Book List

[IndyRider]

Outside of the Bible, what three to five books should every Christian read? Thank you for your responses.

IndyRider

[mlqurgw]

The poor Man's Morning and Evening Portions by Robert Hawker
Pilgrims Progress By John Bunyan
All of Grace by Charles Spurgeon.
The Sovereignty of God by A. W. Pink
Knowing God by J.I. Packer
Holiness by J.C. Ryle

[Jim1927]

1. The Fight (IVP) Dr. John White..a good primer on the Christian life.

2. Who Moved The Stone, Zondervan, Frank Morrison..establishes who Jesus is

3.Grasping God's Word, Zondervan, Duvall and Hays (hermeneutics..a must for Bible study)

4. Any good text on Systematic Theology, preferably one of the Princeton greats, Hodge, for example.

5. Any good Bible dictionary.

Cheers,

Jim

[edb19]

In no particular order and not specifically "Baptist" but all favorites:

1. Pilgrim's Progress - Bunyan

2. Mere Christianity - C.S. Lewis

3. Knowing God - J.I. Packer

4. The Death of Death - John Owen

5. By His Grace and for His Glory by Thomas J. Nettles

Honorable mention (both by the same author)
1. We Believe - Michael Horton
2. A Better Way: Rediscovering the Drama of God-centered Worship - Michael Horton

[Project 86]

How about 6.


1. City On A Hill - Philip Graham Ryken
2. One Thing You Can't Do In Heaven - Mark Cahill
3. In His Steps - Charles M. Sheldon 1896
4. The Pilgrims Progress - John Bunyan 1678
5. Mere Christianity – C.S. Lewis
6. Refuting Compromise – Jonathan Sarfati

[Gear853]

Not Even A Hint (fight against lust), I Kissed Dating Good Bye, Boys Meets Girls: Say Hello To Courtship - Joshua Harris

Risk - Kenny Luck

those are the books that really shaped my christian life.

[dvd_holc]

There is no other book that a Christian should read other than the bible, but I recommend:

Following Jesus: Biblical Reflections on Discipleship,
The Challenge of Jesus: Rediscovering Who Jesus Was and Is, by NT Wright.
The New Testament Documents: Are They Reliable? by FF Bruce
Our Father Abraham: Jewish Roots of the Christian Faith by Marvin R. Wilson

and the last one is always the hardest...because you want to say alot with it...so I choose two:
a) The Letter Writer: Paul's Background and Torah Perspective by Tim Hegg
b) The Seven Festivals of the Messiah by Edward Chumney

So basically, I feel we need to know about Jesus, what it means to be a disciple of Jesus, the bible, the plan of God that was established through the appointed times, and Paul.

[TwinCrier]

New Age Bible Versions by G.A. Riplinger

My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers

[IndyRider]

There is no other book that a Christian should read other than the bible, but I recommend:

Could you clarify this statement? Thanks.

[IndyRider]

New Age Bible Versions by G.A. Riplinger

My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers

I am surprised that you would recommend a book on Bible versions....:D :D :D

[peacechild]

New Age Bible Versions by G.A. Riplinger



I have read this. I don't really reccomend it myself.
If you do read it, it is a good idea to have a few other books on hand as well:
A critique of Gail Riplinger's scholarship and King James Onlyism by David D. Corner
(Or if you're A King Jimmy Fan) New Age Versions: A Critique by David W. Cloud
:)

[synger]

I can only share the ones that have most affected or challenged me in my Christian walk. Since I cannot narrow it to five total, I'll give five in some basic topical areas....

For Christian living/worship:
Celebration of Discipline, Foster
The Practice of the Presence of God, Brother Lawrence
My Utmost for his Highest, Chambers
Amazing Grace, Norris
a hymnal or songbook from your denomination of choice

For doctrine and theology:

either The City of God, or Confessions, Augustine
The Imitation of Christ, Thomas A Kempis
The Death of Death, John Owen
On Knowing Christ, Jonathan Edwards
Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis

Plus some basic references, the specifics of which will be somewhat determined by your doctrinal bent.

A good christian history survey book. I like either the two volume History of Christianity by Latourette or the one-volume Church History by Shelley

A good Bible commentary (again, which one will depend on your denomination or doctrincal bent)

A Bible background/history book.

Bible word-study books, like Strong's and Vine's.

Plus, any good dogmatics/theology survey from your denomination of choice (Systematic Theology by Grudem or Strong, or Christian Dogmatics by Mueller (lutheran), or your book of creeds and confessions, or Institutes of the Christian Religion, or any number of others, depending on your particular doctrinal flavor)

[dvd_holc]

Could you clarify this statement? Thanks.Ok when we say a Christian should do something, we are basically says that a person is more or less required to do this. You hear it in our conversations and what not...Well, the bible says this and I should do this....or did you hear about such and such...they did this and should have done that. Should always involves commandments and requirements. So then what are we commanded to do?

Becoming just like Jesus in every way possible and learning about God is our purpose. But reading a particular book outside side of the bible is not a commandment.

[MrJim]

:wave:a little different flavor...

Anabaptism in Outline (http://www.amazon.com/Anabaptism-Outline-Classics-Radical-Reformation/dp/0836112415/sr=1-1/qid=1160693154/ref=sr_1_1/104-5144523-2795918?ie=UTF8&s=books) Walter Klaassen
Will The Real Heretics Please Stand Up (http://www.scrollpublishing.com/store/more-heretics.html) David Bercot
Secret of the Strength (http://www.gw.org/Sos/index.htm) Peter Hoover(online book but has been in print)
Rethinking the Wineskin (http://www.amazon.com/Rethinking-Wineskin-Practice-Testament-Revised/dp/0966665708/sr=1-1/qid=1160693734/ref=sr_1_1/104-5144523-2795918?ie=UTF8&s=books) Frank Viola
The Kingdom That Turned The World Upside-Down (http://www.scrollpublishing.com/store/more-Kingdom.html) David Bercot

[TwinCrier]

Riplinger addresses the criticisms of both White and Cloud on the website: http://www.avpublications.com/avnew/resources.html
The only thing one can do when falsely accused of falsehood is restate your sources as proof.
By altering what the book says, a few strokes here, a few there--White turns the picture into a caricature. He says new version editors are called "cultists" (p. 345), Adoptionists (p. 345), and Aryans (pp. 304-305 et al.), yet checking those pages leads to no such distortions. The words "cultist" and "Arian" do not even occur.
Cloud begins his critique shadow-boxing with his own imagination.
"It would appear from the quote that Palmer is questioning the deity of Christ...Palmer does believe that Jesus Christ is God and Mrs. Riplinger slanders him..."
Cloud joins those few careless readers who mistake their own poor reading comprehension skills for error on the part of the material they are reading. Cloud's claim that "Riplinger slanders him" is preposterous; Cloud was forced to say "It would appear..." because the book doesn't "say" what Cloud is surmising. He must lie about the book to criticize it. Cloud IGNORES the majority of the sentence, "Few clear and decisive texts" and only sees the "Jesus is God" portion. As stated in the book — it is heretical to believe that the Bible only has a few TEXTS relating to Christ's deity. Even John said the reason the New Testament was written was to show who Jesus Christ is.

[IndyRider]

Ok when we say a Christian should do something, we are basically says that a person is more or less required to do this. You hear it in our conversations and what not...Well, the bible says this and I should do this....or did you hear about such and such...they did this and should have done that. Should always involves commandments and requirements. So then what are we commanded to do?

Becoming just like Jesus in every way possible and learning about God is our purpose. But reading a particular book outside side of the bible is not a commandment.
Thank you for your clarification of your statment.

As a request to others posting to this thread, please do not hijack this thread like so many others have been to talk about the King James Bible or others. I am actually interested in getting a good list of books to read. Thank you.

[edb19]

I am actually interested in getting a good list of books to read. Thank you.

You've received some excellent suggestions. Synger's list is outstanding (probably better than mine:sigh: )

edie

[BBAS 64]

Good Day,

Many fine books listed here, I do not know what to add...

Bill

[GordonSlocum]

Some of them

Erickson
----------------Ryrie
Hodge
------------------------------Walvoord
Torrey
------------------------------Giesler
---------------Schafer
Ladd
----------------Evans
----------------Zuck
------------------------------Towns
Hodge
------------------Enns
-------------------------------Willmington
Pink

------------------Thiessen

Most favored Blue
Between the Black and most favored is Green

[holyrokker]

A Good Man is Hard to find - Flannery O'Connor

Kingdoms in Conflict - Charles Colson

Love Your God with All Your Mind - J.P. Moreland

Systematic Theology - Charles Finney

[HypoTypoSis]

Here's a few:

Everything be Francis Schaeffer. He is the avowed Christian philospher of the 20th Century. Since they were written in a chronological order it is best to read them in that order to maintain the progression in thinking. (That's 'Francis' and not 'Franky', his son)

Everything by E.W. Bullinger

Everything by John Warwick Montgomery

Everything by Peter F Drucker. He is the avowed business management philospher of the 20th Century. Although his books are on business management to the discerning eye it will be readily seen that he is Christian at heart even though he rarely allows the veil to be raised that reveals this.

Everything by Ann Coulter

Avi Ben Mordechai, 'Signs in the Heavens'

Spiros Zodhiates, "I Corinthians 12:1-13"; "I Corinthians 12:14-31"

John L Nevius, "Demon Possession and Allied Themes-1897"

[christian73]

Just As I Am by David Ring.
The Purpose-Driven Life by Rick Warren
The Applause of Heaven by Max Lucado
The Mind of Christ (author's name escapes me right now)
Life on the Edge by James Dobson (geared toward young adult chistians)

If you don't know who David Ring is, he is a full-time evangelist that has Cerebral Palsy. The book is hard to find, but f you've never heard his testimony, find a video of it. It will change your life.