What Does God Want of Us Anyway?: A Quick Overview of the Whole Book

by Mark Dever

Publisher:

Crossway

, 2010

Overview

Originally delivered as sermons by pastor Mark Dever at Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, DC, these three studies are now available in one volume. Dever guides readers to take a step back and look at the Bible from a broader perspective. As we notice new features of an object when viewed from a distance, so too the major themes of Scripture become more apparent when we take in the Bible as a whole. This book considers the central messages of the Bible as seen in the promises of God.

Dever examines the general narrative of God’s Word to answer the question, “What does God wants of us anyway?” Readers looking for a panoramic view of Scripture will be reminded of the faithful, persistent love of God and find themselves drawn into a broader, but deeper, understanding of the maker and keeper of promises.

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Key Features

• Guides readers to take a step back and look at the Bible from a broader perspective
• Considers the central messages of the Bible as seen in the promises of God
• Examines the general narrative of God’s Word to answer the question, “What does God wants of us anyway?”

Contents

• One Great Story of Promises Made and Promises Kept
• A Particular History
• A Passion for Holiness
• A Promise of Hope
• The Promised Redeemer: Christ
• The Promised Relationship: A New-covenant People
• The Promised Renewal: A New Creation
• Is the Old Testament Really Worth Reading?
• A Particular History
• A Passion for Holiness
• A Promise of Hope

Top Highlights

“An offering of atonement enables two warring parties to be at one, or reconciled.” (Page 31)

“You may not know why you have the disease that you have. You may not know a lot of very significant things. But right now, you know the most significant thing in all the world: the purpose of life is to know God so that you may glorify him and enjoy him forever.” (Page 51)

“A covenant is a relational commitment of trust, love, and care” (Page 30)

“Every sacrifice was to be voluntary, costly, accompanied by a confession of sin, and according to God’s prescriptions. The life of the animal victim, symbolized by its blood, was given in exchange for the life of the guilty human worshiper.” (Page 32)

“law breaking means covenant breaking, relationship breaking, and—at the deepest level—‘God’s holiness defying.’” (Page 30)

Praise for the Print Edition

Pastor Mark Dever has provided a most unusual book. Instead of teaching his people the usual lessons from the Bible, Dever has taught his people about the Bible so that they can read it effectively for themselves, which is a great idea.

—Paige Patterson, president, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

In this fantastic little book, Dever shows us what it means to say that Jesus Christ is the point of the Bible. He offers us a breathtaking, panoramic view of Scripture. Since the message of the Bible is so important, and since Dever has captured that message so succinctly, I’ll give this book away again and again—both to Christians eager to get a sense of the whole and to seekers wondering just what the Bible is all about.

—Aaron Menikoff, senior pastor, Mount Vernon Baptist Church, Sandy Springs, Georgia

Product Details

• Title: What Does God Want of Us Anyway?: A Quick Overview of the Whole Bible
• Author: Mark Dever
• Series: 9Marks
• Publisher: Crossway
• Print Publication Date: 2010
• Logos Release Date: 2013
• Pages: 128
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Bible › Theology; Bible › Criticism, interpretation, etc; Bible › Introductions; Baptists › Sermons; Sermons, American › 21st century
• Resource ID: LLS:WHTDSGDWNTSNYWY
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-12T06:39:57Z

About Mark Dever

Mark E. Dever (born August 28th, 1960) has been the senior pastor of the Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. since 1994 and is the executive director of 9Marks Ministries (formerly known as the Center for Church Reform), a Christian ministry he co-founded “in an effort to build biblically faithful churches in America.”. He is known as a Calvinist preacher.