Made in Our Image : The Fallacy of the User-Friendly God

by Lawson, Steven J.

• ISBN13: 9781590529058
• ISBN10: 1590529057
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2006-06-01
• Publisher: Multnomah Books

Summary

In his eighth provocative primer on Christian living, the author of "The Legacy" and "Absolutely Sure" asks if believers are seeing a true picture of God these days, or a distorted one designed to fit a popular image on the present cultural canvas.

Author Biography

Steven J. Lawson is the senior pastor of Dauphin Way Baptist Church in Mobile, Alabama, and author of many popular books, including Heaven Help Us!, Faith Under Fire, and Men Who Win. Dr. Lawson and his wife, Anne, live in Mobile with their four children.

Table of Contents

Foreword by John MacArthur	9	(2)
Foreword by R. Albert Mohler	11	(3)
Acknowledgments	14	(1)
Introduction	15	(6)
Part One: The Exploitation of God
1. Encountering the Almighty
The Contemplation of God	21	(10)
2. Spray Painting the Masterpiece
The Distortion of God, Part 1	31	(12)
3. Reducing the Irreducible
The Distortion of God, Part 2	43	(18)
Part Two: The Essence of God
4. So, Who Really Is God?
The Person of God	61	(14)
5. Wholly, Wholly Holy!
The Holiness of God	75	(16)
6. He Is the King!
The Sovereignty of God	91	(16)
7. The Black Velvet Backdrop
The Wrath of God	107	(16)
8. The Most Profound Truth Ever Known
The Love of God	123	(14)
9. Pursued by His Mercy
The Goodness of God	137	(14)
10. Only God Is Great!
The Glory of God	151	(14)
11. The Greatest Glory
The Cross of God	165	(16)
Part Three: The Experience of God
12. Up Close and Personal
The True Knowledge of God	181	(12)
13. Whatever Happened to the Fear of God?
The Reverence for God	193	(16)
14. High and Lifted Up
The Exaltation of God	209