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Chosen by God | 
 enlarge | Author: R. C. Sproul
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
Category: Book
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ISBN: 0842313354
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Publication Date: September 7, 1994
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Here is a clear scriptural case for the classic (and sometimes controversial) Christian doctrine of predestination. Through this view of a truly sovereign God, readers will see how sinfulness prevents man from choosing God on his own; instead, God must change people's hearts. Spanish available
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 A Great Primer on Predestination November 18, 2008
R.C. Sproul's "Chosen by God" is a great introductory study on the doctrine of predestination, or election. Early in the book Sproul recounts how he came to accept predestination. He discusses God's sovereignty and man's free will. Sproul defends the federal or representative view of the fall of man, and shows how predestination necessarily flows from that view, making the Arminian (foreknowledge) view of election incorrect. The author explains the differences between Calvinism and hyper-Calvinism. There is a chapter on how we can be assured of our salvation--it points out the differences between true assurance and false assurance. Finally, he addresses some common objections to the doctrine of election.
This is a great book for those who want a comparatively brief overview of the doctrine of predestination but are not quite ready to dive into Martin Luther's "The Bondage of the Will".
 Informative reading to teach others the writngs views October 16, 2008
I find this book to be very informative.As a teacher of the Bible it is good to know all aspects of theology
 Are we robots? September 13, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
RC Sproul, and therefore this book is very much espousing the Calvinist message that man is simply a robot doing what God has decided He wants him to do. This is especially evident in Chapter 3 where he comes to the conclusion that you are "Chosen by God" and not the other way around. Therefore for some "mystery" God does not choose all people. Aren't we glad that we are chosen (Sproul's conclusion, not mine). This kind of logic has definitely driven me into the Arminian camp.
In chapter 6 he basically says there is no such thing as foreknowledge so get over it! God is God and does whatever he decides he wants to do. So, you have no choice in the matter. If indeed Sproul is right then the Great Commission is indeed a hoax as it has already been decided so anything you do is null and void before you do it.
When I first read this book I was very much depressed because I thought this was THE Christian view. I later found Jacob Arminius and learned that others do not agree with him on this topic. What a relief it was to know that I was not the only one troubled by God's power trip rather then His love. God is not damning you to hell and then saying "but I love you". That logic is totally foreign to me.
While Mr Sproul is a very knowledgeable theologian and much of what he says is very insightful but you need to constantly remind yourself that he is a Calvinist who believes few are "chosen" the rest are doomed with absolutely no say in the matter.
A good book detailing this subject is "Why I am not a Calvinist" by Jerry Walls and Joseph Dongell. Read this book and you will learn that despite what Mr Sproul says God DOES love you and wants ALL of us to be saved.
Life Changing August 8, 2008
Totally changed my view of the Doctrine of Salvation. This book is a blessing for all who read it.
Logical Progressions Should Not Be Ignored May 16, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have just completed my reading of reading R.C. Sproul's Chosen By God. Before I get into specifics, I would like to say up front that I absolutely loved this book.
From the front cover, it's not difficult to decipher what this book is about. It's about predestination. Although the tagline may be a bit cheesy, "Know God's perfect plan for His glory and His children"; I think it might carry with it some slightly arrogant connotations, however, you won't find any of those inside.
From the first chapter, Sproul documents, in brief, his own struggle with the biblical doctrine of predestination. In the beginning of the book, Sproul speaks mostly experientially. His own intellectual battle with previously learned doctrines that he was discovering didn't have nearly as much foundation as he thought. I was concerned in the beginning, he was speaking so much out of his own experiences, there was very little specific reference to scripture. He mostly just talked about ideas and his struggles with them, but didn't really qualify any of those ideas. I feared the worst. However, from the first chapter filled mostly with experiences, he beautifully builds eight more chapters saturated with scripture.
In another book from Sproul, What Is Reformed Theology (recently reviewed), I had major issues with Sproul's omission of specific scriptural references for the sake of easy reading. This is in no way the case here.
I'm generally a critical thinker. It's hard for me to ignore logic (that's probably a weakness some times). For me, this book fit like a perfect puzzle piece into how I generally receive and interpret information. Sproul builds, very clearly from scripture, a series of powerful and logical arguments. He argues extremely effectively for the reformed view of predestination, but at the same time speaks with a humble attitude that isn't likely to immediately turn subscribers of other theologies off.
The book is written to be very easily read; just over 200 short pages. It is clearly not written explicitly for the seminary student. While I'm certain most Christians would benefit from reading this literature, Sproul almost certainly had the average reader in mind. He does an excellent job of making the point that predestination is not a theology only for the theologically elite (not a term I'm crazy about) but something that any serious bible believing Christian has to deal with, and how we deal with it bears heavily on how we interact with God and others.
This book makes me want to make up a rating system for my book reviews so that I can give it really high marks. I am recommending this book to anyone who feels they'd like to try some solid food. I give this book 150 points. Also available in store at places like Borders and Barnes & Noble.
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