Reading plan · 39 days · 5 hr 20 min read

New to the Faith

Five and a half weeks for anyone just beginning with Christ. Charles Spurgeon meets you at the wicket gate with the plainest help there is for trusting Jesus; then R. A. Torrey, writing for new believers, shows how to begin right — assurance, the Holy Spirit, the church, the Bible, prayer and witness. Short articles along the way answer the questions every new Christian asks: what the gospel is, why Jesus died, what baptism and the Lord’s Supper mean, and how to keep growing.

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2
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In this plan

Days 1–15 Around the Wicket Gate 15 days · 2 hr 4 min read
About this book
Week 1 Days 1–7
  1. What Is the Gospel? A Clear, Simple Summary Article · 8 min Today
  2. Awakening. 7 min
  3. Jesus only. 8 min
  4. Why Did Jesus Die? The Meaning of the Cross Article · 8 min
  5. Faith in the Person of the Lord Jesus. 11 min
  6. Faith very Simple. 13 min
  7. What Is Grace? Article · 8 min
Week 2 Days 8–14
  1. Fearing to Believe. 8 min
  2. Difficulty in the Way of Believing. 8 min
  3. A Helpful Survey. 8 min
  4. A Real Hindrance. 7 min
  5. What Is Repentance? Article · 8 min
  6. On Raising Questions. 7 min
  7. Without Faith no Salvation. 5 min
Week 3 Day 15
  1. To those who have Believed. 10 min
Days 16–39 How to Succeed in the Christian Life 24 days · 3 hr 16 min read
About this book
Week 1 Days 16–22
  1. Beginning Right 10 min
  2. The Open Confession of Christ 2 min
  3. What Is Baptism? Article · 8 min
  4. Assurance of Salvation 8 min
  5. Receiving the Holy Spirit 6 min
  6. Who Is the Holy Spirit? Article · 8 min
  7. Looking unto Jesus 6 min
Week 2 Days 23–29
  1. Church Membership 5 min
  2. What Is the Church? Article · 8 min
  3. What Is the Lord’s Supper (Communion)? Article · 8 min
  4. How to Read the Bible (for Beginners) Article · 8 min
  5. Bible Study 21 min
  6. Difficulties in the Bible 11 min
  7. Prayer 9 min
Week 3 Days 30–36
  1. The Morning Watch: Why the First Hour Belongs to God Article · 9 min
  2. Working for Christ 9 min
  3. How to Share Your Faith Article · 8 min
  4. Foreign Missions 10 min
  5. Companions 5 min
  6. Amusements 6 min
  7. How to Overcome Sin and Temptation Article · 8 min
Week 4 Days 37–39
  1. Persecution 6 min
  2. Guidance 11 min
  3. How to Grow in Your Faith Article · 8 min

Authors

Charles H. Spurgeon · R. A. Torrey

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