Comment un Dieu d'amour peut-il envoyer des hommes en enfer?
Avec beaucoup de compassion et d’humilité, Francis Chan répond aux questions essentielles que vous vous posez sur l’éternité, à la lumière de la parole de Dieu.
Comme vous, il s’interroge sur l’enfer. Comme vous, il n’a pas toujours envie d’y croire. Mais quand il s’agit d’un sujet aussi grave et définitif, nous ne pouvons pas nous permettre d’avoir tort. Il y a bien trop en jeu. Trop de personnes en jeu.
Pour corser le tout, de nouvelles attitudes voient le jour: qui croire? Suffit-il de réciter une prière pour éviter l’enfer? Après la mort, aura-t-on une seconde chance de croire en Jésus pour rejoindre le paradis? Ou ceux qui seront envoyés en enfer seront-ils détruits après un certain temps?
Dès maintenant, emparons-nous ensemble du courage de la foi et laissons-nous guider par ce que l’Écriture affirme sur le sujet.
Le Saint-Esprit : une puissance surnaturelle dans la vie du croyant.
N'avons-nous pas délaissé la troisième personne de la Trinité, sans nous en rendre compte? À cette puissance incomparable, aurions-nous substitué des capacités tout humaines? Un peu comme si Dieu nous avait offert un milliard d'euros, et nous découvrait à l'épicerie du coin, dépensant quelques malheureux centimes pour des bonbons.
Les conséquences pourraient être tragiques: tiédeur, assoupissement, soif de spectaculaire. Dans notre vie personnelle, dans l'Église.
Pourquoi avons-nous été sauvés? Pour survivre à notre vie terrestre? Pour nous confier dans nos talents? Non! Pour que le monde voie, au travers de nous, s'exprimer et agir une puissance surnaturelle (Actes 1:8 ; 2 Tim. 1:7).
Francis Chan nous invite, Bible en main, à redécouvrir l'Esprit de Dieu pour mieux exprimer sa puissance.
- Comment la Bible décrit-elle le Saint-Esprit?
- Quel est son rôle?
- Comment m'ouvrir à une relation vivante avec lui?
Le Gros tracteur rouge et le petit village est une version pour enfants de Dieu oublié. Personne ne savait vraiment ce que le tracteur pouvait faire… Les villageois aimaient leur gros tracteur rouge. Il les aidait à cultiver et à récolter juste assez de nourriture pour toute l’année.
Mais il était difficile à utiliser et il ne fonctionnait pas très bien. Même si tout le monde s’y mettait pour le pousser et le tirer, on n’arrivait pas à faire grand chose. Tout le monde pensait que c’était normal.
Jusqu’à ce que David, le fermier, découvre un livre perdu depuis bien longtemps dans un grenier plein de poussière. Ce livre pourra-t-il changer quelque chose? C’est ce que pense David le fermier. Mais les autres villageois n’en sont pas si sûrs…
Matthieu Moitié est une version pour enfants du bestseller Crazy love*.
MATTHIEU MOITIÉ ne termine jamais rien. Il fait la moitié de ses devoirs, nettoie la moitié de sa chambre et mange la moitié de son dîner. Même son chien est moitié caniche moitié bouledogue!
Mais un jour, il dit une demi-vérité, pensant que ce n’est pas vraiment mentir, et tout s’écroule. C’est alors que Matthieu Moitié découvre que la vie chrétienne ne peut pas se vivre «à moitié». Mais comment s’engager de tout son cœur?
Une belle histoire illustrée qui encouragera l’enfant, même le plus petit, à vivre pleinement pour Dieu.
Dieu est amour. Un amour fou, irrésistible, bouleversant.
Quelque chose ne colle pas. C'est fou quand on y pense: le Dieu de l'univers - le Créateur de l'azote et des pommes de pin, des galaxies et de l'ADN - nous aime d'un amour irrésistible et inconditionnel ! Et nous... nous répondons à cet amour en allant régulièrement à l'église, en chantant, en priant, et en faisant notre possible pour être des gens bien.
L'inadéquation de notre réponse saute aux yeux.
Ne ressentez-vous pas le besoin, au plus profond de vous-même, de vivre plus ? N'avez-vous pas soif d'expérimenter une foi authentique qui apporte des réponses tangibles, radicales, aux problèmes de nos contemporains ?
Dieu nous destine à une relation d'amour passionnée. Nous ne venons jamais à bout de la tiédeur spirituelle en appliquant une liste de choses à faire ou à ne pas faire. Non. La tiédeur capitule quand nous tombons éperdument amoureux de Dieu.
Quand nous découvrons profondément l'amour de Dieu, il nous transforme. Quand on aime à la folie, plus rien n'est comme avant.
Se a unidade do Corpo de Cristo é tão essencial para Deus, por que somos o grupo religioso mais dividido do planeta? Até que sejamos um é a tentativa bem-sucedida de Francis Chan de explicar essa danosa contradição, além de revelar como essa trajetória nefasta pode e deve ser revertida.
O autor de Louco amor aponta como o povo de Deus tem falhado ao criar divisões pela ausência de uma postura cristocêntrica em relação ao próximo, em especial aos da família da fé. Mostra ainda o enfraquecimento da igreja ao ter de lidar com as próprias incoerências em detrimento de manter o foco na adoração a Deus.
Francis Chan pede que cristãos e igrejas em todo o mundo alinhem seu coração com Deus e levem a sério os numerosos mandamentos pela unidade. Seu alerta não está relacionado com questões doutrinárias, mas com a triste consequência de um cristianismo raso e com o amor superficial pelo próximo.
A boa notícia é que tanto o diagnóstico como a solução para esse grave problema podem ser encontrados nas Escrituras, daí o convite para crermos na Palavra e praticá-la.
Atualmente o mundo nos odeia não porque nos parecemos com Jesus, mas porque não nos parecemos. Somos arrogantes e há uma grave lacuna entre nossas crenças e ações.
Francis Chan
30 devotional reading from 13 staff and contributors to Desiring God.
Harder than you expected. Better than a fairy tale.
Marriage between sinners has its inevitable messes. If you've been married longer than a week or two, you know how the hard realities of life in a fallen age can come crashing in. Perhaps you had a season of "once upon a time," but soon enough you realized that this marriage, in this world, is not yet your "happily ever after."
We want to help. We believe that God designed marriage not as a trial to be endured, but as a pointer to and catalyst for your greatest joy. God didn't design marriage to be your storybook ending, but a fresh beginning, to help get you ready for the true "happily ever after" when together we see our great Bridegroom face to face.
The thirty devotional readings in Happily Ever After have been assembled to shape, challenge, and inspire your and your spouse's (or fiancé's) vision of marriage.
The Church becomes more divided each day.
Many seek reassurance or perceived unity by creating doctrinal statements, but that misses the point. Doctrine is necessary but it is not the solution.
In his new book Until Unity, New York Times best-selling author, Francis Chan, shows readers that the real problem is shallow or even non-existent love for each other. Do we truly understand the gospel? Do we believe in the miracle of the Holy Spirit in us? As believers, Christians are supposed to yield the fruit of supernatural love for one another. Instead, we allow jealousy and selfish ambition to prevail.
God hates this division between His children-and our indifference to it. He has provided the solution to the Church through gifting of leaders to equip His people in a way that leads to "unity of the faith"-but not at the expense of truth or holiness. Believers have done a poor job at this, but we can hear the call and be "eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace" (Ephesians 4:3).
Although the Bible commands unity, some will resist these unifying efforts. We see it every day. We have to hate sin, love truth, and pursue unity for the Church. This is messy, but no matter what, Christians must give everything they have to the pursuit of a unified, restored Bride.
How could a loving God send people to hell? Will people have a chance after they die to believe in Jesus and go to heaven?
With a humble respect for God's Word, Francis Chan and Preston Sprinkle address the deepest questions you have about eternal destiny. They've asked the same questions. Like you, sometimes they just don't want to believe in hell. But as they write, "We cannot afford to be wrong on this issue." This is not a book about who is saying what. It's a book about what God says. It's not a book about impersonal theological issues. It's a book about people who God loves. It's not a book about arguments, doctrine, or being right. It's a book about the character of God.
Erasing Hell will immerse you in the truth of Scripture as, together with the authors, you find not only the truth but the courage to live it out.
Está disposto a repensar a igreja como a conhece hoje?
Em sua obra mais recente, Francis Chan, autor de Louco amor, desafia o leitor a avaliar a organização atual e a relevância (ou irrelevância) da igreja para o mundo em que vivemos. E, mais importante, quão próxima ou distante ela está do que as Escrituras apontam como o seu propósito, que é sinalizar o reino de Deus.
Francis Chan conta sua experiência como plantador de igrejas e o que aprendeu com os erros e com os acertos, numa avaliação honesta e não menos crítica dos descaminhos trilhados por comunidades cristãs ao redor do planeta.
Engana-se, no entanto, quem espera um mero desabafo. Francis Chan apresenta instruções valiosas para igrejas que não só querem compreender seu papel bíblico mas também anseiam por inspirar vitalidade, compromisso e significado.
Cartas à igreja é, portanto, um chamado para fazer diferença.
Por décadas, líderes eclesiásticos como eu perdemos de vista o poderoso mistério inerente à igreja e, então, corremos em busca de outros métodos na tentativa de atrair a atenção das pessoas. Sendo bem sincero, incitamos você a se viciar nessas coisas menores. Banalizamos o sagrado, e devemos nos arrepender disso.
Francis Chan
Millions are satisfied to sit through hour-long, weekly religious services. Millions more have left the church, brokenhearted and cynical. But God is waking up His people-people who will risk everything and sacrifice anything to become the dynamic, powerful Church seen in Scripture.
We Are Church calls Christ-followers, young and old, to hold fast to their biblical roots while seeking radical change. Scripture promises an exuberant and unstoppable Church. That wondrous early church of Acts can be our reality today-but not until we devote ourselves to her original priorities.
Read this book and be challenged, guided, and encouraged to passionately pursue God's magnificent and beautiful vision for His Church. Come and claim your part in this body of believers that is not just possible-it's promised.
Marriage is great, but it's not forever. It's until death do us part. Then come eternal rewards or regrets depending on how we spent our lives.
In his latest book, Francis Chan joins together with his wife Lisa to address the question many couples wonder at the altar: “How do I have a healthy marriage?” Setting aside typical topics on marriage, Francis and Lisa dive into Scripture to understand what it means to have a relationship that satisfies the deepest parts of our souls.
In the same way Crazy Love changed the way we saw our personal relationship with God, You and Me Forever: Marriage in Light of Eternity will radically shift the way we see one of the most important relationships in our life.
Jesus was right. We have it all backwards. The way to have a great marriage is by not focusing on marriage. Whether you are single, dating or married, You and Me Forever will help you discover the adventure that you were made for and learn how to thrive in it.
100% of the net profits from You and Me Forever: Marriage in Light of Eternity will go towards providing food, shelter and rehabilitation for thousands of orphaned children and exploited women in partnership with global charities.
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