Drawn By The Father

Know anyone that doesn't understand why you are a Calvinist or what a Calvinist believes or maybe you are wanting to know more clearly what Calvinists believe? This is a great opener to start to understand monergism, the sovereign work of God's grace in salvation. It is a quick read (only 60 pages) and exegetes John 6:35-45 in easy to read language and will "prime the pump" for succeeding study to the subject. I would recommend that you read this first, if you are new to Calvinism, and then start to read books like "The Potter's Freedom" or the "Bondage of the Will" or "The Freedom of the Will" Those books will get into more in depth thought but this book is a great way to start your study and won't take too much time as it only took me a little over an hour to read the book.

In my opinion, James White is one of the foremost defenders and experts on the reformation. Books like "The Potter's Freedom" and "Scripture Alone" truly demonstrate this fact and "Drawn by the Father" is no exception. This small 60 page book is an exegetical study of probably the strongest passage in regards to the Doctrines of Grace in all of Scripture. But don't let the small number of pages fool you: this book is full of "meat" and enough arguments to refute any claim posed by anti-Calvinists. It is highly inconceivable that any anti-Calvinist could read such a work and still deny the doctrines of Grace. The only objection I could imagine to this work would be "Well, you're just taking John 6 out of context because over here in John 3:16 it says...blah blah blah." And this is the problem with so many anti-Calvinists. They refuse to deal with the text. And with a work such as this, it would be very hard for anyone to get around these profound truths. Something else I appreciated was the devotional value of this work. James truly writes from his heart and his love for the Word really becomes apparent. The only complain I could give against this work is the fact that anti-Calvinists have brought up objections to Calvinist "interpretations" of John 6:35-45, although they are few and far in between. But I suppose Dr. White avoided this for a reason; maybe to avoid making this an exaustive work, so as to appeal to laymen. So for those who would like to get a more exaustive look at the Doctrines of Grace, I would recommend reading "The Potter's Freedom" and "God's Sovereign Grace" by James White.

This book, though small, is very well written, as are all of the books I've read by James White. He goes into an indepth study of John 6:35-45. He shows so clearly, that it is indeed God who draws His elect unto Himself. Another thing I like about his writings is that when he quotes from another source, he has a number by it, and it's easily found in the Endnotes. I highly recommend this book.

This book, though small, is very well written, as are all of the books I've read by James White. He goes into an indepth study of John 6:35-45. He shows so clearly, that it is indeed God who draws His elect unto Himself. Another thing I like about his writings is that when he quotes from another source, he has a number by it, and it's easily found in the Endnotes. I highly recommend this book.