With Contributions by John Piper, John MacArthur, Jerry Bridges, Randy Alcorn, and Helen Roseveare
These powerful calls to godly perseverance from four admiredChristians elevate the value and necessity of lifelong faithfulnessin the lives of God's people.
Many people seek to better their lives by leaving, changing, swapping, or modifying their commitments. But God's Word holds up abeautiful value that, while difficult, leads to deep satisfactionand great reward: endurance.
Such long, steady, hold-the-course perseverance is especiallyneeded within our vacillating generation. This thoughtful book thusnot only elevates the virtue of godly endurance but bears witnessto its power in the Christian life through the exhortations of JohnPiper-who provides the context and overview for the entirebook-John MacArthur, Jerry Bridges, Randy Alcorn, and HelenRoseveare. Each contributor represents a different kind ofendurance: from MacArthur's longtime, faithful shepherding of achurch to Alcorn's radical obedience in the culture wars, fromBridges' unswerving patience through suffering to Roseveare'scourageous constancy on the war-torn mission field.
Stand will awaken and solidify rugged, Christ-exalting endurance in people who are weary in their faithjourney or who simply long to remain firm to the end. And foreveryone who dreams of a Christian culture-shift from brief trialruns to lifelong commitments, John Piper and Justin Taylor's latestoffering is a watershed that will serve to seal that vision inpeople's minds and hearts.
