God Speaks: Finding Hope in the Midst of Hopelessness

by Ray Comfort

Answers to Life's Questions From the Book of JobWhen pain or tragedy strikes, the first question most of us ask is, "Why?" We're in good company. The biblical book of Job tells the story of a man who lost everything--his children, his wealth, and even his health--and also wanted to know why. Why should he, a God-fearing man, suffer so much? Why did God allow it?Job did not get the answer he expected. In fact, God began to ask questions of His own--70 questions, to be exact. And in His response to a grieving, broken man, we can catch glimpses of hope in the midst of our own suffering. Join Ray Comfort as he journeys into Job's extraordinary story. You'll find that, when God Speaks, He will transform you and forever change your perspective on suffering and faith.

Genres: Christian, Religion

224 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 30, 2013

About the author

Ray is the Founder and CEO of Living Waters and the best–selling author of more than 80 books, including, Hell's Best Kept Secret, Scientific Facts in the Bible, and The Evidence Bible. He co–hosts (with actor Kirk Cameron) the award–winning television program "The Way of the Master," seen in 200 countries. He is also the Executive Producer on the movies "Audacity," "180," "Evolution vs. God," and others, which have been seen by millions. He and his wife, Sue, live in Bellflower, California, where they have three grown children.

Reviews

[Amanda Adams · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overall a good read. It's not really a study book of Job, per se, as Ray uses the book of Job more as a jumping off point to discuss evangelism and man's eternal destiny than digging into it verse-by-verse. I disagreed with Ray's initial assertion that Job was unregenerate (he contradicts himself later in the book and admits that Job looked forward to the Redeemer in Job 19:25-27). While Job certainly didn't have all the details of the Gospel, he did believe what had been revealed to him, just as other Old Testament saints did, since the Gospel was preached in Genesis 3:15 (see also Abraham's example in Romans 4). I also disagree with Ray's suggestion that if one does not like something that a pastor has said, just pray about it and leave the issue with God, or leave the church to avoid being divisive, rather than addressing the issue at hand. There needs to be much more nuance on this type of advice because it could encourage the wrong type of behavior in congregants, namely ignoring the admonition of our Lord to hold them accountable using Matthew 18 principles. Pastors don't get a pass from Matthew 18 being applied to them.

[Barbara Beardsley]

Thoughtful book! It helped me think more deeply about these profound truths. If you are struggling with Truth for yourself or sharing it with someone else this is the read for you.

Just a great book. Simple and profound. It met my need to be able to think through the profundity of the concept of suffering and gave me deep answers for an incomprehensible topic.

[Thomas C Wilson Jr · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent book on why we as Christians still suffer despite our faith and even despite our obedience. Ray Comfort takes on some of the toughest questions ever asked by believers and he uses the story of Job to do so. Well written and highly recommended for all believers.

[Fidelma Nugent · Rating 5 out of 5]

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