Recommended Resources

The following is a comprehensive, but by no means exhaustive list of resources that I believe are useful.  Obviously I cannot necessarily endorse everything in said resources. Keep checking back for more additions and improvements to the list.



On Systematic Theology
Systematic Theology: Second Edition - Wayne Grudem

Christian Theology: Third Edition - Millard J. Erickson



On Theology Proper
The Forgotten Trinity - James R. White

Father, Son, and Holy Spirit: Relationships, Roles, and Relevance - Bruce A. Ware

Knowing God - J.I. Packer

The Holiness of God - R.C. Sproul

Knowing God by Name - David Wilkerson




On the Gospel
Fifty Reasons Why Jesus Came to Die - John Piper

The God Who Justifies - James R. White

Justification and Regeneration - Charles Leiter

Five Truths About the Resurrection of Jesus (Article) - Desiring God

Where is Your Theology of the Resurrection? (article) - John Hendryx




On Predestinarian Soteriology
The Five Points of Calvinism: Defined, Defended, and Documented - David N. Steele, Curtis C. Thomas, and S. Lance Quinn

Kept for Jesus: What the New Testament Really Teaches about Assurance of Salvation and Eternal Security - Sam Storms

The Reformed Doctrine of Predestination - Loraine Boettner

Atonement Matters - Tom Barnes

From Heaven He Came and Sought Her: Definite Atonement in Historical, Biblical, Theological, and Pastoral Perspective - Edited by David Gibson and Jonathan Gibson

11 Arguments for Limited Atonement (article) - Nathan W. Bingham

Are There Two Wills in God?: Divine Election and God's Desire for All to Be Saved (article) - John Piper




On the People of God and Eschatology
The Israel of God: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow - O. Palmer Robertson

The Israel of God: Galatians 6:16 (article) - Michael Marlowe

An Open Letter to Evangelicals and Other Interested Parties: The People of God, the Land of Israel, and the Impartiality of the Gospel

The Church, Israel, and "Replacement" Theology, Part 1 - Sam Storms

The Church, Israel, and "Replacement" Theology, Part 2 - Sam Storms

The Church, Israel, and "Replacement" Theology, Part 3 - Sam Storms

Is Premillennialism Always Dispensational? (article)

How Revelation 19:20 Supports Historic Premillennialism (article) - James Hamilton

40 Questions About the End Times - Eckhard Schnabel

The Destruction of Jerusalem and the Coming of the Son: Evangelical Interpretations of the Olivet Discourse in Luke (article) - Everett Berry





On Charismatic Theology and Practice
Convergence: Spiritual Journeys of a Charismatic Calvinist - Sam Storms

The Beginner's Guide to Spiritual Gifts - Sam Storms

Understanding Spiritual Gifts: A Comprehensive Guide - Sam Storms

The Language of Heaven: Crucial Questions About Speaking in Tongues - Sam Storms

The Beginner's Guide to the Gift of Prophecy - Jack Deere


Showing the Spirit: A Theological Exposition of 1 Corinthians 12-14 D.A. Carson

Power Healing - John Wimber and Kevin Springer

Power Evangelism - John Wimber and Kevin Springer

Gift and Giver - Craig S. Keener

Joy Unspeakable - Martyn Lloyd-Jones

Strange Fire, Holy Fire - Michael Klassen

Fathering Leaders, Motivating Mission: Restoring the Role of the Apostle in Today's Church - David Devenish

Demolishing Strongholds - David Devenish


On Church Ministry
Leading With Love - Alexander Strauch

What is the Mission of the Church? - Kevin DeYoung and Greg Gilbert

The Word and Power Church - Douglas Banister

Jesus Driven Ministry - Ajith Fernando

Practical Wisdom for Pastors - Curtis C. Thomas


A Guide to Godly Disputation (article) - John Newton


Love, Unity, and Doctrinal Precision (article) - Nathan Pitchford


On Miscellaneous Topics
What is an Evangelical? - Martyn Lloyd-Jones

Contemporary Worship Music: A Biblical Defense - John Frame

The Battle for the Beginning - John MacArthur

According to Plan - Graeme Goldsworthy


40 Questions About Christians and Biblical Law - Thomas R. Schreiner

Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood - Edited by John Piper and Wayne Grudem

What's the Difference?: Manhood and Womanhood According to the Bible - John Piper

Fools Rush in Where Monkeys Fear to Tread - Carl Trueman

The Theological Case Against Evolution (article) - Martin Duboisee de Ricquebourg



Historical and Biographical
Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther - Roland H. Bainton

Jonathan Edwards: A Life - George M. Marsden

The Quest for the Radical Middle: A History of the Vineyard

Not By Might Nor By Power: The Jesus Revolution - Lonnie Frisbee and Roger Sachs

Not By Might Nor By Power: The Great Commission - Lonnie Frisbee and Roger Sachs

John Wimber: The Way it Was - Carol Wimber

God's Forever Family: The Jesus People Movement in America - Larry Eskridge

David Martyn Lloyd-Jones: The First Forty Years 1899-1939 - Iain H. Murray

David Martyn Lloyd-Jones: The Fight of Faith 1939-1981 - Iain H. Murray

The Swans Are Not Silent Series - John Piper

Long Before Luther: Tracing the Heart of the Gospel From Christ to the Reformation - Nathan Busenitz

Gottschalk of Orbais: A Medieval Predestinarian (article) - Francis X. Gumerlock

















The Gospel of God, Part 2

In  my last post , I took a look at Paul's description of the gospel of God from Romans 1:1-4, showing that his gospel was rooted in the...