77 FAQs About God and the Bible: Your Toughest Questions Answered
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.
Top Highlights
“To be truthful, even that might not persuade some people to believe in him. But the fact is, God in a real sense remains hidden to us as a material being. The Scripture says, ‘God is Spirit, so those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth’ (John 4:24). And as a spirit, God is invisible to us (see 1 Timothy 1:17). You see, he is on another plane of existence than we humans. We are not meant to see him in all his awesome power and might. He told Moses, ‘You may not look directly at my face, for no one may see me and live’ (Exodus 33:20).” (source)
“God is eternal, meaning he possesses an infinite life that is without beginning or end (see Isaiah 40:28). God created time and he involves himself within time, but he exists eternally, outside of time. There was never a moment when he didn’t exist, nor will he ever end. We really can’t grasp the concept of an eternal, self-existing being, but that is part of what God is like.” (source)
“You will seldom, if ever, have exhaustive evidence for believing in anything. But you can find sufficient evidence to establish that what you believe is credible and objectively true.” (source)
“and Scripture says God’s ‘eyes are too pure to look on evil; you cannot tolerate wrong doing’ (Habakkuk 1:13 NIV).*” (source)
“Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen’ (Hebrews 11:1 NASB). A good question to ask is, ‘Where do the assurance and conviction of our faith come from?’ They come from knowledge or evidence of the things hoped for or not seen. It is your knowledge of something that allows you to trust in it. And seeing the evidence gives your faith confidence. So biblical faith isn’t a blind faith that operates without any reason to believe—rather, it looks at the evidence.” (source)
Product Details
- Title : 77 FAQs About God and the Bible: Your Toughest Questions Answered
- Authors:
- McDowell, Josh
- McDowell, Sean
- Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
- Publication Date: 2012
- ISBN: 9780736949255
Josh McDowell has been reaching the spiritually skeptical for more than five decades. Since beginning ministry in 1961, Josh has spoken to more than 25 million people in 128 countries. He is the author or coauthor of 148 books, with over 51 million copies distributed worldwide, including Straight Talk with Your Kids About Sex, Experience Your Bible, Evidence for the Historical Jesus, More Than a Carpenter (over 15 million copies printed in 85 languages), and The New Evidence That Demands a Verdict, recognized by World magazine as one of the twentieth century's top 40 books. Josh continues to travel throughout the United States and countries around the world, helping young people and adults strengthen their faith and understanding of Scripture. Josh will tell you that his family is his ministry. He and his wife, Dottie, have been married for over 40 years and have four children and numerous grandchildren.
Sean McDowell (PhD) is the author, coauthor, or editor of numerous books, including A New Kind of Apologist. He is an associate professor in the Christian Apologetics program at Biola University, is an internationally recognized speaker, and blogs regularly at www.seanmcdowell.org.