Captivating Grace by Zondervan

Captivating Grace ISBN-13: 9780310452652 Hardcover: 400 pages Publisher: Zondervan Released: December 30th 2019

Source: Review copy from the publisher through Amazon Vine.

Book Description, Modified from Goodreads:
Scripture Alone, Faith Alone, Grace Alone, Christ Alone, and To the Glory of God Alone—these are the Five Solas and the basis for this beautiful collection of devotions. The writings within each theme are drawn from the books, sermons, and commentaries of the most influential figures of Reformed thinking, including Martin Luther, John Calvin, and Charles Spurgeon. Each entry in this daily devotional includes a Scripture and a short reading.


My Review:
Captivating Grace is a 365 day devotional with each devotional taking up one page. Each devotional had the date, a verse, and two to three paragraphs quoted from a Protestant reformer or famous preacher. The book was divided into five sections based on the Five Solas: Scripture Alone, Faith Alone, Grace Alone, Christ Alone, and To the Glory of God Alone. The quotes were sometimes related to the day's verse and sometimes only related to the section's theme. Martin Luther, John Calvin, Charles Spurgeon, and Jonathan Edwards were frequently quoted but there were also other people like Theodore Beza, Ulrich Zwingli, and Francis Turretin.

I was disappointed that the cover almost immediately started to separate from the rest of the book. And I'm not hard on my books. There was a fair amount of repetition. For example, there were several days in a row that covered that the Bible was written by God, but these comments were made by different people. The quotes primarily showed what the different preachers thought relating to the Solas. I suppose I expected the quotes to provide more insight into the verses (or the verses to be more related to the Solas) rather than this devotional being a collection of statements about where they stood on certain topics.


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