Do You Believe?: 12 Historic Doctrines to Change Your Everyday Life
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Best-Selling Author Paul David Tripp Unpacks 12 Doctrines for Everyday Christian Living
Doctrine--what Christians believe--directly influences how they live。 The biblical truths about God， humanity， and the world are not merely about knowing more--they are also about loving God and making sense of this life and the life to come。 But what happens when there is disparity between what believers confess and how they live？
In his latest book， Do You Believe？， pastor and best-selling author Paul David Tripp takes a close look at 12 core doctrines and how they engage and transform the human heart and mind。 According to Tripp， "true belief is always lived。" To demonstrate， he unpacks each doctrine and presents its relevance for the Christian life。 As readers explore topics such as the doctrine of God， the holiness of God， and the doctrine of Scripture， they will be fueled to fall deeper in love with and stand in awe of their Creator and Father--putting the truths of God's word on display for all the world to see。
Doctrine--what Christians believe--directly influences how they live。 The biblical truths about God， humanity， and the world are not merely about knowing more--they are also about loving God and making sense of this life and the life to come。 But what happens when there is disparity between what believers confess and how they live？
In his latest book， Do You Believe？， pastor and best-selling author Paul David Tripp takes a close look at 12 core doctrines and how they engage and transform the human heart and mind。 According to Tripp， "true belief is always lived。" To demonstrate， he unpacks each doctrine and presents its relevance for the Christian life。 As readers explore topics such as the doctrine of God， the holiness of God， and the doctrine of Scripture， they will be fueled to fall deeper in love with and stand in awe of their Creator and Father--putting the truths of God's word on display for all the world to see。
Reviews
Steven
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I loved this book！ Tripp seeks to show how doctrine should impact our everyday life。 With each doctrine he follows up with a chapter on how it connects with how we live。 He says， “The doctrines of the word of God were not intended just to lay claim on your brain， but also to capture your heart and transform the way you live。”
Steve Kays
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A beautiful， and deeply moving book。
Melissa
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This is an excellent book。 Well done and touches on so many important doctrines and breaks them down into easy ways to understand them。It’s not a quick read， but it’s not overly scholarly either， you just need to take your time and absorb all of the great information。If you struggle with basic doctrines or just want it easily broken down for you， I highly recommend this book。A copy of this book was given to me through Netgalley。 All opinions are my own。
Stefanie Sugia
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"I wrote this book to awaken us out of our street-level theological thoughtlessness。 I wrote it to narrow that troublesome gap between what we say we believe and how we actually live。" I've read several books by Paul David Tripp in the past and has learned so much from them。 The title of this book intrigued me and made me eager to find out what it's about。 At the start of this book， the author explain the danger of dichotomy between what we say we believe and the way we actually live our live "I wrote this book to awaken us out of our street-level theological thoughtlessness。 I wrote it to narrow that troublesome gap between what we say we believe and how we actually live。" I've read several books by Paul David Tripp in the past and has learned so much from them。 The title of this book intrigued me and made me eager to find out what it's about。 At the start of this book， the author explain the danger of dichotomy between what we say we believe and the way we actually live our lives。 It's sad to know that some people are skeptical about Christianity because they see a disconnect between the beliefs and behavior of so many Christians。 This contrast is the reason why Paul David Tripp writes this book and invites us to start living what we say we believe。 As I'm reading， there are so many parts that I highlighted because I would probably want to go over it again some time in the future。 There are also passages that I read repeatedly to savor its' meaning and to truly understand the message that the author wanted to convey。"Doctrine is something you live in even the smallest and most mundane moments of your life。 Biblical doctrine is meant to transform your identity， alter your relationships， and reshape your finances。。。 It's meant to change the way you think about your past， interpret the present， and view the future。" "So it must be said that the truths you actually believe are the truths that you live， because faith is never just intellectual assent。。。 Truth not lived is truth not believed。" As the title states， there are 12 doctrines that are discussed in this book: Doctrine of Scripture， God， Holiness of God， God's Sovereignty， God's Omnipotence， Creation， The Image of God， Sin， Justification， Sanctification， The Perseverance and Glorification of the Saints， and Eternity。 There are two chapters dedicated to each doctrine; the first one defines and explains the doctrine， and the second considers what it looks like to live in regards of that truth。 I really appreciate the author for explaining each doctrine in detail and refers the reader to Bible verses that will help us understand it even better。 I think it's important to grasp them completely because there are some people who might have an inaccurate interpretation regarding these doctrines。 The chapters discussing these doctrines in everyday life provides practical examples that are easy to understand and will certainly encourage us to start living out our beliefs。 In these chapters， Paul David Tripp pointed out that believing these doctrines should transform various different aspects of our live。 It is certainly not easy to achieve everything that was mentioned in this book， but I am strongly reminded me that our thoughts， words， and actions should reflect what we say we believe。In this review， I will mention 2 doctrines that made a deep impression on me。 The first one is the < Doctrine of God's Sovereignty。 It can be especially challenging to believe in God's sovereignty when we live in a world where things seems to be out of control and bad things happen without interruption or restraint。 But in this chapter， Paul David Tripp urge us to be careful with how we interpret our world。 Believing in God's sovereignty will also produce humility and joy in our hearts when we admit that there are very few things that we can control。 He then explained how humility will cultivate gratefulness， obedience， and a loving， serving heart。 I also love how the author acknowledged the fact that mystery and confusion will remain—there will be times when we are unable to understand why God allow certain things to happen， and the only proper response to that is surrender。 This chapter definitely strengthened me and reminded me that peace is found when we wholly trusts in God's sovereignty， knowing that He's in control of everything that we can't control。"The sovereignty of God is deeply humbling。 A humble heart is a worshiping heart。 A humble heart is a grateful heart。 A humble heart is an obedient heart。 A humble heart is a loving， serving heart。 The sovereignty of God， carried in your heart， will produce a harvest of good fruit in your life。" "Sometimes the way good theology defines us is encouraging and hope giving。 But sometimes good theology exposes the darker things in our hearts。 Good theology always comforts and confronts。" The second one is the Doctrine of the Image of God in Man， which really gives me a new perspective in the way I see other people and how I should treat them。 One of the passages that really strikes me the most is a reminder to look into the face of anyone and see the face of God—every single person has value because we are all made in the image of God。 An act of dishonor， violence， rejection， abuse， or objectification against another person is a form of violation against God。 I was suddenly reminded of the times when I was unkind or disrespectful towards other people as I read this chapter。 I think applying this mindset will help me to regulate my words and actions when responding to others。 Understanding the doctrine of the image of God in man should not only form understanding of who we are， but it should shape the way we view， live with， react toward， and respond to one another。 That's easier said than done， but it's a way of life that we should all strive for。 💪There are still so many parts that are worth taking note of， that's why I think I might re-read it again some time in the future because I would probably need to be reminded of these truths over and over。 This is truly a thought-provoking book that made me reflect upon my life—whether I've lived out what I believe or not。 In this book， the author asks: "If I were to view a video of the last two months of your life and observe you with family and friends， at work， in moments of leisure， in your private and public moments， and as you performed the mundane tasks of everyday life， what would I conclude motivates you？"。 It's a really good question to ask ourselves regularly and check how we're doing in regards to living out our beliefs。 This is indeed a very helpful book that's meant to be a training manual on what it looks like to carry what we believe into the situations， locations， and relationships of our daily lives。 Definitely recommend this book to everyone—from new to long-time believers， because I think we can all benefit from it one way or another ☺️。"Remember， the belief is not just a matter of mental assent but also a way of living。 If you don't live what you believe， then you probably don't believe it in the biblical sense of what belief means。" "This book is filled with revelation that will completely change the posture of your life—if you will let it。" Read my full review here:http://www。thebookielooker。com/2021/1。。。 。。。more
James Schroeder
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Do You Believe？: 12 Historic Doctrines to Change Your Everyday Life by Paul David Tripp brings theology and doctrine to your everyday Christian life。 Many Christians wrongly believe there is a disconnect between biblical knowledge and heartfelt faith。 This book isn't a full Systematic Theology book but chooses to focus on twelve of the bible's core doctrines and how to practically live these truths out in your life。 If Christians lived out these truths， the world would be transformed。 Tripp writ Do You Believe？: 12 Historic Doctrines to Change Your Everyday Life by Paul David Tripp brings theology and doctrine to your everyday Christian life。 Many Christians wrongly believe there is a disconnect between biblical knowledge and heartfelt faith。 This book isn't a full Systematic Theology book but chooses to focus on twelve of the bible's core doctrines and how to practically live these truths out in your life。 If Christians lived out these truths， the world would be transformed。 Tripp writes is such a way that both your mind and heart are stirred towards God。 His goal is "that thinking of biblical truth as a lifestyle will become more and more natural as you read。"In addition to this disconnect between the mind and heart， Tripp points out a Gospel gap that exists in many Christians life。 They know God's truth but fail to apply it to their lives。 We are thinking beings， what we do flows from our beliefs。 "Truth not lived is truth not believed。" All Christians have some areas where the way they live is at odds with what they profess to be true。 Tripp refers to this gap in our theology as a "workroom for the enemy。"We must know Scripture in order to live out Scripture。 To do this requires knowing doctrine， which Tripp succinctly defines as "a helpful shorthand for the grand redemptive story。" Doctrine is not merely informational， but is meant to be transformational。 Many Christians minds shut down when they hear words like theology， doctrine and orthodoxy。 Tripp skillfully writes in a way that all Christians may understand while having their affections stirred for righteous living。 He avoids overly complex terms or minor theological debates on obscure passages。 Instead， he focuses on doctrine that all Christians need to live out each day。"The Bible is not so much a religious book， left to be relegated to the hallowed and separate corridors of institutional religion。 No， the Bible is a life book given for life purposes， so that the creatures to whom it is given would look for life in the only place where life can be found。 The doctrines of the Bible are not so much ideology as they are living and divine tools of salvation， transformation， identity， and guidance。"Paul David Tripp （DMin， Westminster Theological Seminary） is a pastor， award-winning author， and international conference speaker。 He has written some of my favorite books including， How People Change， Instruments in the Redeemers Hands， New Morning Mercies， Marriage， Parenting。I love this book and the premise of it。 I think that all Christians need to read this， from the recently saved to the well-read theologian。 this book rightly closes those gaps between our knowledge and our practical theology。 Christians need to understand how to live out the Gospel in the everyday struggles of life。 The book is written is a simplistic but profound way that is approachable for anyone。 When I look back at the book， I notice that most of the book is highlighted。 I would read a sentence and would be struck by its insight and then the next sentence cuts to the heart。I received a free copy in exchange for my honest review。 The opinions I express are my own and I was not required to write a positive review。 。。。more
Mary
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Tripp returns with a new book looking at 12 doctrines of the Christian faith。 In this book， he challenges believers to not just intellectually understand these doctrines， but to live them out。 The first part of the book is an explanation of each of the doctrines， and then the last part of the book is dedicated to painting a picture of what it looks like to fully live out the doctrines in practical ways。 I greatly enjoy Tripp's writing， and I've found a lot of value in each of his books。 This boo Tripp returns with a new book looking at 12 doctrines of the Christian faith。 In this book， he challenges believers to not just intellectually understand these doctrines， but to live them out。 The first part of the book is an explanation of each of the doctrines， and then the last part of the book is dedicated to painting a picture of what it looks like to fully live out the doctrines in practical ways。 I greatly enjoy Tripp's writing， and I've found a lot of value in each of his books。 This book is no exception！ As someone who grew up in the church， I was familiar with most of the doctrines--and have even studied some of them in great detail at different times in my life--but this was a good refresher and the application was challenging and helpful。 This would be a great resource to have to reference as needed！One small word of caution is that Tripp tends to be wordy， and he tends to repeat topic and themes over and over。 The content of this book is really good， and I do like the eloquence of his thoughts， but I think there could have been some editing to tighten things up。 Overall， this doesn't detract too much from purpose of the book， but it's just something to know before reading。 Thank you to Paul David Tripp， Crossway， and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and honestly review this book！ 。。。more
Reyna
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This book is big， important， and relevant。 The symbolism that he uses helps a lot to memorize and make a relation with the concepts。 Doctrine is important because it determines everything else about how we live。 Paul David Tripp is one of my favorite authors and I can't help but thank for this resource because it will help me to share in a deep way with my children to start and if God allows me to share this with someone else as well。 I recommend it as a reference resource， for people who want t This book is big， important， and relevant。 The symbolism that he uses helps a lot to memorize and make a relation with the concepts。 Doctrine is important because it determines everything else about how we live。 Paul David Tripp is one of my favorite authors and I can't help but thank for this resource because it will help me to share in a deep way with my children to start and if God allows me to share this with someone else as well。 I recommend it as a reference resource， for people who want to understand what they believe and perhaps teach as well。 Pastors and leaders can enjoy it too。 It is not a short book， it has 480 pages and you can use it as a reference， although I recommend reading it all。 Tripp does not disappoint， I hope it will soon be in Spanish too。 。。。more
Doreen
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Tripp has a compelling way of putting things into words so that we can understand the glorious doctrines of God better。 He devotes 12 chapters to explaining the doctrines of scripture， God， the holiness of God， God's sovereignty， God's omnipotence， creation， the image of God in man， sin， justification， sanctification， the perseverance and glorification of the saints， and eternity。 He takes another 12 chapters to explain what it looks like to live in light of each of those doctrines。 He writes to Tripp has a compelling way of putting things into words so that we can understand the glorious doctrines of God better。 He devotes 12 chapters to explaining the doctrines of scripture， God， the holiness of God， God's sovereignty， God's omnipotence， creation， the image of God in man， sin， justification， sanctification， the perseverance and glorification of the saints， and eternity。 He takes another 12 chapters to explain what it looks like to live in light of each of those doctrines。 He writes to "narrow that troublesome gap between what we say we believe and how we actually live" （location 55）。 Tripp starts out with the doctrine of Scripture because all of the rest hang from this one。 We aren't going to believe what the Bible says about God's sovereignty or sin if we don't hold the Bible as the living words of God。 I found the first two chapters on Scripture made me hunger to know the Word more as I saw all the benefits of Scripture afresh。 At one point he talked about the word rescuing us。 He gave this example。 "If you are committing the sin of gluttony， you are so busy enjoying the pleasures of what you are consuming that you have little spiritual awareness of the danger of what you are doing。 We need the rescuing function of the word of God not only because sin is dangerous but also because it masquerades as anything but dangerous" （location 473）。 So true。 I needed to be reminded of that。This is a very helpful book。 It's one to read slowly and savor and ponder 。 I love that it has the chapters with practical implications for life。 Many times I don't take the time to think through implications for my life and this book helped me。 I'd highly recommend it。Thank you to Crossway for providing me with a free e-copy of this book。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Destiny
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I really appreciated everything about this book。 I loved how he broke deep and heavy doctrines into smaller， easily digestible sections filled with scripture， personal stories and practical principles。 Thank you so much to Netgalley and Crossway Books for the advanced read copy。 。
Clayton Norman
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Somewhere in life， probably from my father， I picked up the sentence， “Your actions speak so loud that I can’t hear the words you’re saying。” It’s possible to think of at least a few examples of this dichotomy in the lives of some famous people。Tripp would describe the dilemma as dissonance between biblical theology and functional theology。 By functional theology， Tripp means the way we live out our beliefs， usually based on our own preferences and ideas， rather than the transcendent intention o Somewhere in life， probably from my father， I picked up the sentence， “Your actions speak so loud that I can’t hear the words you’re saying。” It’s possible to think of at least a few examples of this dichotomy in the lives of some famous people。Tripp would describe the dilemma as dissonance between biblical theology and functional theology。 By functional theology， Tripp means the way we live out our beliefs， usually based on our own preferences and ideas， rather than the transcendent intention of God。 To correct the dissonance problem， Tripp tackles twelve biblical doctrines， and following a brief explanation of each one， writes a chapter on how that doctrine should be lived out in life。 Following a chapter on what Tripp calls “The Dangerous Dichotomy，” he deals with the doctrines of scripture， God， holiness of God， sovereignty， omnipotence， creation， the image of God in man， sin， justification， sanctification， perseverance and glorification of the saints， and eternity。 The book ends with a general and scripture index。Throughout the book， Tripp uses examples from his personal life and from his interactions with those whom he has counseled。 These examples help the reader to understand the dichotomy between a biblical and functional theology。 “All of us have constructed a superstructure of life assumptions that functions as the instrument we use to make sense out of life。 So， all of us are theologians， all of us are philosophers， all of us are counselors， and all of us are archeologists who dig through the past to understand what was。 And here’s what is vital to understand: your thoughts always precede and determine your activity” （p。 33）。James writes， “Temptation comes from our own desires， which entice us and drag us away。 These desires give birth to sinful actions。 And when sin is allowed to grow， it gives birth to death” （James 1:14-15 NLT）。 A similar idea is attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson， “Sow a thought， reap an action; sow an action， reap a habit; sow a habit， reap a character; sow a character， reap a destiny。”If I could speculate， Tripp’s desire is that the destiny we reap would be one that is honoring and glorifying to God。 It would be so because we had followed a biblical theology throughout our lives。Tripp’s books are always stimulating and engaging。 Do You Believe is another of those books。 I will read it again and most likely with a group of people who wish to journey in a God-honoring way by thinking biblical。Crossway was kind enough to provide me a copy of the book without cost in exchange for an unbiased review。 。。。more
Mariale & Pieter Dros
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I have read many of Paul Tripp's books and i consideren them all really good books。 Do you Believe？ Is not an exception。 Paul Tripp wrote it based in his own needs and experiences as believer。 Everything with a healthy Biblical view。 So many times we preach or profess our faith with so much convicción but we are not really living it out。 In this book Paul Tripp presents 12 doctrines which are important to every believer and also lead you how to really live in your daily day what you believe。 Do I have read many of Paul Tripp's books and i consideren them all really good books。 Do you Believe？ Is not an exception。 Paul Tripp wrote it based in his own needs and experiences as believer。 Everything with a healthy Biblical view。 So many times we preach or profess our faith with so much convicción but we are not really living it out。 In this book Paul Tripp presents 12 doctrines which are important to every believer and also lead you how to really live in your daily day what you believe。 Do you Believe？ is a thick book but its very easy to read and definitely we can all relate to it。 It would be great to read it in a bible study group。 。。。more
Amber Thiessen
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A collection of ingredients lay scattered on the countertop; the recipe stands dutifully nearby。 These items I've dug out of the pantry， on their own have distinct tastes and flavours， but when pulled together， in the right order and with the right process， result in a taste unlike each element on it's own。The ingredients of our faith are our beliefs。 The beautifully specific doctrines set out in scripture， about God， the Bible， creation， the church - truths many of us have grown up knowing and A collection of ingredients lay scattered on the countertop; the recipe stands dutifully nearby。 These items I've dug out of the pantry， on their own have distinct tastes and flavours， but when pulled together， in the right order and with the right process， result in a taste unlike each element on it's own。The ingredients of our faith are our beliefs。 The beautifully specific doctrines set out in scripture， about God， the Bible， creation， the church - truths many of us have grown up knowing and believing。Foundational truths aren't limited to head knowledge， but for gathering together， processed in our hearts， to result in a confident display of outward actions as an overflow into our everyday life。 Our beliefs - our theology - are meant to be lived out。 James reminds us， "be doers of the word， and not hearers only， deceiving yourselves。 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer， he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror。 For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like" （Jam 1:22-24）。 It's the power of the Word to enlighten us and influence our choices， our relationships， and the desires of our heart。 But sometimes it's hard to figure out， isn't it？ My beliefs impact my life， my real life - the one that's trying to fill little bellies， build connection in my marriage， and bear fruit in ministry。 Putting the pieces together can be hard， as our lives unfold in real-time。 Here's where great resources can help us！In "Do You Believe？ 12 Historic Doctrines to Change Your Everyday Life，" Paul David Tripp shows us very practically how what we believe changes our lives by highlighting the doctrines of scripture， of God， creation， sin， sanctification （and more）。 He takes a chapter to identify core beliefs about one topic， then follows with a chapter on how it relates our daily life。He teaches us about the doctrine of God， defining it with these words:"God's glory is the greatness， beauty， and perfection of all that he is。" Therefore， we're reminded that "because God is glorious， life is one big glory war。" So no longer is our sin something we do against ourselves， it's an act of glorifying something other than the Lord。 Because God is glorious， we find comfort that he never changes and humility in how it exposes our weaknesses。 We discover his grace as he speaks， as we tune our heart daily to his Word， inviting us into relationship with him。One of our biggest challenges in the Christian life， is the practice of living out what we believe - and discovering how our beliefs shape what we do。 Truth be told， there's often a dichotomy that exists in many of us between what we say we believe and what we do。 Pieces of this is our growing in sanctification toward the likeness of Christ。 Sometimes along the journey， we can use tools and resources to help us learn and understand biblical truths， with practical ways to apply them - the sweet result。 I probably went my whole growing up life in church without hearing - or perhaps remembering - the words doctrine or theology。 Yet， it came through in the catechism we studied before baptism， and in the preaching Sunday mornings。 If you're looking for a resource that provides you an overview of historic doctrines of the Christian faith and practical ways these truths impact your daily life， I'd say this is the one for you！！ It's not a short book， but it's written in an accessible way for the regular believer to read and understand。 Quick Stats# of pages:400 pagesLevel of Difficulty: Easy （it's written for the average person， but it'll take some time and effort）My Rating: 5 stars！！*A big thanks to Netgalley and Crossway for the ARC and the opportunity to post an honest review！ 。。。more
Becky
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