A Faith That Endures: Meditations on Hebrews 11 (Reflections)
I rejoice in Brian Croft's book because he reminds us from Hebrews 11 and 12 that Old Testament saints, and Jesus supremely, trusted in God. They persevered in faith even when their circumstances seemed to scream out that God's word was untrue. Pastor Croft gives feet and hands to faith, showing us what it looks like in everyday life. May we follow those who have gone before us in faith, so that we, like them, will win an eternal reward. (from the foreword) --Thomas R. Schreiner, James Buchanan Harrison Professor of New Testament Interpretation, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KentuckyBrian Croft is a faithful shepherd of souls and expositional preacher. These sermons, arising from that crucial context, will be valuable to other pastors and other believers in general who are hazarding their way to the Celestial City. Endurance is a theme often lacking in church discussion today but is one of immense pastoral importance. Croft's book provides a timely, helpful, Christ-centered discussion of this important topic. --Ray Van Neste, Associate Professor of Biblical Studies, Director, R. C. Ryan Center for Biblical Studies, Union University, Jackson, TennesseeIt is not easy to hold fast. We see many faint and fall around us, and perhaps we wonder if we shall stand to the end. In this short and sweet treatment of Hebrews 11, Brian Croft encourages us to cling to God in Christ and so stand fast. Writing with sober yet joyful realism and with pastoral insight and earnestness, he defines the enduring faith of true believers before guiding us through the gallery of the faithful that the writer to the Hebrews has arrayed, pointing out for us that very faith in the lives of those who have gone before us, bringing us finally to the aweful, beautiful portrait of our Lord Christ. With plain and well-grounded exhortations, and with some particularly straight talking to Christ's under-shepherds, Brian calls us to cultivate the same precious, enduring faith, showing us why we should and how we may so run as to last the course. --Jeremy Walker, Pastor of Maidenbower Baptist Church, Crawley, England, Co-author of A Portrait of Paul