The Christian by William S Plumer and published by Classics
"The Christian" is a heart-warming and encouraging work, describing 27 facets of the Christian experience and it is an excellent succinct presentation on what it means to be a believer.
It could be used as an evangelistic tool to explain the out-working of the Christian life to an unbeliever.
"The word Christian is found but three times in all the Scriptures. The places where it occurs are Acts xi.26; Acts xxvi.28 ;and I Peter iv.16. These read as follows: And the disciples were called Christians first at Antioch. Then Agrippa said unto Paul, "Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian."
Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God on this behalf. The chronology of some of the events recorded in the Acts is not entirely certain, but it seems pretty clear that the followers of our Lord were not called Christians till ten or twelve years after our Saviours ascension to heaven. I once heard a sermon on Acts xi.26, in which it was assumed that the name Christian, like that of Puritan or Methodist, was first given in reproach, and by enemies; and was after-ward adopted by the disciples of our Lord, as a name which they were willing to bear. And it can not be denied that in every age odious epithets have been heaped upon the godly." By the Author
