The Expulsive Power of a New Affection (Thomas Chalmers)

Description Product Details The Expulsive Power of a New Affection A reprint of one of history’s most powerful and enduring sermons, from the 19th century.  In The Expulsive Power of a New Affection, Thomas Chalmers inspires Christians to remove the snares and tangles of sin—not through legalistic obedience but through the power of a new and greater affection for God. Chalmers reminds the people of God that, as sojourners living in this world, true power over the trials and sins of this life is found only in desiring Jesus Christ.  Love Him more, and sin shall lose its power in our lives. “We know of no other way by which to keep the love of the world out of our hearts than to keep in our hearts the love of God.” — Thomas Chalmers About the Author Thomas Chalmers (1780–1847) was a Scottish preacher, theologian, and author.  He served as professor of theology at the University of St. Andrews and the University of Edinburgh. His many writings were primarily focused on the application of Christian ethics to the social issues of his day. Endorsement (from the Foreword) “Chalmers thinks is it futile to try to suck sinful pleasures out of the human heart with the pump of fear, if we do not put a better pleasure in their place. One might think that humans have the capacity to use willpower and resolve to stop loving the world.  But according to Chalmers, “The habit cannot be so displaced as to leave nothing but a negative and cheerless vacancy behind it.”  That, he argues, “is the constitution of our nature.”  — John Piper