In this short and very readable book, Wilson answers some of the big questions surrounding the exhaustive sovereignty of God. Wilson writes the book as a fictional dialogue between a young man who is struggling with some things he is reading in his Bible that seem to contradict the theology he has been taught while growing up in what can only be described as a thoroughly Arminian-leaning church and a man from across town who pastors the church known pejoratively as the Calvinist church. The young man returns week after week seeking the counsel of the pastor on things like faith, election, perseverance, sovereignty, theodicy, and even the use of systematic theology.
I found the book very easy to read, saturated with Scripture, and to the point. I have been looking for a good overview/defense of the doctrines of grace and I think I've found it here. Those who have studied these issues at length may not find a wealth of new material, but they will find the presentation refreshing. And those who have only heard mischaracterizations of the doctrines will gain a fresh understanding.
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