Kevin DeYoung’s new book Taking God At His Word (Crossway, 2014) is a real gem. This is a highly recommended lay-introduction to the doctrine of scripture, written clearly and chock-full of applications, illustrations and implications of the main tenets of the Reformed doctrine of Scripture.

In his chapter explaining the “authority” of scripture, where he utilizes the clear teaching of the Westminster Confession of Faith, over and against both liberal and Roman Catholic claims, DeYoung takes an excellent excursus into the general/special revelation language of Belgic Confession, Article 2:

I am not for a moment arguing for obscurantism when it comes to the hard questions concerning faith and science. Pastors who haven’t had a science class since the tenth grade are often too cavalier with the tough issues raised by geology, biology, and genetics. But surely it is the mark of a Christian to believe everything the Bible teaches no…