Why Isn't God Nice?
Trusting His Awful Goodness
Published on 18. September 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-0-85721-672-4 (ISBN)
Description
What do we do with a God who calls Himself "jealous," who allows suffering in the world, and who promises in His Word to judge everyone on earth? How does that reconcile with the image of God popular in evangelical churches - loving, forgiving, and shepherding us? More importantly, how does a person going through hard times learn to embrace a God who can allow such difficult circumstances? Longtime pastor and director of Open Doors Kurt Bruner explores who God is, how He works in our lives, and how we can see Him at work.
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Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
SPCK Publishing
Edition type
New edition
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 130 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-85721-672-4 (9780857216724)
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E-Book
09/2015
Monarch Books
€11.49
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Person
Kurt Bruner is Director of the Open Doors International Resource Center. A former VP of Focus on the Family, he is a pastor and author of more than twenty books.
Content
Contents
Introduction: An Awful Goodness 9
1. Perfect Love: Barney Was Wrong 19
2. Strict Father: What Parents Know 27
3. Divine Comedian: God laughs with Us, Not at Us 41
4. Blinding Light: What Shadows Suggest 59
5. First Cause: Where Pain Points 71
6. Jealous Husband: Why God Seems Angry 83
7. Uncensored Truth: Shouldn't God Watch His Language? 97
8. Eternal Wrath: Does God Send People to Hell? 109
9. One Way: Why So Exclusive? 131
10. Omniscient Author: God Writes the Story 153
Conclusion: Awful or Good? 181
Notes 185
Further reading 189
Introduction: An Awful Goodness 9
1. Perfect Love: Barney Was Wrong 19
2. Strict Father: What Parents Know 27
3. Divine Comedian: God laughs with Us, Not at Us 41
4. Blinding Light: What Shadows Suggest 59
5. First Cause: Where Pain Points 71
6. Jealous Husband: Why God Seems Angry 83
7. Uncensored Truth: Shouldn't God Watch His Language? 97
8. Eternal Wrath: Does God Send People to Hell? 109
9. One Way: Why So Exclusive? 131
10. Omniscient Author: God Writes the Story 153
Conclusion: Awful or Good? 181
Notes 185
Further reading 189