How Can I Be Sure?
And other questions about doubt, assurance and the Bible

Enjoy this book like you enjoy a bag of potato chips. Tasty, but you get through it in one sitting. Even if it means missing some of the crumbs- make sure you get the big chips.......more

This book is written clearly and simply. It is a book that is very pastoral, presenting biblical theology accessibly to believers experiencing doubt in different way. The author defines doubt and gives examples of the ways in which believers of all ages and stages of life may be afflicted by doubts......more

How Can I Be Sure? by John Stevens Doubt the appropriate word to describe if I was going to be able to write this book review or not. At the time of this writing I confess I have had a rough few weeks in my life where I did not feel like reading or writing. So I was doubtful that I had the energy to......more

I have read a number of these small books in the Questions Christians ask series, and this is the one that, to date, I have least engaged with! I found the contents a bit laborious and not particularly pointed in addressing the question, 'How can I be sure?' However, one quotation from page 81 resonat......more

The intro and conclusion was best with stories of all the different ways doubts can enter the Christian life (helpfully showing the variety of doubt) The middle sections perhaps felt a bit too light-on, and I think a tiny section on the historicity if the bible might have helped (although I know it's......more