Do you know what you believe? Can you answer those who ask, “Where do those beliefs come from?” In So Great a Cloud of Witnesses, great Christians of the past will guide you in understanding what Scripture says to the church today.
Athanasius responds to a liberal church that says, “Why should you be so insistent on biblical doctrine? Just love God and love people.”
Augustine answers an unbeliever who asks,
“Why do I need to be saved? I’m a basically good person.”
Charles Wesley encourages a young person who questions, “I’ve confessed my sins, but can I really know that I am born again?”
John Wesley speaks to a new believer who wonders, “I’ve been saved. How do I grow in Christlikeness?”
These and other great Christians will challenge you to a deeper understanding of biblical truth and to a closer walk with God as you live those truths in daily experience.
Praise for So Great a Cloud of Witnesses
“Dr. McElwain takes his readers on an enjoyable journey into the dusty pages of church history and makes practical applications of faith that are relevant to believers at every stage in their spiritual walk. This book will inform, encourage, and thrill your soul!” — Rodney Loper, President, God’s Bible School & College
“With this little volume Professor McElwain has provided us with insights into prominent men who have profoundly shaped the church as it has come to our century. Organized around a very helpful format and written in a popular style that laity will easily understand, So Great a Cloud of Witnesses will provide encouragement, challenges and a reward to believers within the Wesleyan tradition. The author is a careful scholar who shares in a very engaging manner of communicating from the pulpit, the lectern and by his writing, and for this I commend this work to every sincere believer.” — Paul Kaufman, PhD, Professor of Church History and Hebrew
About the Author
Randall McElwain serves on the pastoral staffs of Hobe Sound Bible Church and Palm Beach Chinese Christian Chapel. He travels frequently to teach pastors overseas and serves as a course writer for Shepherds Global Classroom.