Answering the Toughest Questions About God and the Bible

by Bruce Bickel, Stan Jantz

Overview

Bestselling Authors Tackle Difficult Issues for Believers and Doubters

When it comes to the big questions about God--Is he real? Why are Christians so unlike Jesus? Does he really care about me?--Bruce Bickel and Stan Jantz don't pretend to have all the answers. But they do know how to wrestle with doubt. They welcome questions, and in these pages they ask some of the most important ones you have about God and the Bible. With candor, insight, and a disarming touch of humor, they provide some answers to these critical questions, yet they leave enough space--and grace--for you to keep wrestling, asking, and seeking Truth.

There is no shame in asking--after all, even some of the greatest men and women in the Bible had doubts. Don't let your questions go unanswered. What you find might just change your life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781441230652
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	10/18/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	208
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Bruce Bickel and Stan Jantz are the bestselling authors of more than 50 books, including the international bestseller God Is in the Small Stuff and the Christianity 101 series. Their passion is to communicate the truth about God in a way that is clear, correct, and casual. Bruce and his wife, Cheryl, live in Fresno, California. Stan and his wife, Karin, call Orange County, California, home. For more information visit www.conversantlife.com.
Bruce Bickel's trademark is humor and his passion is truth, whether he's speaking to a group of business executives or preaching in a church (www.brucebickel.com). When he isn't writing, speaking, or doing lawyer stuff, Bruce is active at Westmont College. He is also a teaching elder at his church in Central California, where he lives with his wife, Cheryl.
Stan Jantz (www.conversantlife.com) has teamed up with Bruce Bickel to write more than fifty books, including the international bestseller God Is in the Small Stuff. Currently Stan is a marketing consultant and a partner in Mosaic Digital, a community building software company. He lives in Southern California with his wife, Karin.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 7

Introduction 9

1 Is God Real, and How Can You Know? 13

2 Why Did God Create Us? 33

3 Why Doesn't God Make Himself More Obvious? 49

4 Can I Trust What the Bible Says About God? 67

5 If the Bible Is So Important, Why Is It So Hard to Understand? 85

6 Why Does God Seem So Violent While Jesus Is So Loving? 103

7 Is Jesus God? 123

8 Why Do Christians Say Jesus Is the Only Way to God? 143

9 One God, Three Persons? Seriously? 161

10 Does God Really Care About Me and My Life? 181

Notes 199