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The Skeletons in God's Closet: The Mercy of Hell, the Surprise of Judgment, the Hope of Holy War Spiral-Bound |

Joshua Ryan Butler

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In the vein of Timothy Keller or N. T. Wright, The Skeletons In God's Closet helps Christians and skeptics wrestle with some of today’s toughest criticisms, deepest doubts and questions on faith

How can a loving God send people to hell? Isn’t it arrogant to believe Jesus is the only way to God? What is up with holy war in the Old Testament?

Many of us fear God has some skeletons in the closet. Hell, judgment, and holy war are hot topics for the Christian faith that have a way of igniting fierce debate far and wide.  These hard questions leave many wondering whether God is really good and can truly be trusted.

The Skeletons in God's Closet confronts our popular caricatures of these difficult topics with the beauty and power of the real thing. Josh Butler reveals that these subjects are consistent with, rather than contradictory to, the goodness of God. He explores Scripture to reveal the plotlines that make sense of these tough topics in light of God’s goodness. From fresh angles, Josh deals powerfully with such difficult passages as:

 

  • The Lake of Fire
  • Lazarus and the Rich Man
  • The Slaughter of Canaanites in the Old Testament

 

Ultimately, The Skeletons in God's Close uses our toughest questions to provoke paradigm shifts in how we understand our faith as a whole. It pulls the “skeletons out of God’s closet” to reveal they were never really skeletons at all.

Publisher: Ingram Publisher Services
Original Binding: Paperback
Pages: 356 pages
ISBN-10: 0529100819
Item Weight: 0.8 lbs
Dimensions: 5.5 x 1.1 x 8.4 inches
Customer Reviews: 4 out of 5 stars 501 to 1,000 ratings
Rick McKinley was educated at Multnomah University and earned his Doctorate from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. However, most of his education has come from pastoring Imago Dei Community since 2000 with his wife Jeanne in Portland, OR. Imago Dei is now a large congregation situated in the heart of the city, reaching out to Portland through preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ and creatively engaging the city for the social good. He is also the author of Jesus in the Margins and This Beautiful Mess.