Am I a Christian

by James George Frazer

James Fraser endured a long conflict with doubts, but herein provides a helpful record of how he overcame his fears and arrived at a firm assurance of his salvation in Christ.

81 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2009

About the author

Sir James George Frazer was a Scottish social anthropologist influential in the early stages of the modern studies of mythology and comparative religion. His most famous work, The Golden Bough (1890), documents and details the similarities among magical and religious beliefs around the globe. Frazer posited that human belief progressed through three stages: primitive magic, replaced by religion, in turn replaced by science.
He was married to the writer & translator Lilly Grove (Lady Frazer)

Reviews

[Brian · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a short excerpt from the Memoirs of the 17th century Scottish Puritan, James Fraser of Brea, along with a brief biographical sketch and a selection from Alexander Whyte on Fraser's understanding of conversion. This is excellent material and makes me want to dig deeper into this Memoirs of this deeply spiritual man.

[Daniel Alfond · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quick and easy read on assurance of salvation. I found it to be very encouraging and it had a lot of depth for something so short. The author is James Fraser (not James George Frazer)

[Stephen Mccollum · Rating 3 out of 5]

A helpful little book suitable for giving out to people struggling with assurance. It comes from his journal so it is personal in tone.

[Vincent Lemieux · Rating 3 out of 5]

Q&A style of a soul struggling with assurance.

[Mark A Powell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nearly every Christian will experience doubt about the validity of their salvation at various times in their lives. This book, excerpted from Fraser’s Memoirs, candidly recounts his own struggle with assurance by listing 20 grounds for doubting and then answering each from Scripture and his own experience. Although his answers read more like bullet points than fully developed ideas, the meaning is understandable and the result is a helpful encouragement to those in seasons of doubt.

[Wade · Rating 4 out of 5]

James Fraser, a Scottish Puritan of the seventeenth century, addresses twenty areas of concern over doubting ones salvation. He writes in a very personal and vulnerable style (almost like you’re reading his journal) to describe how he battled doubt over his salvation in his own life.