The Bible Explained

Are you intellectually curious and spiritually hungry?College is a key time of life. You are figuring out who you are and what you believe. Among the variety of different spiritual systems on the college campus, chances are that you have considered Jesus. You have heard contradictory opinions about Christianity, so you want to learn for yourself. You want to get to the source, the Bible.Opening up the Bible is easy; the hard part is understanding it. You know that the Bible is the place to go for answers, but you are frustrated. The Bible has dozens of books, multiple genres, numerous different authors, and hundreds of pages. You need a guide to help you understand.Look no further. Pastor Cyril knows what it is like to be an intellectually curious and spiritually hungry college student. The Bible Explained will help you understand the Bible's most essential and powerful beliefs. Written from a Black pastor to Black college students, this book speaks directly to students at historically Black colleges and universities. You will learn all of the beliefs every Christian college student should know after four years of college. Whether you are merely curious about the Christian faith or have been a Christian for a while, come and see that God is more glorious and enjoyable than you ever knew.In each chapter, The Bible Explained helps you understand a key topic that the Bible addresses. Pastor Cyril will explain each topic from the Bible while using the Westminster Shorter Catechism questions 1-38 as a topical outline. Not only that, he will lean on the wisdom of influential Christian African ancestors from the continent and diaspora.Why is the Bible so important?Why should I trust the Bible when people interpret it in competing ways?Who is God and do I actually need him?What is God up to in the midst of suffering?Who am I and what is my purpose?What went wrong with the world?Is there hope for me?Who is Jesus?What did Jesus actually do?What does it mean to be saved?What are blessings and how do I enjoy them?What happens when and after we die?Enter the joy of truly understanding the Christian faith.The Bible Explained is the inaugural book of Hidase Publishing, a Black owned publishing company that creates Christian content that addresses African experiences all over the globe. This book is all-Black-everything: Black owned, Black edited, Black designed, and Black funded.