The truth. Many have sought the truth in different ways, in different places. In the search for truth, many have been lost in errors and damaging situations. Where is the truth? And What is truth?

Currently, subjectivism denies that there is something absolute, like truth. People accept as truth any argument. In that way, the Bible is one more truth.

Randy Alcorn, in this book helps us to know even more the truth in the Scriptures. Through the application of a verse, and a deeper phrase, Alcorn invites us to meditate on the treasure of truth. Do you want to know the truth? You will find it in Jesus Christ.

200 days, in which we can meditate on the truth. Use it as it should, 3 days in 1, the important thing is to meditate on the truth. Do you know the truth?

I have loved this book, in fact I will be sharing on what is exposed in it, through Facebook. Very good.

Thanks to Harvest House Publishers for the copy of this book to review.

It's not the book i expected it would be. Was nice but i would not give it to someone else. The autor is great though and that might be it the last book i read from him was Couragous.

One of the profundities of Scripture is its characteristic of absoluteness. the Bible is absolutely inerrant, absolutely infallible, absolutely inspires, absolutely relevant, absolutely reliable, and absolutely truthful. Certainly, we could add more, but the point is simply this: in a world that is relative, specifically the concept of truth, to find something considered absolute with no room for relativism. Because Scripture is absolute then, we can have full confidence in the words that we hold in our hand combined with a deep respect for the Lord’s work through those Words in our lives.
Too frequently, people are often more concerned with their own opinion of what the Word says then what the Word is actually saying. The depth and the direction that comes from God’s Word carries an authority that we must note. Therefore, the timing of Randy Alcorn’s book, Truth, is valuable to the constant defense not just against the secular world, but against professing Christians too.
What a person thinks about the truth of Scripture will come out in his or her life. Therefore, Truth is laid out as a devotional meant to permeate into a person’s true feelings and thoughts about Scripture. Alcorn writes with a deep conviction that readers are impacted by, causing them to see from Scripture itself how reliable and worthy it is. Each devotional is structured as one would expect, with a verse, a quick thought or two and a final quote. Structured by day, each reading is extremely short, taking a mere two or three minutes to read. However, the amount of information that the author places within those few sentences is both thoughtful and intense causing deep reflection throughout the day.
The brevity of the book should not be misconstrued. Alcorn writes in a way that is first truthful . . . something that should be expected from a book about truth. He uses Scripture to convey a rich teaching of theology to the readers. The additional insights he writes about cause ‘lightbulb’ moments in which readers can easily understand difficult concepts or make connections between what is believed and what is lived out. However, he is not just truthful, but hopeful. The author provides the reality of our situation, but does so in light of the grace and work of God in the lives of people. The result is a deeper relationship with our Lord and Savior.
If readers are like me, their one lament about the book is that it is so short (slightly over 200 pages). I suspect that many would like feed more on the knowledge that he has after being confronted with the tremendous insight that he does present.
Truth is not a teaching book that is meant to examine every aspect of Scripture. It is devotional, presenting key information that every believer should understand if they are to truly meditate upon and live out the Word as though it were true. Therefore, it is a book to be read alongside Scripture, slowly and deeply, in order to take in all that Alcorn has to say.
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Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher at no cost to me for the purposes of this review. However, the opinions in this review are the result of my own reading of the book and are not influenced by any outside sources.

Truth. Sometimes it seems like a fluid concept. We might hear about "alternative truth." A politician's spokesperson might respond to criticism of her boss by talking about "her truth." Randy Alcorn not only wants to make the case that truth is unchangeable and discoverable, but also that it is rooted in "the eternal, all-powerful, and unchangeable God." In Truth: A Bigger View of God's Word, Alcorn gives us 200 short selections to help us understand and apply God's truth.


Following the pattern of his earlier book Grace, each selection includes a scripture, a couple of paragraphs of Alcorn's insights, and a quotation from another writer or pastor. He covers a wide gamut of the Christian life, and draws quotes from a wide variety of the Christian tradition.


The strength of these selections is two-fold. First of all, Alcorn reminds us that God and his word are arbiters of truth, not us. Christians should be looking to the authority of scripture, not their own feelings. He writes, "The test of whether Scripture is my authority is this: Do I allow God's Word to convince me to believe what I don't like, what's contrary to what I've always believed and wanted to believe? Do I believe it even when it offends me?" We should believe what the Bible teaches, not "whatever makes us feel better about ourselves or justifies our actions."


Second, the truth of scripture should guide our lives. Christians ignore or are ignorant of so much of what scripture teaches about the Christian life. The Christian is a new creation. We are saved by grace. The gospel is good news. (How about this quote: "A good test of whether you believe the true gospel is if it makes you happy.") So much truth in the gospel, so many Christians who live like they don't believe it.


This is not a book to read straight through. If you do, like I did, you will be frustrated by the lack of continuity or structure. Take these short chapters a bite at a time, chew on them, and let God's truth inform your life and transform your thinking. Truth is unchanging. That is important to acknowledge. But even more importantly, Christians need to acknowledge the power of truth to change them.


Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the complimentary electronic review copy!

A must read for any and all Christians. This is the kind of book you hand down from generation to generation.

Truth

A Bigger View of God's Word



by Randy Alcorn

Harvest House Publishers

Religion & Spirituality, Christian

Pub Date 01 May 2017


In this devotional by Randy Alcorn we learn that the most important truth is the truth of who Jesus is.

We also learn that the Truth does not change according to whether or not we believe it. It is truth whether or not we choose to believe it.

This book encourages not to buy into the lies and hold onto the truth.

I give Truth five out of five stars.

Happy Reading.