Bible Problems

In Inspired Imperfection, Gregory A. Boyd adds another counterintuitive and provocative thesis to his corpus. While conservative scholars and pastors have struggled for years to show that the Bible is without errors, Boyd considers this a fool's errand. Instead, he says, we should embrace the mistakes and contradictions in Scripture, for they show that God chose to use fallible humans to communicate timeless truths.

Satan's transformation from opaque functionary to chief antagonist is one of the most striking features of the development of Jewish theology in the Second Temple Period and beyond. Once no more than an "accuser" testing members of the human community, Satan, along with his demons, is presented by Jewish apocalyptic texts and the New Testament as a main source of evil in the world. In Satan and the Problem of Evil, noted scholar Archie Wright explores this dynamic in both its historical and theological trajectories.

In times of questioning and despair, people often quote the Bible to provide answers. Surprisingly, though, the Bible does not have one answer but many "answers" that often contradict one another.

How can an evangelical view of Scripture be reconciled with modern biblical scholarship? In this book Peter Enns, an expert in biblical interpretation, addresses Old Testament phenomena that challenge traditional evangelical perspectives on Scripture. He then suggests a way forward, proposing an incarnational model of biblical inspiration that takes seriously both the divine and the human aspects of Scripture.

Violence in the Old Testament has long been a stumbling block for Christians and skeptics alike. God Is a Man of War offers a fresh interpretation of Old Testament accounts of violence, by exploring them through the twofold lens of Orthodox tradition and historical context. Father Stephen De Young examines what these difficult passages reveal about the nature of Christ and His creation, bearing witness to a world filled not only with pain and suffering - often of human making - but also with the love of God.

Sometimes the big and small decisions in life seem overwhelming. How do you know what choices to make about your career, kids, and relationships? Even when you make good decisions, how do you avoid temptation along the way?

In this book, Stormie Omartian shows women how to pray through life's most difficult times. Features Joni Eareckson Tada, Catherine Hart Weber, Linda Mintle, and others.

There is hope! You can overcome depression and anxiety. Do you suffer from depression or anxiety? In this concise, easy-to-listen-to audiobook, youll discover a wealth of information that will help you break free! Dr. Colbert has taken the confusion away from depression and anxiety and made them simple and easy to understand.

Do you want to supercharge your decision-making skills and stop sabotaging yourself? Want to uncover the mental frameworks used by the world’s billionaires? Then this book is for you. Delving into the fundamentals behind the subconscious mindsets and attitudes which shape us, this comprehensive guide provides a roadmap to understanding our deepest thoughts and attitudes, and re-shaping them to prime us for success.

Do you ever sense that there's far more to prayer, and to God's vision for your life, than what you're experiencing? It's time you learned from the legend of Honi the Circle Maker - a man bold enough to draw a circle in the sand and not budge from inside it until God answered his prayers for his people. What impossibly big dream is God calling you to draw a prayer circle around? In this powerful booklet, excerpted from The Circle Maker, Batterson helps you uncover your heart's deepest desires and God-given dreams and unleash them through the kind of audacious prayer that God delights to answer.

With a week’s worth of activities for each Bible story, this one-year devotional gives you real-life ways to live out God’s spiritual adventure every day. Each week’s story includes: Key Verse (a highlight from the story you just read), X-Ray Vision (thoughts to connect the story with your life), Your Mission (three ideas to put the themes into action), Your Debrief (three questions to spark some brain cells), Mission Accomplished (your place to make notes). It’s all about faith in action as you dive into life knowing God is with you.

In this audiobook, we will critically explain and examine the notion of sola scriptura (the Bible alone). We will show how the historical record shows that The Bible is a part of the greater Apostolic Tradition. We will show how this Apostolic Tradition was first preached and then later put into writing. We will also show how many other biblical writings such as 1 Clement, the Didache, the writings of Polycarp, Justin Martyr, Irenaeus, and many others were also deemed as authoritative as the current books of the Bible.

What is a Christian husband's role in marriage? This short book provides practical answers to the above question. It’s so clear today that the devil has increased his operation against marriages, especially Christian marriages. The rate of divorce, even among Christians, is a great pointer to this unfortunate fact.