Taking God at His Word, by Kevin DeYoung can easily be summed up by the subtitle: Why the Bible is Knowable, Necessary, and Enough, and What That Means for You and Me. In this book, DeYoung sets out to convince his readers that the Bible is entirely true, entirely from God, and entirely practical for us still today. He accomplishes this goal completely.
Jeremiah 1:6-8
Then I said, “Ah, Lord God! Behold, I do not know how to speak, for I am only a youth.” But the Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am only a youth’; for to all to whom I send you, you shall go, and whatever I command you, you shall speak. Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you, declares the Lord.”
Young adults are seen as more and more incapable with each passing generation. But Christians are told to live differently than the world (Romans 12:2 - Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect). Low expectations are put on us and we accept them as normal. We even put these low expectations on ourselves.
