Grace and Assurance (eBook)

A Teaching Aid On The Canons

I have been teaching an adult group through the Canons and had been using Homer Hoeksema's Voice of Our Fathers (See Martyn's Preface) plus I have a copy of Herman Hoeksema's class notes on the Canons and a couple of other resources. I have now added Grace and Assurance by Martyn McGeown and am actually going to use it as a primary source with some add in from the other two resources. I have found it more concise than Homer's and less concise than Herman's and will allow me to get to the point a little quicker. The book structure is good and I like how Martyn inserted the Errors & Rejections sections. The lead in to the Canons proper is good and informative especially for those not familiar with them. I was glad to see the appendices sections as they are needed since there are some clear statements that need to be seen concerning the Remonstrants and the conclusions of the Synod. The real thing that may get overlooked though is that Martyn has inserted a list of discussion questions at the end of each head as well as a list of the proof texts for review. Additionally his commentary typically has supporting verses fully copied and excellent contextual quotes from other sources. Get it!