Joel R. Beeke in the endorsements for the book, Reprobation and God’s Sovereignty (2022) wrote that
The
doctrine of reprobation is always under attack from those who would limit God’s
sovereignty by humanity’s liberty. Reprobation is a difficult teaching, to
be sure, but to reject it ultimately unravels the whole fabric of salvation by
grace alone.
John MacArthur, speaking of
predestination, in the “Foreword” to the same work noted that
This
doctrine is the most emotionally difficult truth to believe. On the other hand,
the absolute sovereign will and purpose of God is the basis of all saving
faith. It is his total control over everything that encompasses eternal
salvation and eternal reprobation. His glory is manifest in both and we can only
worship him fully when we acknowledge the reality of both. (John MacArthur,
“Foreword,” in Peter Sammons, Reprobation and God’s Sovereignty: Recovering
a Biblical Doctrine [Grand Rapids, Mich.: Kregel Academic, 2022], 9)
