Be Sure What You Believe

This is a first-rate book because it explains in an easy-to-read, flowing style the foundational truths of Christianity. Joe Nesom is thoroughly biblical and meets hard questions without flinching.

Joe Nesom has known what he believes and grown in what he believes for almost a score of years beyond half a century. He also has seen the fruit of an affectionate grasp of truth in his own life. He has taught these truths in their biblical context to his local church for decades and has seen that "the truth will set you free" in the lives of hundreds of those who have prospered spiritually under his ministry. This book arises from full confidence in the infallibility of Scripture and an experiential acquaintance with the power of the gospel. Its simple clarity should not mask its profundity. Read, grow, and prosper.

A pastor must be “able to teach” (1 Tim. 3:2) and “hold firm to the trustworthy as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in sound doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it” (Titus 1:10). Joe Nesom is just such a pastor and this book is the fruit of the faithful discharge of his teaching for more than four decades, most of that time in service to the First Baptist Church of Jackson, LA. He has given us excellent instruction in key doctrines of the Word of God. I highly recommend this book to new believers as well as to those who want to better understand the Christian faith. The discussion questions at the end make this a helpful guide for private or group studies. I highly recommend it.