{"product_id":"if-god-is-good-study-guide-isbn-9781601423450","title":"If God Is Good Study Guide","description":"\u003cb\u003eDive Into a Thorough Exploration\u003cbr\u003eof Today’s Most Troubling Issue\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe reality of evil and suffering is not only our culture’s biggest objection to faith in God, but also a piercing thrust into the soul of every believer at some point in their lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThose facts compel us to prepare in order to handle the doubts and questions that roll over us like a storm tide whenever we confront the worst of pain, malice, and injustice. This study guide to Randy Alcorn’s \u003ci\u003eIf God Is Good: Faith in the Midst of Suffering and Evil\u003c\/i\u003e helps you gain perspective on suffering and God’s unfailing goodness. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDesigned for both individual and group use, this guide is adaptable to whatever schedule and approach is most convenient for you—from a \u003cb\u003efour-week\u003c\/b\u003e overview, to an exploratory \u003cb\u003eeight-week\u003c\/b\u003e journey, to an intensive \u003cb\u003ethirteen-week\u003c\/b\u003e course.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncluded throughout are a variety of questions for reflection and discussion, plus book excerpts that capture the highlights and best insights from \u003ci\u003eIf God Is Good. \u003c\/i\u003eIn addition, a group leader’s guide offers guidance for steering a group through any of the three approaches.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLet this book be your guide as you face up to a seriously perplexing issue and the countless questions it keeps generating.\u003cb\u003eRandy Alcorn\u003c\/b\u003e is the founder and director of Eternal Perspectives Ministries and a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of 50-some books, including \u003ci\u003eHeaven \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eFace to Face with Jesus\u003c\/i\u003e. His books have sold over 11 million copies and been translated into more than 70 languages. Randy lives in Oregon with his wife, Nanci. They have two grown daughters and five grandchildren.\u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThree Ways to Use This Study Guide\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWelcome to an exploration of the vital and universal themes that are discussed in Randy Alcorn’s book \u003ci\u003eIf God Is Good.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e   This study guide will be the most help to you if you’re going through it as part of a small group or class (see the “Group Leaders’ Guide” at the back of this book). But of course you can benefit greatly from going through it on your own as well.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat’s Here?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThis is a thorough guide to a fairly large book, but the structure is simple. This guide includes components and questions that link to each chapter in \u003ci\u003eIGIG\u003c\/i\u003e. You’ll see four elements here for each\u003ci\u003e IGIG\u003c\/i\u003e chapter, marked by these four headings:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      • Focus In\u003cbr\u003e      • Interact\u003cbr\u003e      •• Explore Further\u003cbr\u003e      ••• Investigate Deeper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• \u003ci\u003eFocus In—\u003c\/i\u003eThis component briefly highlights a few of the most important points made in the IGIG chapter. Reading this will get you “warmed up” to the topic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e• Interact—\u003c\/i\u003eHere you’ll find a few brief excerpts reprinted from the \u003ci\u003eIGIG\u003c\/i\u003e chapter, and each excerpt is followed by a question to help you interact with it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e•• \u003ci\u003eExplore Further —\u003c\/i\u003eThese questions help you reflect further on the chapter’s topic, and they often direct you back into the pages of \u003ci\u003eIGIG\u003c\/i\u003e to scan the chapter and look for certain things.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e••• Investigate Deeper —\u003c\/i\u003eThese are the most comprehensive questions; they assume you are fully acquainted with the \u003ci\u003eIGIG \u003c\/i\u003echapter’s content.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou’ll see subheadings throughout this study guide that tell you which chapter in \u003ci\u003eIGIG\u003c\/i\u003e these elements correspond to so you may easily go back and forth from the book to the study guide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Pace and Approach\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThis companion guide to \u003ci\u003eIGIG\u003c\/i\u003e is designed for use in a variety of ways. Choose which best suits your schedule.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe suggest you follow one of three approaches:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• \u003ci\u003eOverview —\u003c\/i\u003eThis is designed as a four-week course. You’ll notice from the contents page that this guide is divided into four parts; in this overview approach, you study one part each week. (As you do, complete everything under the “• Focus In” and “• Interact” headings, but skip all the rest.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e•• Exploratory—\u003c\/i\u003eHere we suggest an eight-week course. With this simple structure, each of the four main parts is split in two—with an “A” unit and a “B” unit. So alternate each week between units A and B until all four parts are completed. (You’ll complete “• Focus In” and “• Interact” and also the questions under the “•• Explore Further” heading.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e••• \u003ci\u003eIntensive—\u003c\/i\u003eThis is a suggested thirteen-week course linked closely to the structure of IGIG, which includes an introduction, eleven sections, and a conclusion (1 + 11 + 1 = 13). You’ll see headings here in the study guide text that exactly match those section headings in IGIG. (In this intensive approach, you’ll complete everything in this study guide—not only the elements mentioned above, but also everything under the “••• Investigate Deeper” heading for each chapter.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   You’ll notice that the number of “bullets” you see helps you remember which elements in the study guide go with which approach:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• \u003ci\u003eOverview (four weeks):\u003c\/i\u003e Do everything under any heading that has a single bullet (•), and skip the rest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e•• Exploratory (eight weeks):\u003c\/i\u003e Complete both the single-bullet and the double-bullet (••) sections, and skip the rest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e••• Intensive (thirteen weeks):\u003c\/i\u003e Complete everything— including the triple-bullet (•••) sections.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSummary: The Three Approaches\u003cbr\u003eTo summarize, here are the three approaches we suggest:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOVERVIEW\u003cbr\u003e(FOUR WEEKS)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eEach week you’ll do one of the four main parts in this study guide:\u003cbr\u003eWeek One—Part 1: The Burning Question\u003cbr\u003eWeek Two—Part 2: Our Search for Solutions\u003cbr\u003eWeek Three—Part 3: God at Work\u003cbr\u003eWeek Four—Part 4: Our Best Response\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWithin each of these parts, you’ll do everything under any heading that has a single-bullet (•) and skip the rest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEXPLORATORY\u003cbr\u003e(EIGHT WEEKS)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eEach week you’ll do half of each main part in this study guide:\u003cbr\u003eWeek One—1-A: Something’s Wrong\u003cbr\u003eWeek Two—1-B: Tragic Choices\u003cbr\u003eWeek Three—2-A: Alternative Answers\u003cbr\u003eWeek Four—2-B: The Great Drama\u003cbr\u003eWeek Five—3-A: Who’s in Control?\u003cbr\u003eWeek Six—3-B: Eternal Perspectives\u003cbr\u003eWeek Seven—4-A: Accepting God’s Purposes\u003cbr\u003eWeek Eight—4-B: What We Can Do\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWithin each of these parts, you’ll complete both the single-bullet (•) and the double-bullet (••) sections and skip the rest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eINTENSIVE\u003cbr\u003e(THIRTEEN WEEKS)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eEach week, you’ll complete the study guide contents that correspond to each of the numbered sections in \u003ci\u003eIGIG (\u003c\/i\u003eyou’ll see the headings clearly marked within the study guide text):\u003cbr\u003eWeek One—Facing the Hurt and Confusion (corresponds to the introduction in IGIG )\u003cbr\u003eWeek Two—Section 1: Understanding the Problem of Evil and Suffering\u003cbr\u003eWeek Three—Section 2: Understanding Evil: Its Origins, Nature, and Consequences\u003cbr\u003eWeek Four—Section 3: Problems for Non-Theists: Moral Standards, Goodness, and Extreme Evil\u003cbr\u003eWeek Five—Section 4: Proposed Solutions to the Problem of Evil and Suffering: Limiting God’s Attributes\u003cbr\u003eWeek Six—Section 5: Evil and Suffering in the Great Drama of Christ’s Redemptive Work\u003cbr\u003eWeek Seven—Section 6: Divine Sovereignty and Meaningful Human Choice: Accounting for Evil and Suffering\u003cbr\u003eWeek Eight—Section 7: The Two Eternal Solutions to the Problem of Evil: Heaven and Hell\u003cbr\u003eWeek Nine—Section 8: God’s Allowance and Restraint of Evil and Suffering\u003cbr\u003eWeek Ten—Section 9: Evil and Suffering Used for God’s Glory\u003cbr\u003eWeek Eleven—Section 10: Why Does God Allow Suffering?\u003cbr\u003eWeek Twelve—Section 11: Living Meaningfully in Suffering\u003cbr\u003eWeek Thirteen—Final Thoughts About God, Goodness, Evil, and Suffering (\u003ci\u003eIGIG conclusion)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThroughout these weekly assignments, you’ll complete everything—including the triple-bullet (•••) sections.Companion to If God Is Good; includes 4-week, 8-week, and 13-week studies; perfect for groups and individuals","brand":"Multnomah","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302710595813,"sku":"NP9781601423450","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781601423450.jpg?v=1767729765","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/if-god-is-good-study-guide-isbn-9781601423450","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}