10 Ways to Be Better Bereans

Recently, Kevin DeYoung blogged three posts (1, 2, 3) on how to be better Bereans (that is discerners of Scriptural truth).

Below is a quick snapshot of his ten main points.

10 Ways to Be Better Bereans:

1. Listen to the Sermon With an Open Bible

2. Don’t Rush On From the Word of God to the Rest of Your Life

3. Get In the Word as a Way of Life

4. We Must Approach the Bible With Eager Expectation

5. Be Prepared to Study the Word Deeply

6. Be Confident That You Are Able to Study the Bible and Discover the Truth of God’s Word

7. Recognize That Some Things Which Claim to Be From the Bible Are Not

8. Test Difficult Doctrines Against the Scriptures Before Simply Discarding Them

9. Be Humble Enough To Take the Bible At Its Word No Matter Who You Are

10. Give the Bible the Final Say In Every Matter On Which It Means to Speak

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Kevin

I serve with Unlocking the Bible. I blog for the glory of God, to nourish the church, and to clarify my mind. A lover of Christ first, people second, and random things like coffee, books, baseball, and road trips. I wrote When Prayer Is Struggle. Soli Deo Gloria