Cover of Faith and the Pursuit of God by Michael James Brisk

A book for honest seekers and believers tired of a fragile faith: a clear walk through what Christianity actually claims, and why it holds up.

The Book

Christianity is not a private belief system or a blind leap into the dark. It is a massive, unyielding claim about reality, and it invites your examination.

Faith and the Pursuit of God follows the internal logic of the Christian worldview across 27 chapters: from the God who speaks, through the fall and the rescue, to the world He has promised to restore. Systematic theology and apologetics, without the jargon wall — written for clarity, coherence, and unshakable conviction.

For the honest seeker

Is the Bible trustworthy? Who is Jesus, really? Did He rise from the dead? Why is there so much suffering? What happens after we die? If you’re tired of shallow answers and want to look at the actual evidence, this book is for you.

For the believer

You love Christ, but you’re tired of a fragile faith. Learn the theology, the history, and the mechanics of what you believe — so you can communicate the Gospel clearly and not fold when the pressure is on.

Seven parts. One storyline.

  1. 01

    Revelation

    If God has not spoken, we are entirely in the dark. It begins with the God who breaks the silence — through creation, through Scripture, and through prophecy written long before it happened.

    Chapters 1–4
    • The Necessity of Divine Revelation
    • The Inspiration and Authority of Scripture
    • Canon and Preservation: Recognition, Not Invention
    • Fulfilled Prophecy: God’s Sovereignty Over Time
  2. 02

    The Doctrine of God

    Reason’s reach and revelation’s clarity: the case for God’s existence, the shape of His holiness and love, and the Trinity at the center of the faith.

    Chapters 5–7
    • The Existence of God: Reason’s Reach and Revelation’s Clarity
    • The Attributes of God: Holiness, Love, and the Shape of Reality
    • The Trinity: Biblical Revelation and Historical Defense
  3. 03

    Humanity & Sin

    Made in the image of God, broken by rebellion. An honest diagnosis — the bad news that makes the good news necessary.

    Chapters 8–10
    • The Image of God: Dignity, Rationality, and Moral Responsibility
    • The Fall: Sin as Rebellion, Not Mere Mistake
    • Original Sin and Total Depravity
  4. 04

    Christ

    The Creator steps into the canvas. The Incarnation, Christ as Prophet, Priest, and King, the cross, and the historical case for the empty tomb.

    Chapters 11–14
    • The Incarnation: The Eternal Son Enters History
    • The Person of Christ: Prophet, Priest, and King
    • The Atonement: Substitution, Victory, and the Justice of God
    • The Resurrection: Historical Claim and New Creation Preview
  5. 05

    Salvation

    How the rescue reaches you: justification, the new birth, repentance and faith, sanctification, assurance, the church — and the hardest question of all, suffering.

    Chapters 15–22
    • Justification: The Verdict That Creates Peace
    • Regeneration: The New Birth From Above
    • Conversion: Repentance and Faith
    • Sanctification: The Lifelong Work of Holy Transformation
    • Perseverance: Assurance, Endurance, and the Keeping Power of Christ
    • The Nature of the Church
    • The Means of Grace
    • The Problem of Evil: Logical Objections and Lived Suffering
  6. 06

    Apologetics & Worldview

    Why faith is not a blind leap — and why all religions are not basically the same.

    Chapters 23–24
    • Faith and Reason: Why Christianity Is Not a Blind Leap
    • Religious Pluralism: Are All Religions Basically the Same?
  7. 07

    Last Things

    Judgment, hell, and the breathtaking promise of resurrection bodies in a restored world — because Christianity is not only about how to live today, but where we will spend eternity.

    Chapters 25–27
    • Judgment: Moral Accountability and the Hope of Justice
    • Hell: Holiness, Separation, and the Seriousness of Rejecting God
    • Heaven and New Creation: Resurrection Bodies and a Restored World

“The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.”

Psalm 19:1 — from Chapter 1, The Necessity of Divine Revelation

Lines from the book

“God has spoken. The question remains: Are we listening?”
Chapter 1 · The Necessity of Divine Revelation
“You cannot find the architect of a house by tearing up the floorboards.”
Chapter 1 · The Necessity of Divine Revelation
“A Bible that only tells you what you already want to hear is not a Bible; it is a mirror.”
Chapter 2 · The Inspiration and Authority of Scripture
“The church did not create the canon; the church recognized the canon.”
Chapter 3 · Canon and Preservation
“Biblical prophecy is not God predicting the future; it is God announcing His itinerary.”
Chapter 4 · Fulfilled Prophecy
“The cross was not an accident; it was an appointment.”
Chapter 4 · Fulfilled Prophecy
“Nobody willingly endures torture and execution for a lie they invented.”
Chapter 14 · The Resurrection
“He stepped directly into the blast zone.”
Chapter 22 · The Problem of Evil
“If the tomb is truly empty, it changes everything.”
Afterword · The Final Verdict

“The Lord has spoken. The ransom has been paid. The tomb is empty.”

Afterword — The Final Verdict

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About the Author

Faith and the Pursuit of God is Michael James Brisk’s first book. He wrote it for people who want to know whether Christianity is actually true — and for believers who want to understand it well enough to stand on it.

It brings systematic theology, church history, and apologetics together in plain, modern language, with one conviction underneath it all: faith is not a leap into the dark, but trust in a God who has spoken.

His second book, The Strongest Man in the Room, is coming soon.

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Christianity demands a verdict.

The only question left is: will you trust Him?