This is a book about God’s jealousy for his integrity, his passion to be believed, on the basis of his words alone. Throughout Scripture God expresses his determination to be known as the God who keeps his words. He has resolved that every person and nation will see and confess that all his words are reliable down to every last syllable, jot, and tittle. Learning to trust a God who is sovereign and in control, especially in the ache and throb of life, means hanging on to the conviction that everything he says is utterly dependable.
Knowing that God’s words are trustworthy and living it out can be two different things though, so as well as laying out the theological foundations, Layton MacDonald Talbert explores the practical applications. What does trusting God’s words look like in real life and how has it played out in the experience of God’s people? Let Talbert show you how in tracing the reliability of God through history we can learn to trust him with the future.
Endorsements
… does not merely list the usual prooftexts (though there’d be nothing wrong with that!) and draw out their implications; no, he demonstrates in concrete text after text within Scripture that God’s words are trustworthy. Talbert not only trusts God’s words, he models that truth by rooting it in careful examination of those words.
Mark Ward Editor of Faithlife’s Bible Study Magazine Author of Authorized: The Use and Misuse of the King James Bible
… a very useful work which is not a conventional defence of the complete trustworthiness of God’s Words encapsulated in Scripture, but more of a series of applications for believers. The book rests on the foundation that God’s word is true, and is to be trusted, and that faith is intellectual, emotional and volitional.
Peter Barnes Pastor, Author, Lecturer, Revesby Presbyterian Church, Revesby, New South Wales, Australia
… he meticulously shows from Scripture itself that God is true to his word, and that great blessings and comfort come to those who trust him. Deeply biblical and thoroughly pastoral,
this book is a must–read for every Christian.
Scott Aniol Executive Vice President and Editor–in–Chief, G3 Ministries; Professor, Pastoral Theology, Grace Bible Theological Seminary, Conway, Arkansas
This helpful study shows that the very integrity of God is at stake in the veracity of His words.
They are true because he is true. There is great comfort in the truthfulness of God’s words!
Jeff Straub Professor of Historical Theology, Central Baptist Theological Seminary, Plymouth, Minnesota
What Layton writes is intended for you to firmly plant your faith on the solid, immoveable rock of God’s Word. Amen!
Steve Pettit President of Bob Jones University, Greenville, South Carolina
… helps to strengthen our wavering faith by showing us how and why God’s words are absolutely trustworthy. The author then shows how a clear understanding of God’s trustworthiness affects our everyday lives.
Kevin Bauder Research Professor of Systematic Theology, Central Baptist Theological Seminary, Plymouth, Minnesota Author of several books including Baptist Distinctives and New Testament Church Order
Hermeneutically nuanced.
Theologically sound. Pastorally sensitive. Layton Talbert offers both the church and the academy a valuable service here. I heartily recommend it to God’s people as an antidote to unbelief in God’s Word.
A. Philip Brown II Professor of Bible and Theology, Graduate Program Director, God’s Bible School and College (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Layton Talbert demonstrates from God’s own words that God is passionate about vindicating the complete integrity and trustworthiness of his words. All of God’s words are reliable. God always keeps his words.
Andy Naselli Associate Professor of New Testament and Systematic Theology, Bethlehem College and Seminary, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Written in a very accessible style with helpful practical applications, this book (which includes an outstanding summary of the Kingdom of God on earth for worldview context), ought to be in the library of every Christian and re–read at least annually.
Craig Hartman Director of Shalom Ministries Author of Through Jewish Eyes
Layton Talbert explains clearly,
and in an engaging way, that if we do believe what God says, we bring glory to Him; and we enjoy the confidence in his sovereignty that enables us to ‘laugh at the days to come’ (Proverbs 31:25).
Sharon James Social Policy Analyst, The Christian Institute
Layton Talbert (PhD, Bob Jones University) is professor of theology at BJU Seminary. He has also authored books on the doctrine of divine providence (Not by Chance: Learning to Trust a Sovereign God) and a reader’s commentary on the book of Job (Beyond Suffering: Discovering the Message of Job).
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