{"product_id":"9780595806775","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","brand":"iUniverse, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47074949562608,"sku":"9780595806775","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780595806775_p0.jpg?v=1763724327","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780595806775","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}