The wonderful thing about reading A. W. Pink is that you get this incredible blend of accomplished scholarship, of devotion to the truth, of love of our Lord, and pure pleasure in what is he doing. It feels like he is leading us frantically through the Bible saying, "Look at this; this is so cool!" I mean, in a 1928 sort of way of saying that.

The theology is advanced and wonderfully presented, but it is far from dry, mainly because of Pink's enthusiasm. This may not be good for new Christians who are still on the milk of the Word, but it is something to strive for as we move forward in our understanding in the God's glory of awesome power. ( )

"...a sziv csak Isten abszolut szuverenitasanak aldott igazsagara tamaszkodhat, es lelhet benne oromet hit altal. A hit mindig Istennel foglalkozik. Ez az a jellemzo, ami megkulonbozteti az intelektualis teologiatol. A hi elszenvedi - "mintha latna a lathatatlant"(Zsid. 11:27) - a csalodast, az elet nehezsegeit es fajdalmait, felismerve azt, hogy mindez annak a kezebol szarmazik, aki tul bolcs ahhoz, hogy tevedjen, es tulsagosan szeret ahhoz, hogy ne legyen josagos." ( )

This was the densest and hardest summer book I read, and I learned a great deal from it. Pink wonderfully explains some difficult but crucial doctrines (like predestination, election, salvation, the wrath of God), and I especially appreciated how Pink addressed common objections to such doctrines from a biblical standpoint. I'll have to re-read some or all of it down the road to really get more out of it. I also blogged on one of my favourite chapters: The Sovereignty of God and Prayer. Part I here (http://jvpearce.blogspot.com/2008/07/...) and Part II here (http://jvpearce.blogspot.com/2008/07/...). ( )

I read Lorraine Boetner's Reformed Doctrine of Predestination in high school and thought it was the best until I was introduced to The Sovereignty of God some years later. All of the major topics that this subject brings to the mind of a serious Bible student are addressed by Pink. A copy should be in everyone's library. ( )

Excerpt from The Attributes of God