By Divine Design Author:Michael Pearl Michael Pearl discusses questions that trouble many but few dare to ask. Why does God permit sin, sorrow, and suffering if He is who He claims to be? Couldn't he make us perfect? Couldn't he prevent a loved one from dying? "How can I believe and trust a `sovereign God' who allows so much evil? Is God impotent? If not, then does He c... more »are?" "Why did God even make us capable of sinning? If He knows all and is all powerful, couldn't He have created a world without sin and death?" Many doubt God's good intentions, angry at the Deity whom they feel is responsible for their sufferings. Inmates in the state prisons, students on college campuses, and our neighbors next door all ask the same accusing questions. Likewise, Christian parents standing beside a small grave are often heard challenging God. Michael Pearl shares the world view he has developed in wrestling with these questions. This book took four years to writenot to produce 100 pages, but to sift 500 pages to its small size. It is not about child training or the family. It is about man as a creation of God.« less