Recover from ways you get the Bible wrong.
Biblical misunderstandings can lead to a small view of God—but truth overturns that.
About the Book
In Reading the Bible, Missing the Gospel, pastor and author Ben Connelly shows us how to recover God’s original intentions in light of the story of redemption. Connelly helps us celebrate and understand how Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection are truly good news for the tangible situations in our everyday lives. Biblical misunderstandings can lead to a small view of God—but truth overturns that. It expands our hearts for God and enables us to truly love others!
Don’t keep asking God for forgiveness. Do judge one another. And you’re not going to heaven for all eternity!
How have we misunderstood the teachings of Jesus? Often His message to the leaders and disciples was: You’re getting this wrong! Somewhere along the way you got confused, lost, way off track. Would He have the same assessment of us today?
Every time we approach the Scriptures, we must start and end with God—rather than with people. When we see Jesus as true hero and Redeemer in the commands and story of the Bible, our relationship with God, with others, and every aspect of our lives is rightly formed and understood.
In Reading the Bible, Missing the Gospel, pastor and author Ben Connelly reveals shockingly common ways we mis-read and mis-interpret the Bible. He invites us to see the Bible's themes and teachings through a new lens—or, rather, God's intended lens—on topics like confession and forgiveness . . . what it means to be blessed or happy . . . and the role of church in a believer's faith.
Using theology, humor, and practical examples, this book invites readers to recover a gospel-infused lens that corrects common misunderstandings and helps us recover God’s original message in the Bible. Connelly helps us see and celebrate how Jesus’ life, death, resurrection, and reign are refreshingly good news for the tangible situations in our everyday lives.