In Luke 8, Jairus is coming to Jesus to ask for healing for his daughter who is dying. If you remember the story, there was a significant pause enroute to Jairus’ house because of the woman with the issue of blood. You can imagine how anxious this made Jairus when Jesus stopped to deal with …
Perhaps a better question would be why would you want a God you could completely understand? It is so you can feel equal to God? So that His decisions would be more palatable to you? So that you could relate better, or perhaps so you do not need to trust Him.
You have questions about God. You aren’t alone. In fact, the number one search in the United States of people who have questions about God is: Who created God? Since each of us has a beginning, we have a hard time conceiving of a being with none. In fact, it is easier to comprehend no end (who likes to consider their own mortality?) than it is to understand no beginning.
There is resistance to walking with God. Every Christian knows this, but what are those resistors and what can we do about them?
Everyone can find true happiness if they want. Most people just go about it the wrong way and end up miserable and unhappy. It’s time to change that.
If God would simply do miracles all the time for everyone, then there would be no question of His existence. Wouldn’t everyone be a believer? As good as that sounds, there is a very good reason why God doesn’t seem to do miracles all the time for everyone. Miracles do not produce faith. In fact, it is faith that produces miracles.
Doubts are much more common among Christians than any of us like to admit. In fact, I suspect that if we were totally honest, we all have doubts somewhere in our Christian life. You may not have doubts about God’s existence—though many who read this do—but you may have doubts about God’s love for you, your purpose, your place in life, or even about the Bible.
A backslidden Christian often struggles to come back to God. It is not that they don’t want to in many cases, but it becomes a fight they must win.
As a novelist, I am probably biased when it comes to the answer to this question. I think fiction is a legitimate and impactful medium to convey truth. and I have written my own novels to do just that.
Does the Bible command us to avoid backslidden Christians? Many think so, but what about the command to restore the fallen? What should Christians do?
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