Full Description
People regularly give certain reasons for not believing in God, but they are much less aware of what the New Testament actually teaches. Although challenges to Christianity are perennial and have frequently been addressed, they are noticeably more common today and are currently of particular interest among evangelicals.
Skeptics of Christianity often ask highly regarded biblical scholar and popular speaker Craig Blomberg how he can believe in a faith that seems so problematic. How can God allow evil and suffering? Isn't the Bible anti-women, anti-gay, and proslavery? Isn't the New Testament riddled with contradictions? What about the nature of hell, violence in Scripture, and prayer and predestination? Following the author's successful Can We Still Believe the Bible?, this succinct and readable book focuses on what the New Testament teaches about ten key reasons people give for not believing in God.
Contents
Contents
Introduction
1. If There Is a God, Why Does He Allow So Much Suffering and Evil?
2. Must All the Unevangelized Go to Hell (and What Is Hell)?
3. Slavery, Gender Roles, and Same-Sex Sexual Relations
4. The Meaning of the Miracles
5. Weren't the Stories of Jesus Made Up from Greco-Roman Myths?
6. How Should We Respond to All the Violence in the Bible?
7. The Problems of Prayer and Predestination
8. What about All the Apparent Contradictions in the Gospels?
9. Hasn't the Church Played Fast and Loose with Copying and Translating the New Testament?
10. The Alleged Undesirability of the Christian Life
Conclusion
Indexes
