The Sin of Certainty · Why God Desires Our Trust More Than Our "Correct" Beliefs by Enns, Peter -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Dedication Epigraph Contents Chapter 1 — I Don’t Know What I Believe Anymore

Thanks for Nothing, Walt Disney Can We Just Be Honest for a Second, Please? Okay, I’ll Go First What’s So Sinful About Certainty? Thinking Is Good

Chapter 2 — How We Got into This Mess

Know What You Believe (or Else) Oh Great, We Came from Monkeys Seriously Weird Stories from Long Ago The Germans Are Coming (Like We Need This Right Now) Slavery: Whose Side Is God On? Again with the Germans Why “Defenders of the Faith” Are Raising White Flags

Chapter 3 — “You Abandoned Me, God; You Lied” (and Other Bible Lessons)

Parts of the Bible We Don’t Read in Church (but Should) God Is a Liar The World Makes Perfect Sense Without God

Chapter 4 — Two Miserable People Worth Listening To

Trust God Anyway Don’t Even Try to Understand What God Is Up To

Chapter 5 — Believing in God: So Easy Even a Demon Can Do It

Who, Not What Amen Faith Isn’t Something in Your Head (or Heart) “All to Jesus I Surrender” There Goes Jesus Being Jesus Again But, But . . . What About . . . ?

When Life Happens God Did What, Now? Our Pale Blue Dot Falling Branches Meeting New People When Christians Eat Their Own God Is Not My Father When “Uh-Oh” Becomes “Ah-Ha”

Chapter 7 — God Wants You Dead

The Lie: “It’s All Your Fault” The Truth: “God Wants You Dead” Down the Mine Shaft Let’s Bring This Aboveground

Chapter 8 — Cultivating a Habit of Trust

Ever Have One of Those Decades? Live Strong August 1, 2008 Honoring Your Head Without Living in It The Long Haul Being Like Jesus

Chapter 9 — Beyond Trust

No Fear Go and Sin No More

Acknowledgments Notes Scripture Index About the Author Also by Peter Enns Credits Copyright About the Publisher