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	life changing HEART book  Sep 16, 2011
When reading other people's reviews on this book I am very sad. I have graduated from one of the top bible schools in the country and have studied theology for more than half my life. The Misunderstood God IS BIBLICAL. The problem is that some people approach the bible with their HEAD and others do so with their HEART. When this happens you get two completely different perspectives. The HEAD people can't match this book up with scripture, yet the HEART people see it immediately. Much like the Pharisees in Jesus' day; they knew the scriptures, yet they not only didn't recognize Jesus, but they also considered His teachings to be UN-scriptural. The fishermen and tax collectors knew Jesus from the moment they laid eyes on Him. Hummmmmm. I guess I just can't believe that anyone would stand up to accuse the author of The Misunderstood God of describing God as too loving! I, personally believe that when we get to heaven we will be astonished at how much love is in God. I think this book comes closer to anything I've seen in describing the true Heart of God. If the author turns out to be wrong, I wonder what his punishment will be for describing God as being more loving then He really is. What will be the consequences on judgment day for "leading all the people astray" and making them think God loves them THIS much? I think people today have been born and bred on religious fear and condemnation. The moment grace enters their midst, they get defensive and scared because they don't trust themselves. I will recommend this book to all my friends and family. Everyone I know who has read this book has come away with a heart for God like they never experienced before. I just can't imagine being the guy or girl standing on the side lines telling people that God isn't this loving.
	Awsome book about the devine intent of God  Feb 8, 2010
This book will change the way you view God so that you can realize His love and fully love Him back.
	Very misleading if you don't read the Bible  Feb 5, 2010
How does one go about defining the characteristics of God? There are two choices: 1) Read the Bible, or 2) Make it up. The author is a very engaging writer, and this is very much a "feel good" book, unless you have some familiarity with the Bible. Although I fervently wish that the Bible supported his one-sided view of God as only loving, exhibiting no jealousy, pride, anger, condemnation, to include a few of his chapter titles, the Bible does not support this. Take a Bible concordance and look up the words "anger," "wrath" "condemn" and "jealous." There are so many examples (hundreds, at least) in a concordance that I just picked a few relevant ones at random: Deuteronomy 6:13, Joshua 24:19, Jeremiah 10:10. There are also many passages in the bible that support the view of a loving God--patient, slow to anger, eager to forgive--but a book that purports to describe God should show both sides, not just the feel-good side. Although Christians know God is loving because he became a human in the person of Jesus Christ to get closer to us, to teach us and be our role model, and to suffer unimaginable pain on the cross to pay for our sins, we also know we don't get a free pass to do and be and seek whatever our flawed personalities want, because God will ultimately judge everyone, including saved Christians, for what we believed and did here on earth during our earthly lifetimes. It is this fear of God's judgment that keeps Christians in line and sets apart the attitudes and behaviors of practicing Christians (rather than Christians in name only) from those who don't use the Bible as a handbook for living life. I started to feel uncomfortable after reading just a few pages of this book, because I know the Bible does not support author Darin Hufford's one-sided view of God, but I kept reading. At halfway through, I felt so uncomfortable, as if I were doing something wrong, that I put it down. During that half of the book, there was not one quote from scripture. Although Hufford admits that God is described as jealous (see the second commandment about idols, for example), his interpretation of jealousy is not, in my opinion, biblical. This book is New Age, feel-good, Christianity, the kind taught in leftist churches. Those who read the Bible will know that. Those who don't will be badly misled.
	Esoteric  Feb 5, 2010
A decent book---frankly a little heady in spite of itself. The message is wonderful, but the syntax used is somewhat verbose. I would recommend it solely for the purpose of self-edification in the philosophical sense. As a firm believer in Jesus' assertion that "there is more for you to know, but you're not ready yet", I believe reading this book will, if nothing else. give one food for thought.
	Good Idea, But Doesn't Deliver  Feb 1, 2010
I could only make it through half the book before I put it down for good. The author uses his own definition for terms such as jealously, and his interpretation of scripture is so far off point that I found him to be in a world of his own. This is simply a bad book with over the top statements that cannot be supported by any form of true biblical interpretation. Using the "Love" chapter to describe God's thoughts toward us has so much potential, but this book doesn't deliver!
	So good, I read it twice!  Jan 27, 2010
This book explains in very understandable and illustrative ways the many misconceptions I've had about God since childhood. I really like all the parallels the author draws between human fatherhood and God's nature as a father. While I have never questioned God's love for me, I feel that I am only beginning to understand what it means to live in that reality. The exciting part is that I know I'm just scratching the surface of knowing this infinite God and loving Father. The author's background as a wounded child and his experience of being a pastor willing to ask very honest questions of himself, his people and God opened up a world of possibilities that I think most of us are afraid of confronting. I appreciate the authenticity and honesty that comes through in the book.

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