I have facilitated groups going through this book several times, and I find it to be a great way to start discussions about important topics all the way through the Bible. It also helps fill in scriptural "gaps" people may have by systematically covering foundational topics. By the end of the study those who go through it have a much stronger grasp of why Christians believe what they do, and the basis is simply scripture, which works well for all Bible-based Christian denominations.

I like the fact that the vast majority of the book consists of questions that are directly answered in scripture, with only a brief overview for each section. That keeps the attention where it should be - on scripture and its Author.

I actually use a resource folder I created with all the scriptures to make this book easier to use for those who are not familiar with the Bible, and that helps established Christians, too, to see related scriptures in one place for comparison. Without that all the looking up can take a lot of time and be overwhelming for new Christians (but looking SOME scriptures up is always a good thing, especially if you are just learning to do it for the first time).

The only issue I have with the book is that the section on communion does not mention Passover, but that is easily remedied.

Overall, this is a fantastic study for both new Christians and established Christians alike. It has over 50 lessons organized into 12 chapters. Ideally, I would go through a lesson (or at most 2) a week with a group that meets once a week, but that's because I am very thorough and enjoy going really deep. However, it is still a good resource to go through in 24 weeks, which is the time frame available for the study I am doing now.

I've spent decades searching, reviewing and rewriting discipleship materials to get everything in a single volume that turns fully devoted followers of Christ into fully functional and reproducing ones. The Purple Book is the only 'off the shelf' manual that checks all the boxes. Thank you, Rice and Steve for putting this together and making it available at a truly affordable price and easy to handle format.

Excellent discipleship tool. Continuity with every revised publication.

This is the BEST little discipleship book!! Ive taught several discipleship classes over the years and each time, I have seen lives transformed. It doesnt matter if youve been walking with God for 60 days or 60 years, you are guaranteed to grow your faith and have many WOW moments. I LOVE THIS BOOK!!

we purchased these books for our youth group. the basic foundations of the Bible is amazing and something everyone should learn.