The only aspect of God's character the world seems to believe in is His love - which is exactly what makes it such a difficult doctrine. Pop culture has distorted God's love to the point where even many Christians have lost touch with God's holiness, sovereignty and wrath. This book...
The only aspect of God's character the world seems to believe in is His love - which is exactly what makes it such a difficult doctrine. Pop culture has distorted God's love to the point where even many Christians have lost touch with God's holiness, sovereignty and wrath. This book restores what we have lost, providing a compelling perspective on the true nature of God and His unending love. 93 pages, from Crossway
At first thought, understanding the doctrine of the love of God seems simple compared to trying to fathom other doctrines like that of the Trinity or predestination. Especially since the overwhelming majority of those who believe in God view Him as a loving being.
That is precisely what makes this doctrine so difficult. The only aspect of God's character the world still believes in is His love. His holiness, His sovereignty, His wrath are often rejected as being incompatible with a "loving" God. Because pop culture has so distorted and secularized God's love, many Christians have lost a biblical understanding of it and, in turn, lost a vital means to knowing who God is.
*The Difficult Doctrine of the Love of God* seeks to restore what we have lost. In this treatment of many of the Bible's passages regarding divine love, noted evangelical scholar D. A. Carson not only critiques sentimental ideas such as "God hates the sin but loves the sinner," but provides a compelling perspective on the nature of God and why He loves as He does. Carson blends his discourse with discussion of how God's sovereignty and holiness complete the biblical picture of who He is and how He loves.
In doing away with trivialities and cliches, this work gets to the heart of this all-important doctrine from an unflinching evangelical perspective. Yet it does so without losing its personal emphasis: for in understanding more of the comprehensive nature of God's love as declared in His Word, you will come to understand God and His unending love for you more completely.
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The only aspect of God's character the world seems to believe in is His love - which is exactly what makes it such a difficult doctrine. Pop culture has distorted God's love to the point where even many Christians have lost touch with God's holiness, sovereignty and wrath. This book...
The only aspect of God's character the world seems to believe in is His love - which is exactly what makes it such a difficult doctrine. Pop culture has distorted God's love to the point where even many Christians have lost touch with God's holiness, sovereignty and wrath. This book restores what we have lost, providing a compelling perspective on the true nature of God and His unending love. 93 pages, from Crossway
At first thought, understanding the doctrine of the love of God seems simple compared to trying to fathom other doctrines like that of the Trinity or predestination. Especially since the overwhelming majority of those who believe in God view Him as a loving being.
That is precisely what makes this doctrine so difficult. The only aspect of God's character the world still believes in is His love. His holiness, His sovereignty, His wrath are often rejected as being incompatible with a "loving" God. Because pop culture has so distorted and secularized God's love, many Christians have lost a biblical understanding of it and, in turn, lost a vital means to knowing who God is.
*The Difficult Doctrine of the Love of God* seeks to restore what we have lost. In this treatment of many of the Bible's passages regarding divine love, noted evangelical scholar D. A. Carson not only critiques sentimental ideas such as "God hates the sin but loves the sinner," but provides a compelling perspective on the nature of God and why He loves as He does. Carson blends his discourse with discussion of how God's sovereignty and holiness complete the biblical picture of who He is and how He loves.
In doing away with trivialities and cliches, this work gets to the heart of this all-important doctrine from an unflinching evangelical perspective. Yet it does so without losing its personal emphasis: for in understanding more of the comprehensive nature of God's love as declared in His Word, you will come to understand God and His unending love for you more completely.
The Difficult Doctrine of the Love of God$22.99
Koorong code146407
ISBN9781581341263
Pages96
PublisherCrossway
Publication date10 December 1999
Dimensions6 x 139 x 215mm
Weight0.127kg
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If you have been a Christian and all you know about God's love is that His love is unconditional love, then you need to read this book. In this book, Carson enriches readers' understanding of God's love by expounding the many facets of God's love found in the Bible, including God's intra trinitarian love, God's providential love for all His creation, God's salvific love for all people, God's love for the saints, and God's conditional love. Some parts of the books are pretty technical, especially when Carson unpacks the meaning of agape love by doing word studies, but most part of the book is readable by laymen. Greatly recommend this book.
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helpful categories for love
This is a short book but doesn't feel too short, and actually has content, which I guess makes it worth reading. \\nCarson begins by describing why the doctrine of the love of God is difficult and then presents 5 different categories of God's love. \\nHe makes some mention of functional subordination and impassibility which in my opinion are not too important (or they weren't for me at least) for the content of the book. It gets a bit technical especially compared to the other parts of the book. \\nThe most helpful parts for me was the beginning and the end. Having these different categories gives us a wider scope and understanding for God's love and may be helpful in better understanding different passages of the Bible as Carson helpfully leads us through some examples.
