Why Should I Be Interested in Church History?

The Word of God exalts history and calls us to study it, yet the prevailing attitude among many Christians today is that the study of the past is good only for collecting bits of entertaining trivia. Asserting that “meditating upon God’s works and servants in history is not optional for the Christian but an important part of covenant faithfulness to the Lord,” church historians Joel R. Beeke and Michael A. G. Haykin present seven benefits for the Christian who studies church history and provide practical suggestions for how to get started.