Best & Worst Christian Books You've Read

preacher4truth · May 30, 2013

Top 5 best for me:

Knowing God - J.I. Packer

The Religious Affections - Jonathan Edwards

Studies in the Sermon on the Mount - D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones

The Pilgrims Progress - John Bunyan

The Way to True Happiness - Robert Harris

(Some really good recent books: Slave - John MacArthur Jr; Christ Among other Gods - Erwin Lutzer; Counterfeit Gods - Timothy Keller; The Sovereignty of God - A. W. Pink; Joy Unspeakable - D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones)

Worst Christian book of all time that I've read:

Dealing with the Devil - C. S. Lovett

(I believe this was required in college to the best of my memory)

- Blessings

Iconoclast · May 30, 2013

preacher4truth said:
Top 5 best for me:

Knowing God - J.I. Packer

The Religious Affections - Jonathan Edwards

Studies in the Sermon on the Mount - D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones

The Pilgrims Progress - John Bunyan

The Way to True Happiness - Robert Harris

(Some really good recent books: Slave - John MacArthur Jr; Christ Among other Gods - Erwin Lutzer; Counterfeit Gods - Timothy Keller; The Sovereignty of God - A. W. Pink; Joy Unspeakable - D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones)

Worst Christian book of all time that I've read:

Dealing with the Devil - C. S. Lovett

(I believe this was required in college to the best of my memory)

- Blessings

1]The Baptist Catechism with commentary by W.R.Downing

2] Redemption accomplished and Applied by John Murray

3]The Grace and Duty of being Spiritually Minded..John Owen

4]Manual of Theology...J.L.Dagg

5]The Great Work of God in the History of Redemption...Johnathan Edwards

6] Know your Christian Life...Sinclair Ferguson

7]Sovereignty of God...A.W.Pink

8]Holiness....JC Ryle

9] A Christian Directory....Richard Baxter

10] Days of Vengenance.....Chilton

Worst....

late great planet earth...hal lindsey

book of mormon j smith

rightly dividing the word...cr stam

anything by hagin,copeland, schuller,etc.

annsni · May 30, 2013

There are so many good books out there and I agree with many on your lists.

The worst for me are the two books from the Pearls - To Train Up A Child and Created to be His Helpmeet. Seriously, I want to smack anyone who thinks that they are good books.

Another bad book that I recently read was Heaven is For Real

Honestly, I'd just ignore these books but so many think they are SOOOO wonderful and I seriously :BangHead:

Revmitchell · May 30, 2013

One of the best for me is Knowing God by JI Packer

The worst is The Shack by Young

Yeshua1 · May 30, 2013

preacher4truth said:
Top 5 best for me:

Knowing God - J.I. Packer

The Religious Affections - Jonathan Edwards

Studies in the Sermon on the Mount - D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones

The Pilgrims Progress - John Bunyan

The Way to True Happiness - Robert Harris

(Some really good recent books: Slave - John MacArthur Jr; Christ Among other Gods - Erwin Lutzer; Counterfeit Gods - Timothy Keller; The Sovereignty of God - A. W. Pink; Joy Unspeakable - D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones)

Worst Christian book of all time that I've read:

Dealing with the Devil - C. S. Lovett

(I believe this was required in college to the best of my memory)

- Blessings

best

Knowing God
Mere Christianity
The Cross of Christ
Institutes of Christian Religion
Bondage of the Will

worst

Basically, anything done by modern day charasmatic Movements, Copeland/Hagin/paulk/Hinn etc!

preacher4truth · May 30, 2013

annsni said:
There are so many good books out there and I agree with many on your lists.

The worst for me are the two books from the Pearls - To Train Up A Child and Created to be His Helpmeet. Seriously, I want to smack anyone who thinks that they are good books.

Another bad book that I recently read was Heaven is For Real

Honestly, I'd just ignore these books but so many think they are SOOOO wonderful and I seriously :BangHead:

Lol Ann! You sound like me! :saint:

preacher4truth · May 30, 2013

Iconoclast said:
1]The Baptist Catechism with commentary by W.R.Downing

2] Redemption accomplished and Applied by John Murray

3]The Grace and Duty of being Spiritually Minded..John Owen

4]Manual of Theology...J.L.Dagg

5]The Great Work of God in the History of Redemption...Johnathan Edwards

6] Know your Christian Life...Sinclair Ferguson

7]Sovereignty of God...A.W.Pink

8]Holiness....JC Ryle

9] A Christian Directory....Richard Baxter

10] Days of Vengenance.....Chilton

Worst....

late great planet earth...hal lindsey

book of mormon j smith

rightly dividing the word...cr stam

anything by hagin,copeland, schuller,etc.

Nice list Icon.

Part of the reason for this thread is so I can get a list of some good books from people I trust, and Lord willing read them myself.

Yeshua1 · May 30, 2013

Revmitchell said:
One of the best for me is Knowing God by JI Packer

The worst is The Shack by Young

Sad to say that some Christian leaders seem to think the Shack is a worthwile book to read, never knew bad theology would be so recommended!

Another BAD book is latest one by Robb Bell!

Revmitchell · May 30, 2013

Yeshua1 said:
Sad to say that some Christian leaders seem to think the Shack is a worthwile book to read, never knew bad theology would be so recommended!

Another BAD book is latest one by Robb Bell!

All of Bell's books are bad.

preacher4truth · May 30, 2013

Yeshua1 said:
best

Knowing God
Mere Christianity
The Cross of Christ
Institutes of Christian Religion
Bondage of the Will

worst

Basically, anything done by modern day charasmatic Movements, Copeland/Hagin/paulk/Hinn etc!

Who authored The Cross of Christ?

Nice list btw.

Iconoclast · May 30, 2013

Revmitchell said:
One of the best for me is Knowing God by JI Packer

The worst is The Shack by Young

The shack..lol they say that might be the worst ever...never read it, just reviews....

Revmitchell · May 30, 2013

Iconoclast said:
The shack..lol they say that might be the worst ever...never read it, just reviews....

I have it under my false doctrines section of my library. He has another out now. Have not read it.

Iconoclast · May 30, 2013

annsni said:
There are so many good books out there and I agree with many on your lists.

The worst for me are the two books from the Pearls - To Train Up A Child and Created to be His Helpmeet. Seriously, I want to smack anyone who thinks that they are good books.

Another bad book that I recently read was Heaven is For Real

Honestly, I'd just ignore these books but so many think they are SOOOO wonderful and I seriously :BangHead:

they were arrested for child abuse ????right?? is that the ones

preacher4truth · May 30, 2013

Yeshua1 said:
Sad to say that some Christian leaders seem to think the Shack is a worthwile book to read, never knew bad theology would be so recommended!

Another BAD book is latest one by Robb Bell!

Sure you did, you knew they would turn their ears from truth to fables -- and God is judging them with these false authors and false teachers and preachers who teach heresy, myths and fables as judgment upon them - 2 Timothy 4:1-5...'and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths.'

Yeshua1 · May 30, 2013

preacher4truth said:
Sure you did, you knew they would turn their ears from truth to fables -- and God is judging them with these false authors and false teachers and preachers who teach heresy, myths and fables as judgment upon them - 2 Timothy 4:1-5...'and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths.'

And that was starting even during the lives of the Apsotles, as Jude/paul/Peter/John all warned them to "watch out!"

Bob Alkire · May 30, 2013

Best
The Knowledge of the Holy by A.W. Tozer
The Genesis Record by Henry M. Morris
Body Life by Ray C. Stedman
The Greatness of The Kingdom by Alva J. McClain
If God is Good by Randy Alcorn
Our God Breathed Book by John R. Rice
The Life and Epistles of Saint Paul by W.J. Conybeare and J.S. Howson
Jews Gentiles and The Church by David Larsen
Found by The Good Shepherd by Adolph Saphir
Worst
Power of Postive Thinking by Normal Vincent Peale
The Shack by Paul Young

PeterM · May 30, 2013

Best:
Knowing God, J.I. Packer
Explicit Gospel, Matt Chandler
Vintage Jesus, Mark Driscoll
Radical, David Platt
Chosen by God, RC Sproul
Christian Atheist, Craig Groeschel
Institutes of the Christian Religion, John Calvin

Worst:
The Shack, Young
The Late Great Planet Earth, Lindsey

preacher4truth · May 30, 2013

Iconoclast said:
they were arrested for child abuse ????right?? is that the ones

I googled them. They come across as if disciplining a child equals beating them to a pulp.

preacher4truth · May 30, 2013

PeterM said:
Best:
Knowing God, J.I. Packer
Explicit Gospel, Matt Chandler
Vintage Jesus, Mark Driscoll
Radical, David Platt
Chosen by God, RC Sproul
Christian Atheist, Craig Groeschel
Institutes of the Christian Religion, John Calvin

Worst:
The Shack, Young
The Late Great Planet Earth, Lindsey

Thanks for the list PeterM. I will have to check out some of those I haven't read, Lord willing!

- Blessings

preacher4truth · May 30, 2013

Bob Alkire said:
Best
The Knowledge of the Holy by A.W. Tozer
The Genesis Record by Henry M. Morris
Body Life by Ray C. Stedman
The Greatness of The Kingdom by Alva J. McClain
If God is Good by Randy Alcorn
Our God Breathed Book by John R. Rice
The Life and Epistles of Saint Paul by W.J. Conybeare and J.S. Howson
Jews Gentiles and The Church by David Larsen
Found by The Good Shepherd by Adolph Saphir
Worst
Power of Postive Thinking by Normal Vincent Peale
The Shack by Paul Young

I like this list, thanks for your input.

- Blessings

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