simply refer to these doctrinal emphases as the “five points,” the “Calvinist distinctives,” or (my personal favorite) the “doctrines of grace.” A recent Pew study reported that atheists and agnostics know the Bible and Christian doctrine better than evangelicals. Mormons and Jews came in second. This simply corroborates other surveys that point up the urgency of basic instruction in our churches today. Christians need to know what they believe and why they believe it. Of course,