Words of Life: Scripture as the Living and Active Word of God

Throughout Christian history, the overwhelmingly predominant view of the Bible has been that it is itself the living and active word of God. In this book Timothy Ward explains and defends what we are really saying when we trust and proclaim, as we must, that the Bible is God's word. In particular he describes the nature of the relationship between the living God and Scripture. He examines why, in order to worship God faithfully, we need to pay close attention to the Bible; why, in order to be faithful disciples of Jesus, the Word-made-flesh, we need to base our lives on the words of the Bible; and why, in order to keep in step with the Holy Spirit, we need to trust and obey what the Bible says. Ward offers an understanding of the nature of Scripture under three main headings. A biblical outline shows that the words of the Bible form a significant part of God's action in the world. A theological outline focuses on the relationship of Scripture with each of the persons of the Trinity. And a doctrinal outline examines the 'attributes' of Scripture. A final chapter explores some significant areas in which the doctrine of Scripture should be applied. Ward offers us an excellent, lucid exposition of the nature and function of Scripture, expressed in a form appropriate for the tweny-first century, grounded in the relevant scholarship, and standing firmily in line with the best of the theological traditions.

• The Deep Things of God: How the Trinity Changes Everything (Second Edition)
• Proper Confidence: Faith, Doubt, and Certainty in Christian Discipleship
• Our Reasonable Faith
• Creation Regained: Biblical Basics for a Reformational Worldview
• Knowing Jesus Through the Old Testament (Knowing God Through the Old Testament Set)
• Far as the Curse Is Found: The Covenant Story of Redemption
• The Heresy of Orthodoxy: How Contemporary Culture's Fascination with Diversity Has Reshaped Our Understanding of Early Christianity
• Bible and Mission: Christian Witness in a Postmodern World
• Pilgrim Theology: Core Doctrines for Christian Disciples
• God Is: A Devotional Guide to the Attributes of God