Favorite/Influential Christian Books

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What books are your most favorite and/or have influenced you most?

(I assume that the Bible is an automatic choice).

Some of mine:

The Christian's Reasonable Service (4 vols)- by Wilhemus a' Brakel  (This is a tremendous work of systematic theology that is (sadly) little known outside of Reformed circles.  The features that make it my favorite ST is it's devotional flavor and rich applications of doctrines discussed).

Holiness- by J.C. Ryle

Idols for Destruction- by Herbert Schlossberg

The Puritan Hope- by Iain Murray.  This book has influenced my views on eschatology tremendously.

Institutes of the Christian Religion- by John Calvin

Pilgrim's Progress- by John Bunyan

Keeping the Heart- by John Flavel

May add others later...
 
Warren Wiersbe, "Expository Outlines on the Old and New Testaments."

A.T. Pierson,  "Knowing the Scriptures"

John Phillips, "Exploring the World of the Jew"

Anything I can lay my hands on by Watchman Nee, Vance Havner and A.W. Tozer

Dr. Mark Cambron, "Bible Doctrines"

William Evans, "The Great Doctrines of the Bible"

Phillip Keller, "A Shepherd Looks At Psalm 23"

The Old ISBE (International Standard Bible Encyclopedia) edited by James Orr
 
A.W. Tozer - The Pursuit of God

I am particularly fond of chapter three regarding the rending of the veil.
 
Jesus of Suburbia - Mike Erre  <~~ Everyone should read this.
Don't Waste Your Life - John Piper
Death by Church - Mike Erre
The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind - Mark Noll
The Scandal of the Evangelical Conscience - Ron Sider
Living by the Book - Howard Hendricks
How to Read the Bible for All It's Worth - Gordon Fee and Douglas Stuart
Unchristian - David Kinneman
The Ragamuffin Gospel - Brennan Manning
Mere Churchianity - Michael Spencer
Sex God - Rob Bell
Jesus Wants to Save Christians - Rob Bell
The Spirit of the Disciplines - Dallas Willard

Honorable Mentions
Prodigal God - Tim Keller
The Case for Christ - Lee Strobel
Financial Peace - Dave Ramsey
Systematic Theology - Wayne Grudem

My Next Reads that Top Several Lists
What's So Amazing about Grace? - Philip Yancey
Surprised by Hope - N.T. Wright
 
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Grudem's Theology is one of the best, readable and practical theologies out there!
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My major gripe with Grudem is that he rides his complementarian hobby-horse so hard that it becomes impossible to notice any other animals in his stable. (And I say this as a complementarian.)
 
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I agree...(as a complementarian as well) that Biblical Manhood & Womanhood did get to be too much.

How about his signs and wonders? What is your take on that?
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I'm a non-cessationist if that's what you are asking. (Although not in the AoG-style of practice.)
 
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rsc2a said:
I'm a non-cessationist if that's what you are asking. (Although not in the AoG-style of practice.)
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So you agree with Grudem. Right?
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From what I can recall. (I believe he's a cautious non-cessationist, right?)
 
Reformed Guy said:
Van Til is tough sledding, but if you like that one, I recommend Scott Oliphint's new book Covenantal Apologetics.
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Very true. Required reading in seminary and I grew to enjoy it. Thanks for the recommend. I have wanted to read Apologetics by Bahnsen, but never got around to it.
 
"Mere Christianity", C. S. Lewis

"The Screwtape Letters", C. S. Lewis

"The Problem of Pain", C. S. Lewis

"God’s Undertaker", John Lennox

"Seven Days That Divide the World: The Beginning According to Genesis and Science", John Lennox

"The Language of God", Francis Collins

These are some of my favorite works.

 
My top three (books that I tend to give away to new or growing Christians):

  • Knowing God by J. I. Packer
  • Desiring God by John Piper
  • Decision Making and the Will of God by Garry Friesen
 
Two of my favorite books {Mc Phil said the same thing yrs ago on the old FFF} are:


"Walking with the Giants" & "Listening to the Giants" By Warren Wiersbe. They're out of print but they can be found.


 
Brothers, We Are Not Professionals by John Piper
Chosen By God by RC Sproul
Scripture Alone by RC Sproul
Radical by David Platt
Spectacular Sins by John Piper
Systematic Theology by Wayne Grudem
The Potter's Freedom by James White
Sinners In The Hands Of An Angry God by Jonathan Edwards
Bonhoffer: Pastor, Prophet, Martyr, Spy by Eric Metaxas
The Book Of Jesus by Calvin Miller
The Last Days According To Jesus by RC Sproul
 
rsc2a said:
admin said:
I agree...(as a complementarian as well) that Biblical Manhood & Womanhood did get to be too much.

How about his signs and wonders? What is your take on that?
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I'm a non-cessationist if that's what you are asking. (Although not in the AoG-style of practice.)
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AoG practice varies quite a bit. My previous AoG church was pretty subdued and scripturally sound about it. I liked that part, I left for other reasons.
 
The Tao Te Ching (Gia-Fu Feng/Jane English translation)

Cloud-hidden, Whereabouts Unknown, by Alan Watts
... and several others by Alan Watts

(those are not Christian, but they were significant in leading me back into the Christian fold)

Surprised by Joy; Mere Christianity; The Screwtape Letters; The Great Divorce
... and a whole bunch more by C.S. Lewis

Surprised by Hope
... and a whole bunch more by N.T. Wright

I'll come back to this and add more later.

 
The Trellis and the Vine - Tony Payne

Crazy Busy - Kevin Deyoung
One to One Bible Reading-David Helm
Conviction to Lead- Albert Mohler
Christless Christianity- Michael Horton
5 Points- John Piper
 
Prayer: Asking and Receiving by John R. Rice

It was never sold in the HAC bookstore.

Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan
 
Mere Christianity -- C. S. Lewis

Bondage of the Will -- Martin Luther

Sovereignty of God -- A. W. Pink

Knowing God -- J. I. Packer
 
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