{"product_id":"the-promise-of-heaven-alexander-bless-9780595362325","title":"The Promise of Heaven: To Believe or Not to Believe","description":"Most Christians are familiar with only a few selected verses of the Bible that are repeated endlessly without much understanding. \u003ci\u003eThe Promise of Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e points out the lesser-known dark and morbid aspects of the Bible that congregations never hear from religious leaders. \u003cb\u003eAlexander Bless\u003c\/b\u003e asks controversial questions for believers as well as non-believers to consider. \u003cp\u003e-What was God doing before creation?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIf God created everything out of nothing (Gen.1:1) did he exist in the middle of nothing?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWas He the only 'something\" in nothing?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e-In the flood story God destroyed humans as punishment for their sins. Why did He also destroy animals?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e-Why did God create humans with all their human failings and then punish them for it?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e-Why do you have to fear God?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow can you love God if you fear Him?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCuriosity is a natural instinct of mankind that drives it to learn and to progress. Paul says in I.Corin.13: 11(DRB) 'When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child. But, when I became a man, I put away the things of a child.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alexander Bless\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 059536232X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780595362325\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.54d","brand":"Alexander Bless","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48443560460543,"sku":"9780595362325","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a15138d9-9f4e-425c-8e37-a8e4345e0ad0.jpg?v=1777206295","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-promise-of-heaven-alexander-bless-9780595362325","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}