Christianity 101

by Gilbert Bilezikian

You Mean to Say You Don’t Know the Meaning of * Monophysitism * Hypostatic Union * Infralapsarian * Traducianism * Chiliastic * Pneumatomachian Cheer up! You don’t have to have thousand-dollar vocabulary in order to grasp the priceless basics of Christianity. Christianity 101 bridges the gap between biblical scholarship and people who want to understand the Christian faith. This book presents eight basic doctrines of Christianity--The Bible, God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Human Beings, Redemption, The Church, and The Last Things--in clear, simple language that gives seasoned Christians a fresh understanding of the Bible and its teachings and puts new Christians on familiar terms with Christian doctrine. Gilbert Bilezikian does not shape his analysis of these doctrines in the worn-out, rationalistic categories of older systematic theologies, but in vibrant, dynamic language designed to communicate biblical truths to contemporary believers.

Genres: Theology, Nonfiction

304 pages, Paperback

First published May 2, 1993

Reviews

[Josh · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was hoping in this book to find a good introduction to the Christian faith that didn't get into some of the more controversial topics, so that I could recommend it regardless of my convictions. Unfortunately, it does get into a lot of those topics, and takes many positions I would disagree with: God does not need to overcome a hatred for sin in order to show mercy, God created the universe for our sake rather than for his glory, God does not sovereignty control all things, for God to have a special plan for Israel would be racist, there are no distinctions between men's and women's roles, everything in Revelation is symbolic, and the lost might be annihilated rather than suffer eternal conscious torment.

[Amanda Jo · Rating 1 out of 5]

I'm required to read this for a class I'm taking in school and just feel it humanizes absolute attributes of God and negates many areas that are a reality of his nature for the sake of helping us understand them. Some of the theological standpoints feel very off in general.

[Tim · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed Bilizekian's different perspective on fundamental theological "truths" (opinions) that I had previously simply come to accept as fact. This book definitely raised more questions than it answered.

[Morris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great intro to Christianity for the curious.

[Obed Huerta]

buenisimo!!!

[Holly Panter · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think I re-reference this book once a week!
It's G, double O, D!

[Garrett · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic read. Worth going back to over the years. Fantastic insights into the basics of our faith - something that we always need to return to!

[Laura Anne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Provided great discussion within our small group...The title is a bit misleading...don't think I'd recommend this to someone new to the Christian faith