On sure security Chris Dalton | Evangelicals Now | September 2008 This book [True Confidence] is one in a series written for women, but the basic premise – that confidence is not about self-reliance but about God's unconditional, reliable and transforming love for us – is essentially nongender specific. It is a message all Christians need to hear and grasp that, because we have trusted in Jesus as Saviour, condemnation is not on God's agenda for us and we can trust him to equip, enable and use us, however inadequate we might feel. I especially appreciated the Trinitarian nature of the book – three of the six chapters dealt with confidence based on the unchanging nature of the Father, modelled on Jesus and maintained and empowered by the Holy Spirit. It was encouraging to read such a balanced approach, in particular, on the person and work of the Holy Spirit in practically helping us to live as God's dearly loved children. The book is easy to read, and each of the six chapters concludes with some questions to work through, a reflection and a prayer. It is biblical, well supported with anecdotes and, although occasionally I was unsure of the author's reasoning behind the inclusion and interpretation of some passages, I have confidence in the book's underlying message that God believes in his people and that confidence "does not depend on success, popularity or shoulder pads, but … on what God says about us." Realising and internalising this will provide Christians with the security to live God-focussed and other-centred lives. Chris Dalton is a pastoral worker at Bishop Hannington Memorial Church in Hove.
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