Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God: The Scandalous Truth of the Very Good News
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| Rating | : | 4.82 (725 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01MXNSXE7 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 281 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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It is masterfully written, illuminating both the Jesus of Scripture and the violence of the world that rejected him. There is a widescreen revelation of God’s heart unfolding, shaking the very foundations of the Church. Brian’s new book is one of the most beautiful, truthful, and compelling visions of God as revealed by Jesus I have ever read. But more than that, in his poetic mode, Zahnd invites to an alternative that is grounded not in ‘Biblicism’ but in the reality of Jesus who embodies the inexplicable love of God that passes all human understanding. For too long, too many of us have wondered if God is angry or disappointed or frustrated or disgusted with us: you don’t need to wonder anymore. As Zahnd shows us, this love is not weak; it’s not a safe, feel-good cop-out. He invites his readers to walk with him into such a God-given vocation that honors the God of love and that loves the neigh
He’s also the author of Water to Wine, A Farewell to Mars, Beauty Will Save the World, Unconditional?, and What to Do on the Worst Day of Your Life. @BrianZahnd . Joseph, Missouri over 35 years ago, and he still serves as lead pastor to a congregation committed to authentic expression of Jesus Christ in the twenty-first century
Three centuries later, Brian Zahnd was both mesmerized and terrified by Edwards’s wrathful God. Haunted by fear that crippled his relationship with God, Zahnd spent years praying for a divine experience of hell. What Zahnd experienced instead was the Father’s love—revealed perfectly through Jesus Christ—for all prodigal sons and daughters. God is wrath? Or God is Love?In his famous sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” Puritan revivalist Jonathan Edwards shaped predominating American theology with a vision of God as angry, violent, and retributive. In Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God, Zahnd asks important questions like: Is seeing God primarily as wrathful towards sinners true or biblical? Is fearing God a normal expected behavior? And where might the natural implications of this theological framework lead us? Thoughtfully wrestling with subjects like Old Testament genocide, the crucifixion of Jesus, eternal punishment in hell, and the final judgment in Revelation, Zanhd maintains that the summit of divine revelation for sinners is not God is wrath, but God is love.