Just Like Us: 21 Character Studies from the Bible (J. Oswald Sanders)

Imagine the Bible’s portraying only perfect saints—people who never lied, never feared, never doubted God. Instead God chose to show His servants exactly as they were. Abraham was God’s friend, but twice he imperiled his wife’s virtue. Samuel was the great judge of Israel, but his own sons brought him shame. Andrew seems to have been a “boring” disciple, but he brought Simon Peter to Christ. God in His Word presents us with people we can believe in. People who doubted, who feared enemies, who sinned. God’s chosen vessels were people just like us! Twenty-one Bible characters come to life as people we can identify with and learn from because God uses imperfect servants to do His perfect will.