{"product_id":"the-sin-of-certainty-why-god-desires-our-trust-more-than-our-correct-beliefs-9780062272096","title":"The Sin of Certainty: Why God Desires Our Trust More Than Our Correct Beliefs","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe controversial evangelical Bible scholar and author of \u003cem\u003eThe Bible Tells Me So\u003c\/em\u003e explains how Christians mistake \"certainty\" and \"correct belief\" for faith when what God really desires is trust and intimacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith compelling and often humorous stories from his own life, Bible scholar Peter Enns offers a fresh look at how Christian life truly works, answering questions that cannot be addressed by the idealized traditional doctrine of \"once for all delivered to the saints.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnns offers a model of vibrant faith that views skepticism not as a loss of belief, but as an opportunity to deepen religious conviction with courage and confidence. This is not just an intellectual conviction, he contends, but a more profound kind of knowing that only true faith can provide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombining Enns' reflections of his own spiritual journey with an examination of Scripture, \u003cem\u003eThe Sin of Certainty\u003c\/em\u003e models an acceptance of mystery and paradox that all believers can follow and why God prefers this path because it is only this way by which we can become mature disciples who truly trust God. It gives Christians who have known only the demand for certainty permission to view faith on their own flawed, uncertain, yet heartfelt, terms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnns, Peter:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003ePeter Enns is the Abram S. Clemens Professor of Biblical Studies at Eastern University, St. Davids, Pennsylvania. Enns speaks at schools, churches, and seminars across the country and is a frequent contributor to journals and encyclopedias. He is the author of several books, including \u003cem\u003eThe Sin of Certainty, \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Bible Tells Me So, Inspiration\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eand Incarnation\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Evolution of Adam\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperOne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50614953181458,"sku":"9780062272096","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_826cf274-787f-4e47-911f-c40582063384.jpg?v=1732468973","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-sin-of-certainty-why-god-desires-our-trust-more-than-our-correct-beliefs-9780062272096","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}