The Acceptable Sacrifice

Summary

We can speak much about worship while neglecting what God calls acceptable worship, worship offered through Christ and shaped by the Word.

Bunyan addresses the heart of true worship, showing how faith, repentance, and reverence are bound together in the believer’s approach to God.

Why Should We Read This Resource?

Bunyan writes with plain directness. He will not let us hide behind outward forms, yet he also will not let us approach God apart from the mediation of Christ. That balance is deeply helpful for the church today.

For preaching, it offers clear lines for applying Scripture on prayer, worship, and spiritual sincerity. It helps us warn against hypocrisy without crushing those who come to God with weakness and need.

It can also serve elders and worship leaders by giving a theological foundation for gathered worship that is reverent, joyful, and regulated by Scripture.

Closing Recommendation

We recommend it as a concise, strengthening Puritan work on worship that keeps Christ and the Bible central.