2019 Book Recommendations

Why Books?

Books serve as old teachers. God equips His saints. We have the words of the saints of the past preserved and bound in these books. So make the most of the best writers of the past. They are like old friends who have walked before us and can adequately, warmly encourage and strengthen us on the path to holiness.

A Few Warnings:

1. The best gifts God gives us, if we’re not careful, can become a Bible to us. Don’t use these good books as a substitute for meeting with God in His Word. Let these books drive you to Scripture and drive you to God Himself.

2. Balance your diet - even in reading. The Bible is always perfectly balanced. Good books are not. We need a balance between objective (theological) and subjective (devotional/applicational) truths.

3. Books have different values. Books that deal with the heart of Scripture are primary. Books that don’t are secondary. If you can only read a few books a year, choose books that help you to know God Himself, to adore Him, and to obey Him. If you start with “How to be a good dad” or “How to be a good evangelist,” you’ll find that your spirituality will be shallow compared to what it could have been.

Theology

• The Blessed and Boundless God, George Swinnock

Devotional

• Christ in Song, Philip Shaft

• A.W. Tozer’s: Three Spiritual Classics in One Volume: The Knowledge of the Holy, The Pursuit of God, and God’s Pursuit of Man

• The Hidden Life of Prayer, David McIntyre

• Holiness, J.C. Ryle

Historical

• Revival and Revivalism, Ian Murray

• Evangelicalism Divided, Iain Murray

• Select Sermons of George Whitefield, J.C. Ryle

• The Sermons of George Whitefield (Two-Volume Set)

• The Life of Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Ian Murray

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