Re-examining The Basics

It has been fourteen years since my first book Basics For Believers was published.  My aim with that book was to furnish fellow believers with a brief overview of the basic elements of their Christian faith.  The target audience for my book was new and immature believers, so I was surprised at the positive response I received from many even mature and long-time believers.

What that response reinforced to me was the fact that we never lose the need for a brief review of the "basics."  This is true in our life of faith and it is also true in our life in general.

Here are some areas that we should examine to see if we are strong in the basics.

     1.  Our ability to read
     2.  How to study
     3.  Our ability to write clearly
     4.  The effective art of communication
     5.  Time management
     6.  Establishing priorities
     7.  Planning
     8.  Organization
     9.  Budgeting
   10.  Follow-through

Regardless of what you are working to become, these "basics" should be mastered and implemented.  They never stop playing a vital role in our lives.

          "No believer is ever beyond the basics."
           --Pastor/Teacher John MacArthur