I've read several books by J. D. Greear and have loved them all. He has a unique way to tell a story and keeps you interested and wanting to read more. This book was like that. It was very informative. I highly recommend this book.

I loved this book. It isn't too long and as I read it I realized it would be perfect for a teenager, especially one raised in the church. Therefore, as I began to read it I bought a hard copy of the book to give/loan to the teenagers in my youth group.

Christianity is unique among religions of the world because of the gospel: Jesus Christ died for our sins and was raised for our justification. We believe in salvation by grace alone through faith alone in the finished work of Christ alone. Because salvation is not of works, a Christian can have assurance. This is completely logical as Greer explains throughout the book. So many people struggle with assurance because they think their faith is an act of work by which we earn God's approval. It is not. Faith is a gift of God.

The command of the New Testament is not to pray a repeated prayer but to repent and believe. I am so thankful for this work by Greer to help explain what that means in our life today.

As someone who grew up as a fundamental Christian, this book resonated closely to me. I'd recommend it to anyone. It's insightful and interesting.