How Could God Allow Suffering and Evil? (Tough Questions) - Softcover

Poole, Garry D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0310245052 ISBN 13: 9780310245056

Publisher: HarperChristian Resources, 2003

Synopsis

This revised edition of Tough Questions, designed for use in any small group setting, is ideal for use in seeker small groups. Based on more than five years of field-tested feedback, extensive improvements make this best-selling series easier to use and more appealing than ever for both participants and group leaders. The Tough Questions SeriesHow can an all-powerful God allow suffering? Is Jesus really the only way to God? Why should I trust the Bible?Tough questions. Reasonable questions. The kinds of challenging questions you, or someone you know may be asking, that are worth taking time to explore.In six sessions designed to get small groups thinking and interacting, each guide in the Tough Questions series deals frankly with objections commonly raised about Christianity. You’ll engage in the kind of spirited dialog that shows the Christian faith can stand up to scrutiny. DON’T ALL RELIGIONS LEAD TO GOD?Don’t All Religions Teach Basically the Same Thing?Isn’t It Enough to Be Sincere?What’s so Different About Christianity?Aren’t Mormons and Jehovah’s Witnesses Christians Too?Is Jesus Really the Only Way to God?What Happens to People Who’ve Never Heard of Jesus?

About this title

From the Publisher:

For Christians Who Care Enough to Give Honest Answers to the Questions Seekers Ask How can a merciful God send people to hell? Is Jesus really is the only way to God? Why should I trust the Bible when it's full of inconsistencies? Tough questions. Reasonable questions. The kinds of challenging questions skeptics and seekers are asking, that demand informed and satisfying answers from Christians. The Tough Questions series offers an organized approach to answering modern seekers' questions about Christianity. In the process, it gives an overview of key elements of the Christian faith. This honest, informative series is the result of Garry Poole and Judson Poling's extensive work with seekers at Willow Creek Community Church. In six sessions designed to get small groups thinking, discussing, and sharing, each book deals head-on with questions and objections commonly raised about the Christian faith. Tough Questions deals frankly with the challenging arguments of secularism. Quotes from non-Christian skeptics in various disciplines, together with responses from credible Christian apologists, fuel the discussions. A great resource for small groups, churches, and Sunday school classes, this series offers seekers and believers alike the kinds of reasonable, factual answers that inspire faith, conviction, and trust in the reality and claims of Christ. Where did evil come from? Why doesn't God do something about all the suffering in the world? Why do innocent people suffer? Is the devil for real? Is there really a place called hell? What is heaven like?

From the Author:

Gary Poole is director of evangelism at Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Illinois. Judson Poling works with small-group ministries at Willow Creek. He is co-author with Don Cousins of the Walking with God series

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperChristian Resources
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0310245052
• ISBN 13: 9780310245056
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 80