Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God: The Scandalous Truth of the Very Good News
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| Rating | : | 4.71 (793 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01MXNSXE7 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 588 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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Brian Zahnd founded Word of Life Church in St. Joseph, Missouri over 35 years ago, and he still serves as lead pastor to a congregation committed to authentic expression of Jesus Christ in the twenty-first century. @BrianZahnd . He’s also the author of Water to Wine, A Farewell to Mars, Beauty Will Save the World, Unconditional?, and What to Do on the Worst Day of Your Life
God is wrath? Or God is Love?In his famous sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” Puritan revivalist Jonathan Edwards shaped predominating American theology with a vision of God as angry, violent, and retributive. Three centuries later, Brian Zahnd was both mesmerized and terrified by Edwards’s wrathful God. What Zahnd experienced instead was the Father’s love—revealed perfectly through Jesus Christ—for all prodigal sons and daughters. Haunted by fear that crippled his re
As Zahnd shows us, this love is not weak; it’s not a safe, feel-good cop-out. They are deep, reflective, authentic, and inspiring. He speaks from a blend of study and experience, with the authority of a theologian, the care of a shepherd, and the inspiring beauty of a poet. “With the heart of a pastor and the skill of a poet, Brian Zahnd cuts through all the fear and fundamentalism to reveal a gospel that is indeed good news. Zahnd’s insights into Scripture are rich and deep, making clear th