Will the Real God Please Stand Up: Healing Our Dysfunctional Images of GodPaulist Press, 1991 - 76 страница This book heals our wounding images of an angry and unfriendly God. It offers us a fresh appreciation of a faithful God who loves us regardless of our response, and who continuously forgive us, consoles us, and nurtures us as we struggle along in life. With a biblical approach, this author provides the basic foundation with which to convey God's fidelity. She then teaches us how to use prayerful images to replace the symbols of God that no longer work for us in a personal way. |
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MOVING BEYOND THE DILEMMA | 5 |
PRAYERFUL IMAGING OF A FAITHFUL GOD | 7 |
ALTERING SYMBOLS OF FIDELITY | 8 |
God Is Faithful in Loving Us | 12 |
CONFIRMED IN INNOCENCE | 15 |
A WOMAN WHO WOULDNT GIVE UP | 18 |
LOVE WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS | 20 |
God Is Faithful in Caring for Us | 40 |
LIKE A TENDER PARENT | 41 |
LIKE A LOVING SHEPHERD | 42 |
LIKE A CARING PHYSICIAN | 45 |
GODAMONGUS IN JESUS | 47 |
JESUS PROMISES To CONTINUE HIS CARE FOR US | 51 |
God Is Faithful in Consoling Us | 55 |
GOD SEARCHES OUR THE ALIENATED | 57 |
Is GOD FAIR? | 22 |
God Is Faithful in Forgiving Us | 24 |
A UNILATERAL DISARMER | 25 |
JESUS UNMASKS THE REAL GOD | 27 |
A SINFUL WOMAN TAKES A RISK | 28 |
JESUS RESTORES PETERS SELFWORTH | 31 |
A FORGIVEN AND FORGOTTEN PAST | 34 |
A WOMAN CONDEMNED BY A KANGAROO COURT | 35 |
GOD Is NOT A BOOKKEEPER | 38 |
GOD REMEMBERS ONLY OUR GOODNESS | 60 |
STRENGTH IN WEAKNESS | 63 |
A QUIET PRESENCE IN STORMY MOMENTS | 64 |
God Calls Us to Personal Growth | 66 |
INVITATION TO LIGHT | 67 |
A CALL TO FIDELITY | 69 |
Epilogue | 72 |
Notes | 75 |
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