The Benefit of Doubt
How Confronting Your Deepest Questions Can Lead to a Richer Faith
On Sale: 2025-02-18
Book Summary
In The Benefit of Doubt, bestselling author and pastor Craig Groeschel shows us that doubt is not the enemy of faith but often an invitation to deeper faith. With his trademark humor, warmth, and lay-it-all-on-the-table style, Groeschel shows how asking questions, seeking answers, and wrestling with doubt can lead to a deeper relationship with God.
About the Book
God can handle your difficult questions and use them to deepen your relationship with him.
"Am I the only one who has these doubts? What if my friends, family, or others find out I'm doubting--and even deconstructing--my faith in God? What is really true? Does it make me a bad Christian if I have doubts?" At some point, almost all of us have had questions about Christianity and doubts about God. We're afraid we might never find answers, yet we aren't sure if we are ready to abandon our faith altogether.
Bestselling author and pastor Craig Groeschel has walked through the valley of doubt himself, and in The Benefit of Doubt, he shows us how asking questions, seeking answers, and wrestling with doubt can actually draw us closer to God. With his trademark humor, warmth, and lay-it-all-on-the-table style, Groeschel shares stories from his own life as well as the Bible to help us wrestle with--and find helpful answers to--the questions fueling our doubt:
- What should I do when I doubt God's goodness?
- Why doesn't God answer my prayers?
- Doesn't science disprove the Bible?
- Why would God only provide one way to heaven?
- Why believe in Jesus when his followers are such hypocrites?
- Why does God sometimes feel so far away?
Doubt is an important part of deepening your faith, but that doesn't make it an easy process to walk through. If you're wrestling with doubts, this book, along with God's transformative power, will help you develop a richer faith, a deeper understanding, and a more authentic relationship with God.
Reviews
'Lord, I believe. Help my unbelief' is a deep and powerful response our Savior can use to draw all of us deeper. That's what Pastor Craig does in this fantastic book. God uses the honesty, stories, and Scriptures to draw us close to the heart of God.
Having doubts about God is something almost everyone will experience. Those doubts either strengthen someone's faith or deconstruct it. In The Benefit of Doubt, Pastor Craig gives biblical insight to all the whys you may have about Christianity.
I walked through a season of doubt in my life, and I would have given anything to have a guide like this through it! Thank you, Craig, for normalizing these struggles and not leaving people there but giving them handles and a way to connect with God in a deeper way through it.
In every question there is a quest! I'm grateful for how Pastor Craig reminds us of the hope we have in Jesus while navigating the daunting journey through our days of doubt.
In The Benefit of Doubt, Pastor Craig Groeschel confronts the most difficult questions we often wrestle with in our faith. I grew up believing that if I doubt, I have no true faith, yet I am reminded in this book that the strongest faith is not a faith that never doubts but rather a faith that perseveres through the doubts. When we stop feeling judged by our doubts and shamed by our questions, then we can begin to see that doubts can actually deepen our faith and lead us to know God more.
It's not wrong or shameful to find yourself in the valley of doubt when you're faced with huge questions or hard circumstances. Craig Groeschel is a pastor, and even he has been there! He knows what it's like to be surrounded by shadows, and through this book, he shows you the way back to the light.
Pastor Craig Groeschel has become a mentor to me and many in our church through his writing. His latest masterpiece, The Benefit of Doubt, teaches us that doubt is not a dead end but a doorway to deeper faith. This is a timely guide for anyone who wrestles with what they believe about God, and I have learned that everyone does at some point. So buy it for now or for later, and get a copy to give away. This book will help you turn your questions into your biggest spiritual-growth catalyst.
Surprisingly, redirected doubt can actually deepen our faith rather than diminish it. The Benefit of Doubt is a compassionate guide to help each of us do just that. With honesty and transparency, Pastor Craig Groeschel tackles the tough questions we wrestle with when the obstacle of doubt presents itself, transforming it to a doorway of trust and transformation.
The Benefit of Doubt is a timely and much needed guide for anyone wrestling with questions of faith. Craig shows us how those questions and uncertainties can be pathways to a deeper relationship with God rather than a barrier to faith. Craig's wisdom, insight, transparency, and authenticity will encourage you to explore your faith, leading to a life of greater purpose and clarity.
This book hits home with straight truth as Craig tackles some of the toughest questions we all ask as believers. If you're looking for wisdom and a little gut check, this is it.
Product Details
- Imprint: Zondervan
- On Sale: 2025-02-18
- Pages: 224
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publication Date: 2025-02-18
- Trim Size: 152.000mm x 229.000mm x 0.000mm
- Weight: Weight data not found for this book.
- Category 1 : RELIGION / Faith
- Category 2 : RELIGION / Christian Life / Spiritual Growth
- Category 3 : RELIGION / Christian Life / Spiritual Warfare
- Category 4 : SELF-HELP / Spiritual