Taking God at His Word

Why the Bible Is Knowable, Necessary, and Enough, and What That Means for You and Me

By: Kevin DeYoung

Narrated by: Lee DeYoung

Length: 3 hrs and 37 mins

Publisher's summary

There isn’t really a “go to” book - or audiobook - 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 audiobook 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.

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Clear, easy to read, logical

Great job logically explaining the accuracy and appropriateness of scripture in a way some who follows or doesn’t follow Christ can appreciate.

Truth

Would you listen to Taking God at His Word again? Why?

Yes, it's like a certain food, and as I like some foods more than others, I eat them more often; therefore this book feeds me is why I would read it again, again and again.

What other book might you compare Taking God at His Word to and why?

There is no other. This book is very thorough to whom's word it refereing to.

Have you listened to any of Lee DeYoung’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes

Any additional comments?

Thanks to whom ever is responsible for putting this material together, and I thank you for your obedience to adhering to God's purpose for you to produce this/ these teachings together. I am downloading Galatians now. I've been hungry, and now I've located this food, I am going to eat all that I can. Again thanks.Deborah

Solid and easy to understand.

This is a great book about how to read and understand the Bible. It’s easy to understand. It flows easy and it’s easy to stay focused. I highly recommend it!

Sincerely,
Pastor Paul Trimble

loved it

I really loved it, and the naration was excellent. I was blessed by the book

Very well reasoned and thorough.

This is a great book for the average. Christian needs to have confidence in god's word.

Much needed for the church today!

This will be a helpful resource for years to come! I think this should be a part of every believer's library and incorporated into discipleship at the congregational level. The audio book was narrated excellently and I listened to the whole book in just 3 days of casual listening. (It only takes 3 hours to read the entire book.)

Of course, this is not a book to just listen to. I will listen to this again while I read and underline important points in the hardcover book now that I'm familiar with the content. I can't stress enough how important this book is for providing a logical and biblical foundation to articulate why a Christian believes what they believe - particularly about the Bible.

great overview

very good overview of the doctrines of the word of God, and easy to listen to. also really appreciate the recommended books section at the end

Wonderful resource

Wonderful resource for a beginner. Easy to comprehend and understand and follow. No forced opinions just straight talk. Loved it.

A simple book to help navigate what you believe in

I loved this book. DeYoung provides a book to understand why we can believe in the authority of the Scripture. The author uses easy language so that everyone can understand what is being taught. I highly recommend this book.

if you want to be a preacher !

if you are in to reading the Bible or want an in depth study. Then read this read