77 FAQs About God and the Bible

Author: Josh McDowell
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
ISBN: 0736949259
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 242

Book Description
Real-life, on-the-street Christian apologetics is what readers expect from Josh McDowell. Here, he and his son, Sean, reflect their ongoing research and close engagement with our culture in answers to classic questions such as... Is there scientific proof God exists? How can a loving God send people to hell? Why does God allow suffering? Is the New Testament historically reliable? Aren’t there errors and contradictions in the Bible? ...and questions that arise from today’s culture: If God is so loving, why can’t he be more tolerant of sin? Is God sexist? Is religion the real cause of violence in the world? How can teachings from the ancient cultures of the Bible be relevant to our culture? What’s the difference between the Bible and the Koran? 77 FAQs offers the concise, accessible presentations that readers want and need in an apologetic resource—answers they’ll turn to for help in everyday life.

77 FAQs About God and the Bible

Author: Josh McDowell
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
ISBN: 9780736949248
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Short Answers to Big Questions about God, the Bible, and Christianity

Author: Clinton E. Arnold
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 1493400428
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 246

Book Description
This accessible reference offers short and to-the-point answers to fifty pressing questions people have about God, the Bible, and Christianity, including - Are there errors or contradictions in the Bible? - Do science and faith conflict? - Is hell a real place? - What will heaven be like? - Is it possible to prove God exists? - Why did Jesus have to die? - Does God hate sex? - Do Christians have to go to church? - and many more This book is for those who want a clear introduction to the essential teachings of Christianity to help them grow in faith and in preparation to share the basics of Christian belief.

Experience Your Bible

Author: Josh McDowell
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
ISBN: 0736941339
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 210

Book Description
See it. Study it. Do it. Many Christians focus on mechanical application of the Scriptures. In Experience Your Bible, the McDowells proclaim God's original design—the Scriptures are his way to reveal himself so he can enjoy a relationship with people. The authors show how the Bible can radically transform believers' lives: Intimacy. God created humans such that an intimate relationship with him is their only route to meaningful life. His written Word enables this relationship. Relational experience. We must obey God's commands. Yet he also wants us to relationally experience things like acceptance, joy, and comfort with him and other believers. Growth in love. Josh and Sean highlight the Holy Spirit's role in illuminating the Scriptures. They present proven tools to help readers study and "accurately handle the word of truth." Above all, they emphasize that study is the journey to help Christians more deeply love the author of the Bible, God himself. When Christians experience the Bible and its author, they find wisdom, meaning, and fulfillment in life. A key tool for pastors, leaders, parents, and youth workers—anyone wanting to proclaim and experience the life- and culture-changing Christianity the Bible reveals.

Is God Just a Human Invention?

Author: Sean McDowell
Publisher: Kregel Publications
ISBN: 0825489652
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 304

Book Description
Sean McDowell and Jonathan Morrow have penned an accessible yet rigorous look at the arguments of the New Atheists. Writing from a distinctively Christian perspective, McDowell and Morrow lay out the facts so that the emerging generation can make up their own mind after considering all the evidence.

The Lost Books of the Bible and The Forgotten Books of Eden

Author: Rutherford Hayes Platt
Publisher: Nelson Bibles
ISBN:
Category : Apocryphal books
Languages : en
Pages : 660

Book Description
Presented here are two volumes of apocryphal writings reflecting the life and time of the Old and New Testaments. Stories told by contemporary fiction writers of historical Bible times in fascinating and beautiful style.

Don't Check Your Brains at the Door

Author: Josh McDowell
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc
ISBN: 1400317207
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 160

Book Description
Examines common myths about God, religion, and life that contradict God's Word.

10 Commitments for Dads

Author: Josh McDowell
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
ISBN: 0736953841
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 194

Book Description
Child rearing has never been easy, and if you’re a dad today, trustworthy advice on good parenting and godly parenting skills can be hard to find. Author and speaker Josh McDowell has spent over 50 years successfully working with young people, including raising his own four children. He mentors you in guiding your children into 10 practical life commitments that will enable them to confidently face a scary world and an uncertain future. You can help your kids know how to love God, love themselves, and love others make right choices resolve conflict and respond properly to authority understand sex and relationships as God designed them deal humbly with success and graciously with defeat Leading your kids with God’s wisdom and practicing good parenting skills is the best way to love them. 10 Commitments for Dads gives you a straightforward, concise resource for keeping your children in the center of your heart.

A New Kind of Apologist

Author: Sean McDowell
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
ISBN: 0736966056
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 306

Book Description
A New Kind of Apologist, edited by Sean McDowell and with contributions from more than 20 leading apologists, is the go-to resource for effectively defending the Christian faith in our changing culture. In it you'll discover: important topics often ignored by apologists, such as transgender issues, religious freedom, and the intersection of economics and apologetics a new kind of apologetics that is relational, gracious, and holistic interviews with both seasoned apologists and skeptics, providing insights into how to do apologetics effectively in today's culture A New Kind of Apologist addresses the latest issues, including "Connecting Apologetics to the Heart" "Teaching Apologetics to the Next Generation" "Apologetics in our Sexually Broken Culture" "Apologetics and Islam" "Apologetics and Religious Freedom" and adopts fresh strategies for reaching those who are outside the church with the truth of the gospel.

How the Bible Actually Works

Author: Peter Enns
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062686771
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 249

Book Description
Controversial evangelical Bible scholar, popular blogger and podcast host of The Bible for Normal People, and author of The Bible Tells Me So and The Sin of Certainty explains that the Bible is not an instruction manual or rule book but a powerful learning tool that nurtures our spiritual growth by refusing to provide us with easy answers but instead forces us to acquire wisdom. For many Christians, the Bible is a how-to manual filled with literal truths about belief that must be strictly followed. But the Bible is not static, Peter Enns argues. It does not hold easy answers to the perplexing questions and issues that confront us in our daily lives. Rather, the Bible is a dynamic instrument for study that not only offers an abundance of insights but provokes us to find our own answers to spiritual questions, cultivating God’s wisdom within us. “The Bible becomes a confusing mess when we expect it to function as a rulebook for faith. But when we allow the Bible to determine our expectations, we see that Wisdom, not answers, is the Bible’s true subject matter,” writes Enns. This distinction, he points out, is important because when we come to the Bible expecting it to be a textbook intended by God to give us unwavering certainty about our faith, we are actually creating problems for ourselves. The Bible, in other words, really isn’t the problem; having the wrong expectation is what interferes with our reading. Rather than considering the Bible as an ancient book weighed down with problems, flaws, and contradictions that must be defended by modern readers, Enns offers a vision of the holy scriptures as an inspired and empowering resource to help us better understand how to live as a person of faith today. How the Bible Actually Works makes clear that there is no one right way to read the Bible. Moving us beyond the damaging idea that “being right” is the most important measure of faith, Enns’s freeing approach to Bible study helps us to instead focus on pursuing enlightenment and building our relationship with God—which is exactly what the Bible was designed to do.