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    The Expulsive Power of a New Affection
    The Expulsive Power of a New Affection
    The Expulsive Power of a New Affection
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    The Expulsive Power of a New Affection

    By Thomas Chalmers and John Piper

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    Thomas Chalmers was a Scottish Presbyterian minister who served most of his life at St. John's parish in Glasgow—a congregation that was both the largest and the poorest congregation in the city. Known for his extensive charitable work in caring for the poor and downtrodden, Chalmers was also an astute theologian. One of his most notable works is The Expulsive Power of a New Affection, in which Chalmers inspires his readers to remove the tangles of sin through the expulsive power of a new affection—desiring God. As a result of the fall, human feelings of love are often misplaced on the creation rather than the Creator. This classic work of the faith reorients our affections toward him.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCrossway Books
    Release dateOct 2, 2020
    ISBN9781433570704
    The Expulsive Power of a New Affection
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    Thomas Chalmers

     Thomas Chalmers (1780–1847) was a Scottish preacher, theologian, and author who served as professor of theology at the University of St. Andrews and the University of Edinburgh. His many writings were primarily focused on the application of Christian ethics to the social issues of his day. 

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      Excellent!!! The introduction is informative and Chalmers' lecture is both original and orthodox!
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      I like the central idea, and it's consistent with later ideas in religion and psychology. I'm glad it's available, at least for historical purposes. Chalmers uses language pretty well, but the repetitive text takes a long time to say what could be said well in two pages, as it is in the Foreword. Maybe he was stretching it to make a sermon. I don't suggest reading the entire thing unless you have a specific reason (like research). Maybe worth skimming.

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    The Expulsive Power of a New Affection

    The Crossway Short Classics Series

    Encouragement for the Depressed

    Charles Spurgeon

    The Expulsive Power of a New Affection

    Thomas Chalmers

    Heaven Is a World of Love

    Jonathan Edwards

    The Expulsive Power of a New Affection

    Thomas Chalmers

    The Expulsive Power of a New Affection

    Copyright © 2020 by Crossway

    Published by Crossway

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    All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher, except as provided for by USA copyright law. Crossway® is a registered trademark in the United States of America.

    Cover design: Jordan Singer

    Cover image: Marigold wallpaper design, William Morris (1834–1896), Bridgeman Images

    First printing 2020

    Printed in China

    Scripture quotations are from the King James Version of the Bible.

    Paperback ISBN: 978-1-4335-7067-4

    ePub ISBN: 978-1-4335-7070-4

    PDF ISBN: 978-1-4335-7068-1

    Mobipocket ISBN: 978-1-4335-7069-8

    Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

    Names: Chalmers, Thomas, 1780–1847, author. 

    Title: The expulsive power of a new affection / Thomas Chalmers. 

    Description: Wheaton, Illinois: Crossway, 2020. | Series: The Crossway short classics series | Includes bibliographical references. |

    Summary: This book is a timeless treasure exhorting readers to remove the tangles of sin through the expulsive power of a new affection—desiring God—Provided by publisher. 

    Identifiers: LCCN 2020005204 (print) | LCCN 2020005205 (ebook) | ISBN 9781433570674 (trade paperback) | ISBN 9781433570681 (pdf) | ISBN 9781433570698 (mobi) | ISBN 9781433570704 (epub)

    Subjects: LCSH: Love—Religious aspects—Christianity—Sermons. | God—Worship and love—Sermons. | Sermons, English—19th century. | Bible. Epistles of John—Sermons. 

    Classification: LCC BX9178.C52 E9 2020 (print) | LCC BX9178.C52 (ebook) | DDC 248.4/852—dc23

    LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020005204

    LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020005205

    Crossway is a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.

    2020-08-03 03:09:17 PM

    Contents

    Foreword by John Piper

    Series Preface

    Biography of Thomas Chalmers

    The Expulsive Power of a New Affection

    Foreword

    Who was Thomas Chalmers (1780–1847)? Converted to Christ while already in the pastorate (1810) in Kilmany, Scotland, Chalmers eventually became professor of moral philosophy in the University of St. Andrews, and then professor of theology in the University of Edinburgh.

    His influence in the church and politics in Scotland was so extensive that according to geologist Hugh Miller, Chalmers "may be said rather to have created than to have belonged to an era."¹ And William Gladstone, Britain’s foremost political leader of the nineteenth century, called him a man greatly lifted out of the region of mere flesh and blood.² On Chalmers’s death, one estimate was that half the population of Edinburgh attended his

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