I have had my copy for over 15 years and I find it good to pull this book out and reread it every few years.
The book is a commentary that follows The Book of Romans. The heart of the message is salvation through faith in Jesus Christ - God accepting us, and not earning our salvation through our own works. The book is very well written, very easy to read (I usually reread it in a day or two), and the writing is very down to earth and on the level of the common person.
I first saw this book when I was young in the early 70's - this book has stood a time test, and the writing is still so current today. I reread the book yesterday and it reads like it could have been first published today even though it came out in 1967.
Christianity is a path more than a destination (a way of life in fellowship with God being led by his Holy Spirit). Sometimes you can stray off course, even a little, and start to loose your peace and joy. This book helps me to remember the basics of my salvation and set my heart in the right direction. The beautiful part is this book is so easy to read; no big language, you are not being talked down to, no from another world type of writing - just on your level.
Please read this book. Save a copy, and pull it out every few years. You will be glad you did.

background. I read a copy that was printed in the mid-60's a few years ago. I was a brand new born-again christian coming out of a Roman Catholic background. I understand that things are changing in the catholic church, praise God, but at the time,not much was said about God's grace, and this book helped me out of the religious baggage I had brought with me.Don't get me wrong, I am a bible believing christian, a former youth leader for a Foursquare denomination church, and I plan to do missionary work.This book is not about just doing whatever you feel like, but it is a rich, easy to read explanation of the Book of Romans that examines all the religious things that we do to try to please God so he gets off our backs, or so that we can feel superior to others. This book does a great job of going through Romans and examining our relationship with Christ. It is engaging for the intelligent as it covers the concepts in Romans which are God-breathed, and it is written in an easy to read manner. I have lent this book to many different kinds of people and they were all able to receive from it.It is wonderful for those who came from a legalistic christian background who are just begining to know Christ, so that they can know the freedom that is in Christ.

This is an easy reading study on the book of Romans. In this book, Fritz Ridenour clearly explains the concept of God's grace to us. He helps us see the difference between trying to earn God's forgiveness and receiving the gift of God's forgiveness. It is a book that I have given out many times to those with questions about what it means to be a Christian.

This book gives you excellent advice on teen problems in today's world we live in. He provides answers to the most common questions teens face today: peer pressure, faith, morality (he himself had these same questions).

Although this book is aimed at teen-agers, adults will like reading this book to help their teen-agers through some of tough times teens face.

After being forced to sit thru this awfully-slanted book in Youth Group on Sunday (yes Im A Chrisitan), I come to the conclusion that Mr Ridenour is worse than some of the Buddhists and other religous ppl he attempts to criticize. A real Christian will know that this book is judgemental and very critical it is definitely not a good source for information on religons, unless someone is as pious and narrow-minded as Ridenour.
Although the book claims to be straightforward and non-critical it is neither. From calling Muhammed (founder of Islam) someone "who used the bible" to calling Buddhism a hopeless endeavor he never fails to disgust me with his propaganda.
Just a casual glance of this book when I first saw it, told me it was slanted christian propaganda. I told my Uncle and Aunt (who run my youth group) this book is probably over-critical and their response was something like, "Well more or less its the truth." I let it go at that and sat thru this book.
Mr. Ridenour has also gotten a lot of the research on religions and what he labels as Cults wrong. For example, Islam does not think that any prophets are less equal than others, that was meant to sway Chrisitians from pursuing any other research, just another example.
I guess you cant really expect much from books like this they really are all the same. This book was basically written in the same vein as the book "The Truth About Dungeons and Dragons" by Joan Hake Robie, very ridicously written and slanted, almost to the point of being humorous.

So What's The Difference compares orthodox Christianity to major religions and cults. I loved the book because it's really easy to read and understand. It contains a lot of relevant and important information as well. The summaries are very useful. It's a great witnessing tool. I recommend reading it yourself and lending it to anyone who wants to know "So, what's the difference?"

This book explains religions in a concise way and compares them to Christianity. It is extremely good to help beginning Christians avoid pitfalls when trying to find a church. It is also useful to have information on other religions to be informed about their doctrines and have an answer for people who are seeking God. It has information on cults, Catholicism vs. Protestantism, Christian Science and Mormonism. I highly recommend this to everyone seeking answers.