A Time for Confidence

A Time for Confidence: Trusting God in a Post-Christian Society addresses the pressures Christians face amid rapid moral and cultural change, offering a biblically grounded call to trust in God rather than retreat in fear or capitulate to shifting norms.

Dr. Stephen J. Nichols draws on Scripture, church history, and pastoral insight to argue that the present moment—though often disorienting—is not a time to cower, cave, or compromise. Organized around five sources of confidence, the book moves from confidence in God and in the Bible to confidence in Christ, in the gospel, and in Christian hope. Each chapter engages biblical texts such as Isaiah 40, Hebrews, and 1 John alongside historical examples ranging from Jerome and Luther to Polycarp and Jonathan Edwards.

Nichols contends that Christians who see only the temporal pressures of their age risk despair, while those who cultivate vision—rooted in God’s character, promises, and sovereign purposes—find reason for steadfast faith. The book encourages believers not merely to endure cultural opposition but to hold fast to biblical conviction and to proclaim the gospel with renewed confidence. Throughout, Nichols grounds his appeal in the sufficiency of Scripture, the supremacy of Christ, and the hope of final glorification.

Key Themes

• The sovereignty of God as the foundation for Christian confidence in every age
• The authority and sufficiency of Scripture amid cultural and intellectual challenges
• The supremacy and finished work of Christ as the ground of endurance
• Christian hope as forward-looking confidence rooted in God’s promises
• The call to conviction and faithfulness rather than fear or compromise

Featured Quotes

“There is nothing new to challenges to God’s Word.”

“What we will be is our hope, and that is our confidence.”