Why God Gave Us a Book
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Overview
Many people look within themselves, mining their thoughts and feelings for “the voice of God.” And yet God has already spoken. The incarnate Word makes himself known in the written Word, and this communication keeps us personally connected to him. We need nothing else. Gene Veith makes this clear as he examines not only the sufficiency of God’s Word, but also the flawed thinking of those who try to add to or detract from it. This passionate, personal booklet is a call for all of us to return to God’s Word as our one and only authority in faith and practice.
Top Highlights
“Christians speak to God in prayer. God speaks to Christians in the words of the Bible.” (Page 9)
“What they spoke was recorded. Christ’s apostles wrote down his Word. Indeed, ‘All Scripture is God-breathed’ (2 Tim. 3:16).” (Page 9)
“Why should we be surprised that God speaks to his children in actual, concrete, verbal, readable language? God is so far beyond us, how could we know anything about him unless he chose to take the initiative and reveal himself to us?” (Page 8)
“The Bible conveys a great deal of information—true, reliable, authoritative information about God, history, theology, and how we should live.” (Page 13)
“The Bible is about Christ from cover to cover. The Incarnate Word makes himself known in the written Word.” (Page 22)
- Title: Why God Gave Us a Book
- Author: Gene Edward Veith Jr.
- Series: Basics of the Faith
- Publisher: P&R
- Print Publication Date: 2011
- Logos Release Date: 2014
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Bible › Evidences, authority, etc; Bible › Theology; Word of God (Christian theology)
- ISBNs: 9781596383784, 159638378X
- Resource ID: LLS:WHYGDGVSBK
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T03:49:16Z
Gene Edward Veith (Ph.D., University of Kansas) is professor of English at Concordia University-Wisconsin. He also serves there as director of the Cranach Institute, a center devoted to the study of Christianity and culture. His books include The Gift of Art: The Place of the Arts in Scripture (InterVarsity Press, 1983), Reading Between the Lines: A Christian Guide to Literature (Corssway, 1990), Postmodern Times: A Guide to Contemporary Thought and Culture (Crossway, 1994), The Spirituality of the Cross: The Way of the First Evangelicals (Concordia Publishing House, 1999), and several others. He is the cultural editor of World magazine.
Reviews
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Glenn Crouch
6/18/2021
This is a good little book - easy to read in a single sitting if so desired - that examines the sufficiency of the written Word of God. It is a good starting point to what is a more involved topic - and I appreciate that the Author has included a good list of books for further reading (and many of them are ones I also would recommend). This book is quite Lutheran in its outlook - not that I have a problem with that. I do feel that some of the comments about Pentecostalism are a bit dated. Whilst I don’t disagree with the Author’s use of Inerrancy, I was disappointed that he didn’t examine its misuse. I would’ve also appreciated a better coverage of the human side of our Scriptures.
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