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I was somewhat attracted by the title and the subject of the book. But as I was reading it, I became annoyed and just couldn’t believe that the author took the tragedy of the Titanic and compared it to the situation in the church in the 21st century. Don’t take me wrong, I do see problems in the church and that unfortunately some so-called Christians are wishy-washy in the faith. But to have the guts to take a tragedy and use it as an example for God’s wrath is hard to swallow.
What turned me off while reading the book was some of the suggestions made in the book…
While it may seem like a terrible thing to suggest at this point, could it be that God Himself sank the Titanic?
Seriously? My breath was taken away when I read this because I don’t believe that God orchestrated this tragedy. Though I agree that there were miscommunications and carelessness in not drilling the crew as well as misjudgment when receiving messages from other boats in the area, I cannot agree with what the author is communicating in this book.
On the next page, the author is asking this:
“Why would a loving God send 1,522 innocent men, women, and children to their death? How could a God of justice be so cruel? This appears to be a facet of God’s nature that we are terrified to consider.
I don’t think God purposely decided to kill these people. The author seem to forget that we have an enemy on the planet and he would do anything to cause tragedy. If what the author is suggesting that it is the kind of God Christianity is worshipping, I don’t want to do anything with Him. But thankfully this isn’t the case because God is loving and wants the best of us.
As I was reading this book, I got sick in my stomach just to think that this kind of book existed on the market. It is pretty rare that I misjudge a book from it’s cover and the introduction of it. However, the book isn’t what I was expecting. Would I recommend the book? No. Are other people enjoying the book? According to the reviews I have seen on amazon.ca it looks like it. But I don’t think that everyone would enjoy it. Like I said, I know there are some issues in the church in North-America but at the same time part of the problem are within people and our sinful nature. We just need to wake up and follow what God wants us to do. Simple? No it isn’t because most of the time it will be to get out of your comfort zone and do things you wouldn’t think to be able to do. But it’s feasible with faith as big as a mustard seed. My question to you would be are you willing to follow God in whatever journey He has for you?
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