Jesus: The only way to God. Must you hear the Gospel to be saved ?

A review of this book was compiled by:

Johann Lourens

A summary of this book:

Book sets out to answer the following questions: 1) Is Jesus the only way to salvation? 2) Will anyone experience eternal, conscious torment under God's wrath? 3) Is the work of Jesus necessary for salvation? 4) Is conscious faith in Jesus necessary for Salvation? The thread through the book is how the answer to the above questions impacts how we evangelize and do missionary work. i.e. answering no to any of the above weakens our response to Jesus' mandate to spread the Gospel to the ends of the earth.

What did you like about the book?

I liked the absolute reliance on scripture to answer these questions and the evident desire to reach accurate conclusion in answering each of these questions in the affirmative.

What did you not like about this book?

Almost too short. Would liked to have more on salvation in the Old Testament.

Who would benefit most from reading this book?

Any believer looking for expository teaching on salvation.

If someone reads this book, they should be aware of the following...

John Piper is a well known Calvinist and so that flavour will at times be evident the text. Good to be aware of.

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About the book review author:

Johann and Michele Lourens have been married since 2011 and they have 3 children; Joel, Rachel and Emma. He has been a part of Oxygen Life since November 2015 and an elder since September 2022. Johann is the Chief Operating Officer for an investment manager that operates in SA and abroad.