Is the God of the Old Testament Angry, Sexist and Racist? That's the subtitle for the book I finished the week before last, God Behaving Badly by David Lamb. He seeks to answer that question and explores other negative ideas about God - violent, legalistic, rigid, and distant.
He focuses on the Old Testament because Christians and nonbelievers alike often have negative views of how God is presented there. I loved his conversational tone. His Biblical examples were intriguing and excellent. He didn't just write off the questions as evil, ignorant, or unfaithful. He addressed them with humor and care.
As you might guess, he comes to the conclusion that God is loving, affirming, and hospitable, not angry, sexist or racist. He challenges Christians to stop ignoring tricky passages and learn everything they can about a God who is much bigger than we can imagine. He believes as we do this we will find God to be fascinating, relational, and good.
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