The Reason for God

I wish I could memorize this book. I don't know if it feels so much more applicable and important because I'm in a stage where all the people I'm connected to are asking these exact questions, but it feels so necessary for any believer to have thought through these concerns. Can't recommend highly enough.

I loved this book. Timothy Keller diligently explores arguments people have against Christianity and why these arguments do not hold up. He then walks through the reasons for faith using scripture with many a reference to works from the likes of C. S. Lewis and Jonathan Edwards.

I believe in God, and I believe in the gospel - that God sent His son Jesus Christ to die on the cross in our place as an ultimate act of love so that we may be forgiven and live radically changed lives as a result of this love. I believe that we exist to glorify God and make disciples of all nations, displaying His light and love for all to see. I believe I am called to repent of my sins and am forgiven because God is just and right to forgive and where sin abounds, grace abounds all the more; an active and not passive grace that with the indwelling Holy Spirit has changed my heart to become more like His.

Reading this book affirmed this all the more for me, pointing me to God, His greatness, and the Bible as trustworthy and authoritative. This is a book I would happily share with those who are believers and those who are not, those who are seeking to better understand hang ups people have with Christianity and what faith is, what the gospel is. I think this book can further encourage believers to dig in to their faith, understand what they believe, and how to communicate that to others.