People of the Book

Last week I heard a sermon by Kevin DeYoung (linked here: People of the Book http://www.universityreformedchurch.org/teaching/sermons.html?date=2013-10-01&enddate=2013-10-31&preacher=3) that struck me as both incredibly practical and thoroughly convicting. I had intended to transcribe the main points, but he has done it for me on his own blog. The links to his posts are below. What follows are simply a recapitulation of his points.

To God Alone Be The Glory

How To Be Better Bereans - Kevin DeYoung

1. Listen to the Sermon With an Open Bible
2. Don't Rush On From the Word of God to the Rest of Your Life
3. Get In the Word as a Way of Life
4. We Must Approach the Bible With Eager Expectation
5. Be Prepared to Study the Word Deeply
6. Be Confident That You Are Able to Study the Bible and Discover the Truth of God's Word
7. Recognize That Some Things Which Claim to Be From the Bible Are Not
8. Test Difficult Doctrines Against the Scriptures Before Simply Discarding Them
9. Be Humble Enough To Take the Bible At Its Word No Matter Who You Are
10. Give the Bible the Final Say In Every Matter On Which It Means to Speak

http://thegospelcoalition.org/mobile/article/kevindeyoung/how-to-be-better-bereans
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