Hi friends

[cygnusx1]

Hi friends , I just got my yearly dose of new Christian books today , some new stuff is around , here's what I bought ;

1. The Gospel as taught by John Calvin / R C Reed (BOT)
2. Our Sovereign Saviour / Roger Nicole
3. The Akeman street story / K Dix
4. What's wrong ; Understanding sin today / M Starkey

5. In my place condemned He stood ; celebrating the glory of the atonement / J Packer & M Dever

6. The other side of the good news ; confronting the contempory challenges to Jesus' teaching on hell / Larry Dixon

7. The Universe next door / J W Sire
8. Greek for the rest of us / W D Mounce

9. The Divine substitute ; the atonement in the Bible and history / I Shaw & B H Edwards

10 . Foundations of Grace (vol 1) S J Lawson

and two dvds

1. The peoples preacher , C H Spurgeon (Drama documentary)
2. Pilgrims Progress ; Journey to heaven


I watched the Spurgeon docu drama , and when the host walked in front of Spurgeon's Bible College I said to my wife , " that is where our friend of the family John Owens is training " cut to the next scene and their he is in the college classroom !!!!!

 

[student ad x]

Now that's a list brother! If I can grab Mounce's Greek, Bavinck's Reformed Dogmatics and Stott's The Bible Speaks Today New Testament Commentary or Beale / Carson's Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament this year, I'll be blessed... and a happy camper

 

[JM]

Looks like a good list of books.

 

[the particular baptist]

A plug for Foundations of Grace by Lawson

 

[calmcoolandelected]

I was able to go to a couple of Sire's lectures several years ago at a homeschooling conference.

 

[JustAsIam77]

That is quite a list! Enjoy.

 

[cygnusx1]

Just got hold of three more Christian paperbacks , these fit with my studies at the moment ;

1. Sola Scriptura!: The Protestant Position on the Bible (Hardcover)

by Joel R. Beeke (Other Contributor)

2. Scripture Alone: Exploring the Bible's Accuracy, Authority, and Authenticity (Paperback)

by James R White



3. The Coming Evangelical Crisis: Current Challenges to the Authority of Scripture and the Gospel (Paperback)

by John Armstrong (Editor)

anyone know any other excellent work on Sola Scriptura ?

 

[McWilliams]

WooHoo!! Such great reading there! Think I'd really like to read that one by Roger Nicole soon!!

 

[cygnusx1]

WooHoo!! Such great reading there! Think I'd really like to read that one by Roger Nicole soon!!

hiya sister , so glad to see you : how are you and how is the Bible study going ?

have you started on the Life Of David yet ?

 

[McWilliams]

We're in 1 Samuel and will start on David next week! Amazing how much I'm learning while sharing with the ladies! So much theology and doctrine in 1 Samuel! Very rich and deep! The Lord shows us what our heart should be like, not our practice particularly but our heart and mind! Challenging! I'm loving it!
Thanks for asking Cyg! Blessings!
P.S. I'm reading The LIfe of David but cannot get through all the parts I need for my study in time! That book takes pondering! Truly wonderful and I thank you for suggesting it!

 

[Faith.Man]

Just got hold of three more Christian paperbacks , these fit with my studies at the moment ;

1. Sola Scriptura!: The Protestant Position on the Bible (Hardcover)

by Joel R. Beeke (Other Contributor)

2. Scripture Alone: Exploring the Bible's Accuracy, Authority, and Authenticity (Paperback)

by James R White



3. The Coming Evangelical Crisis: Current Challenges to the Authority of Scripture and the Gospel (Paperback)

by John Armstrong (Editor)

anyone know any other excellent work on Sola Scriptura ?

I'm reading James White's book now. Excellent.

 

[edie19]

your list is more impressive than my recent purchases

my list includes

Jesus, Made in America - Stephen Nichols

The Grand Weaver: How God Shapes Us Through the Events in Our Lives - Ravi Zacharias

Scandalous: The Cross and Resurrection of Jesus - D.A. Carson

Nine Marks of a Health Church - Mark Dever

Made in America: The Shaping of Modern American Evangelicalism - Michael Horton

The Gospel Driven Life: Being Good News People in a Bad News World - Michael Horton

In My Place Condemned He Stood: Celebrating the Glory of the Atonement - J.I. Packer

Christless Christianity: The Alternative Gospel of the American Church - Michael Horton (yes, I like Horton)

When I Don't Desire God: How to Fight for Joy - John Piper

now I just have to read them - currently simultaneously reading the books by Nichols & Zacharias

 

[VCViking]

How was the Spurgeon documentary? I'm waiting for it to come out on Netflix.

 

[cygnusx1]

How was the Spurgeon documentary? I'm waiting for it to come out on Netflix.

I liked it , my friend said he wanted more doctrine

 

[cygnusx1]

your list is more impressive than my recent purchases

my list includes

Jesus, Made in America - Stephen Nichols

The Grand Weaver: How God Shapes Us Through the Events in Our Lives - Ravi Zacharias

Scandalous: The Cross and Resurrection of Jesus - D.A. Carson

Nine Marks of a Health Church - Mark Dever

Made in America: The Shaping of Modern American Evangelicalism - Michael Horton

The Gospel Driven Life: Being Good News People in a Bad News World - Michael Horton

In My Place Condemned He Stood: Celebrating the Glory of the Atonement - J.I. Packer

Christless Christianity: The Alternative Gospel of the American Church - Michael Horton (yes, I like Horton)

When I Don't Desire God: How to Fight for Joy - John Piper

now I just have to read them - currently simultaneously reading the books by Nichols & Zacharias

that's a good list Edie , I like Piper Carson and Ravi Zacharias , Packer is always interesting , I have a couple of Horton books ;

the best book I have seen by Carson is on suffering .

 

[edie19]

that's a good list Edie , I like Piper Carson and Ravi Zacharias , Packer is always interesting , I have a couple of Horton books ;

the best book I have seen by Carson is on suffering .

it's been a long time but I've met (momentarily) both Horton & Zacharias when they were speaking at Reformed conferences in Toledo (not at the same time). I'm storing up on books because I'm going to be on a LOA from mid-May to the end of June. Will need to occupy my mind so I don't go nuts.

Also bought a copy of Atlas Shrugged to read (haven't read it since high school all those years ago). Given the current politics of the land I thought now would be a good time to re-read.

 

[Calvinist Dark Lord]

it's been a long time but I've met (momentarily) both Horton & Zacharias when they were speaking at Reformed conferences in Toledo (not at the same time). I'm storing up on books because I'm going to be on a LOA from mid-May to the end of June. Will need to occupy my mind so I don't go nuts.

Also bought a copy of Atlas Shrugged to read (haven't read it since high school all those years ago). Given the current politics of the land I thought now would be a good time to re-read.

Too many abbreviations Edie. What in the world is 'LOA'?

Main point: You have to be careful with Ayn Rand. She was by no means a 'nice' person (no big deal, neither am i as those who have met me can tell you). Objectivism, Rand's socio/economic doctrine is built on many false premises.

Rand's main inconsistency is that without God, there is no such thing as 'rights', individual or group, so she speaks nonsense from her atheistic perspective (even though her reasoning process is solid, her presuppositions are wrong).

For those who believe that rights are God-given, i believe that Libertarianism is probably the most biblically consistent view that exists*, acknowledging and compensating for man being totally depraved, yet also demonstrating the legitimacy and need of human government in a few areas of society.

*Yes, i acknowledge that there are differences of opinion on this board, and even "Christian Libertarianism" has problems due to it being derived by fallen human beings. Most consistent does NOT equal perfectly consistent.

 

[McWilliams]

Please understand I am not criticizing but only curious as to why a believer would desire to read the works of an atheist?

 

[Calvinist Dark Lord]

Please understand I am not criticizing but only curious as to why a believer would desire to read the works of an atheist?

To get intelligence information from the enemy for the purpose of refutation.

The same way that the Apostle Paul acted on Mars Hill.

 

[McWilliams]

Thank you for your answer!