THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO RUTH
By Iain D. Campbell
Day One. 128 pages. £5.99
ISBN 1 903087 36 8
As the subtitle to this book suggests, these studies are devotional. In a foreword, the author says they were first delivered as a series of sermons to a congregation on the Isle of Lewis. However, they have transferred from the spoken to the written word effectively and are easy to read and follow.
The studies are in 11 sections and Iain Campbell looks at the book of Ruth not only as a moving love story, but as reflecting the grace of God, whereby we sinners can come into relationship with the living God. Each of the studies in some way opens up the wonder of what God has done for us: the Saviour is exalted continuously in his redeeming work and the benefits that flow from it. The exposition of the text is illuminating and helpful, the application heart-warming and often challenging: 'Does our profession have substance and meaning? Or does our life argue against our profession? Do our actions and words and behaviour in our homes and families, and communities, argue against the very profession we are making as Christians?'
