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Wrestling with God: How Can I Love a God I'm Not Sure I Trust?
Most people, even devout Christians, struggle with issues about God. We sit in the pew every Sunday and affirm the essentials of Christianity in theory, but when it comes to trusting God with our daily lives, we share a secret, painful fear that God isn't really looking out for us. And how can we love him if he can't be trusted? James Denison has a passion for tackling questions like these, the “big issues” that keep people from intimate faith with God. In Wrestling with God, he acknowledges the often unspoken doubts and questions that both believers and nonbelievers share—and invites us to join him in wrestling with God and Scripture for the answers.
- GenresChristian LivingReligion
240 pages, Paperback
First published July 9, 2008
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December 19, 2022
I enjoyed this book. While there are other apologetic books that go into greater detail on certain points, this book has an earnestness that is refreshing. The goal is not to simply tell you the right answer but to invite you on a journey as the author “wrestles with God.” Rather than an academic feel, this book felt more like talking with a close friend about the struggles and questions that you have. This approach is needed in the apologetic field.
November 7, 2012
Just finished "Wrestling With God" by James Denison. The book is subtitled, "How Can I Love a God I'm Not Sure I Can Trust?" and in it, Denison tackles some tough questions that many believers and non-believers alike find themselves asking at one point or another. Denison leans heavily on Scripture for his answers, so he begins the book with a chapter entitled "Why Believe a 2000-Year-Old Book?"
His writing authentic and seems to be from the heart, and he candidly admits areas where he still searches for answers. Denison addresses subjects such as Jesus being the only way to God; why there seems to be so much innocent suffering; and what happens to those who never hear the Gospel. My favorite chapter was probably the one on prayer and why it sometimes seems like prayers are unheard or go unanswered.
There may not be much new material in this book for a veteran follower of Christ, but the arguments are solid, Scripture-based, and great reminders of God's promises. For seekers and those new to the faith, this is a good foundational read.
His writing authentic and seems to be from the heart, and he candidly admits areas where he still searches for answers. Denison addresses subjects such as Jesus being the only way to God; why there seems to be so much innocent suffering; and what happens to those who never hear the Gospel. My favorite chapter was probably the one on prayer and why it sometimes seems like prayers are unheard or go unanswered.
There may not be much new material in this book for a veteran follower of Christ, but the arguments are solid, Scripture-based, and great reminders of God's promises. For seekers and those new to the faith, this is a good foundational read.
March 9, 2012
It gets pretty deep, very thoughtful and somewhat hard to follow, but overall is a very helpful, well thought out book that I highly recommend.
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