Union with Christ: Thomas Boston on Mystical Union and The Sacraments

By Thomas Boston

The great Puritan divine, Thomas Boston (1676-1732), wrote a profound systematic commentary on the Westminster Shorter Catechism entitled, An Illustration of the Doctrines of the Christian Religion with Respect to Faith and Practice, Upon the Plan of the Assembly's Shorter Catechism, Comprehending a Complete Body of Divinity . Spanning two sizable volumes, it is far less known than it deserves, and contains very many wonderful insights into the glories of the salvation received by the elect in the Lord Jesus Christ. The present short volume hopes to remedy this dearth of exposure by presenting seven especially powerful chapters dealing, respectively, with mystical union with Christ and with the sacraments. The reason for bringing these chapters together here is not only because of their intrinsic interest, but also because of how theologically intertwined these two subjects turn out to be. Reading through them one will be struck by just how often our union with Christ connects with the truth at the heart of the sacraments. And given that Reformed theologians have strived too often to refute the persistent false claim that we hold salvation a legal fiction, and the equally false claim that we hold the sacraments of Baptism and the Lord's Supper bare, empty signs without Christ's real presence, Thomas Boston's clear exposition of these subjects could not be more pertinent, hopefully putting such vain strivings against the authentic, orthodox Reformed position to rest.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B096TTSW81
• ISBN13: 9798519384926
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 121 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.3" x 5.5"