Why then do bad things happen? Where does that leave 'free will'? Does God choose us or do we choose God? What's the point of praying if God already knows what he's going to do? Orlando Saer tackles these questions - and more - in a straightforward and engaging way. If you sometimes struggle to understand the way God works in the world, or to explain it to others, you will find light here. You'll also be left with a new appreciation of just how big the God of the Bible really is.
Why then do bad things happen? Where does that leave 'free will'? Does God choose us or do we choose God? What's the point of praying if God already knows what he's going to do? Orlando Saer tackles these questions - and more - in a straightforward and engaging way. If you sometimes struggle to understand the way God works in the world, or to explain it to others, you will find light here. You'll also be left with a new appreciation of just how big the God of the Bible really is.
Sovereignty of God and the doctrine of grace
Orlando Saer is the Senior Pastor of Christ Church Southampton where he is involved in training and discipling university students. He has previously served churches in Sydney, London and Surrey. He is the author of Iron Sharpens Iron and Big God. He is married to Libby and they have four children.
Read and discover how big God really is.
*Graham Beynon (Pastor, Grace Church, Cambridge and Director of
Independent Ministry Training, Oak Hill College, London.)*
Cosmic practicality... he peels off the cultural shrink-wrap from
this massive doctrine and thus gives wings to Christian living -
and mission. Here is medicine for the soul!
*R. Kent Hughes (Visiting Professor of Pastoral Theology,
Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)*
Theologically rigorous, Biblically compelling, immensely pastoral
and hugely practical... challenging, comforting, compelling and
liberating. Such an important topic and such a good book!
*Paul Dale (Senior Pastor, Church by the Bridge, Sydney,
Australia)*
Fresh and engaging.
*Paul Rees (Lead Pastor, Charlotte Chapel, Edinburgh,
Scotland)*
This book is fresh, theologically acute and full of pastoral
insight: I highly recommend it.
*Phil Campbell (Senior Minister, Mitchelton Presbyterian Church,
Brisbane, Australia)*
If God has seemed absent, He might start appearing for you in
surprising places if you take on board Saer's words here. Accurate,
biblical, clear, short, serious and practical... thinking meets
life.
*Mark Dever (Senior Pastor, Capitol Hill Baptist Church and
President, 9Marks.org, Washington, DC)*
This is a very digestible read that covers quite meaty (and often
head-scratching) questions. Misconceptions about the God of the
bible - with one or two passages shoehorned to fit - are blown out
of the water left right and centre, and God is see to be very big
indeed. Although the 150 pages don't have all the answers (I came
away with several new ones) the God of the bible is presented as
utterly consistent with himself in the face of faiths big
questions. Questions that interest the academy and the punter on
the street. Particularly suffering and sovereignty, foreknowledge
and control. It's the God of the whole bible we are presented with,
rather than (what so often happens) the god of one isolated
passage, which doesn't fit with the god of another isolated passage
in the bible. Saer has done really well to cover such big topics in
such short chapters and he is often very amusing in the process -
especially if you come from a scientific background!
For an broad sweep of issues with great depth we get a flavour of
the profound reality that is God.
*Rutherford House*
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