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Doctrine & Exposition REVIEWER:
Stephen
Nothing But The Truth
Brian Edwards
This book is an easy to understand read on the vital and foundational truths
of the inspiration, inerrancy and sufficiency of the Bible. Brian Edwards, a
well-known evangelical, examines these truths in such a clear and concise way
that no one can be left in any doubt as to what the issues and the facts are.
The book starts with a look at the decline in the acceptance of the Bible as
God’s Word and comes to this sad conclusion: that many Christians have taken too
much heed to the academics and worldly scholars so that their trust in Scripture
has been undermined. This book does much to restore that trust if read with a
prayerful heart. It is an excellent introduction to the subject.
Edwards then considers how God reveals Himself unto men; what is meant by
‘inspiration’; then looks at what the Bible claims for itself, how Jesus and the
apostles used the OT . In the second half of the book the accuracy of the Bible
is considered and so called contradictions are looked at.
Several chapters deal with the historical aspect of the Bible; how the canon was
formed, and also the history of the English Bible. This with a chapter devoted
to how we should understand the Bible makes this book a comprehensive, though
not exhaustive, study of the subject.
All believers should know where they stand on the doctrine of ‘Inspiration’ and
the trustworthiness of Scripture, if not then this is the book for them! Perhaps
in conclusion I should let Brian Edwards have the last word:
The purpose [of this book] is to restate the true evangelical doctrine of
Scripture with particular reference to Biblical inerrancy.
