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| Title | : | Out of the Storm: Grappling with God in the Book of Job |
| Author | : | Christopher Ash |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 111 pages |
| Published | : | September 1st 2004 by InterVarsity Press |
| Categories | : | Nonfiction. Religion. Theology. Christian. Christianity. Old Testament |
Christopher Ash
Paperback | Pages: 111 pages Rating: 4.54 | 52 Users | 13 Reviews
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Why does a good God allow innocent suffering? Why does a just God act unfairly? Why does a sovereign God let disease and evil run rampant? These are not questions asked from the onlooker's armchair, nor from the academic's desk, but from the anguish of the sickbed and the frustration of the wheelchair: The problem of pain is considered with the heart as well as the head. In Out of the Storm: Grappling With God in the Book of Job, Christopher Ash leads us through the biblical story of Job as we wrestle with these questions today. He explores honestly the lonely and cruel nature of suffering and whether or not God can be found in the midst of it. He exposes the shortcomings of Job's friends, who deny the possibility of innocent suffering and are unaware of the roles that evil, the fall and the cross have to play. With compassion and clarity he takes the reader through Job's long debate with God towards a humbling-and hopeful-resolution. Christopher Ash is Principal of the Cornhill Training Course in London, a teaching ministry of the Proclamation Trust . He is married to Carolyn and they have four children.
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| Original Title: | Out of the Storm: Grappling with God in the Book of Job |
| ISBN: | 1844740560 (ISBN13: 9781844740567) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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Ratings: 4.54 From 52 Users | 13 ReviewsRate Containing Books Out of the Storm: Grappling with God in the Book of Job
Christopher Ash works for the Proclamation Trust in London as director of the Cornhill Training Course. He is also writer in residence at Tyndale House in Cambridge, and is the author of several books, including Out of the Storm: Grappling with God in the Book of Job and Teaching Romans. He is married to Carolyn and they have three sons and one daughter.An excellent study of Job. Easy to read, short but deeply profound. It is essential to have read Job before you read it though.
This has been an excellent accompaniment to reading the book of Job. Critically, it encourages you to meditate in Job rather than read this book as a substitute. I found the point he made that if we look to the book of Job for a quick, simple answer to the question of suffering, we find a 42 chapter book, which at many points asks more questions than answers, but encourages us to see who God is and to worship him for being God. This book is a very useful guide for helping the reader see this
Life and perspective changing read.A profoundly helpful study of the book of Job written by a godly man who has thoroughly studied and assimilated its message. Less about suffering, more about the greatness of God. Compulsory reading for all Christians?
What a great wee book! I read it at the same time as our church studied through the book of Job and the author really helped me to dig in deeper to understand the book of Job. It helped me to see so much more of the bigger picture that although initially the biggest theme appears to be suffering, we actually learn so much more about God -who he is and how he is completely sovereign and that we have to trust Him when we don't see the full picture. It is a hugely humbling book as God's speech at
This is an excellent companion to the book of Job, which can intimidate readers by its length and poetric style. Ash has obviously done the grunt background work, but distils it into helpful insight into the text and pastoral application. Highly recommend!
Another great "commentary" on the Book of Job. Ash did a masterful job of dissecting Job's story and bringing it to us for OUR application as well as dismantling some of the mysteries and previous unanswerable questions of Job's story. I got a lot of insight and application from this book.
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