This book started life as a series of lunchtime talks to non-Christians, and the author has taken on board further questions and discussions along the way. Here is an attempt to answer real, and often difficult, questions honestly. 'Most of the questions I get asked are about God himself, and not so much about his existence as his character,' explains Michael Ots. 'What kind of God is he? How can he be good when he authorizes war, allows suffering, represses our sexuality, punishes his own Son, and excludes people on the basis of their beliefs, condemning them to hell?'

Michael Ots

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Introduction

1. Distant, uninterested and silent?

What kind of God doesn't make himself clearer?

2. Outdated, out of touch and old-fashioned?

What kind of God is still relevant?

3. Rape, child abuse and Aids

What kind of God doesn't prevent suffering?

4. Carbon footprints, global warming and climate change

What kind of God doesn't care about his creation?

5. Crusades, inquisitions and car bombs

What kind of God allows violence in his name?

6. Hypocritical, divided and judgmental

What kind of God lets the church represent him?

7. Petty, intolerant and exclusive?

What kind of God allows only one way?

8. Repressive, restrictive and restraining?

What kind of God would limit my sexuality?

9. Condemning, unjust and arbitrary?

What kind of God sends sincere people to hell?

10. ‘Vicious, sadomasochistic and repellent’?1

What kind of God would send his Son to die?

11. Awesome, loving and amazingly gracious

What kind of person would reject a God so good?

12. Over to you now

Notes

"A great defence of Christianity as public truth from a brilliant young communicator." Marcus Honeysett, author and director, Living Leadership  
   
 " ... easy to read, relevant, enthusiastic and dares to confront common prejudices." Roger Carswell, author and evangelist

__How can God be good when he allows suffering, authorizes war, limits my sexuality, excludes people of other religions and even sends them to hell?__Michael Ots responds with clarity and warmth to these and other moral objections to the character of God. He shows that in spite of some common perceptions, God really is good and can be trusted.

An open exploration of real, honest and often difficult questions on God, his nature and existence, and the character that he shows toward his people.

The Good Book Stall

I liked this book very much and found it difficult to put down. The author is an evangelist who spends much of his time on university campuses, explaining the message of the Bible and answering students' questions. In this book he addresses ten popular accusations which are made against God. He points out that most of the questions the students ask concern the character of God - like, how can God be good when he allows suffering? The topics Michael addresses are serious ones yet it is not a 'heavy' book and in fact some of his illustrations made me laugh out loud. For example, in the first chapter which addresses the question 'What kind of God doesn't make himself clearer?' he talks about people who try to find the Creator God in the Universe, by looking for him through the telescope or microscope, then rejecting him because they don't find him. That, he says, is like looking for James Dyson in our vacuum cleaner and rejecting his existence because he is not there! I know that I will use some of the material here when talking to non-believing friends: it would be interesting to have the book reviewed by one of them.

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