Essential Truths of the Christian Faith

Dr. R. C. Sproul takes theology down from the dusty shelves of theological libraries and expounds in clear and simple terms more than one hundred major Christian doctrines. He offers readers an essential understanding of the Christian faith that will kindle a lifelong love for truth, which is foundational to maturity in Christ. Here are theologically sound explanations of the biblical concepts every Christian should know, written in a way that we all can understand. Sproul’s homespun analogies and illustrations from everyday life make this book interesting, informative, and easy to read.

Publisher: Tyndale
Type: Paperback
ISBN: 9780842320016

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R.C. Sproul was founder of Ligonier Ministries, an international Christian discipleship organization located near Orlando, Fla. He was first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew's Chapel in Sanford, Fla., first president of Reformation Bible

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‘This is a great book - you should read it right after you finish Sproul's The Holiness of God. It gives a short, understandable explanation of 102 topics, organized into ten sections: Revelation, The Nature and Attributes of God, The Works and Decrees of God, Jesus Christ, The Holy Spirit, Human Beings and the Fall, Salvation, The Church and Sacraments, Spirituality and Living in This Age, and End Times. Each chapter includes "Biblical passages for reflection" which lists a few verses that are relevant to the topic, and a Summary which is a numbered list of points from the chapter. Each section is self-contained - there is no need to read them in the order presented. So if you have a current need to know more about one of the ten major topics, you could go straight to that section. Within a section, it would be helpful to read the chapters in order, but this is not necessary. There is a Suggest Reading appendix that is organized first by Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced. Within each of these levels, it is organized according to which of the ten sections it relates to… I think the best target audience for this book are those who have been Christians for a while but have not been exposed to good concise teaching of the basic beliefs of Christians. Sadly, that kind of teaching is hard to find in many churches today. Dr. Sproul is a Reformed pastor in the Presbyterian Church in America. "Reformed" refers to theology that was re-discovered during the Protestant Reformation, most famously by Luther and Calvin. One of its well-known tenets is the undiminished sovereignty of God, including His sovereignty over salvation. If you believe that Man is somewhat sovereign over his own salvation, you will find yourself disagreeing with some parts of this book. In some chapters, Sproul very briefly mentions beliefs that are not reformed. He does this respectfully but so briefly that some will say that it is inadequate. Most people do not want a more lengthy treatment of alternative views because it would make the book much longer. There are other books that do that.’ Stephen Bang