The Foundations of Christ by Idowu O. Babalola | Sona Books
Religion & Spirituality • All ages
The Foundations of Christ
GenreReligion & Spirituality
Release Date15 September 2026
LanguageEnglish
₦7,209
Blurb
What does it mean to build your life upon Christ?
Hebrews 6:1–2 identifies six elementary principles of the doctrine of Christ: repentance from dead works, faith toward God, baptisms, laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. These truths are often treated as separate subjects, but Scripture presents them as foundations upon which the believer’s life is built.
The Foundations of Christ explores these truths as one continuous movement—from turning away from self-dependence to learning to depend upon God, from faith toward God to living from Christ, from identification with Christ to faithful participation in His purpose, and finally to living with the resurrection and eternal judgment in view.
This book goes beyond explaining foundational doctrines. It asks what these truths are meant to produce in the life of a believer. What does repentance look like when God is dealing not only with sinful behaviour but with the deeper confidence we place in ourselves? How does faith grow beyond simply trusting God for what He can give us until God Himself becomes the object of our trust? What does it mean for Christ to become the source of the life we live?
As the journey continues, the book examines our identification with Christ, the work and life of the Spirit, ministry and responsibility, the certainty of resurrection, eternal reward, and the reality of divine judgment. The goal is not merely to know these teachings but to understand how they shape the way we live, serve, make decisions, handle responsibility, and prepare for eternity.
The call of Hebrews is to “go on to perfection.” But going forward does not mean abandoning the foundation. It means becoming firmly established upon it so that God can build a life that will endure.
The Foundations of Christ is an invitation to return to the foundations, understand them more deeply, and allow them to become realities from which you live.