The Almost Christian Discovered (Matthew Mead)

The Almost Christian Discovered

The False Professor Tried and Cast

Back in print in a new edition! The Almost Christian Discovered, a classic Puritan work, was written in 1661 and is one of the most important books ever written. The primary point which Mead presents is this:

“There are very many in the world that are almost, and yet but almost Christians; many that are near heaven, and yet are never the nearer; many that are within a little of salvation, and yet shall never enjoy the least salvation; they are within sight of heaven, and yet shall never have a sight of God.”

Mead helps his readers to consider twenty (20) signs which most persons would say are the traits of true Christians; then he effectively shows, using biblical examples, how each of them may be equally true of non-Christians.

Some of those signs are:

* A man may have much knowledge about God, and still be only almost a Christian
* A man may go far in opposing his sin, and still be only almost a Christian
* A man may hate sin, and still be only almost a Christian
* A man may have great hopes of heaven, and still be only almost a Christian
* A man may be under great and visible changes, and still be only almost a Christian

* A man may be much in prayer and still be only almost a Christian

* A man may have faith and still be only almost a Christian

* A man may have a love to the people of God and still be only almost a Christian

* A man may obey the commands of God and still be only almost a Christian

Commendation 

Pastor John MacArthur has written of this book, The Almost Christian Discovered:
“This volume offers a much needed antidote to the shallowness and flippancy that characterizes today’s Christianity. It contrasts sharply with the modern tendency to embrace as a brother or sister in the faith everyone who names the name of Christ. It sounds an alarm that few today would dare even whisper. In fact, The Almost Christian Discovered provides sobering proof of how far the contemporary church has slipped from the moorings of her heritage.”

Newly typeset with archaic spellings altered.

About the Author

Matthew Mead (1629–1699) was an English Puritan minister of the 17th century who preached in the ward of Stepney in London.