Publisher's Synopsis
This book takes a deep and passionate look at the problem of nominal faith among professing Christians today. Nominalism has no doubt been a serious issue with the Church since its earliest days but the current societal trend of identity-based reality has compounded the matter multiple-fold - with dire consequences for the individual, the Church and the world at large. Now, people are satisfied with simply identifying as Christians rather than actually being Christians.The core premise of the book is that Christianity can only be of any value - whether temporal or eternal, private or public, personal or corporate - if the visible Church is composed of people that have actually been won for Christ through genuine spiritual salvation. The author therefore addresses the problem in two parts. The first is an easy-to-understand exposition on the essence and dynamics of spiritual salvation, the need for all people to be saved, and the distinction between salvation and mere religion. The second part is a thorough examination of the problem of nominalism, critically looking at its causes, manifestations and solution.Reading this book will bring the user into a keener appreciation of the sheer enormity, pervasiveness and horror of this problem which many leaders have tended to underestimate and wave off as a minor irritant. Throughout, the central message is the need for sincere spiritual conversion over and above mere religion for anyone who desires to come to Christ who is the Way unto eternal salvation.
