...this book will cause you to believe the Word of God as you have never believed it before!

Lincoln’s Believe, Believe, Believe possesses a clear, sermon-like quality, which is appropriate, since the book is written for Christians and others interested in the Christian faith. Using quotes from the Bible, analogies, definitions from the dictionary, and real-life experiences, the text moves along intensely, dispensing a code of conduct based on obedience to God and the Word of God. As Lincoln states at the end of his introduction, “I pray this book will cause you to believe the word of God as you have never believed it before.”

Overall, Lincoln’s premise is fairly simple: Everyone should believe God and not man. Lincoln believes that if readers take the initial step, everything else in their lives will come together in a good way. In making this point, Lincoln covers nearly every aspect of Christianity: belief—what to believe, what not to believe, belief in Jesus Christ, the blessed and the cursed, and other distinctly Christian ideals.

The most interesting discussions in Believe, Believe, Believe are Lincoln’s attacks upon the devil. Lincoln describes him as, among other things, a phony, a liar, and a bringer of division. In nearly every chapter, Lincoln takes time to confront the devil. “Both Christians and non-Christians blame God for accidents, deaths, and other tragic things in life,” Lincoln writes. “Was it God or was it the devil? Most people know the answer—the devil.” Such a clever call and response technique is commonplace in Christianity, and Lincoln is quite effective and entertaining when he makes good use of it. Lincoln calls for unconditional commitment to the Christian faith. Believe, Believe, Believe is a fine book.

Brian Gilmore
ForeWordreviews.com