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Recommended Books for New Believers.
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This has to be carefully vetted as there are stories that magnify the experience of the person rather than the Sovereignty of God.
If I pointed toward any biography, perhaps it would be "In the Shadow of the Almighty" by Elizabeth Elliot, who published her husband Jim's diary after he was martyed in the Ecuadorian jungle. Jim Elliot points the reader toward God alone.
How about 66 books, along with some FREE advice?:
'Forget, strip away, everything that you think you know about the Bible and approach it as a child that knows nothing, praying as David, "Open thou mine eyes that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law". Begin on page one and read through as quickly as possible in order to get the ideal of it'.
RipponRedeaux
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The ideal of it? And why should people, or in this case, new believers, read as quickly as possible? Wouldn't it be more reasonable to go more slowly to get the import?
Knowing God and a good systematic theology!
1689Dave
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1) The five points of Calvinism by Thomas and Steele
2) The Seed of Abraham by Albertus Pieters (Hard to find but essential to understanding the Jews and Israel)
3) The Plan of Salvation by BB Warfield.
4) The Church in History by BK Kuiper
5) A Brief Sketch of Amillennial Eschatology by Anthony A. Hoekema
6) Pagan Pentecostalism: Its Roots: Sex, Sin & Slavery by Curtis Edwards
7) The Last Days of Dispensationalism by Alistair W. Donaldson
8) Bondage of the Will by Martin Luther
9) The Reformed Doctrine of Predestination by Loraine Boettner
10) Prophecy and the Church by OT Allis
2) The Seed of Abraham by Albertus Pieters (Hard to find but essential to understanding the Jews and Israel)
3) The Plan of Salvation by BB Warfield.
4) The Church in History by BK Kuiper
5) A Brief Sketch of Amillennial Eschatology by Anthony A. Hoekema
6) Pagan Pentecostalism: Its Roots: Sex, Sin & Slavery by Curtis Edwards
7) The Last Days of Dispensationalism by Alistair W. Donaldson
8) Bondage of the Will by Martin Luther
9) The Reformed Doctrine of Predestination by Loraine Boettner
10) Prophecy and the Church by OT Allis
Mikey
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Which Systematic Theology?RipponRedeaux
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1689 Dave, what you have recommended is completely unsuitable for a new believer. The material is too advanced. Basics are called for. And numbers 2) and 6) are inappropriate. Didn't you bother to read the OP? I guess many on this thread didn't abide by the OP.
Mikey
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Yea.
What do you say it is? The theme(s) of The Book. Have you your own thoughts about it, or need you reference a commentary?
It's the very same advice that I was given by my Bible teacher some 45 years ago. It was like a 'reset'. An intervention. Just what I needed at the time.
Agreed.
lots of good material mentioned but most too advanced for new believers.
For new believers I’d recommend old Navigators discipleship material, the Wiersbe “Be” series and
Spurgeons Morning and Evening.
RipponRedeaux
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It's 80 pages, but still too much for a newcomer to the Faith.
RipponRedeaux
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Excellent stuff above. And yes, the "Be" series by Wiersbe is wonderful. I haven't read them all, but I'd like to before I die.
RipponRedeaux
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In your earlier post it seemed like you thought it would be a good plan to zip through the entire Bible. I think it's best to slow down in order to digest the material and consult Bible study aides afterwards. First, try to meditate on the chapter(s) as a unit to see what major ideas were present.
For the initial 'reset', yes, "read through as quickly as possible". The whole enchilada. Took about 3 months for me.
I've done plenty of that, AFTER my 'intervention'.
RipponRedeaux
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Kyredneck, so is your current Bible reading plan to still zip through the canon?
The recommendation I follow is "read as much of the Bible as you can each day and still be doing so into the future." IOW, it's better to read a chapter or even a verse a day for 20 or more years than 10 chapters a day for six months.
1689Dave
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I'm not too smart. The Bible tells me so.
“For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: That no flesh should glory in his presence.” 1 Corinthians 1:26–29 (KJV 1900)
If I can understand the books, you are without excuse.
The Sermon on the Mount is basic Christian ethics. Ever try following it?