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The Sovereignty of God, Modernized Edition
This is the latest competed project, available as an ebook at Amazon/Kindle and Apple Books, and available soon as an audiobook.
The Sovereignty of God by Arthur W. Pink is a classic theological work that explores many aspects of God’s glorious sovereignty. Pink used the Bible to answer all kinds of questions: Is God really in control of all things? Does man have free will? What about predestination and reprobation?
First published in 1918, this edition has been modernized to present all the great truths of the original in a more accessible format for our day and time. All Bible quotations have been updated to the NKJV unless otherwise noted. Quotations from other authors or church confessions were kept original. There are minor changes to Pink’s sometimes-awkward writing style, as well as changes like: “Holy Writ” to “Holy Scripture,” “Jehovah” to “Yahweh,” and “ere” to “before.” Where appropriate, some of the very long sentences were broken up into shorter sentences.
We hope this edition will make this great book useful for many future decades, and that God’s kingdom will be extended and strengthened, all for the honor and glory of our Savior, Christ Jesus.
Chapters are listed below.
INTRODUCTION TO GOD’S SOVEREIGNTY
GOD’S SOVEREIGNTY DEFINED
THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD IN CREATION
THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD IN ADMINISTRATION
THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD IN SALVATION
THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD IN REPROBATION
THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD IN OPERATION
GOD’S SOVEREIGNTY AND THE HUMAN WILL
SOVEREIGNTY AND HUMAN RESPONSIBILITY
GOD’S SOVEREIGNTY AND PRAYER
OUR ATTITUDE TOWARD HIS SOVEREIGNTY
DIFFICULTIES AND OBJECTIONS
THE VALUE OF THIS DOCTRINE
CONCLUSION
APPENDICES
Free audiobook chapter
I’m making the final chapter of Arthur Pink’s Exposition of the Gospel of John available for free download or listening. I’ve been working on this project in my spare time since August 2022, and it’s time to celebrate the end of the recording process. (There is about 65-70 hours of editing work left to do on chapters 62-71, and the entire book should submitted for publication sometime in July, God willing.)
The chapter contains some helpful hints on how to study the Bible, as well as how Pink studied John’s gospel prior to writing on it. I thought it could benefit others, so I jumped ahead in the editing process of this last chapter, completing it out of order (which I’m guessing would have at least mildly offended the exceptionally orderly A.W. Pink–ha!)
I found the commentary so very good. Pink brings out things you won’t see elsewhere. The reading was very technical. Pink compacted much meaning into every sentence, and it was a challenge to string together his deep thoughts without messing up a word or phrase. Multiple readings and edits were required at times! But, in the end, I hope it will be a blessing to the Kingdom.
December Update
Well, it’s another book by A.W. Pink. I’m currently working on his Exposition of the Gospel of John. I’ve recorded around 58% of the book, and have edited just over 40%. It should ready to submit for publication by the middle of April. (Possibly earlier–it always depends on the work in my primary job.)
I very much enjoy Pink’s insight. He brings out many things that aren’t normally considered, particularly those things represented by Old Testament types that are so rich in meaning. His insight is so very helpful. I hope the audiobook version will be of benefit to God’s people, and many will become God’s people by believing (John 20:31). Below is an image of the cover.
Just a quick note on the sermons by Jonathan Edwards. Several of them have appeared at Apple Books, but only two are showing at Audible. Not exactly sure why it’s so delayed on Audible. It’s strange because the last sermon submitted is available, but the earlier ones are not. All I know is that they show up when they show up. 🙂
Audiobook update
Since the end of June, I have been working on four sermons by Jonathan Edwards. Just tonight, I submitted the last one for publication.
Here’s how that all happened.
Because I so enjoyed Edwards’ Justification By Faith Alone, I read the next one of his sermons, Pressing Into the Kingdom of God. It was so good, and so appropriate for today, that I decided to make it into an audiobook. Then I read the next sermon, and…well, the same thing kept happening until, here I am, at the end of those four sermons. Whew! But what a blessing also!
Below is the cover for this last sermon and audio sample that will appear in audiobook retailers.
New audiobook coming soon!
I’ve just submitted a new audiobook for publication. It’s Justification by Faith Alone by Jonathan Edwards. Once it’s approved, it should begin to show up at audiobook retailers within a week or two. I’ll update the links below the cover graphic as they become available.
I thoroughly enjoyed the book, and personally benefitted much from it. However, this project took a bit more time than previous books–I guess because it’s Edwards 🙂 . The reading preparation beforehand took more time. I had to read the sections several times prior to the recording to make sure I understood his thoughts. Sometimes during the recording, the reading out loud changed what I thought I had understood as I was reading it before, requiring reading the sentence again. And that meant a bit more editing.
Though his thinking can be difficult for our sometimes lazy minds, once I got used to his style, I found his arguments quite logical and compelling. It’s just that the sentences are long. Sometimes very long 🙂 But…the phrases do connect together quite nicely. I hope the audiobook will be of benefit.
