The Christian Atheist: Believing in God but Living As If He Doesn't Exist
Written by Craig Groeschel
Narrated by Tom Schiff
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About this audiobook
Are you putting your whole faith in God but still living as if everything is up to you?
You may believe in God, attend church, and generally treat people with kindness…but are you living as if God doesn't exist? Have you surrendered to God completely, living every day depending upon the Holy Spirit?
Pastor and bestselling author Craig Groeschel will lead you on a personal journey toward an authentic, God-honoring life. This honest, hard-hitting, and eye-opening look into the ways people believe in God but live as if he doesn't exist is a classic of discipleship training. Groeschel's personal journey will help you break down your own barriers between simple belief and a more intentional faith.
This book will help you:
- Let go of the shame of your past and know that you’re forgiven.
- Embrace Christ’s profound love for you.
- Believe in the power of prayer.
- Give up control when life doesn't seem fair.
- Trust God with all your anxious thoughts, heartache, struggles, and pain.
From the author of Winning the War in Your Mind, The Christian Atheist is a rallying cry to get honest with God, shed the self-sufficiency and the hypocrisy, and live a life that truly brings glory to Christ.
Craig Groeschel
New York Times bestselling author Craig Groeschel is the founding and senior pastor of Life.Church, which created the free YouVersion Bible App and is one of the largest churches in the world. He has written more than fifteen books and hosts the top-ranking Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast. He speaks regularly for the Global Leadership Network, which reaches hundreds of thousands of leaders around the world annually. Craig and his wife, Amy, live in Oklahoma. Connect with Craig at www.craiggroeschel.com.
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Reviews for The Christian Atheist
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Amazing. Just what I needed. Clear and simple language that cut straight to the point. No fluff! I will totally go back to listen over and over again.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Wonderful, even for seasoned bible students, this is a heart and eye opening testimony. My wife and I have read many of his books this is one of the best thus far.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Not bad. The title really catches your attention. Good advice for Christians who truly want to start living a Christ centered & filled life that goes beyond attending church on the weekends.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Well written. Great insight to the journey of the Christian heart
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A message we all need in this generation. Excellently written
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is one of the few books that changed my life. Convicting in the most needed way possible. Highly recommend
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is another one of Craig Groeschel's books that just really seeks to help people in the church to find who they are in Christ and to be representative of the life God has called us to live. Like all of Groeschel's books, it requires a bit of thinking and soul-searching.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5My hair stylist wanted me to read this. So I did. I just don't agree with the basic premise made in this book, and although it had some heartwarming stories, it just doesn't work for me.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5What does it mean to call oneself a “Christian” today? I imagine that the number of variations in answers would be equal to the number of people who respond “yes” when they are asked if they self-identify as a “Christian.” And can a person who calls themself a Christian also be an atheist, someone who simultaneously believes that God does, and does not, exist? While this latter possibility may be rare, as far as one person saying that both Christianity and atheism are true for them, Craig Groeschel believes that such a combination is the functional faith of many Christians. These are the people he writes for in the Christian atheist, which bears the apt subtitle: Believing in God but Living as If He Doesn’t Exist.Groeschel speaks from personal experience, although his credentials wouldn't make you think so. He is the founding and senior pastor of a multi-site church in Oklahoma. He is also married and the father of six children. Yet as he takes a look at his own life he sees many of the same issues of professing belief in one thing but living in a different manner in his daily life, something that he also sees within the congregation he pastors and in Christians throughout the United States. Each of the chapter titles begins “When you believe in God but…” The “but” demonstrates the disconnect between faith and an aspect of life, such as “…but don’t really know Him,” “…but are ashamed of your past,” “…but not in prayer,” “…but still worry all the time,” and “…but not in His church.” Groeschel walks through each of his topics, demonstrating the difference between how people often live and what they believe. He then discusses what the Bible says about the topic and then provides examples of what life could look like, examples that call his readers to a more mature expression of their own faith in God. And he does this all in a manner that I find to be very gentle and pastoral. One example is found in the chapter on dealing with the shame of one’s past, where he writes, “We are not our sins. And we’re also not what others have done to us. Rather, we are who God says we are: his children. We are forgivable. We are changeable. We are capable. We are moldable. And we are bound by the limitless love of God.” (52) Groeschel has a humble tone and knows well each of the areas he discusses, from both his own personal life and the lives of those he shepherds in his congregation. His guidance is practical and faithful to Biblical teaching. I could go on and on but instead will close, giving this book an unreserved recommendation. If there is a disconnect in your own life as a Christian, Groeschel has written something that will likely help on your journey. Even if he doesn't address your specific issue a thoughtful reader will be able to adapt his wisdom to their particular situation. And in the end it is not really so much about our personal faith but the way in which we bear witness to God, they ways in which we serve and glorify Him in the world.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great book for those of us who have lived sloppy Christianity for many years.