Everything You Always Wanted to Know About God (But Were Afraid to Ask)

by Eric Metaxas

Paperback, 2005

Status

Available

Description

With a healthy dose of wit and a heaping helping of wisdom, New York Times bestselling author Eric Metaxas answers questions about Jesus' life, death, resurrection, and much more.

Publication

Colorado Springs, CO: WaterBrook Press (2005), 226 pages

Language

ISBN

9781400071012

Barcode

14698

Contents

How can you prove God's existence? --
The meaning of "proof" --
What God is like --
Miracles --
Why would a loving God allow suffering? --
The existence of evil --
Who's to blame --
God and suffering --
Does God really know everything? --
What God knows in advance --
How people can influence God --
What's the deal with angels and demons? --
Evidence for both --
The difference between the two --
What about the paranormal and life on other planets? --
UFOs --
Psychics --
Reincarnation --
Astrology --
Wicca --
Is God against us having a good time? --
God and sex --
Sex and marriage --
God's view of pleasure --
Does God hate gays and oppose women? --
Hateful Christians --
God and gays --
God's view of women --
Why does anyone need religion? --
Ritual and superstition --
God's stance on religion --
Isn't one religion about as good as another? --
How religions compare --
Allah and God --
The meaning of mercy --
What's the real story on Adam and Eve? --
Forbidden fruit --
Falling from grace --
Made in God's image --
Does hell really exist? --
What hell looks like --
Where it is --
Who ends up there --
What about heaven? --
What happens when you die --
What heaven is --
Who ends up there --
Why are religious people such fanatics? --
Forms of fanaticism --
The born-again thing --
Christians in your face --
How can anyone take the Bible seriously? --
Religious texts --
Dinosaurs --
The big bang --
Digging archaeology --
What exactly is Christianity? --
Religion versus relationship --
Trust versus belief --
What's the point of prayer? --
Unanswered prayer --
Faith and prayer --
Meditation and prayer --
What does it take to believe in God? --
Faith and reason --
The question of meaning --
The definition of trust --
Who says Jesus is God's son? --
Jesus as more than a moral teacher and a great role model --
Jesus isn't really the way to God, is he? --
The path to God --
How God reveals himself --
What makes conversion real? --
The true meaning of "conversion" --
What happens afterward.

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