Randy Alcorn’s book If God is Good isn’t a book that is read
quickly. It will take time to go through it and study it. With all of the
sufferings in the world many people are asking the question if God is good then
why does he not stop the bad things from happening? I chose this book because I
have heard this question over and over again in a world that is increasing
leaving the Word of God and choosing to not believe in His existence. I wanted
a better answer, a biblical answer. I
have not yet finished this book but have read enough of it to review it. I want
to be able to spend time in it and really ponder on what Randy Alcorn is trying
to get across.
First, Mr. Alcorn wants us to understand the problems of
evil and suffering and how the two are different. He has broken the book up
into 11 sections. I will not list all of those here because you can easily find
them.
Second, and to me very important, he backs up what he is
telling us with scripture. This is what I’m looking for. When reading these
types of books I want to know what God says not what man thinks.
Mr. Alcorn gives us a lot to think about. He explains what
open theists and agnostics believe and what they say about God, and then he
backs up God’s plan with God’s word.
If you have questions about how God could be good or if you
are just wanting to learn why there is such suffering and evil in the world I
would suggest grabbing this book and dig in. Grab our bible and plan on
spending time learning. If you just want a quick read and a quick answer you
might want to pass on this book as this book will require much time and
studying in order to get the fullness of it.
I received this book from www.bloggingforbooks.com at no
charge in exchange for an honest review. You can purchase a copy of it here.
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