Half Truths

Pastor Adam Hamilton turns his attention to familiar religious sayings that sound as if they belong in the Bible. Most listeners have heard them many times, and many have repeated them without a second thought. Each one holds a piece of truth, but each also leaves out something important. Hamilton sets these phrases beside the teaching and ministry of Jesus to look for the fuller picture. Among the sayings he examines are the notion that all events happen for a reason, the belief that God rewards self-reliance, the claim that God never gives anyone more than they can bear, the phrase "God said it, I believe it, that settles it," and the idea of loving the sinner while hating the sin. The book is part of a small-group program that also includes a DVD, a leader guide, and a study for youth. This paperback edition is written for individual readers and groups who want to test what they have been told against the message of the gospel. Hamilton is the senior pastor of Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas.