Some reviewers ask, "Why would you want to read a book about doubt?" I ask, why wouldn't you want to read such a book since we all have moments of doubt and feel guilty about it? When you finish this book you will understand that you are not alone and that doubt is not unbelief at all. Instead, it can lead to unbelief if it is not handled correctly, and what Christian would not want the remedy?
In this book, Guinness will describe several kinds of doubt. He is so good at this that you will instantly see one or more of the doubts that afflict you. In each case he tells us where the doubt comes from and a Biblical way to overcome it. More than once I experienced a "Well, duh…" moment. The remedy may also come from realizing exactly what it is we doubt—God's power or God's compassion, for example, not necessarily God Himself. We may actually be judging God in our moments of doubt. In all of these, we see ourselves and recognize the path to a surer faith almost as soon as it is defined. An axiom develops as well—feed your faith, not your doubt and you would be surprised how often we do just the opposite.
The Kindle version of God in the Dark that I read was published by Crossway Books.
Dene Ward
In this book, Guinness will describe several kinds of doubt. He is so good at this that you will instantly see one or more of the doubts that afflict you. In each case he tells us where the doubt comes from and a Biblical way to overcome it. More than once I experienced a "Well, duh…" moment. The remedy may also come from realizing exactly what it is we doubt—God's power or God's compassion, for example, not necessarily God Himself. We may actually be judging God in our moments of doubt. In all of these, we see ourselves and recognize the path to a surer faith almost as soon as it is defined. An axiom develops as well—feed your faith, not your doubt and you would be surprised how often we do just the opposite.
The Kindle version of God in the Dark that I read was published by Crossway Books.
Dene Ward
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