Dr. Charles Ryrie, author of the bestelling Ryrie Study Bible and one of America's greatest living theologians, offers an easy-to-understand overview of the various doctrines of the Bible. It is written especially for the layman who simply wants to understand what the Bible teaches. The topics covered include:

• The importance of doctrine
• What doctrine is
• What God is like
• The inspiration of the Bible
• The person of Christ
• The person of the Holy Spirit
• The angelic world
• The nature and depravity of man
• Salvation
• The church
• What the future holds