church. How few within the church, dare I say, especially amongst leaders in the church, how few are truly meek. And, possibly more soberly, how few even desire to be meek. I hope that through this book many would be willing to play the waiting game of meekness, in the expectation that the paradoxical promise is indeed true.” John Bell, Pastor of Covenanters Christian Church, Harare, Zimbabwe