{"product_id":"sinners-in-the-hands-of-a-loving-god-the-scandalous-truth-of-the-very-good-news-9781601429513","title":"Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God: The Scandalous Truth of the Very Good News","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003ePastor Brian Zahnd began\u003c\/b\u003e \"to question the theology of a wrathful God who delights in punishing sinners, and has started to explore the real nature of Jesus and His Father. The book isn't only an interesting look at the context of some modern theological ideas; it's also offers some profound insight into God's love and eternal plan.\" --\u003ci\u003eRelevant Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e (Named one of the Top 10 Books of 2017) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGod is wrath? Or God is Love? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn his famous sermon \"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,\" Puritan revivalist Jonathan Edwards shaped predominating American theology with a vision of God as angry, violent, and retributive. Three centuries later, Brian Zahnd was both mesmerized and terrified by Edwards's wrathful God. Haunted by fear that crippled his relationship with God, Zahnd spent years praying for a divine experience of hell. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What Zahnd experienced instead was the Father's love--revealed perfectly through Jesus Christ--for all prodigal sons and daughters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSinners in the Hands of a Loving God\u003c\/i\u003e, Zahnd asks important questions like\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e Is seeing God primarily as wrathful towards sinners true or biblical? Is fearing God a normal expected behavior? And where might the natural implications of this theological framework lead us? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Thoughtfully wrestling with subjects like Old Testament genocide, the crucifixion of Jesus, eternal punishment in hell, and the final judgment in Revelation, Zanhd maintains that the summit of divine revelation for sinners is not \u003ci\u003eGod is wrath\u003c\/i\u003e, but \u003ci\u003eGod is love\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16158117\"\u003eBrian Zahnd\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Waterbrook Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781601429513\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1601429517\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL012120\"\u003eChristian Living | Spiritual Growth\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL067040\"\u003eChristian Theology | Christology\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL062000\"\u003eSpirituality\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrian Zahnd founded Word of Life Church in St. Joseph, Missouri over 35 years ago, and he still serves as lead pastor to a congregation committed to authentic expression of Jesus Christ in the twenty-first century. He's also the author of \u003ci\u003eWater to Wine, A Farewell to Mars, Beauty Will Save the World, Unconditional?, \u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e What to Do on the Worst Day of Your Life\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e@BrianZahnd","brand":"Waterbrook Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42698426253549,"sku":"9781601429513","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_d9431ef9-5d4b-497f-8a18-38c4f01cdf4c.jpg?v=1747441742","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/sinners-in-the-hands-of-a-loving-god-the-scandalous-truth-of-the-very-good-news-9781601429513","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}