Forever Unforgivable

You'll be amazed at who God saves!

A book that takes you on a journey through history providing a message for today.

Should Christians forgive and accept atrociously wicked people when they come to faith in Jesus Christ?

What if they were murders, racists, sexual predators, terrorists, human traffickers, or worse?

Forever Unforgivable allows you to consider the lives of fifteen depraved men and women around the world who later found Jesus (or were found by Jesus). Learn how believers reacted at the time and consider what you would have done. You’ll be amazed at who God saves and radically changes.

Will you forgive as God in Christ forgave you?

Meet the Author

Brent J. MacDonald is a pastor, teacher, and bible researcher with a focus on biblical archaeology and the historicity of bible events. As executive director of Cottage Cove Urban Ministries in Nashville, Tennessee – a ministry for at risk children and youth – he enables and encourages people to live out lives of love for “the least of these.” Brent frequently travels with his wife Angie for on-site research in the Bible lands.

Praise for Forever Unforgivable:

Brent MacDonald draws from the deep wells of servant-leader to the underserved, devoted Christ-follower, disciplined student of the Word, Director of a nationally recognized, pacesetting ministry, and devoted husband and father. He’s the real deal. And then he writes this book… Forever Unforgivable is a gut check, a cliché killer. It will call you to reevaluate your practice of faith in the unlimited reach and power of Christ’s forgiveness. The Church has needed this book for a long time. ‘Seems the Lord had Brent MacDonald deliver it at just the right time.

Bob Landham
Missions Pastor, New Vision Baptist Church
Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA

Brent's scholarly research infused with his historical and geographical expertise, brings to life several extreme stories of seemingly unforgivable people whose lives were transformed by God's amazing grace! This informative, thought provoking book will be kept on my shelf as a reference for Bible study and illustrations.

Jackie Redmond
RESOUND NOW, Executive Director
Knoxville, TN, USA

Brent MacDonald has truly captured the essence of the marvelous grace and forgiveness of Almighty God. His forgiveness is nothing cheap or casual. It comes at the highest price possible—the sacriﬁce of His Son Jesus Christ. That perfect blood sacriﬁce can wash away sins, even the worst we could imagine along with those written for us by Brent, IF the sinner is willing to accept what Jesus did for him/her and enter into a relationship with Christ that is clearly life changing.

Brent certainly challenges all readers, believers and not-yet believers, to dig deep into one’s soul to answer such provoking questions found throughout the book and particularly at the end. It all boils down to whether or not we believe God has the right to forgive even the worst of all sinners. Like Paul, some of us may ﬁnd that we qualify/qualiﬁed to be chief among them.

Ron Chaﬀee
United Methodist Pastor, retired
Maine, USA

Creativity and historical research are two tools that Brent MacDonald has skillfully employed as he endeavors to bring life into the characters portrayed in his new book “Forever Unforgiveable.” He has taken characters that many of us thought we knew, and some that we hope we never know, and put flesh back on their bones and made them people again. The result of his labour is easy to read and personally challenging at the same time.

It is hard to miss the theme of the book, as we think of the forgiveness of those “people we hope to never know.” Brent continues to drive home the deeper question “Are we willing to forgive as we have been forgiven and to love the way God has called us to love?” And it is not a rhetorical question. It demands an answer from each one of us individually and as the body of Christ’s Church here on earth. Brent challenges the reader to understand the truth that “If forgiveness is what we seek for ourselves, then it must be what we are willing to offer to others.”

Dave McPherson
Pastor, New Canaan Baptist Church
New Brunswick, Canada

Forgiveness is a dominant theme throughout the Bible and does not always come easy for Christians to extend. Brent's writing provides an easy to read and practical resource for wrestling through the subject of forgiveness. 15 stories and at the end of each one I paused and asked myself what would I do? Each story will challenge you to consider your response.

Whether you are a new believer or a seasoned saint the question that arises is how far can/should/would I go in forgiving a vile sinner. The topic of forgiveness has always been a very relevant topic but especially today when our society seems to hold people hostage to their past.

Donald Calder
Lead Pastor, Temple Baptist Church
Sarnia, Ontario, Canada

Forever Unforgiveable is a work written in a unique way that presents the contents with freshness and clarity that captures the reader’s attention from beginning to end. Brent MacDonald writes to communicate that no grievous sinner, whatever gross level the sinner might have reached, is beyond God’s mercies and grace for redemption and transformation.

The stories of each grace recipient, whether biblical or nonbiblical characters, are presented in a concise and non-complex manner that renders technical data easily comprehensible for the reader. This book is a must read especially in these times of profiling individuals based on race, origins, society class, and cultural orientation. It is a must read for the times.

Dr. Rodney Masona
Principal, Baptist Theological Seminary of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia

Here is a book that brings us astonishing stories of the lives of individuals of varying backgrounds, spanning from the time Christ walked the earth to our present day. As each of the characters encountered Jesus Christ, their lives became profound demonstrations of the power and grace of God and they became powerful witnesses for His kingdom. One of the persons in this book (my first Bible teacher) had a profound effect on my life. What a delight to “meet” him again in the pages of this book and to learn of his encounter with Christ!

This powerful book, brilliantly written, with fascinating background and vivid testimonies showing the power of Almighty God who changes lives, will impact others for eternity. The author has given us hope during these despairing times. A must read for Christians and non-Christians alike.

Sudesh Gordhandass Valji
Pastor, Upper Kingsclear, New Brunswick
New Brunswick, Canada

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