Walter J. ChantryBesprekingen

A sober examination of the "ear Tickling" Preaching of another gospel, that is not the Gospel. Man pleasing entertainment. Men are not warned of their damned state, they are not told their thoughts are only evil continually. They are hell bent depraved sinners who cannot save themselves, but are given "easy Steps for self improvement and an abundant life of self-esteem encouragement. God has been disrobed of his Majestic Sovereignty and is a good old buddy that likes everyone and hopes you will like him too. There is no presenting of an offended Holy God who wrath is kindled against the Cosmic Treason of sinful mankind. There need be no concern that the unrepentant are "sinners in the hands of an Angry God"

Differences between much of today's preaching and that of Jesus are enormous. The chief errors are not in emphasis or approach but in the heart of the gospel message.

I thought I would enjoy this book because I enjoyed Chantry's pamphlet on "The Covenants of Works and of Grace". How wrong I was. This book severely misconstrues the Kingdom of God. Chantry asserts that the Kingdom of God is only a heavenly reality, when in fact the Kingdom of God is to be advanced throughout the whole world in the hearts and minds of sinful men, that they may bring every thought into subjection to Christ. Chantry asserts that the moral law remains binding on believers, but limits the moral law to the Decalogue. Thus in affect he redefines the Ten Commandments by arguing that the judicial case laws of the Old Testament are not binding throughout all ages. He asserts that the judicial laws are harsh, thus unfit for Christians to apply to modern society. I cannot recommend this book to anyone.

Like many other characters in Scripture, the prophet Habakkuk word for 'embrace' and conveys the idea of a wrestler in an embrace with his opponent. As Walter Chantry shows in this absorbing book, Habakkuk lived out his name by wrestling with God in prayer in the midst of a national and international situation resembling our own in many respects. As we read his prophecy, we hear Habakkuk pray, then listen as the Almighty responds. The divine response at first seems overwhelming. Yet at its centre is a glorious revelation of the very heart of the gospel. In this brief exposition, previously published in the Banner of Truth magazine, Chantry draws out themes that are timely, challenging, but ultimately full of comfort.

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this is ably written though I don't now think that I agree with the Sabbatarian position of this book. But worth reading½

Today's Gospel
Walter Chantry
To date this book continues to influence the way I talk to people about the Lord and what I specifically say. It cuts to the heart of how poorly I viewed what Christ did and how I spoke about the Gospel. It was as if Rev. Chantry was speaking to me. I enjoyed the learning of the major and slight flaws we make when telling others about Christ. His book made me realize it is so much more than I can ever express and yet so necessary to try to put into words what the Lord did do and accomplish. Truly a book that would allow almost anyone who does not know the Lord to crave the way of salvation He provided. It was a book that truly influenced my faith when I was a new believer and still does today. One of the most important things I learned from Rev. Chantry was state what the Bible really says not what people think it says and always remembers the gospel is not my standard of measurement but God's standard.

Walter Chantry hits the evangelism nail on its proverbial head with a well-laid out explanation of biblical Gospel-sharing. The case he makes necessarily requires a refutation of modern evangelistic techniques.
Five points (likely more important to our day than those more-touted Five Points of Calvinism, though there are direct connections) are the focus: the attributes of God, the holy law of God, repentance, a call to bow to the enthroned Christ, and the perversion of assurance.
Hard-hitting and honest, Chantry pulls no punches, as seen in such statements as "...the Bible knows of no such grotesque creature as one who is saved but is unrepentant." (Walter Chantry, "Today's Gospel: authentic or synthetic?", pp. 54.)
I recommend this highly to anyone who preaches and to anyone who wants to be delivered from such poor methodologies as have developed in the 20 and 21st centuries.

NO OF PAGES: 112 SUB CAT I: Shabbat SUB CAT II: SUB CAT III: DESCRIPTION: Chantry offers a simple and brief introduction to the Reformed understanding of the Sabbath day. The subjects covered in each chapter are as follows:
(1) The Commandment is Holy
(2) The Commandment is Spiritual
(3) The Commandment is Good
(4) Does the NT Teach the 4th Commandment?
(5) Sabbath Observance: Mosaic and Christian
(6) Motives for Sabbath-Keeping
(7) Which Day of the Week in the Sabbath?
(8) Difficult Cases of Conscience
Appendix - For Further Reading. Walter Chantry is an author who has consistently put his finger on the particular weaknesses and failures of the contemporary church. In his books we hear echoes of the prophetic insights and warnings which run through Scripture. "Call the Sabbath a Delight" is no exception. Its title indicates the burden of its message. A startling transformation has taken place in the way Christians approach the Lord's Day. While Walter Chantry does not flinch from stressing that the effects of this have been disastrous - morally and socially, as well as spiritually - his burden is not morally negative. His concern is to show why and how the Lord's Day is meant to be one of joy and blessing for God's people. He succeeds in a remarkable way. "Call the Sabbath a Delight" is written with a deep pastoral concern. It is an important book for all Christians to read.NOTES: Donated by Liz Henderson during the first BH book drive. SUBTITLE:

More of a devotional than a commentary, this book is still organized by Scripture texts given at the head of each chapter. I found it extremely insightful, both in the details in brings to light and in the applications that are made. It is very heart-warming for personal use and suggestive for the teacher/preacher. I highly recommend it.½

Walter Chantry is like a voice crying out in the desert. His message, while desperately needed, will likely fall on many deaf ears. We have become a people who without a thought or care regularly desecrate the Sabbath day of our Lord. Until very recently, I can't say I even attempted to honour the Lord's Day. I was taught, as many are today, that the 4th commandment has been done away with; and, that, in the name of Christian freedom. But at what price? Where has this so-called 'freedom' brought us? I don't doubt that the mistreatment of our Lord's Day is one important reason why revival continues to tarry.

May God convict His people. I pray this book will get into the hands of many, and that God Himself will open many hearts and minds to the joy and delight of obedience. Indeed, is that not what it means to be truly Christian? Sunday Sabbath-keeping is not a burden... except, perhaps, to those for whom heaven would be a burden. No, the Sabbath is a delight.

Walter Chantry has selected seven pertinent texts to the subject of self-denial and devotes one short chapter to each. The first chapter is headed by 2 Corinthians 5:13-15 (which reads in part: “that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.“) This he calls “Paul’s grand explanation of the Christian life” (p. 10). Chantry is convinced that “denial of self is the key to the solution of numerous practical questions which perplex the sober-minded believer of today” (p. 7). How do we encourage its practice? “Nothing leads to self-repudiation so much as spiritual meditation on the corruption and wickedness of your heart. If your soul has grasped human depravity you have been forced to deny yourself” (p. 9).

Chapter 2 is a very illuminating and thought-provoking discussion of Christ’s commands to every disciple to “deny himself” and “take up his cross daily” (Luke 9:23-24). The two commands are synonymous: “Jesus’ figure of bearing a cross is an elaboration of his demand for self-denial. Bearing a cross is every Christian’s daily, conscious selection of those options which will please Christ, pain self, and aim at putting self to death” (p. 25).

In chapter 3 Chantry reveals the ”Joy Beyond the Cross” (based on Luke 18:29,30), encapsulating the idea that taking up one’s cross is not the rejection of happiness, but rather it is the only pathway to happiness. “In our Lord’s view, his own cross was not all bleak” (p. 31-32), Chantry says, because of the joy set before him. The same is true for the believer: “the only lasting and fully satisfying joys for any man lie on the other side of a cross” (p. 32). Ironically, this is the same truth with which John Piper grapples in many of his writings. However, the two men approach the subject from opposite angles. Piper begins his analysis by focusing on this “fully satisfying joy“, exclaiming that it is worth denying and forsaking all lesser joys to obtain this promised end . Chantry instead emphasizes the road of self-denial, exclaiming, almost as though by surprise, that there is joy to be found at the end.

Chantry continues by the relating place of self-denial to Christian liberty (chapter 4), marriage (chapter 5), the Christian ministry (chapter 6), and finally prayer (chapter 7).

Though all are helpful, I found his most poignant chapter to be the one on Christian ministry (p. 57ff) in which he accuses modern churches (hence their pastors) of giving “the distinct impression that the one who waits on tables is vastly more important than those who sit at tables” (p. 58). Self-denial in a minister will begin with his attitude regarding his calling (p. 57-58), but it will display itself in his bearing toward the flock of God (p. 60). A church, unlike a government, “may be as much injured by tyranny as by anarchy” (p. 61). He speaks of the ease with which “zeal for truth and righteousness mixes with an inflated self-esteem in the elder” (ibid.). He warns of the “audacity which decides that advancement in sanctification must be made at once! But no elder has been called to chart the timetable of growth in grace” (p. 62-63). He insists that “ministers must know how to lose arguments on non-essential matters” (p. 63) and laments the “disgraceful fact” that some ministers “have a habit of dominating discussion on every subject“ (ibid.). He warns that “it is possible to silence men by sheer force of verbiage without convincing them” (p. 64). In all this he pleads that “imitation of Jesus Christ is needed” (ibid.).

The “cross” is not only the chief symbol of God’s love, it is a principle of Christian experience. Every disciple is called to deny himself and take up his cross. And when he does, he finds that there is joy in living in its shadow.

Great book shows how the modern church will use any method to bring in people. Most modern converts dont stick around with the church.