The God I Don't Understand

The God I Don't Understand
Author: Christopher J. H. Wright
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2009-05-26
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0310574358

Many Christians believe that they have to understand everything about their faith for that faith to be genuine. This isn't true. There are many things we don't understand about God, His Word, and His works. And this is actually one of the greatest things about the Christian faith: that there are areas of mystery that lie beyond the keenest scholarship or even the most profound spiritual exercises. Sadly, for many people these problems raise so many questions and uncertainties that faith itself becomes a struggle. But questions, and even doubts, are part of faith. Chris Wright encourages us to face the limitations of our understanding and to acknowledge the pain and grief they can often cause. In The God I Don't Understand, he focuses on four of the most mysterious subjects in the Bible and reflects upon why it's important to ask questions without having to provide the answer: The problem of evil and suffering. The genocide of the Canaanites. The cross and the crucifixion. The end of the world. "However strongly we believe in divine revelation, we must acknowledge both that God has not revealed everything and that much of what he has revealed is not plain. It is because Dr. Wright confronts biblical problems with a combination of honesty and humility that I warmly commend this book." —John Stott

God of Covenant - Bible Study Book

God of Covenant - Bible Study Book
Author: Jen Wilkin
Publisher: Lifeway Church Resources
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781462748891

A 10-session Bible study that examines Genesis 12-50 to discover how God orchestrates everything for His glory and the good of His people.

Doodle Through the Bible for Kids

Doodle Through the Bible for Kids
Author:
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2016-04-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0736965203

Inspire kids to doodle and dawdle in God's Word, and you open the door to a refreshing and clever new way for them to experience the Bible. When kids ages 8 to 12 years doodle their way through the Old and New Testaments, they will better remember God's Word, visualize spiritual truth, and put it all into practice when a life moment calls for it. With loads of humor and a big dose of fun, cartoonist Jonny Hawkins encourages kids to add their creative touches to his sketches as they explore Bible verses that speak into their lives.

The Early History of God

The Early History of God
Author: Mark S. Smith
Publisher: Harper San Francisco
Total Pages: 248
Release: 1990
Genre: Religion
ISBN:

In this history of the development of monotheism, the author explains how Israel's religion evolved from a cult of Yahweh as a primary deity among many to a fully defined monotheism with Yahweh as sole god. Repudiating the traditional scholarly premise that Israel was fundamentally different in culture and religion from its Canaanite neighbors, he shows that the two cultures were fundamentally similar.

The Holiness of God

The Holiness of God
Author: R.C. Sproul
Publisher: NavPress
Total Pages: 239
Release: 2023-09-05
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1496437217

Central to God’s character is the quality of holiness. Yet, even so, most people are hard-pressed to define what God’s holiness precisely is. Many preachers today avoid the topic altogether because people today don’t quite know what to do with words like “awe” or “fear.” R. C. Sproul, in this classic work, puts the holiness of God in its proper and central place in the Christian life. He paints an awe-inspiring vision of God that encourages Christian to become holy just as God is holy. Once you encounter the holiness of God, your life will never be the same.

131 Christians Everyone Should Know

131 Christians Everyone Should Know
Author: Christian History Magazine Editorial Staff
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Total Pages: 386
Release: 2010-10-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1433672553

This book offers a succinct yet thorough introduction to 131 of the most intriguing, courageous, inspiring Christians who ever lived. It tells how they lived, what they believed, and how their faith affected the course of world history. Includes a timeline with a historical context for each individual, key quotes from or about each personality, and more than 60 photos.

Child Sacrifice in Ancient Israel

Child Sacrifice in Ancient Israel
Author: Heath D. Dewrell
Publisher: Penn State Press
Total Pages: 253
Release: 2017-05-23
Genre: History
ISBN: 1646022017

Among the many religious acts condemned in the Hebrew Bible, child sacrifice stands out as particularly horrifying. The idea that any group of people would willingly sacrifice their own children to their god(s) is so contrary to modern moral sensibilities that it is difficult to imagine that such a practice could have ever existed. Nonetheless, the existence of biblical condemnation of these rites attests to the fact that some ancient Israelites in fact did sacrifice their children. Indeed, a close reading of the evidence—biblical, archaeological, epigraphic, etc.—indicates that there are at least three different types of Israelite child sacrifice, each with its own history, purpose, and function. In addition to examining the historical reality of Israelite child sacrifice, Dewrell’s study also explores the biblical rhetoric condemning the practice. While nearly every tradition preserved in the Hebrew Bible rejects child sacrifice as abominable to Yahweh, the rhetorical strategies employed by the biblical writers vary to a surprising degree. Thus, even in arguing against the practice of child sacrifice, the biblical writers themselves often disagreed concerning why Yahweh condemned the rites and why they came to exist in the first place.

The Pentecostals

The Pentecostals
Author: Walter J. Hollenweger
Publisher:
Total Pages: 600
Release: 1972
Genre: Religion
ISBN:

The Charismatic Movement in the Churches.

Daniel in the Lions' Den

Daniel in the Lions' Den
Author: Ronne Randall
Publisher: Flying Frog Publishing
Total Pages: 36
Release: 1996
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781884628276

Songs in the Night

Songs in the Night
Author: Michael A. Milton
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2024-10-18
Genre: Religion
ISBN:

“Always preach to broken hearts and you will never lack for a congregation,” an old saying goes. And for that reason, this book is for everyone—because there are many, many things that break our hearts. Sicknesses, spiritual depression, disabilities, painful memories, strained relationships... all of these weigh on Christians’ hearts at one time or another. And even when our hearts feel light, there is a longing that runs through us—a crying of the soul for eternity, for a new heavens and a new earth. Yet even in the midst of our heartache, we know there is a faith that comes from Jesus Christ that not only encourages us through our pain, but can even transform our pain... as long as we let it. And here is a collection of warm, pastoral messages, filled with personal illustration, that does just that: helps the brokenhearted Christian to locate the God of all comfort in the center of all pain. We are not left there, either; Mike Milton takes us a step further to see how the gospel actually transforms our private pain into personal praise. So read and discover how God uses the things that seek to destroy us to become the very things that bring us salvation, bring us hope, bring us to prayer, bring us together, and ultimately bring us to heaven.