The Sovereignty of God – AW Pink
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Book Review by: RW Foley
This book has convinced many of that the reformed viewpoint of God’s sovereignty is the only Biblical view. But one has to be careful; you just might not like what you read!
A female friend of mine said this book caused her much emotional turmoil. When she tried to read it, she had to keep putting it down. The idea of God being absolutely sovereign simply went against her feeling of how things should be. But fortunately, she kept reading the book. And most importantly, she looked up all of the Scripture verses Pink mentioned. And after much study and emotional turmoil, she finally submitted to the Biblical teaching on sovereignty.
Pink references many, many Bible verses with an excellent application of each of his points. He says nothing without backing it up substantially from God’s Word. I have found that modern writers on God’s Sovereignty seem to read this book, throwaway most of the Bible verses, and keep only a handful of Mr Pink’s points. It says much for the calibre of the writer when he is willing to hold up the measuring tape of Scripture to his arguments.
A warning though, be prepared for some emotional turmoil, and most of all, to look up lots of Scripture verses. By the way, I think he wrote over 60 books and pamphlets, some of which I have read like “The Antichrist” and “Doctrine of Justification”, but I particularly like his Beatitudes – perhaps my next book review!
What a comfort to all of us who have gone through trials and painful times – to know that he is Sovereign, and ruler over everyone, everything and every situation you find yourself in!
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