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Best book besides the Bible of 2015

evangelist6589

evangelist6589

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I am reading my bible daily and it is the best book a man can read. But besides the bible what is your best book of the year? Mine would have to be one of the following

Hell on trial
Agents of the apocalypse
The gospel according to jesus

I have not read in full the gospel according to Jesus but have read many other of his books, but this one is more in-depth and he really dives into scripture in his arguments.

The others are good as well
 
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Reign of the Servant Kings
by Joseph Dillow

It's the only "must read" I know of
 
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There are many for me, but I doubt that they would meet with the OP's approval.
 
blessedwife318

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Rolf said:
Good one. Foxe's also.

.and nice signature.
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Agreed.

The Valley of Visions is also good. My husband and I went through that while we were engaged and I will say that those Puritans knew how to pray at a whole other level then we do.

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evangelist6589 said:
What is this a about?
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Subtitled: A Study of Eternal Security and the Final Significance of Man

It's much more than eternal security, though. Assurance, faith, the work of the Holy Spirit, etc.

Dillow got his Doctorate from Dallas Theological Seminary.
 
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JamesL said:
Subtitled: A Study of Eternal Security and the Final Significance of Man

It's much more than eternal security, though. Assurance, faith, the work of the Holy Spirit, etc.

Dillow got his Doctorate from Dallas Theological Seminary.
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He falls more into the "belief only: camp as contrasted with LS, correct?
 
blessedwife318

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RLBosley said:
Since 2015 has barely started, I'm guessing you mean the best book we've read so far.

Currently reading Kingdom through Covenant and Discovering Romans.

I read A Journey In Grace last week. Decent fiction with good theology.



Also re-reading now. Great book. Spurgeon read it dozens of times IIRC.
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I have heard a lot of good things about Kingdom Through Covenants. It's a book that I want to read. Just have to wait until money is not so tight around here.
 
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blessedwife318 said:
I have heard a lot of good things about Kingdom Through Covenants. It's a book that I want to read. Just have to wait until money is not so tight around here.
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It's an intimidating book. It's probably the largest and most technical theological book I've read yet. I am hoping to really get into it during my upcoming break - I've been neglecting it the last couple weeks while I've been working nights.
 
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RLBosley said:
It's an intimidating book. It's probably the largest and most technical theological book I've read yet. I am hoping to really get into it during my upcoming break - I've been neglecting it the last couple weeks while I've been working nights.
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I figure if I can make it though all of Chafer's Systematic Theology I should be able to read that one as well. I have a lot of free time on my hands and really need to get back into reading more. But its kind of moot since I don't have the extra money to get that in hard copy. Even the Kindle version is a bit much but a book like that I would actually want a hard copy of.
 
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blessedwife318 said:
I figure if I can make it though all of Chafer's Systematic Theology I should be able to read that one as well. I have a lot of free time on my hands and really need to get back into reading more. But its kind of moot since I don't have the extra money to get that in hard copy. Even the Kindle version is a bit much but a book like that I would actually want a hard copy of.
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Yeah you'll be fine I'm sure. And I agree about reading a hard copy - but I'm not a fan of reading books electronically anyway. Usually the only ebooks I get are free ones.
 
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RLBosley said:
Yeah you'll be fine I'm sure. And I agree about reading a hard copy - but I'm not a fan of reading books electronically anyway. Usually the only ebooks I get are free ones.
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I don't mind reading fiction on my Kindle, but non-fiction you don't usually read in a lateral progression. At, least I don't. I like to flip back and forth to make sure I understand what the author is aruging and how he is building that arugment. It is harder to do that on a Kindle. But I have a feel with a book like this I would be flipping quite a bit, and would also want to put my own notes and thoughts along the margins. Yes I know you can do that with a Kindle but its just not the same to me.
 
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blessedwife318 said:
I don't mind reading fiction on my Kindle,
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I guess I'm just old school like that. :smilewinkgrin:
My wife and I are the only 20-somethings I know of that don't have tablets or e-readers.

blessedwife318 said:
but non-fiction you don't usually read in a lateral progression. At, least I don't. I like to flip back and forth to make sure I understand what the author is aruging and how he is building that arugment. It is harder to do that on a Kindle. But I have a feel with a book like this I would be flipping quite a bit, and would also want to put my own notes and thoughts along the margins. Yes I know you can do that with a Kindle but its just not the same to me.
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Agreed :thumbs:
 
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RLBosley said:
I guess I'm just old school like that. :smilewinkgrin:
My wife and I are the only 20-somethings I know of that don't have tablets or e-readers.
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I was like that until I was traveling for 2 months and being able to have my entire fiction library with me in my purse was enough to tip me over the edge into e-reader territory.
 
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Greektim said:
Finished:
Vangemeren's The Progress of Redemption
Whoever wrote The Trellis and the Vine
Dever's booklet By Whose Authority
Van Til's The Defense of the Faith (best of the lot; read my review here)

So far, I'm still waiting to read something good.

I just started today Vanhoozer's The Drama of Doctrine. That should be really good. The beginning has been quite promising.
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Hey GreekTim these are the books I would like to read next (not including some I have on my iPad) which ones would you pick?

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