Your Bible is evidence that the Maker of the universe is a God who initiates, who reveals, who talks. There are, after all, only two options when it comes to knowledge of one's Creator: revelation or speculation. Either he speaks, or we guess.
And he has spoken. The Lord of heaven and earth has "forfeited his own personal privacy" to disclose himself to us—to befriend us—through a book. Scripture is like an all-access pass into the revealed mind and will of God.
By virtually any account the Bible is the most influential book of all time. No shortage of ink has been spilled on writings about it. But what does Scripture say about itself? In his new book, Taking God at His Word: Why the Bible Is Knowable, Necessary, and Enough, and What That Means for You and Me (Crossway) [20 quotes], Kevin DeYoung cuts through the fog of contemporary confusion to offer a readable and constructive defense of the clarity, authority, sufficiency, and beauty of God's written Word.
I spoke with DeYoung, pastor of University Reformed Church in East Lansing, Michigan, about bibliolatry, threats on the horizon, and more. Keep reading
It seems this is a good article but I was looking for his view on inerrancy which I did not see. This seems to be a big omission.
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ReplyDeleteFor Kevin DeYoung's views on inerrancy, read his article, "Essential Inerrancy." The URL is http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/kevindeyoung/2010/07/06/essential-inerrancy/
See also "Who's Afraid of Inerrancy" at http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/kevindeyoung/2010/09/24/whos-afraid-of-inerrancy/ and "Did John Calvin Believe in Inerrancy?" at http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/kevindeyoung/2010/09/22/did-john-calvin-believe-in-inerrancy/