A Gospel Primer for Christians: Learning to See the Glories of God's Love

This is the best book about living out the gospel in your everyday life. I go through I section a day, and when I finish the book I start it again. I have given this book to a number of people and recommend it to so many others. If a book outside of the Bible has the ability to change lives, it’s this one!!My daughter just had a miscarriage this week, and the day after I was reading the section entitled “Perspective in Trials”. It was as if the Lord had it planned just for our situation that day, and allowed me to see that He is always faithful.Get the book, it will change the way you read the gospel and live it out everyday.

Great resource for all believers!

As noted in the title this is a primer of the gospel. He did very well in using his words to daily encounters, while showing which verses he based his words from.Overall easy and great read.

This little book is so useful even for mature Christians. I’ve read parts of it multiple times because it is a reminder of the power of Christ’s Gospel message. We truly need to be exposed to the gospel message every day. It It is that powerful!! EVERYTHING Christ taught and the Holy Spirit testifies to today starts, ends and revolves around The Devine Gospel! I’m grateful that this little primer was compiled. It was certainly divinely inspired. A gift !!

I would recommend this book to everyone who loves the Lord. Taking a small portion every day and going over it and reminding yourself what Jesus has done for us brings us into his rest. I love the fact that the Scriptures are also in the book to read along with the devotional part.

This is indeed a primer - helping a person recognize the broader view of the "good news" of who Jesus is and all that he has done (and continues to do).

Well written and backed up by scripture. The interpretation of the scripture used follows the context of the scripture well.

In my experience, the phrase “gospel centered” has become so common that it often seems to have lost any valuable meaning. It is often used in ways that emphasize what we are to do or have done more so than what God has done and continues to do in our individual lives and through his church. Milton Vincent reminds us of core gospel truths presenting a “mere gospel centeredness” for our own heart and mind to sustain us through the joys, sorrows, and many challenges of life in a broken world. Although this book is written pastorally and with scholarly reflection, he does not write as one who has it all together all the time, but as a fellow pilgrim who at times loses his way. A Gospel Primer is actually the fruit of that experience through which he came to realize he sufficiency of Christ for a life of joy and flourishing. I would encourage reading the final chapter “Surprised by the Gospel” in which he briefly shares his own story. In doing so you may, like me, find reading this book more as a conversation with a friend helpfully sharing his heart and experience rather than simply lessons to be learned. We all need these simple truths, hence the emphasis on daily reminding or “preaching” to oneself; however, if your are experiencing deep struggles and feel separation from God this book is an extraordinarily helpful read to remind us of the magnificent love and grace found in Christ.

I recently read "A Gospel Primer for Christians" by Milton Vincent and found it to be a powerful and transformative book.Vincent does an excellent job of explaining the gospel in a way that is both clear and compelling. He helps readers understand the depth and breadth of God's love for us, and how the gospel is relevant to every area of our lives.The book is well-structured, with short chapters that are easy to read and digest. Each chapter includes a prayer and reflection questions that help apply the concepts to our lives.Overall, I would highly recommend "A Gospel Primer for Christians" to anyone who wants to deepen their understanding of the gospel and its implications for daily life. It is a must-read for all Christians who want to grow in their faith and love for God.

Sometimes it is good to stop and have a Spiritual MOT, and that is what this book has done for me. Even a Christian a long time, but on reading this little book have found that Ive wandered into trying to earn Gods approval. It’s been liberating to get back on track in this very easy, but very deep book. Would recommend to Christian’s of all ages

This little book was one of the best books I read in seminary. It communicates and reminds the reader of many precious truths of the Gospel. It is excellent for new and mature believers alike. It is best read devotionally, just one section at a time, in order to let the truths permeate your heart and mind. I bought a copy for every family in the church my first Christmas in this church 10 years ago.

Do you find the gospel has faded in it's lustre a little over the years? Does it sit on the shelf while you try to move on to 'deeper' things in the Bible?Do you wrestle with legalism? Or lack of assurance? Or lack of progress despite lots of effort being put in?I suspect that the reason we struggle like this is that we haven't grasped the richness of the gospel. We think it's only for salvation. We think that there are other truths that will help us. We think we need to try harder. But the gospel is what we need - There are no deeper things. We just haven't grasped it deeply enough.Milton Vincent (not a puritan although his name sounds the part!) knows your story for he has been there himself. He has wrestled with the lack of progress, lack of assurance, lack of love, lack of ..., well, many things. Out of his own circumstances, and initially for himself, then for his congregation, he put together a list of ways the gospel connects to our spiritual problems - not simply our sin and guilt. The Gospel Primer is the result.The book divides into four sections:1. Why we need to preach the gospel to ourselves - 31 ways in which the gospel connects with our spiritual problems.2. The gospel in propositional form3. The gospel in poetic form4. His story of why he wrote the book.It doesn't look terribly enticing (and the cover certainly doesn't entice you to read the book), but it is deceptively simple and effective.I found the first section to be tremendously helpful and soul warming. This is due, in part to the content, but also to the manner in which Vincent writes. He writes in the first person eg,"the gospel is the one great permanent circumstance in which I live and move; and every hardship in my life is allowed by God only because it serves His gospel purposes in me."This device, along with the content, acts like application, and presses truths right in to the heart. He makes them like personal statements of faith - which is what they are, we just haven't realised the implications of what we say we believe.Each of the 31 ways makes vital connections which bring the gospel off the shelf and into everyday life. And this in turn revitalises our appreciation of the gospel, as well as opening up new and living ways (actually, the old and living way!) to grow and make progress as a Christian.The 2nd section of gospel propositions cover who God is, my sin before a holy God, the glorious work of Jesus Christ on the Cross, and life we are called to live for God's glory - all in 41 first person statements. Again the application is almost automatic - old truths, but shaped for the heart, not just the head.Part 3 is the same as part 2 - only in poetic form. The theology is great, the poetry isn't! This barbarian didn't enjoy it as much, but I know others who did.In Part 4 Vincent tells how a came to write the book. At the end of his tether spiritually he opened his Bile at Romans 5 and started to read. As he read he started to ask himself if he really believed this stuff. It is something I think we can all resonate with.This is a deceptively simple little book, but powerfully effective. Because it started out as a personal remedy for the problem this is no dry theory, this is from the heart, and resonates with the reader at many points.As an indicator of how essential I think this book is - we gave it to everyone in the two churches I pastor.Many books are good, only some are worth re-reading. This is one you will find yourself returning to over and over again to be refreshed.================================Some thoughts on reading 'The Gospel Primer'1. Savour it, rather than read it through in one sitting. I read two of the 31 reasons each morning before my bible reading, and then moved on to the propositions - reading 4 or 5 at a time. Although the book is short enough to read in one go - don't rush.2. Don't read it to be impressed with the book. Read it to be impressed with the gospel.3. Someone recommended reading part 4 (Vincent's own story) first - I agree. It allows you to see where he is coming from - and that he has been where you probably are.

For a small book I found this to be large in content. It cannot be overstated the value of daily reminders the basics of the gospel.Don't intend to read this in one sitting. It is meant to be digested in devotion and prayer. Milton portions sizable daily and assertions of Christian living with footnotes that reference the passage in the Bible that back them up.If I were to compare it to classic works, the format reminds me of The Imitation of Christ. It is worth adding to your library.