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Bezig met laden... The Sin of Certainty: Why God Desires Our Trust More Than Our "Correct" Beliefs (2016)door Peter Enns
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Interesting, but more geared toward American protestant sects. The chapter titles were more provocative than the chapter themselves. ( ) I was drawn to the title of this book, and enjoyed it. In general, I think the Christian apologetics movement has gotten away from itself--so much so that faith can be denigrated in the process. This is a quick and humorous read--a book for "normal people" on Enns' website, as opposed to a few he's written for "abnormal people." This was a good audio book from Peter Enns. Enns points out that Evangelical gatekeepers and the certainty police make belief and faith about a 'what" (i.e. what you believe) when belief and faith are meant to be 'who' terms which speak of who we a trusting and believing in (Jesus). When we get that, there is space for diverse understandings of faith and theology without making everyone toe-the-line of doctrinal purity. I think this is similar to the insights of pietists and the soul-freedom of Baptist tradition before both groups forgot their heritage and went fundy. In Enns trademark style there is some biblical exegesis, theology, history, and personal memoir here, all rolled up in Enns's biting wit. This was a good audible listen, read by the author. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
The controversial evangelical Bible scholar and author of The Bible Tells Me So explains how Christians mistake "certainty" and "correct belief" for faith when what God really desires is trust and intimacy. With compelling and often humorous stories from his own life, Bible scholar Peter Enns offers a fresh look at how Christian life truly works, answering questions that cannot be addressed by the idealized traditional doctrine of "once for all delivered to the saints." Enns offers a model of vibrant faith that views skepticism not as a loss of belief, but as an opportunity to deepen religious conviction with courage and confidence. This is not just an intellectual conviction, he contends, but a more profound kind of knowing that only true faith can provide. Combining Enns' reflections of his own spiritual journey with an examination of Scripture, The Sin of Certainty models an acceptance of mystery and paradox that all believers can follow and why God prefers this path because it is only this way by which we can become mature disciples who truly trust God. It gives Christians who have known only the demand for certainty permission to view faith on their own flawed, uncertain, yet heartfelt, terms. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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