Mark Mittelberg. Carol Stream, Ill.: Tyndale House, 2010. 352 pp. (Paperback).
The thickness of this book hints that many questions will be dealt with by the author. The Table of Contents quickly banishes that idea; there are only 10 chapters, each dealing with one question. Wait — the last chapter doesn’t even answer a question but gives advice on turning the tables to help the questioners “examine and reassess their own beliefs.”
The initial disappointment soon fades, replaced by delight at the depth and the thoroughness of the answers. To questions on creation, abortion, homosexuality, the existence of God and others, the author responds with a richness of information, covering a wide range of issues in each answer and leaving the reader satisfied.
The author repeatedly emphasizes the need to focus on the “life-giving message of the gospel” instead of focusing on “God’s laws about this or that sin.”
The author emphasizes the need to communicate love and the message of salvation rather than trying to “wield Bible truth as a weapon.”
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