SALVATION 101: A Guide to Faith, the Gospel, and Following Jesus (2nd Edition)
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Book Overview
Summary
- Author: Paul T. Barham
- Publisher: Doxa Theos Ministries (2026)
SALVATION 101: A Guide to Faith, the Gospel, and Following Jesus (2nd Edition)
What does it actually mean to be saved — and how can you know, for certain, that it’s real?
Salvation 101 is a clear, Scripture-rich guide for anyone who wants a solid, biblical answer to that question — whether you’re investigating Christianity for the first time, newly saved and hungry for a foundation, or a longtime believer who wants your faith grounded in the Bible instead of assumptions. Paul T. Barham writes as a fellow believer, not a distant scholar, walking you step by step from who God is, to what sin really costs, to what Jesus did about it, to what a life following Him actually looks like day to day.
Structured in nine clear sections, the book covers:
- Foundational Beliefs — Scripture’s authority, who God is, His attributes, and the true nature of sin
- The Gospel — God’s desire for relationship with you, His standard, why we can’t meet it on our own, and how Jesus is the answer
- Living a Christian Life — baptism, assurance of salvation, God’s love, prayer, worship, the Holy Spirit, suffering, and sharing your faith
- Answering the Hard Questions — honest responses to the objections skeptics and new believers raise most often
- A Study Quiz with Answer Key, a Glossary of Terms, and a full Bible Verse Index for personal study, small groups, or discipleship classes
Every verse is quoted directly and verified against the NASB 2020, so you’re never left wondering whether a phrase was paraphrased. This is a book meant to be marked up, studied, and returned to.
What’s New in the Second Edition
This edition is a substantial expansion and refinement of the original:
- Three new chapters — Should I Get Baptized?, How Do I Know My Salvation Is Real?, and Can I Lose My Salvation? — addressing questions readers asked most
- A new subsection on Communion and the Lord’s Supper
- Expanded coverage of God’s attributes, including new material on God’s justice and wisdom
- Every scripture citation in the book re-verified word-for-word against the NASB 2020 translation
- A fully updated and renumbered Study Quiz reflecting the new content
- An expanded Bible Verse Index covering all new chapters and references
- A document-wide formatting refresh for a cleaner, more readable print and Kindle experience
Whether you’re seeking salvation yourself, discipling a new believer, or leading a small group study, Salvation 101, Second Edition gives you a trustworthy, Bible-first foundation you can build a life on.
About the Author
Paul T. Barham writes about love because he has needed it to survive. His own story includes marriage separation, addiction and recovery, and years spent rebuilding what estrangement had broken — the kind of wreckage that teaches you which parts of love actually hold. He is a bi-vocational lay evangelist who preaches about once a month at a small chapel in North Carolina, and a software engineering executive with a B.S. and M.S. in Computer Science. Raised Southern Baptist, he now describes himself simply as a non-denominational, Bible-centered Christian. Paul believes the mark of a Christian isn’t correct doctrine alone — it’s love that survives contact with a broken life..