Book
Recommendations - important
books to read for enjoyment and education.
In
The Face of God: The Dangers and Delights of Spiritual Intimacy
- Dr. Michael Horton
"We learn
the true meaning of grace by facing the true depths of our
sin. We delight in God's Word, which is the lamp to our feet
and a light to our path. We are loyal to his Church, the Body
of Christ, and to its ordinances. Such objective means of
intimacy with God, are in danger of being lost by the subjective,
gnostic elements in evangelical Christianity (from the book
jacket)." James M. Boice writes about the book: "Mike Horton
is one of the sharpest, cutting-edge, Reformation theologians
of our day, and he has done it again with this volume. Horton
shows what true spiritual intimacy is all about and calls
the church to a richer, classical Christianity."
Theology
in Dialogue - John H. Gerstner
"This
unique book is like a systematic theology textbook, but in
dialogue form. Here Dr. Gerstner takes both the position of
the seminary professor and the devil's advocate, and thus
teaches Reformed Theology in a most delightful manner. He
presents a debate between an honest, sincere Christian thinker,
and an honest unbeliever. Great Resource!"
No
Place For Truth: Or Whatever Happened to Evangelical Theology
- David F. Wells
A Landmark
Book! This book and God in the Wasteland, have caused a mild
earthquake in Christian circles. Wells is a scholar and writing
in this book for the layman and the scholar. He raises some
foundational issues concerning what we are doing and why we
are doing what we are doing. The truth, especially as Evangelicals
is our greatest weapon and defense.
The
Coming Evangelical Crisis - General Editor,
John H. Armstrong /Contributors: R. Kent Hughes, John MacArthur,Jr.
R.C. Sproul, Michael Horton, Albert Mohler, Jr., W. Robert
Godfrey.
The contributors
to this book believe that the emerging direction of Evangelical
Christianity presents the church with a crisis that looms
with serious consequences upon the ecclesiastical horizon.
How can the church recapture the potency and effectiveness
it had in bygone days? Are the practices and principles that
emerged centuries ago still relevant for the church today?
Does God speak today apart from the Bible? Does theology really
influence the way we practice our faith? Is all the talk about
a coming revival justified? If so, why is our society still
in a moral free fall? (Taken from the book jacket) A must
read!
Beyond
Promises: A Biblical Challenge to Promise Keepers -
Douglas Wilson
"If you've
read the Promise Keeper books or gone to the rallies but suspected
something wasn't quite right and were not quite able to put
your finger on the problem, Beyond Promises offers a sane
and thoroughly biblical corrective. David Hagopian and Douglas
Wilson repeatedly point those of us who know that we cannot
keep our promises to the only One who ever did: our Lord Jesus
Christ-something the Promise Keepers movement tragically fails
to do."- Kim Riddlebarger (Christians United for Reformation)
The
Dictionary of Latin and Greek Theological Terms
- Richard A. Muller
"...Certain
to become a standard reference tool." -Westminster Theological
Journal
Reasons
For Faith - John H. Gerstner
"A vigorous
effort to display the reasonableness and excellence of historic
Christianity. Precise standards of evidence are honored, though
not with a hautiness of mind that slights the more tender
interests to the heart. The approach is pious, searching and
forthright. No judgment is recommended unless it comports
with the system of nature and the divine authority of the
Christian revelation." -Edward John Carnell, Author of The
Case for Orthodox Christianity
Faith
Alone - R.C. Sproul
"The
doctrine of justification is at the heart of everything. When
there's an assault on the doctrine of salvation, we would
expect Sproul to stand up on the front lines. As a stalwart,
he has done just that in Faith Alone. With characteristic
clarity he marshals historical and biblical defense against
those who would undermine the foundation of orthodoxy and
tolerate another gospel."-John MacArthur,Jr.
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