Christ Church Bromley

‘If you could ask God one question, and you knew it would be answered what would it be?'

Paul Williams and Barry Cooper have spent several years asking people this question while running Christianity Explored courses and have written this short book looking at the twelve most commonly asked questions.

It's a great read precisely because the questions that it deals with really are the big questions that people ask (see below for the list). But what really stands out is that each chapter answers one of these questions from the lips of Jesus, by looking at what he had to say about the issue.

And so, although the authors help to frame the questions in a witty and readable fashion, it's the answers that make this book a must read for convinced Christian and enquirer alike because they come ‘from the lips of the most powerful, insightful and extraordinary figure in all of human history'.

The book is aimed at anyone who has ever wanted to ask God a question and so it is ideal for readers looking into the Christian faith. This in turn makes it well worth reading for all of us who long to be better at giving an answer for the hope that we have. Why not read it and then give it away to a friend?

The questions:

• If you're really there, God, why on earth don't you prove it?
• Isn't the Bible just a bunch of made up stories?
• All good people go to heaven, right?
• If you're a God of love, why send anyone to Hell?
• If Jesus really was your Son, how come He got killed?
• If I can be forgiven everything, doesn't that mean I can do whatever I like?
• How can anyone be sure there's life after death?
• What about followers of other religions?
• Isn't faith just a psychological crutch?
• Why do you allow suffering?
• Why do you hate sex?
• Why don't you just do a miracle?
• So, God, if You could ask me one question, what would it be?

If You Could Ask God One Question is available from The Good Book Company/ Christianity Explored Press, RRP £5.00.

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