Easy Chairs, Hard Words: Conversations on the Liberty of God
- ISBN-10
- 1885767307
- ISBN-13
- 9781885767301
- Category
- Calvinism
- Pages
- 150
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1991-01-01
- Publisher
- Canon Press & Book Service
- Author
- Douglas Wilson
Description
'Easy Chairs, Hard Words' offers an honest look at many difficult passages in Scripture. Presented as a series of fictional conversations between a curious young Christian and a seasoned pastor, these dialogues speak with clarity to those new to the Reformed faith. They begin with the question, Can salvation be lost? and from there wrestle with other hard-to-swallow doctrines, including the freedom of the will, election, and original sin. Hard words, and yet the understanding given these passages is thoughtful and gentle. For our God -- the God of hard words -- is a merciful and loving Father, slow to wrath and quick to pardon, a triune God who graciously rescues men from death and brings them into everlasting life.
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