Daily Doctrine

There is a tremendous problem of biblical illiteracy in the church today. In many churches, the average Christian can explain that Jesus died for their sins and other important facts about His life or resurrection, but they don’t understand much outside of that.

And it’s not because they try to understand other doctrines and it’s too hard to comprehend. It’s because they don’t put out the effort to learn more. But that can change!

Kevin DeYoung—author, pastor, podcaster, and everything else—has done a wonderful service by writing Daily Doctrine: A One-Year Guide to Systematic Theology, published by Crossway.

This project, which looks and feels like a devotional, is not a true devotional. The beauty in this book is that it condenses important doctrines of the Christian faith into roughly 500-word “devotionals.” I say it’s not a devotional because there’s really no application, but each section is purely explaining a theological concept. Sure, there more that could be said, but that’s what makes DeYoung’s work so unique—it talks about the important facets of each doctrine and then moves on to the next day.

If you’re looking to learn more about different doctrines—whether it’s soteriology, eschatology, baptism, etc.—this is a great place to start. It gives you a small taste of what the doctrine is. Of course, you can dive into other, fuller works that devote entire chapters and/or books to a specific doctrine.

But DeYoung’s book, which is formatted for five readings each week, will go far in helping biblical illiteracy within the church. DeYoung doesn’t necessarily “dumb” anything down, but still helps the reader understand what the theological jargon is conveying, without it sounding monotone and too academic.

I highly recommend this book!

I received this from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.