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

By Joshua Ryan Butler

Book Overview

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 FireLazarus and the Rich ManThe 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0529100819
• ISBN13: 9780529100818
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.3" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

Makes you wrestle down real answers for hard questions!

Josh Butler does a great job of tackling some of the subjects that many Christians shy away from discussing. Unfortunately, it is because we don't know how to talk about these things that many from the next generation are walking away from the faith. This book will challenge you to think through real tensions in Scripture. However, only with Scripture can these questions be answered. Josh Butler did a great job challenging the status quo of Christianity. Thank you!