That They May Know

Does God have a dark side to His personality? Do you sometimes feel like the Bible is confusing, hard to understand, or that it seems to contradict itself? Or, do you feel like your relationship with God is just fine and couldn't be any better? In any case That They May Know by Eldred L. Beardsley will challenge you to see the Bible in a different way, helping you to better understand its intended meaning and to realize a more meaningful relationship with your Heavenly Father who delights in surprising His children as He guides them. Where can we get answers to questions like: What can interfere with your relationship with Him? How do we tune in to Him, get faith, know our enemy, witness effectively, be sure of salvation and get lost? All of this and more can be found in the pages of That They May Know. "A MUST read for this generation. Very insightful and convincing." - - Ms. Tommie Haskins, long-time friend and admirer of author. With a Father who taught in a denominational boarding school in Michigan, Eldred grew up surrounded by pastors, teachers and other "gospel workers." After obtaining most of his education in denominational schools, Eldred eventually graduated from the University of Central Florida in 1975 with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering. His activity in local churches has included: serving as an elected deacon, head of an audio team, and participation in church music. Now as a laborer retired into writing, Eldred is living in rural Florida. One of his favorite sayings is: "Our Heavenly Father delights in taking ordinary, mistake prone people and using them to do extraordinary things to His glory."

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One of the largest homiletical commentary sets of its kind, this work gives a verse-by-verse exposition, a translation, and historical and geographical information, followed by the homiletics section, homilies by numerous authors, a homiletical index to the Bible, and a complete general index volume.

Scripture reveals a God who meets us where we are, not where we pretend to be. No More Faking Fine is your invitation to get honest with God through the life-giving language of lament. If you've ever been given empty clichés during challenging times, you know how painful it is to be misunderstood by well-meaning people. When life hurts, we often feel pressure--from others and ourselves--to keep it together, suck it up, or pray it away. But Scripture reveals a God who lovingly invites us to give honest voice to our emotions when life hits hard. For most of her life, Esther Fleece Allen believed she could bypass the painful emotions of her broken past by shutting them down altogether. She was known as an achiever and an overcomer on the fast track to success. But in silencing her pain, she robbed herself of the opportunity to be healed. Maybe you've done the same. Esther's journey into healing began when she discovered that God has given us a real-world way to deal with raw emotions and an alternative to the coping mechanisms that end up causing more pain. It's called lament--the gut-level, honest prayer that God never ignores, never silences, and never wastes. No More Faking Fine is your permission to lament, taking you on a journey down the unexpected pathway to true intimacy with God. Drawing from careful biblical study and hard-won insight, Esther reveals how to use God's own language to come closer to him as he leads us through our pain to the light on the other side, teaching you that: We are robbing ourselves of a divine mystery and a divine intimacy when we pretend to have it all together God does not expect us to be perfect; instead, he meets us where we are There is hope beyond your heartache, disappointment, and grief Like Esther, you'll soon find that when one person stops faking fine, it gives everyone else permission to do the same.