Hugh Binning

Hugh Binning was a Scottish minister of the mid seventeenth century, writing with firmly Reformed convictions in the Presbyterian tradition.

He is best known for lucid, searching exposition that brings doctrine down to the conscience. Binning’s ministry and writing show a preacher intent on making the gospel plain, especially the glory of Christ and the grace of God in the covenant. His work does not chase novelty. It presses the old paths, repentance, faith, holiness, and comfort for troubled hearts, with a steady attention to Scripture’s own aims.

We still value him because he combines theological precision with spiritual warmth. He can be direct, but he is never cold. He is careful with words, serious about sin, and tender with weak believers, and he keeps pointing us away from ourselves to the sufficiency of Christ.

Recommended titles include The Common Principles of the Christian Religion, The Works of Hugh Binning, and Sermons on the Covenant of Grace.

Theological Perspective: Reformed

Hugh Binning

Hugh Binning was a Scottish minister of the mid seventeenth century, writing with firmly Reformed convictions in the Presbyterian tradition.

He is best known for lucid, searching exposition that brings doctrine down to the conscience. Binning’s ministry and writing show a preacher intent on making the gospel plain, especially the glory of Christ and the grace of God in the covenant. His work does not chase novelty. It presses the old paths, repentance, faith, holiness, and comfort for troubled hearts, with a steady attention to Scripture’s own aims.

We still value him because he combines theological precision with spiritual warmth. He can be direct, but he is never cold. He is careful with words, serious about sin, and tender with weak believers, and he keeps pointing us away from ourselves to the sufficiency of Christ.

Recommended titles include The Common Principles of the Christian Religion, The Works of Hugh Binning, and Sermons on the Covenant of Grace.

Theological Perspective: Reformed

Hugh Binning

Hugh Binning

Hugh Binning was a Scottish minister of the mid seventeenth century, writing with firmly Reformed convictions in the Presbyterian tradition.

He is best known for lucid, searching exposition that brings doctrine down to the conscience. Binning’s ministry and writing show a preacher intent on making the gospel plain, especially the glory of Christ and the grace of God in the covenant. His work does not chase novelty. It presses the old paths, repentance, faith, holiness, and comfort for troubled hearts, with a steady attention to Scripture’s own aims.

We still value him because he combines theological precision with spiritual warmth. He can be direct, but he is never cold. He is careful with words, serious about sin, and tender with weak believers, and he keeps pointing us away from ourselves to the sufficiency of Christ.

Recommended titles include The Common Principles of the Christian Religion, The Works of Hugh Binning, and Sermons on the Covenant of Grace.

Theological Perspective: Reformed

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Christian Love

Mid-levelBusy pastorsStrong recommendation
8.2
Author: Hugh Binning
Series: Puritan Paperbacks
Type: Devotional
Publisher: Banner of Truth
Theological Perspective: Reformed
Resource Type: Puritans

Summary

We find here a brief but searching work that presses us toward love that is more than sentiment, love shaped by truth and sustained by grace.

Hugh Binning writes with clarity and warmth, aiming to form Christian character, not merely to decorate Christian talk.

Why Should We Read This Resource?

We are helped because Binning keeps love connected to the gospel. He does not treat love as a vague virtue, but as the fruit of communion with God and the mark of a life being shaped by Christ.

We also benefit from his ability to expose self interest that hides under religious language. He presses the conscience, and he calls us to repentance where love has cooled, hardened, or become selective.

For pastors and teachers, this can strengthen application that aims at maturity. We are given a way of speaking about love that is spiritually serious, doctrinally grounded, and pastorally realistic.

Closing Recommendation

We recommend this as a concise, formative read that helps us pursue genuine Christian love with steadiness and humility.

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