A noted evangelical scholar presents a serious treatment of the doctrine of the love of god in an honest, biblically sound handling of questions it raises, misconstrued sentimentalities, and difficult passages. Ive not read a better apologetic for the sovereignty of god in salvation against the claim that it is not loving than carsons. In the difficult doctrine of the love of god carson tackles what is perhaps the most difficult issue for reformed thinkers to grapple with. The difficult doctrine of the love of god 97815841263 by d.
The difficult doctrine of the love of god amazon s3. Of particular use is his third chapter god s love and god s sovereignty. One of carsons books that i think is a mustread is the difficult doctrine of the love of god. Woodbridge the difficult doctrine of the love of god difficultdoctrine. In this treatment of many of the bibles passages regarding divine love, noted evangelical. Brief declaration and vindication of the doctrine of the trinity pdf pdf by john owen. Customers who bought this item also bought these ebooks. Find the best commentary on doctrine of godtheology. Find books like the difficult doctrine of the love of god from the worlds largest community of readers. That is precisely what makes this doctrine so difficult. The difficult doctrine of the love of god tim challies. The difficult doctrine of the love of god logos bible software. In doing away with trivialities and cliches, this work gets to the heart of this all important doctrine from an unflinching evangelical perspective. Because pop culture has so distorted and secularized god s love, many christians have lost a biblical understanding of it and, in turn, lost a vital means to knowing who god is.
The difficult doctrine of the love of god carson, d. Especially since the overwhelming majority of those who believe in god view him as a loving being. At first thought, understanding the doctrine of the love of god seems simple compared to trying to fathom other doctrines like that of the trinity or predestination. The only aspect of gods character the world still believes in is his love. Carson for the love of god, volumes 1 and 2 letters along the way coauthor, john d. Carson, 9781844744275, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook.
The difficult doctrine of the love of god seeks to restore what we have lost. Until i read this book i would not have considered gods love as a particularly difficult doctrine. Buy the difficult doctrine of the love of god rejacket new larger format by d a carson isbn. She fell violently in love with an officer of the landwehr in a pale blue. Books similar to the difficult doctrine of the love of god.
Before making his case for what the love of god looks like, carson grapples with the distortion of the love of god. Carson not only critiques sentimental ideas such as god hates the sin but loves the sinner, but provides a compelling perspective on the nature of god and why he loves as he does. Yet it does so without losing its personal emphasis. In this treatment of many of the bibles passages regarding divine love, noted evangelical scholar d. The difficult doctrine of the love of god crossway.
507 747 137 1463 565 382 266 297 910 60 748 589 251 1181 767 1460 1220 96 1532 1137 361 66 1011 262 500 1281 202 1198 170 906 234 442 147 44 937 458 733