Taking God at His Word, Kevin DeYoung
Taking God at His Word, Kevin DeYoung
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Taking God at His Word
Why the Bible Is Knowable, Necessary, and Enough, and What That Means for You and Me

Author: Kevin DeYoung

Narrator: Kevin DeYoung

Unabridged: 3 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/07/2014


Synopsis

There isn’t really a “go to” book on Scripture. Sure, there are plenty of theological books on Scripture, and lots of popular-level works on how to read Scripture, and more and more books on the whole story line of Scripture. But there is not one book that people turn to for the basics on the Bible. We need a book that college freshmen will read when they have questions, a book that mentors can use and small groups will employ, a book that a Bible class in high school or college might assign. We need a book on the Good Book that is relevant enough to get a hearing, but timeless enough to be read with profit twenty years from now.That’s the sort of book popular author, pastor, and blogger Kevin DeYoung has aimed to write. Addressing the issues of our day—questions related to the reliability, authority, and readability of the Bible—DeYoung tackles these head on, but without complex terminology or a long list of footnotes. Taking God at His Word serves as a comprehensive and comprehensible introduction to a classic, orthodox doctrine of Scripture for the average man or woman in the pew, helping Christians across the globe gain confidence that the Bible really is knowable, necessary, and enough.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mark

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 c......more

Goodreads review by David

Typical DeYoung. Bold, biblical, balanced - a real encouragement, especially in light of recent liberal attacks coming from emergent and postmodern corners of the church.......more

Goodreads review by Allison

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 book!......more

Goodreads review by Colin

Here’s my unedited draft of note-taking overkill: Chapter 1 Deyoung starts with Psalm 119 and argues that it is a long and passionate poem about the Word of God. He then lays out his purpose, which is to get us feeling like the psalmist. He wants to do this by convincing us that the Bible *”makes no m......more