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Life-Transforming Truth: an introduction to the doctrines of grace

Five-point primer

LIFE-TRANSFORMING TRUTH:
an introduction to the doctrines of grace
By William E. Payne
Joshua Press (Ontario). 77 pages
ISBN 1 894400 11 9
Available through Evangelical Press

This is a great little book on the doctrines of grace, or the five points of Calvinism.

Helpfully, after a brief chapter on each of the five points, there then follows a chapter on regeneration, justification, sanctification, adoption and glorification. Each page has very wide margins which are used to quote the most relevant Scriptures at each point; a helpful device for those who are usually too lazy to look up references given in a text.

This book would be most helpful for those who are already convinced of the doctrines and want to reinforce their appreciation of them, or for use in one-on-one study; for others, I think I'd still recommend Cheeseman's Saving Grace as the best and warmest introduction. But the truths themselves are so precious and powerful that we cannot have enough explanations of them; this is a worthy addition.

Gary Benfold, Bournemouth