The God Who Is There

Finding Your Place in God's Story

By: D. A. Carson

Narrated by: Bob Souer

Length: 10 hrs and 1 min

Publisher's summary

It can no longer be assumed that most people - or even most Christians - have a basic understanding of the Bible. Many don’t know the difference between the Old and New Testament, and even the more well-known biblical figures are often misunderstood. It is getting harder to talk about Jesus accurately and compellingly because listeners have no proper context with which to understand God’s story of redemption. In this basic introduction to faith, D. A. Carson takes seekers, new Christians, and small groups through the big story of scripture. He helps listeners to know what they believe and why they believe it. The companion leader’s guide helps evangelistic study groups, small groups, and Sunday school classes make the best use of this book in group settings.

D. A. Carson is research professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He is the author or editor of more than 40 books and is one of the leaders of the Gospel Coalition.

©2010 D. A. Carson (P)2013 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

"We live in a time when people quickly reject or accept the Bible without even knowing its contents. Carson does a masterful job of explaining the scriptures so that a person who has never even opened the Bible can understand it. At the same time, those who grew up under its teaching will find valuable and obvious truths that will lead them to greater worship and appreciation of the God we serve." (Francis Chan, author of the number-one New York Times best seller Crazy Love)

"Challenging yet respectful, thought provoking yet accessible, faithful to the historic Christian faith yet relevant to our ever changing world." (Randy Newman, author of Questioning Evangelism and Corner Conversations)

"A unique and important volume in many ways. As a ministry tool, it can be used for evangelism, since it so thoroughly lays out the doctrine of God. And yet it also does what the catechisms of the Reformation churches did: give Christians a grounding in basic biblical beliefs and behavior. By all means, get this book!" (Tim Keller, pastor, Redeemer Presbyterian Church, New York City)

Will Listen Over and Over

Very easy listen. Learned so much about the bible. will be listening again and again.

The God Who IS There

I loved this book! Narrator is great! It gives an understanding to the knowledge of scripture in a simple way for a believer or a sceptic to conceptualize the God who IS there, in sovergn reign.

Great intro to the biblical storyline

D.A. Carson, as one might expect, does a wonderful job of both presenting the storyline of the Bible as a whole, but also doing so in a winsome and thoroughly understandable manner. This book is for both those who want a clear outline of the Bible, but also for those who are curious about what the Bible is all about.

Must read!

A must read for new and seasoned Christ Followers! God bless you. And have a blessed day!

Awesome read

This an evangelistic book that will give the unrepentant sinner a terrific understanding of the God who desires to save and is here. This book as well has been a wonderful refresher course concerning the magnitude of the God who has saved.

WOW!

All I can say is, WOW! This book has helped me tremendously. I’ve read several synopsis of the Bible but this is by far the best!
-Christian G. Rosenkruetz

Great for both beginners and veteran Bible readers

I really enjoyed this book and I would recommend it to anyone who wants to break down the basics of the Bible. Easy to understand but also deep dive into the Bible . Highly recommend reading this along with the Bible.

A great resource!!!

This book is a great resource for all believers- but specially for those who are new in the faith - and desire to know more about the central themes in the Bible. the Author seeks to present an accurate summation of the main theme of scripture and its development in History- God ,Christ and the Holy Spirit are presented with the utmost reverence and respect.

Great overview of God & the Bible

Loved everything about this book. Gained new insights into God & the Bible. Good narration.

Excellent overview of the Bible

Over the years, I have heard many good things about Pastor Carson and his commentaries of the Bible. I found this book very challenging and eye opening for me as he allowed different perspectives on the creation story all the way through the Gospel that I had never thought of before