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God Is: Exploring the Nature of the Biblical God Kindle Edition

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What would you think if I told you I am omniscient; that I know everything there is to know, and all of it is absolutely true? I dare say you would think me to be a liar or deluded. You would probably respond that no human is omniscient. And I would respond that you are absolutely correct. All humans are limited in their knowledge of truth. We are all finite beings making our way in a cosmos that is often beyond our comprehension. For this reason it is important for all of us to dialog with one another, sharing our ideas, our ‘truths’, and our understanding of the Universe. Many people throughout history have claimed to have revealed knowledge others lacked. In some cases, people have been thought to possess special knowledge even when they themselves made no such claim. The ones that immediately come to mind are religious and philosophical leaders and writers, but that is not the only source of such people. In my home country, the United States of America, the predominant source of truth for a majority of citizens is the Bible. Yet, the 66 books comprising this compilation were written by men. Flawed, non-omniscient men. As a Christian many years ago, I began to question many of the beliefs of my fellow believers. Upon studying the Bible extensively, I concluded that much of what the authors of the Bible believed about God simply didn’t make sense to me. I also saw that many current day Christians believed things about God that the Bible didn’t even teach. Eventually, my studies led me to understand that the Bible contains the words of men, not the words of God. This prompted me to write “God Is”. In it I explain in detail the many concerns I have. Whether you are a skeptic, a believer, or somewhere in between, I believe this book contains thoughts about the Bible that perhaps you have never considered. I hope the ideas presented spark discussions about the nature of God. It is my desire that this will help us all come one step closer to Truth.

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"I thought the book was well researched, and I'm in awe of the level of effort and detail put into it. Regarding the style and grammar, I have very little to nitpick. Well done! The writing is clear, concise and engaging." -
Kim Abbott, Data Project Manager with a Masters in Environmental Studies

"I love the structure of the book. The idea of devoting an individual chapter to debunking the 'rational' basis of each of the traditional attributes of the Judeo-Christian God is new to me and has a great deal of appeal. I found the book to be extremely well reasoned. I believe Mr. Finch has shown that in every case these purported attributes do not square either with other attributes of God or with other things we know or strongly believe to be true. He has put a great deal of very good work into this book." -
Neil Buchanan, BS in Physics and Math, MA in Philosophy

"Randy's passion for such in depth and rigorous research, investigation, and analysis of this subject originates from his heartfelt desire to discover truth and to benefit others in their quest for truth. Understanding Randy's motivation in this pursuit is important in view of the controversial nature of this subject. In this excellent work, Randy explores many issues in which I and probably others have had unanswered questions over the years. It is clear Randy shares his long path of study, logical analysis, and evolution of beliefs without bias or preconceived notions and purely out of his genuine desire to find truth and to share his results with others. Randy's writing is a skill set of its own. His clear and well-organized style consistently piques my interest and keeps me impatient for the next sentence -- all while clearly explaining the subject matter and logical analysis in a way I've never seen accomplished so effectively. Randy intelligently conveys his detailed understanding and astute logical analysis of this subject in an appealing, down to earth way all can understand and enjoy. His style has always kept me glued to his writings on any issue, including his enjoyable fiction." -
Jeff Boles, Retired Chemical Engineer

"Randy Finch has engaged some of the most important and sensitive issues in the ongoing debate concerning Scripture and Christian beliefs. As a long-time pastor, I think it is important for believers to do more than simply accept and recite the time-honored answers they have always been taught. It is more important to keep those answers in play; that is, in discussion. The discussion needs to include both the assumed positions AND the scripture that may or may not agree, both the believer AND the non-believer or skeptic. Unless believers continue to engage the issues and the answers in this manner, how will they ever be able to give an adequate accounting of themselves to other believers who do not agree with them, much less to those outside of the 'faith' for whom a reasonable answer is crucial? This book is important in that conversation!" -
Dr. Carl R. Gebhardt, Retired Minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

"Randy's analysis and critique are obviously coming from a very rationalistic Enlightenment-minded point of view. While he says he is critiquing the 'Biblical attributes of God', in reality he is critiquing the past 100 years or so of Fundamentalist theology. His use of the word 'Biblical' is actually more influenced by rationalistic Enlightenment thought than he realizes. Therefore, the things I criticize him for are ironically the exact same things many Evangelical Christians believe. The only difference is that Randy takes them to their logical conclusion and thus points out some obvious flaws in such thinking. That makes some Christians very uncomfortable. Simply put, if this book makes some Christians feel uncomfortable, perhaps it is because it shows them that in some ways their theology is more influenced by the Enlightenment than it is by the Bible and Church Tradition." -
Dr. Joel Anderson, Bible Teacher at Shoals Christian School

About the Author

I was born into a poor family. My father was raised a sharecropper and only attained a fourth grade education. My mother was raised on a farm and only finished the eighth grade. Despite this, my parents did well. My father became an assembly line worker, making a sufficient salary to provide for my mother and me. After graduating from high school, I obtained a college degree and began by career.

As I was growing up, I always considered my parents to be Christians even though my father never went to church and my mother only went sporadically. When I was young, I attended church occasionally with my mother. Later, I attended with friends. I ultimately concluded that the God of the Bible was not real. I believed there was a God, but he was not the one described in the Bible. Even so, I eventually became interested in the Bible and discussed it frequently with believing friends. I ultimately decided to become a Christian. However, over the next several years, my nascent faith began to wane as I read more and more things in the Bible that just didn't square with what I personally knew about how the world works. After much reading, thinking, and soul searching, I ultimately came to the conclusion that I had been right back in high school and college. The Bible was strictly the writings of men and the God it describes is not the one that really exists. After many more years of reading and thinking, I have not changed in this belief.

I finally decided that I needed to write down all the thoughts that led to my conclusions concerning the Bible. This book is the end result.

I am also the author of two other books. "Beginnings to Endings: Philosophical Ramblings for Avoiding Global Destruction" is a humorous book about various topics related to philosophy. "Passion is a Harsh Taskmaster" is a mystery romance novel. Additionally, I have written many computer related articles for a number of journals and magazines and have had several poems published.

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00ES61B5K
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ RKA Productions (August 25, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 25, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 867 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 321 pages
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Randy Finch
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Randy C. Finch grew up in Louisville, KY, and received a Masters Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Louisville in 1978. After graduation, he worked as an engineer for several years, but shifted to doing computer-related work when personal computers became popular in the early 1980's. As part of his job, he authored or co-authored a number of internal company reports as well as many papers presented at conferences. Apart from his job, he has written almost 40 articles for computer magazines and was a regular columnist for a computer journal for two years. Additionally, he has written over a dozen philosophical articles, three of which were published in a philosophy journal. He has authored a number of poems, some of which have been published, and he has written three unpublished fictional short stories. His first published book is a humorous philosophy book entitled "Beginnings to Endings: Philosophical Ramblings for Avoiding Global Destruction." "Passion is a Harsh Taskmaster" is his second book and his first fiction novel. His third book is entitled, "God Is: Exploring the Nature of the Biblical God." It is a critique of the Bible that came as a result of years of research into its veracity. All three books are available in Kindle and paperback formats.

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  • Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2013
    Ever wonder what God might be like - outside of what you hear in church? Then this book is for you. Takes an in-depth look at the different facets of God's personality as it is elaborated in the Bible, but with a scientific slant.
  • Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2013
    I am amazed! The author has done something here I have not yet seen accomplished until now. It captures all those questions we've had concerning the Bible and answers them. By bringing many years of research into one very interesting book of facts and logic. It's one of those you can't stop reading. Interest and intrigue demands such. It's not often one finds a book on such issues that demands one keep reading without regard to sleep. But this is indeed one of those.

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