Christian Perfection

by Peter Taylor Forsyth

Publisher:

Hodder and Stoughton

, 1899

Overview

P. T. Forsyth’s study of Christian perfection begins with a discussion on the sin of the regenerate, both personal and in Scripture. It then examines the nature of faith and redemption. “To be perfect is to be in Christ Jesus by faith. It is the right relation to God in Christ, not the complete achievement of Christian character.” Forsyth then examines what it means to be faithful: humility, patience, thankfulness, prayer, duty, love—all are needed in the Christian’s pursuit of “perfection.”

Contents

Top Highlights

“Every need is there in order to rouse the need for God” (Page 12)

“Every defect of ours is a motive for faith. To cease to feel defect is to cease to trust.” (Page 12)

“Our holiness is not a matter of imitation but of worship” (Page 9)

Product Details

• Title: Christian Perfection
• Author: Peter Taylor Forsyth
• Series: Little Books on Religion
• Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton
• Print Publication Date: 1899
• Logos Release Date: 2013
• Era: era:modern
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Perfection
• Resource ID: LLS:CHRPERFCTNFORSYTH
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-11T17:31:36Z

About Peter Taylor Forsyth

Peter Taylor Forsyth, also known as P. T. Forsyth, (1848-1921) was a Scottish theologian. The son of a postman, Forsyth studied at the University of Aberdeen and then in Göttingen. He was ordained into the Congregational ministry and served churches as pastor at Bradford, Manchester, Leicester and Cambridge, before becoming Principal of Hackney College, London (later subsumed into the University of London) in 1901.