Christian Atheist (eBook)

Believing in God but Living As If He Doesn't Exist

Craig Groeschel (Autor)

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2010 | 1. Auflage
256 Seiten
Zondervan (Verlag)
978-0-310-59741-4 (ISBN)

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Growing up, all my friends would have described my family as a Christian family. I assumed all my friends were Christians as well. We all believed in God. We occasionally attended church. We were good people. Even though we believed in God, we didn't know his word, didn't understand the gospel, and didn't pursue his will. We believed in God, but we lived as if he didn't exist. After pastoring for eighteen years, I've noticed a large percentage of people in my church living similar lives. Some seem to be Christian in name only without a lot of visible spiritual fruit. Others boldly claim Christ is Lord while living lives diametrically opposed to the teachings in scripture. The more I looked, the more I found Christian Atheists everywhere. While it is often easy to spot the hypocrisy in others, it is generally more difficult to see in the mirror. One day in an honest moment, I painfully admitted that although I unquestionably believed in God, I was leading the church as if he didn't exist. I wrongly depended more on my own abilities than on his Spirit. Sadly, I dangerously cared more what people thought about me than what God thought about me. And although I preached about putting your whole faith in God, I still lived as if everything was up to me. The book Christian Atheism reflects my personal journey toward a more authentic God-honoring life.

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Are you putting your whole faith in God but still living as if everything is up to you?You may believe in God, attend church, and generally treat people with kindnessbut are you living as if God doesn't exist? Have you surrendered to God completely, living every day depending upon the Holy Spirit?Pastor and bestselling author Craig Groeschel will lead you on a personal journey toward an authentic, God-honoring life. This honest, hard-hitting, and eye-opening look into the ways people believe in God but live as if he doesn't exist is a classic of discipleship training. Groeschel's personal journey will help you break down your own barriers between simple belief and a more intentional faith.This book will help you:Let go of the shame of your past and know that you're forgiven.Embrace Christ's profound love for you.Believe in the power of prayer.Give up control when life doesn't seem fair.Trust God with all your anxious thoughts, heartache, struggles, and pain.From the author of Winning the War in Your Mind, The Christian Atheist is a rallying cry to get honest with God, shed the self-sufficiency and the hypocrisy, and live a life that truly brings glory to Christ.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 6.4.2010
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Moraltheologie / Sozialethik
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Pastoraltheologie
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Religionspädagogik / Katechetik
• ISBN-10: 0-310-59741-2 / 0310597412
• ISBN-13: 978-0-310-59741-4 / 9780310597414