The God I Dont Understand, Christopher J. H. Wright
The God I Dont Understand, Christopher J. H. Wright
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The God I Don't Understand
Reflections on Tough Questions of Faith

Author: Christopher J. H. Wright, John R. W. Stott

Narrator: Christopher J. H. Wright

Unabridged: 10 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 01/06/2009

Synopsis

Many Christians believe that they have to understand everything about their faith for that faith to be genuine. This isn't true.There are many things we don't understand about God, His Word, and His works. And this is actually one of the greatest things about the Christian faith: that there are areas of mystery that lie beyond the keenest scholarship or even the most profound spiritual exercises. Sadly, for many people these problems raise so many questions and uncertainties that faith itself becomes a struggle.But questions, and even doubts, are part of faith.Chris Wright encourages us to face the limitations of our understanding and to acknowledge the pain and grief they can often cause. In The God I Don't Understand, he focuses on four of the most mysterious subjects in the Bible and reflects upon why it's important to ask questions without having to provide the answer:The problem of evil and suffering.The genocide of the Canaanites.The cross and the crucifixion.The end of the world.  "However strongly we believe in divine revelation, we must acknowledge both that God has not revealed everything and that much of what he has revealed is not plain. It is because Dr. Wright confronts biblical problems with a combination of honesty and humility that I warmly commend this book." —John Stott

About Christopher J. H. Wright

Dr. Christopher J. H. Wright is Global Ambassador for the Langham Partnership International. His many books include Hearing the Message of Ecclesiastes, Hearing the Message of Daniel, Knowing Jesus through the Old Testament, Old Testament Ethics for the People of God, Deuteronomy (Understanding the Bible Commentary), Salvation Belongs to Our God, The Mission of God, The God I Don't Understand, and The Mission of God's People. Chris and his wife Liz, who have four adult children and eleven grandchildren, live in London, UK, and belong to All Souls Church, Langham Place.

Reviews

Goodreads review by David

Christopher Wright is now alongside NT Wright as a favorite, must-read Bible scholar! Wright is right (I know, that's cheesy). In this book Wright discusses things about God he does not understand. These are not just intellectual difficulties. When he discusses the work of Christ on the cross he does......more

Goodreads review by John

Gee.... Goodreads should have a half star. 3 stars would seem to many and yet 2 stars seemed to few, I wish I could have given it two and half stars. But yeah, The first part of the book deals a little with suffering. He believes we can't understand and likely never will, and coming from what seems......more

Goodreads review by V

first, this book was good in that it made me want to read the bible. wright quotes extensively from the bible, especially the old testament, and provides just enough context to make me want to read the story (instead of seeing isolated quotes). equally important, it helps me think about some of the s......more

Goodreads review by Josh

My pastor recommended this to our Bible study group, particularly as a resource for those of us whose hearts are troubled by the violence of the Old Testament. Wright provides a really helpful framework for understanding the conquest narratives in light of the character and mission of God, while sti......more

Goodreads review by Caleb

Excellent read. Did a great job tackling some difficult questions but also describing the new creation in an exciting way.......more

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