Thought of God

This is a sweet book, rich with the aroma of Christ throughout. Maurice Roberts does the church a service by speaking about the thought of God in a warm and experiential way without compromising sound, Reformed, and profound theological doctrines. My thoughts are lifted up to God as I read the pages of this precious book. I find myself variously comforted, convicted and challenged by the short stand-alone chapters. I particularly appreciated (at this point in my life) his chapter entitled "A Time to Afflict the Soul" in this chapter as in many others, Mr. Roberts seems to be well acquainted with the condition of my soul, this is true no doubt, because he has thoughtfully studied the Word of God and honestly evaluated the condition of his own soul. This is my second reading of this book and recommend it even more strongly now than at first.

This book is a collection of some of the lead articles from 'The Banner of Truth' magazine from the late 1980's through the mid 1990's. They are filled with insight and depth that will both encourage as well as search the conscience of the believer. Mr.Roberts has an excellent understanding of many of the weaknesses of the Christian Church in our day. The third section of chapters entitled 'The Christians Walk' will be very helpful to both young and very mature Christians. The chapter in this section entitled 'Glorying in our Infirmities' is exceptionally profound. One brief quote will help to illustrate this point;on p.125 "This is the strange paradox of a healthy Christian mentality. It refuses to glory in its own strengths and prefers to make an admission of its own weaknesses... When believers glory in their strong points,therefore,they must expect Christ to withdraw His grace from them in some measure. Alternatively,when Christians 'glory in infirmities',they make a kind of appeal to Christ to be their compensation." What Mr. Roberts is pointing out here is an element of Biblical humility,which is an essential dynamic of the Christian life,which causes the believer to have increased confidence in God's ability to help them walk uprightly and decreased confidence in their own native ability. It is hoped that the 'Banner of Truth' will consider publishing another book of the lead articles of Maurice Roberts for they are extremely helpful and relevant to the Church of Jesus Christ in the 21st century.

This book is a collection of articles written for The_Banner_of_Truth, a magazine published in Great Britain. Mr. Roberts covers mainly topics on aspects of the Christian life, yet each article has great relevance in that he encourages us to think correctly about who God is, and who we are before Him. This is not a book of "feel-goodism", but of solemn reflection on what our role is in society and in the kingdom of Heaven. Christians are to recognize, according to Mr. Roberts, that sin is truly sinful and God is truly Holy. But through Christ, our "thoughts of God" can be corrected.