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Now That I Believe

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This book is a good, quick read for new believers. It covers the basics such as regeneration, joy, temptation, Christian conduct, Bible study, prayer, sharing one's faith, life direction, and worldliness. These topics would make good material for a study group of people new to the Christian faith.

I would have given this work five stars, but the format is poor. The Scriptures used are given in their entirety at the end of each chapter, and are difficult to distinguish from the rest of the text. Had Scripture references only been cited within the text, the book would have been much better. Study questions would also have improved this book's usefulness. Still, this book is a great resource to offer to a person who has just been born again into the kingdom of God.

Bob Cook does a tremendous job of telling the new Christian all that he/she needs to know in the new life they've chosen. Not only does he give basic scripture passages that will help shape and guide them, he gives practical ways to put their new faith in action. This is a MUST HAVE for the new believer in Jesus - at a time when it is so vital for them to "grow up in Christ."

I enjoy listening to Dr. Cook each morning on the radio for his brief "Walk with the King" segment. I read a previous book of his and was impressed. I was expecting the same quality from this book as well.

Now That I Believe is wrote to the new Christian and I was hoping it would be a good book to recommend to others. However, I was disappointed in this book. Especially since the book claims to have over one million copies in print!

This book has nine chapters and each chapter attempts to answer a particular question that a new Christian might have.

The chapters are:

What happened to me?

How long will this new-found joy last?

The battle ahead (what to do in temptation)

How do I act like a Christian?

What to do about the Bible?

How can I pray?

Do I have to testify?

What shall I do with my life?

Worldliness and what to do about it?

These are all excellent questions, but Dr. Cook didn't seem to really give a great answer to them. It seems like most of the book is simply quotes from the Bible combined together. Now this isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it is not what I was expecting from Dr. Cook.

Overall, this is a short read, but one that can be safely skipped over as it doesn't really provide much insight for Christian living.