Why God gave us a book?

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.

Publisher: P & R
Type: paperback
ISBN: 9781596383784

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Gene Edward Veith (PhD, MPhil, MA, English, University of Kansas) is provost and professor of literature at Patrick Henry College, a Christian classical liberal arts college in Purcellville, Virginia.

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This book beautifully explains why Christians still feel a void in themselves when they look to other means to find God. In a crisp, clear, and pointed manner Dr. Veith demonstrates God has truly already spoken in his word. Faith comes by hearing the word and studying it carefully. I also appreciated his candor in addressing the role of visions from the Holy Spirit and Scripture. He points out that technically, if one were to receive a direct revelation from the Holy Spirit today, then that should stand on the same authority as Holy Scripture (p. 36). Yet it does not. Dr. Veith notes that even those apostles who received visions were directed to someone to receive God's word (p.37). Travis Doig