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Victorious Christian Living-Joshua

Studies in the book of Joshua

Plot

Regarding the Bible as a whole and considering primarily its inner meaning, Alan Redpath uses the Old Testament book of Joshua to call with prophetic voice for the adoption of the New Testament standard of living. The scope of this Book goes beyond conversion to the perfecting of the saint. The emphasis is on the going onward, in Canaan, the land of Promise, which awaits us here and now. 'This land cannot be entered by moral effort or by moral attainment,' Alan Redpath says. 'It is entrusted by God to a representative, Joshua of the Old Testament, Jesus of the New, and through that representative the blessing is bestowed on God's people.' Joshua, fist of the twelve historical Books of the Old Testament, covers twenty-five of the most exciting years of Israel's history. Dr. Redpath interprets the events as they occurred and applies the lasting lesson they impart. He notes that the whole land of Canaan was given to the people of Israel, but they could possess only the portion which they claimed, and draws the parallel that the greatest of saints are the greatest receivers. The foundations of our faith, he says, are regeneration and justification, and they are deeply laid in order that they may carry the superstructure of sanctification and holiness. The reasons for setbacks are examined--self-confidence, prayerlessness, and disobedience--and the cure is prescribed. This guide to 'victorious Christian living' is offered by the author not as a theory to be admired but as an experience to be enjoyed.