Summary Of Basic Christianity By John Scott

The book, “Basic Christianity”, is written through the lens of John Scott. From this point of view, the reader is informed about the principles that Scott believes to be the essential foundation of Christianity. These aspects that Scott emphasized to be the most crucial to Christianity are: human sin, the need for salvation, and the work of Christ. By using his knowledge of all of these principles, Scott makes the declaration that we as humans have one goal and that goal in life is to reestablish the long-lost connection between man and God.

In "Basic Christianity", Scott makes the assertion that the main goal in a person's lifetime is to know God on a personal level and be with Him in a personal relationship (95). One may wonder why mankind does not have a connection with God considering the fact that He made man. He is the creator. Another question is that one may ponder is how did mankind loses their
Scott notes God's determination to save man from their sins. Scott recalls how God started this journey of rescuing man from our sins began in the old testament with Abraham and his descendants from slavery, and "from exile in Babylon" (23). Gods previous rescuing acts in the old testament points to a future event of Him saving us from the "bondage and alienation of sin" (23). The person that God sent to deliver man from sin's chains is Jesus Christ, "Jesus answered them...I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance" (Luke 5:31-32). How God is going to "free us from our self-centeredness", bring man into harmony with others, and fix the broken relationship between man and God is by the death of Jesus Christ on the cross (132). Christ death made everyone a new creation. Mankind "had a new heart, a new nature, and a new birth..."(132). Although mankind was rebirth as a new creation, man can still sin. It is just that, Jesus death gave man the ability to fight back sinful