By Evan D. Burns
A number of years ago I started reading Andrew Fuller’s writings. I have come to admire and respect this great man of God who has not shared the same spotlight as other famous theologians. But, thanks to the upcoming critical edition of Fuller’s published and unpublished works, Fuller’s theology and spirituality will hopefully continue to gain more influence. I have discussed my appreciation of Fuller here, and in honor of Fuller’s 260th birthday last week, below are a few reasons (and suggested reading) that I commend his evangelical piety:
His cross-centered instinct (e.g., God’s Approbation of Labours Necessary for the Hope of Success; The Common Salvation)
His Scripture-saturation (e.g., The Nature and Importance of an Intimate Knowledge of Divine Truth; On an Intimate and Practical Acquaintance with the Word of God)
His missionary spirituality (e.g., The Gospel Worthy of All Acceptation; The Promise of the Spirit)
His prayerfulness and hunger for revival (e.g., Causes and Declension of Religion and Means of Revival)
His heavenly-mindedness (e.g., “The Blessedness of the Dead Who Die in the Lord”)
His Trinitarianism (e.g., “On the Trinity,” Letters of Systematic Divinity)
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Evan D. Burns (Ph.D. Candidate, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is on faculty at Asia Biblical Theological Seminary, and he lives in Southeast Asia with his wife and twin sons. They are missionaries with Training Leaders International.