Inter-Varsity Press

"Oh, how I love your law. Your statutes are my heritage for ever; they are the joy of my heart ..." Psalm 119:97 - 111

"At their best," writes Don Carson, "Christians have saturated themselves in the Word of God." The means by which God sanctifies men and women, setting them apart as his own people, is the Word of truth.

Many people, however, would admit that they have allowed the pressures of life to crowd out serious and thoughtful reading of the Bible. Also, in a culture that has moved away from a Christian worldview, the Bible's unwavering proclamations and fantastic stories seem ever stranger. The big picture of the Bible is gradually fading from view.

For the Love of God encourages us to face these challenges. Now, more than ever, the need to read the Bible and to grasp its relevance for our lives is critical.

This companion volume to 'For the Love of God - Vol. 1', follows Robert Murray M'Cheyne's Bible-reading plan, taking you through the New Testament and Psalms twice and the Old Testament once. Don Carson has written thought-provoking comments and reflections to accompany one of each day's scriptural passages. And, most uniquely, he offers a perspective that places each reading into the larger framework of history and God's eternal plan, in order to deepen our understanding of his sovereignty and the unity and power of his Word.

Commendations

"(The usefulness of M'Cheyne's Chart of Daily Bible Readings) has been enhanced by ... these two volumes.

"What Don Carson has done is produce a volume of Daily Bible readings based on one of the four passages M'Cheyne suggested ... Volume 2 follows the same format but selects different passages from Volume 1. Carson is the master of saying a lot in a few words. His comments are clear and contemporary. His style is lucid and helpful. He has the ability to go to the kernel of the passage and a major benefit of these two volumes is the consistency and quality throughout which is not always true of similar publications.

"These volumes are more than a devotional Guide. They are that, but they open the Bible to anyone who wants to (understand Scripture better).

"The daily insights will help you view the Bible for all that it is ... inspired history ... revealing of God ... In such a study your mind will be shaped and informed by what God himself says.

"Why would you read the Bible? Why should you give time to pray? No-one could answer those questions more succinctly than with Don Carson's own words, 'For the love of God.'"

Christian Irishman