Bible- Book review In his book, Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God J. I. Packer argues the purpose of evangelism in terms of God’s sovereignty. There are two main points that the reader can easily find in his book. The first is found within the first few pages which is, God is sovereign and rules the entirety of all things. He precisely argues that all Christians give in to a degree of sovereignty especially when it comes to prayer. The second being, even as God is sovereign this should not stop believers, but should persuade them to carry out the command of the Great Commission. In his book, Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God Packer shows that Christians should not abandon the call to evangelize simply because God has power over all salvation. In other words, Packer argues that …show more content…
To go even further, if God elects certain people why then, has He commanded the believer to carry out the Great Commission? I found Packer to answer this question, but I thought that his interpretation was equally fulfilling and unfulfilling. After discussing this briefly in Bible I was looking forward to reading this book and learning more about what evangelism means to a Calvinist since I was raised Arminian. Furthermore, I was looking forward to how a Calvinist would view the necessity and importance of evangelism. In other words I had high hopes for this book. Packer was both profound and convincing in his arguments and was able to lay them out in immense detail, so I have no problem with the quality of the book. But all in all, I was expecting more of his theology and thoughts rather than his arguments being so biblically balanced. Not that his opinions being backs up with Scripture is a bad thing, it was only that I was not expecting it. I understand that we cannot know and understand all the aspects of God, especially His sovereignty in terms of salvation to a Calvinist. But I was wanting and looking for a solid straight up answer that Packer did