PART ONE: The five points defined: their origin and contents
Calvinism and Arminianism compared
The historical roots of each system
The difference between Calvinism and Arminianism
The one point of Calvinism
PART TWO: The five points defended: their Biblical support
Total depravity or total inability
Particular redemption or limited atonement
The efficacious call of the Spirit or irresistible grace
The perseverance of the saints or the security of believers
PART THREE: The five points documented: recommended reading
Works broadly on Calvinism and God's sovereignty
Books on the five points individually
Afterword by John F. MacArthur Jr.
A: A kinder, gentler Calvinism
B: Perseverance and preservation
C: The meaning of "Foreknew" in Romans 8:29
D: A defense of Calvinism
E: The practical applications of Calvinism
F: The practical importance of the doctrine [of predestination]
G: Calvinism and Arminianism before and after: a brief historical sketch
H: The Cambridge declaration of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals.
