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This is a classic of Reformed evangelical literature and one of the most influential short works on the theology of evangelism in the twentieth century. Readers should note that Packer's handling of the sovereignty-responsibility antinomy is deliberately non-speculative, which some may find unsatisfying but which reflects his consistent commitment to biblical categories over systematic resolution.
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If God is in control of everything, can Christians sit back and not bother to evangelize? Or does active evangelism imply that God is not really sovereign at all? J.I. Packer shows in this classic study how both of these attitudes are false. In a careful review of the biblical evidence, he shows how a right understanding of God's sovereignty is not so much a barrier to evangelism as an incentive and powerful support for it.
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