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The doctrines of election and justification
1997 PIETAN PUBLISHING SOFTCOVER
256 pages, Unknown Binding
First published January 1, 1974
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About the author
Arthur W. Pink
666 books306 followersArthur Walkington Pink was born in Nottingham, England on April 1, 1886 and became a Christian in his early 20s. Though born to Christian parents, prior to conversion he migrated into a Theosophical society (an occult gnostic group popular in England during that time), and quickly rose in prominence within their ranks. His conversion came from his father's patient admonitions from Scripture. It was Proverbs 14:12, 'there is a way which seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death,' which particularly struck his heart and compelled him to renounce Theosophy and follow Jesus.
Desiring to grow in knowledge of the Bible, Pink migrated to the United States to study at Moody Bible Institute. In 1916 he married Vera E. Russell, from Kentucky. However, he left after just two months for Colorado, then California, then Britain. From 1925 to 1928 he served in Australia, including as pastor of two congregations from 1926 to 1928, when he returned to England, and to the United States the following year. He eventually pastored churches Colorado, California, Kentucky and South Carolina.
In 1922 he started a monthly magazine entitled Studies in Scriptures which circulated among English-speaking Christians worldwide, though only to a relatively small circulation list of around 1,000.
In 1934 Pink returned to England, and within a few years turned his Christian service to writing books and pamphlets. Pink died in Stornoway, Scotland on July 15, 1952. The cause of death was anemia.
After Pink's death, his works were republished by the Banner of Truth Trust and reached a much wider audience as a result. Biographer Iain Murray observes of Pink, "the widespread circulation of his writings after his death made him one of the most influential evangelical authors in the second half of the twentieth century." His writing sparked a revival of expository preaching and focused readers' hearts on biblical living.
Desiring to grow in knowledge of the Bible, Pink migrated to the United States to study at Moody Bible Institute. In 1916 he married Vera E. Russell, from Kentucky. However, he left after just two months for Colorado, then California, then Britain. From 1925 to 1928 he served in Australia, including as pastor of two congregations from 1926 to 1928, when he returned to England, and to the United States the following year. He eventually pastored churches Colorado, California, Kentucky and South Carolina.
In 1922 he started a monthly magazine entitled Studies in Scriptures which circulated among English-speaking Christians worldwide, though only to a relatively small circulation list of around 1,000.
In 1934 Pink returned to England, and within a few years turned his Christian service to writing books and pamphlets. Pink died in Stornoway, Scotland on July 15, 1952. The cause of death was anemia.
After Pink's death, his works were republished by the Banner of Truth Trust and reached a much wider audience as a result. Biographer Iain Murray observes of Pink, "the widespread circulation of his writings after his death made him one of the most influential evangelical authors in the second half of the twentieth century." His writing sparked a revival of expository preaching and focused readers' hearts on biblical living.
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June 15, 2018
A thoroughly wonderful and enjoyable book. As with all writers and theoligians, he has at least one fault or error and that his belief that God does not love everybody. He uses the common limitation of the Word world in John 3:16. This one small imperfection does not ruin his great work on election and justification and his Godly dealing with both comforts my heart.
October 4, 2012
There were times reading this book that I had deja vu of being ten years old and trying to make it through my first Jane Austen novel. Yes, I understood every word she used, but it was a struggle to grasp the full story, much less enjoy her wit and the depth of her character studies.
Doctrines was a really good book. Pink outlined election and justification clearly and I have a better understanding of them having read the book. It was deep and I spent a lot of time pondering the implications of what he was saying, wanting to grasp the full meaning. I appreciated the amount of quotations Pink included. The Puritan fathers, Calvin, and Spurgeon were all widely quoted.
This wasn't always an easy read, but I'm really glad I read it and will probably pick it back up in the future. It stretched me to a higher level of understanding. That's always a good feeling. :)
Doctrines was a really good book. Pink outlined election and justification clearly and I have a better understanding of them having read the book. It was deep and I spent a lot of time pondering the implications of what he was saying, wanting to grasp the full meaning. I appreciated the amount of quotations Pink included. The Puritan fathers, Calvin, and Spurgeon were all widely quoted.
This wasn't always an easy read, but I'm really glad I read it and will probably pick it back up in the future. It stretched me to a higher level of understanding. That's always a good feeling. :)
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