Evangelism & the Sovereignty of God
by J. I. Packer
Paperback
Price: £8.99
Publisher:IVP(Inter Varsity Press)
Published:08 August 2010
ISBN:978-1-844-74498-5
GoodBookStall Review:
First published in 1961 and recently reissued, this slim volume deals with the apparently opposing ideas of evangelism and the absolute sovereignty of God, and also between the doctrine of election versus the universal offer of salvation issued by the gospel. The author does this by setting out in detail what is meant by God’s sovereignty – implicitly acknowledged by all who pray – and by evangelism – the delivering of a clear and complete message, and not the responsibility for a positive result, which is solely within the remit of the Holy Spirit. God is essentially a mystery, he tells us, and the human mind itches to solve a mystery and have it all sewn up, understandable and controllable, but no earth-bound human mind will ever fully comprehend the ways of God since they are so different from and far above our own. We are only required to be obedient. Clearly, Biblically and unambiguously written in the usual forthright Packer style, and thoroughly recommended.
Reviewer: Diane Morrison (31/03/11)
First published in 1961 and recently reissued, this slim volume deals with the apparently opposing ideas of evangelism and the absolute sovereignty of God, and also between the doctrine of election versus the universal offer of salvation issued by the gospel. The author does this by setting out in detail what is meant by God’s sovereignty – implicitly acknowledged by all who pray – and by evangelism – the delivering of a clear and complete message, and not the responsibility for a positive result, which is solely within the remit of the Holy Spirit. God is essentially a mystery, he tells us, and the human mind itches to solve a mystery and have it all sewn up, understandable and controllable, but no earth-bound human mind will ever fully comprehend the ways of God since they are so different from and far above our own. We are only required to be obedient. Clearly, Biblically and unambiguously written in the usual forthright Packer style, and thoroughly recommended.
Reviewer: Diane Morrison (31/03/11)
