When I picked up this book and read the title, I had my own expectations about what I was going to read. I wondered, will I enjoy it? Will I benefit from it? I read the first line of the introduction and I was gripped. As I made my way through the next 150 pages or so I was taken by the detail Michaels gives the reader. He sets out the error and then presents the truth (the whole truth) in such a way that any reader could understand.

As much as I appreciated the detail in this book, what stirred my heart the most was that every chapter led us to Christ. Led the reader to make a decision for themselves, if they have not already. Led the Christian to assess where they are on their own spiritual journey. Michaels explains in conclusion how this has not just been a random few topics he has chosen, rather, he has taken us through a summary of systematic theology.

This is a book I would highly recommend fellow pastors to read, as well as church members and especially seekers or unbelievers. Flip Michaels challenges common misconceptions in this book by leading us to God’s Word, which is only concerned with the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.


Andrew Macleod, Tain & Fearn Free Church