{"product_id":"meet-god-again","title":"Meet God Again for the First Time","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf Jesus is the answer \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e then what’s the question?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForget everything you’ve ever heard or thought about the Bible. When the author set aside his training  traditions  and prejudices and read the Bible straight through to see what it really said  it changed his life. Amazed at what he’d missed  he discovered a very different book than the one he thought he knew.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecifically  he discovered God’s patterns. He discovered a consistency  a dependability  in God’s great saving deeds–the Creation  the Flood  the Exodus  the Exile  and the cross. He discovered that the Bible is about telling and retelling the story of the God of promise and covenant who keeps working until toward His ultimate goal–the restoration of Eden.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSalvation and worship are not about what we need to do  he discovered  but about what God has done.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Jesus–the new Adam  the new Moses  the new David  the new Israel–suffered on the cross  He paid the price for Israel’s failure and transformed their history. As a result  He can give you a new heritage. You walk away from the sordid past and into a bright new future  not be trying to become what you are not  but by becoming what  in Jesus  what you already are.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author shows how Jesus fulfills the longings of the Jewish Scriptures and explains the role of the law  showing how freedom comes from strong boundaries. He shows how our assurance of salvation flows not so much from God’s mercy as from His justice. He cannot demand satisfaction twice for the same sin. If you are in Jesus  God can’t touch you. The book concludes with practical suggestions on how we  in our secular world  can know God.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConfused about the Bible? Get the big picture. Let Jon Paulien introduce you to the perfect friend.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pacific Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41329146200115,"sku":"9780828017688","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0103\/8902\/8915\/files\/0828017689jpg.jpg?v=1774919832","url":"https:\/\/clovisabc.com\/products\/meet-god-again","provider":"ClovisABC.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}