If God is all-powerful and always good, how can He allow the kinds of pain and suffering that people experience in our world? Disease, heartache, and natural disasters are all around us. Why does God allow these things to happen? Does He have a purpose in our suffering? This booklet offers help as it examines these important questions.
Muslims, Jews, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and Mormons insist that the orthodox Christian doctrine of the Trinity is unbiblical and a hangover from the polytheism of Greek and Roman mythologies. Is this true? Or is believing in a three-in-one God foundational to biblical faith? This booklet helps us understand what the Bible says about this important doctrine.
There are some people today who teach that it is never God’s will for a believer to be ill, and that such illness is always the result of specific acts of sin. But is that true? Is illness always an indication of lack of faith in a Christian’s life? This booklet examines what the Bible says about healing and looks at four biblical certainties that offer hope to believers who are enduring times of sickness.
It is a remarkable privilege to be able to call ourselves children of God. It is even more remarkable when we understand the blessings and opportunities that this family connection with the King of heaven can bring to our lives. As we learn in this booklet, it is a unique family relationship that brings faith, hope, and love to the heart of God’s child.
The atheist says there is no God. The agnostic is uncertain. How can we be sure that God exists? Is there evidence that calls us to faith in a God we cannot see or feel? The Bible claims that there is such evidence, and this study challenges us to examine that evidence. Once we are convinced that God exists, we have taken the first step necessary to knowing Him personally.
An old gospel song challenges Christians to be people who are “standing on the promises of God.” Yet sometimes we’re disappointed when it seems that God has not kept His part of the bargain. This important study can help us to understand the promises of God, and to see how He fulfills those promises.
The book of 1 John declares simply, “God is love.” But what is the nature of that love? How has it been displayed? How can we embrace it? From the Old Testament minor prophet Malachi, we can learn wonderful, awe-inspiring lessons on the matchless love of God for humanity. Explore that love, and you explore the very heart of God Himself.
How can we reconcile the sovereignty of God with the suffering that is so prevalent in our world? Writing from a life of painful and challenging experiences, Herb Vander Lugt shares the hope and encouragement that we can experience when we recognize that God is in control—even when we hurt and we don’t understand why.
When we read certain passages in the Old Testament, some of us are disturbed by the violence, anger, and deception associated with God. There seems to be a huge difference between the God of the Old Testament and the merciful, compassionate God of the New. Is the difference real? How can we reconcile these matters and find the truth about the character of God?
What can we learn from the conflict that erupted between Jesus and some of the most religious people of His day? The question is important for those of us who struggle with the feeling that Jesus has not met our own expectations. Some of the issues that confused Jesus’ countrymen are likely to be our issues too. With this in mind, author Bill Crowder helps us take another look at One who has promised, in His own time, to wonderfully exceed all of our hopes and dreams.