‘Stop Asking Jesus Into Your Heart’ is a interesting title for a Christian book... and inside you’ll find the confessions of J.D. Greear, in which he holds his hand up and says “I lacked the assurance of my salvation”.

According to Greear he’s not alone. He describes this doubt as an epidemic among evangelical Christians that is the result of “asking Jesus into your heart” gospel presentations. A false assurance is an unsteady foundation to build your life upon.

So Greear has written a doctrine of assurance, referring to our belief as a posture towards God’s promises. He explains assurance as an ongoing revelation rather than an on/off switch. Also, Greear answer the difficult questions many struggle with:
• How should we define faith?
• What is repentance?
• Can we lose our salvation?

Written for everyday believers, Greear never wonders in to the dark theological woods without his enlighten writing style and always speaks a reassuring pastor. Both teenagers and adults struggling with doubt will benefit from reading this book.

“Assurance is the soil from which the fruits of the spirit grow. Assurance is the catalyst for radical acts of obedience. Assurance of the love of God for you is what produces love for God in you.” – J.D. Greear.

About the Author

J. D. Greear is lead pastor of The Summit Church, a multi-site congregation in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina. He holds an M.Div. in International Church Planting and a Ph.D. in Systematic Theology from the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Greear also lived and worked among Muslims in Southeast Asia for two years and wrote 'Breaking the Islam Code'. He and his wife have four children.