This book is the introduction of the faith of the Apostles' Creed. Most Christians are reciting the Apostles' Creed merely as a process in the order of their worship. In other words, they don’t lay any emphasis in confessing this creed. But, in actuality, it shows the gist of Christian faith in detail. That’s why the author tried to explain the elementary principles of Christianity through the Apostles' Creed. Through this one books, I bet you will find a sufficient knowledge and faith that lead you to be born again by the gospel of the water and the Spirit.
I read The Elementary Principles Of Christ by Paul C. Jong yesterday. It's a quick and easy read. The book explains the Apostles' Creed.
There are three parts to the book. It explains what it means to believe in God as in the first part of the Apostles' Creed. The second part of the book is about faith in Jesus. And the last part of the book is about the Holy Spirit.
Coming from the point of view the book states that one is saved as long as one believes that you are born again by accepting the gospel of the water and the Spirit. That is to say that you accept that the baptism of Jesus washed away all sins and that the spilling of the blood on the cross was the affirmation of that truth.
I found the book to be informative. It's written nice and clear. I hate when religious writing is hard to understand. The author is Paul C. Jong who founded New Life Mission.
It would be nice to see the distinction made somewhere in or on the book what perspective it's from. It might get confusing for someone trying to learn from a certain denomination.