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Book Description

You're a Christian-now what? Do you fully understand God's Word and the doctrines of the Christian faith? Know What You Believe is a best-selling classic that has been revised and expanded to explore the central truths of Christianity in a more contemporary format. Complete with helpful sidebars and personal and group study questions, this new edition promises to be an easy read for believers of every stage looking to grow spiritually in their walk and understanding. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

REVIEW: 

Classic "Portable Primer" on Christian Beliefs, Jun 13 2004

By Edmund Lau Kok Ming (Malaysia)

I first encountered Paul Little's "Know What You Believe" and "Know Why You Believe" about 12-13 years ago. Over the years, I have read many tomes of systematic theology, dogmatics, etc. In fact, I'd thought that I long "out-grew" these "Beginner" books on the Christian faith. Then my wife bought a new edition that contains both books and I read them through again over the weekend. I was pleasantly surprised by the masterful simplicity in Little's presentation of the core truths of Christianity in such a clear, intelligent manner; yet without trivialising the whole thing with needlessly casual anecdotes or the feeling like he's "talking down to you". As a young Christian, I got the feeling that these books were simple apologetics that one used for evangelism and discipleship. On rereading them this round, I found them to be very scholarly works but presented in a very readable format (and believe me, that's quite a feat!). For me on a personal level, it's a return to the basics, the core truths - the vital stuff that makes Christianity so amazing and meaningful in the first place.

These two books are modern Christian classics and should be on every Christian's bookshelf. Buy a dozen today and start rereading them and giving them out.