Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers
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“I have read no book that more carefully, thoroughly, and tenderly displays Christ’s heart.”
—Paul David Tripp, President, Paul Tripp Ministries; author, New Morning Mercies and My Heart Cries Out
Christians know what Jesus Christ has done—but who is he? What is his deepest heart for his people, weary and faltering on their journey toward heaven? Jesus said he is “gentle and lowly in heart.” This book reflects on these words, opening up a neglected yet central truth about who he is for sinners and sufferers today.
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Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers
Christians know that God loves them, but can easily feel that he is perpetually disappointed and frustrated, maybe even close to giving up on them. As a result, they focus a lot—and rightly so—on what Jesus has done to appease God’s wrath for sin. But how does Jesus Christ actually feel about his people amid all their sins and failures? This book draws us to Matthew 11, where Jesus describes himself as “gentle and lowly in heart,” longing for his people to find rest in him. The gospel flows from God’s deepest heart for his people, a heart of tender love for the sinful and suffering. These chapters take us into the depths of Christ’s very heart for sinners, diving deep into Bible passages that speak of who Christ is and encouraging readers with the affections of Christ for his people. His longing heart for sinners comforts and sustains readers in their up-and-down lives.
Available in a Gift Edition
In his bestselling book, Gentle and Lowly, Dane Ortlund takes readers into the depths of Christ’s very heart for sinners. This new gift edition features a TruTone cover, a ribbon marker, and a presentation page.
10-Week Video Series for Small Groups
This supplemental video series features ten 10-minute sessions of teaching from author Dane Ortlund. Produced in a DVD format and digital download, this teaching series is ideal for small groups to work through together or for personal study.
Supplemental 10-Week Study Guide
This study guide by Dane Ortlund helps readers reflect further on the biblical truths found in Gentle and Lowly through discussion questions organized into 10 helpful lessons. Designed for individual and small-group use.
“Jesus does not love like us. We love until we are betrayed. Jesus continued to the cross despite betrayal. We love until we are forsaken. Jesus loved through forsakenness. We love up to a limit. Jesus loves to the end.”
—Dane C. Ortlund, author, Gentle and Lowly
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Publisher : Crossway
Publication date : April 7, 2020
Language : English
Print length : 224 pages
ISBN-10 : 1433566133
ISBN-13 : 978-1433566134
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 5.25 x 0.88 x 8 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #527 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1 in Christian Counseling (Books) #2 in Christian Discipleship (Books) #16 in Christian Spiritual Growth (Books)
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Joseph –
Liberating
For anyone struggling with assurance, sin, or grief, this is a liberating resource. This is a must read for Christians!! Dane is a master at writing in making complex ideas simple as well as provoking soul filling questions. This book has changed the way I have related with Christ. While the book engages the soul of the Christian, it is deeply theological using many of the writings from the reformers, puritans, and others in church history! Throughout this book there were times where I felt this is too good to be true yet, Dane backs everything with scripture as well as church history. This is a book I have read twice and always recommend friends and those around me to read!
BookLoverAmanda –
A wonderful book dedicated to the heart of Jesus
Wow, what an amazing book dedicated to the heart of Jesus. I read this throughout the month of June and each time I picked it up, I grew in faith in the Lord. I was encouraged, reminded, comforted and sometimes convicted.Make sure you check out the YouTube Live Shows on Krista’s Channel, BooksAndJams for more in depth discussions! I am so thankful to have joined some of the live show discussions with her and other lovely ladies this month. My channel name is BookLoverAmanda.This book dives deep into the heart of Christ and how he views us. He is gentle and lowly in heart. This book beautifully explains this in each chapter and provides some great historical background from the Puritans.What I was reminded of:• We often minimize our sin, we don’t have a good understanding of it because we have a sinful nature. God shows us His ultimate grace and Christ’s heart is drawn to us. Romans 5:20 “Where sin increased, Grace abounded all the more.”• Christ intercedes for us and he will never cast out.• He is an advocate for us. I resonated with this so much because my son has Autism and I have been struggling this past year and found myself sitting in my feelings many days. I can remember specifically one week where I had been so overwhelmed and not praying as I should. I cried out to the Lord one night, praying for my son to have good days at school and to help him grow in his speech and skills. The very next day, he had the best day he had in weeks and the chapter on Jesus being our advocate reminded me that just like I am advocating for my son in his struggles, with therapy and preschool, Jesus is advocating for me, my husband and my son all along the journey.• Jesus is our friend, he is near to us and we should draw near to him.• Jesus understands our feelings and has compassion for us. In our grief, he is grieved. He sees what we are going through and is not surprised by anything we are going through or feeling.• We don’t have to do anything (works) to earn his love. I love the comparison of the son trying to do everything to secure his place in the family when he doesn’t have to do anything special – the same for us in our relationship with Jesus. It’s settled and irreversible.• While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. He loves me in my mess – my crazy, busy, working mom life mess. I can’t be everything for everybody and that’s ok. This chapter reminded me that throughout my mess – he is always sustaining me and loving me and listening.Overall, this is a perfect book to help us understand Jesus and His heart for us.
Jessie –
Easy to read and uplifting
Good book. Positive read. Easy to read and uplifting.
Joseph Y. –
This Book is a Necessary Read to Better Understand the Christian Life
There are few books that I would say have serious “changed my life.” Obviously, the Bible, God’s written word, is the absolute authority (Sola Scriptura) and has transformed my life and continues to shape me day by day, but then there are really good books which it’s authors have sought to rightly explain and apply the Bible to our lives. For me, those really good books have been ones that have given me major paradigm shifts in my life as a Christian. Titles like Don’t Waste Your Life and Desiring God by John Piper, Systematic Theology by Wayne Grudem, and the Doctrine of the Word of God by John Frame have been foundational to my understanding and walk with God and are always near me in my bookshelf to pick up. However, it has been a long time since I felt a significant shift and renewal in my heart from a book like I did with these books.What’s so fascinating is how God has used this small book to radically rock my heart to tears with the simple yet profound wonder of the heart of my Lord and Savior, Jesus, the Son of God!Honestly, learning how Christ’s heart is towards me has been so radically life-changing for me because it has clarified and helped me live out what I believed and known to be true but yet somehow not have fully lived out or experienced. Reading that the Chrisitan life is all about coming to Jesus no matter how you feel because you know how Jesus feels toward you has transformed how I see my daily life. As I fight sin, I fight sin by coming to Jesus who says true rest is found in him and he will always give it. When I fail in that fight and sin, I don’t have to feel shame and condemnation because he bore it all and his love intensifies even more for me.There are so many quotes to write here, but my goal in this review is to just say this: Please buy this book, read it, recommend it to others, and be refreshed by the Gospel of Jesus because you know more his heart in all of his redemptive work. To know that you are united with Christ always means that you are eternally invincible.Really? I can come to Jesus with all my filth and failure?”If you knew his heart, you would.” – Thomas Goodwin
Emily –
WWJD!
Helping me learn more about Jesus AND myself. I love to live like Jesus. WWJD!
Got this for my little brother for his birthday he absolutely loved it! –
Perfect gift
I bought this book as a gift for my friend and she’s so excited to read it! The quality is great and it arrived in perfect condition.It made such a thoughtful gift, and seeing how excited she was made it totally worth it.
ibrahim oweis –
The book only focus on Jesus kindness
As i am progressing in reading the book i reach chapter 11, the book is excellent in showing the side if jesus heart that i have never thought of, drawing me near to a warm place the heart of Jesus.However, so far the book is only focus on Jesus’s sweet heart and genuine love without mentioning Jesus condemnation of our sinning nature, this could lead us to think that as long as jesus is gentle and loving , i can continue with my way of sining
João Pedeo –
The book is absolutely beautiful, in content and physically.
Garryn Pretorius –
I really enjoyed this book and it quickly becomes one of my favourite books to read on the love of God and his affections towards us, his children! Would highly recommend it if you want to press deeper into God’s thoughts towards you
David Foster –
I absolutely loved this book. Its very deep. Almost that deep that when I finished it I was going to read it again straight away so I could absorb anything I missed.If you want to know about the heart of Jesus towards you, if you have been doubting your salvation or are feeling shame or guilt because of sin then this book is for you.It has blessed me immensely
zman03 –
The book puts you in a right place as it looks into the heart issues
Cristina –
Good study book. Can’t say much else since I have not gone through it all.