The Rock of our Salvation

William S. Plumer (1759-1850) was an American, Baptist, lawyer, and statesman (NH Senator and later NH Governor).  His book The Rock of our Salvation is an excellent and concise survey of the person, character, sufferings, offices, and glory of the Lord Jesus Christ.  Some of Plumer’s interpretation of Scripture reflects a reformed view (ex. chapter 19 – Christ on the Judgment-Seat portrays a mixture of both the saints rewarded and sinners condemned).  A reformed view of Scripture is wrong because it convolutes the truth by interpreting the Bible allegorically.  Nevertheless, Plumer’s work stands as a magnificent survey of Christology.

Table of Contents:

1                     Christ All in All

2                     The Divinity of Christ

3                     The Sonship of Christ

4                     The Incarnation of Jesus

5                     The Messiahship of Jesus

6                     Christ the Mediator

7                     Christ a Prophet

8                     The Priesthood of Christ

9                     Christ a King

10                 Christ’s Humiliation

11                 General Views of the Christ’s Work

12                 Redemption by Christ

13                 The Atonement

14                 The Folly of Objecting to the Atonement

15                 Christ’s Resurrection

16                 Christ’s Ascension and Session at God’s Right Hand

17                 Christ in Heaven

18                 Christ’s Personal Absence from this World

19                 Christ on the Judgment-Seat

20                 Christ a Physician

21                 The Gentleness of Christ

22                 Christ Shall Yet Have a Glorious Reward

23                 The Gospel of Christ is Hid from Some

24                 The Sin and Danger of Not Believing in Christ

25                 The Reproach of Christ

26                 Conclusion

The edition that I read was a 2012 Kindle edition.  The Rock of our Salvation was first published in 1867.  This book is also available in hardcover.  Thus, for this review it is 414 KB of good reading. :-)