The Christian Gospel

“A few years ago I had the opportunity to speak about the Christian faith in front of a group of high schoolers. It struck me as I did so that these young people had not rejected the gospel—they had never even heard it! They knew nothing of Jesus, nothing of the Bible, nothing of the good news he proclaimed. Such is the reality in an increasingly secular society. And it is right here that The Christian Gospel can be so helpful, since it takes nothing for granted. In that way it’s an evangelistic resource for this day and these people.”

“I don't know whether you do much fishing; I used to but I don't these days. But one of the signs of a true fisherman is that they are optimistic and come prepared—they take something with them to carry the fish home in. Any fisherman who goes without some bag or net or bucket to carry home the fish is not a real fisherman. And so to enter into conversations with people without something that you're going to put in their hands afterwards is like being a pessimistic fisherman. Every clergyman should have half a dozen or more copies of this book just sitting in the study for the conversation they're going to have, but I think lay people should have this book ready to go for the same reason.”

“Two Ways to Live has been used by God, I dare say, to bring thousands of people to faith in Christ. Praise God! Tony Payne has written a characteristically clear and engaging explanation of the gospel using the framework of 2WTL in a brief booklet format. He explains that he has written it to help people understand themselves (in the sense of where so many of our late modern Western cultural values derive from) and understand Jesus well enough to decide to base their life on him. Or at least, take another step in considering doing so. I agree with Tony that many, many people are still open to considering the Christian gospel, and that many have never really heard it. Here’s an easy giveaway that will address that gap by providing the reader with a contemporary, conversational and reliable exposition of the heart of the gospel, the death and resurrection of Jesus, and why it matters.”

“I am convinced that every Church would be helped to stay on mission if even one good evangelistic book was published each year. I think this, for no other reason than it would provide all of us something fresh to give away to our friends and neighbors who don't yet know Jesus. I am grateful that for this year anyway, Tony Payne has given us just such a book!”