Taking God at His Word

Posted on 25 July 2018 by Kevin DeYoung

The Bible stands at the heart of the Christian faith, but people disagree about its nature and authority Can we trust the Bible completely Is it sufficient for our complicated lives Can we really know what it teaches And isn t it important to focus on Jesus instead of the Bible With his characteristic wit and clarity, Kevin DeYoung has written an accessible introduction to the Bible that answers important questions raised by Christians and non Christians alike This book will help readers understand what the Bible says about itself and the key characteristics that contribute to its lasting significance Avoiding technical jargon, this winsome volume will encourage men and women to read and believe the Bible confident that it truly is God s word.Free Study Guide by Pat Quinn. New Download [ Taking God at His Word ] By [ Kevin DeYoung ] – kino-fada.fr Great stuff, no complaints I always profit from DeYoung He succeeded in showing, from the Bible, that the Bible is Knowable, Necessary, and Enough.He gets three stars only because I m grading him against his own high standards He s an expert popularizer, gifted to humbly and memorably teach the church from the Bible using good current scholarship He makes me think of a children s author I heard recently talking to the New York Times, who said that his great challenge was to be like Rocky and Great stuff, no complaints I always profit from DeYoung He succeeded in showing, from the Bible, that the Bible is Knowable, Necessary, and Enough.He gets three stars only because I m grading him against his own high standards He s an expert popularizer, gifted to humbly and memorably teach the church from the Bible using good current scholarship He makes me think of a children s author I heard recently talking to the New York Times, who said that his great challenge was to be like Rocky and Bullwinkle entertaining a fun for the kids but offering enough tidbits...Clear and helpful, written for non theologians to be able to understand I feel like I have a stronger faith in the Bible now, and exactly what it says, translation aside If you want to strengthen your faith in the Bible and why we put our whole trust in it, read this bookAn excellent introduction to the Doctrine of Scripture.Kevin DeYoung is easily one of my favorite writers to read Since his book with Ted Kluck, Why We re Not Emergent, I ve enjoyed basically everything he s written With his newest, Taking God at His Word, DeYoung sets out to rebuild confidence in and love for the Bible, the Word of God, in a world that through various ways and means has sought to belittle and malign it Beginning with the vision of the Psalmist in Psalm 119, basically a love poem about the Scriptures, and ending with the fami Kevin DeYoung is easily one of my favorite writers to read Since his book with Ted Kluck, Why We re Not Emergent, I ve enjoyed basically everything he s written With his newest, Taking God at His Word, DeYoung sets out to rebuild confidence in and love for the Bible, the Word of God, in a world that through various ways and means has sought to belittle and malign it Beginning with the vision of the Psalmist in Psalm 119, basically a love poem about the Sc...An excellent little book, not scholarly, but a solid starting place for Christians on one of the most important battlefields of our day We need to get back to Scripture, and really believe in the sufficiency, inerrancy, and perspicuity of the Word of God.This is a brief, but well written defense of a high view of Scripture He doesn t use the term innerrancy often, maybe only a couple of times The subtitle of the book is a very good summation of his purpose in writing the book The Bible has come under increasing attack over the last two hundred years especially in our own gene...THIS is the book that I have been looking for to have my teenagers read in order to bolster a Biblical worldview regarding the sufficiency of Scripture Charming, yet easy to read and follow, with examples that bring deep understanding to an otherwise potentially heady subject, Kevin DeYoung s writing style in this book makes the majesty and t...A punchy book on the Bible that gives you the core beliefs about the Bible The basis for every chapter is a passage from the Bible illustrating the fact that the Bible is it s best witness It is a clear and simple ex...What a wonderful providence of God that Kevin DeYoung s newest book, Taking God at His Word Why the Bible is Knowable, Necessary, and Enough and What That Means for You and Me would be published right now With the attempt to redefine what marriage is, what sex is and for whom, and various attempts in the church and academy to undermine God s Word and our understanding of it and Him , this is a welcome resource.Not too long ago my alma mater, Westminster Theological Seminary, was in the mids What a wonderful prov...Kevin DeYoung is one of my favorite authors and his works prove themselves time and again to be immensely approachable but not light He covers topics with a striking balance of depth and clarity and I am time and again blessed by his work, be it published books, blog articles, or sermons and lectures This time DeYoung sets out to tackle the topic of God s Word This is a subject of great breadth that you would think could not be covered very well in just 130 pages, but that is just one of many Kevin DeYoung is one of my favorite authors and his works prove themselves time and again to be immensely approachable but not light He covers topics with a striking balance of depth and clarity and I am time and again blessed by his work, be it p...

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25 July 2018

Kevin DeYoung