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Recommended Books
The Case For Christ
APOLOGETICS
The Case for Christ records Lee Strobel's attempt to "determine if there's credible evidence that Jesus of Nazareth really is the Son of God." The book consists primarily of interviews between Strobel (a former legal editor at the Chicago Tribune) and biblical scholars such as Bruce Metzger. Each interview is based on a simple question concerning historical evidence scientific evidence, and "psychiatric evidence." Together, these interviews compose a case brief defending Jesus' divinity, and urging readers to reach a verdict of their own.
Don't Waste Your Life
CHRISTIAN LIVING / DISCIPLESHIP
In his book, Don't Waste Your Life, John Piper points out that God created us to live with a single passion: to joyfully display his supreme excellence in all spheres of life. He states that the wasted life is the life without this passion. God calls us to pray and think and dream and plan and work, not to be made much of, but to make much of him in every part of our lives.
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The Gospel According to Jesus
CHRISTIAN LIVING / DISCIPLESHIP
What does Jesus mean when he says, "Follow Me?"
In The Gospel According to Jesus, MacArthur tackles the idea of "easy believism", challenging Christians to re-evaluate their commitment to Christ by examining their fruits. MacArthur asks, "What does it really mean to be saved?" He urges readers to understand that their conversion was more than a mere point in time, that, by definition, it includes a lifetime of obediently walking with Jesus as Lord.
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Handbook of Today's Religions
WORLD RELIGIONS / WORLDVIEWS
This 567 page book examines many religious beliefs, outlining their history, practice and basic nature, along with why they are not compatible with reality and biblical Christianity.
The current trend is to assert all religions are interchangeable. This book puts the idea to rest with extensive scholarship and clear-thinking. It draws on the consensus teachings of each religion and it's leading thinkers (the founders, for example), along with extensive quotes from more specialized works in comparative religion.
TOPICS COVERED:
-- Non-Christian religions: Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism, Zen, Confucianism, Taoism, Shintoism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Islam, Sikhism.
-- Secular religions: Atheism, Agnosticism, Skepticism, Marxism, Secular Humanism, Existentialism
-- Cults: Hare Krishna, Jehovah's Witness, Mormonism, TM, Theosophy, EST, Children of God, Unification Church, The Way International, Worldwide Church of God, Christian Science, Unity
-- Occult: Astrology, Black Mass, Edgar Cayce, Demons, Jeane Dixon, Dowsing, Fire Walking, Fortune Telling, Ghosts, Hypnotism, Magic, Ouija Board, Parapsychology, Psychic Surgery, Rosicrucianism, Satanism, Necromancy, Superstition, Witchcraft
How to Read the Bible Book by Book
BIBLE STUDY
Like an experienced tour guide, How to Read the Bible Book by Book takes you by the hand and walks you through the Scriptures. For each book of the Bible, the authors start with a quick snapshot, then expand the view to help you better understand its key elements and how it fits into the grand narrative of the Bible. This survey is designed to get you actually reading the Bible knowledgeably and understanding it accurately.
In an engaging, conversational style, Gordon Fee and Douglas Stuart take you through every book of the Bible using their unique, progressive approach:
- Orienting Data—Information on the context of the book
- Overview—A brief panorama that introduces key concepts and themes and important landmarks in the book
- Specific Advice for Reading—Pointers for accurately understanding the details and message of the book in context with the circumstances surrounding its writing
- Walk Through—The actual section-by-section tour that helps you see both the larger landscape of the book and how its various parts work together to form the whole. Here you are taken by the hand and told, “Look at this!”
How to Read the Bible Book by Book can be used as a companion to How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth. It also stands on its own as a reliable guide to reading and understanding the Bible for yourself.
How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth
BIBLE STUDY
How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth exactly what its title implies, a how-to book that teaches the reader to read the Bible with God's meaning in view. Stuart and Fee teach the reader how to read and interpret every major section of Scripture such as the Pentateuch, the Prophets, the Wisdom Literature, the Gospels, the Epistles, and the Revelation. The approach focuses first on exegesis and then on hermeneutics. Exegesis has to do with the "then and there," of the Bible's content. Hermeneutics, as Stuart and Fee use the term, has to do with the "here and now," of the Bible's message. Stuart and Fee explain their dual approach at the outset: ...we have two tasks: First, our task is to find out what the text originally meant to the author and original readers; this is called exegesis. Second, we must learn to hear that same meaning in the variety of new or different context of our own day..."
This book has a companion volume: How to Read the Bible Book by Book which guides you through the contexts of each book of the Bible. You need both books!
The MacArthur Bible Handbook
BIBLE STUDY
The MacArthur Bible Handbook is the ultimate book-by-book survey of the Bible, including charts, graphs, and illustrations from a leading expository teacher -- It is a unique reference tool that is committed to quality and biblical teaching and will help you easily understand each book of the Bible, its historical context, and its place in Scripture.
Bible Book Basics at a Glance!
-- The meaning of each Bible book's name
-- Who wrote it
-- The date and setting
-- The theme and purpose
-- Its key words, verses, and chapters
-- How Christ presented (even in the Old Testament)
-- Its contribution to the Bible as a whole
-- A broad summary of the events and highlights it records
-- A detailed outline of the book
The New Evidence That Demands a Verdict
APOLOGETICS
Evidence I & II - both books combined and updated in this one volume!
Christian apologist Josh McDowell hopes The New Evidence That Demands a Verdict will further document historical evidence of the Christian faith. As such, it is a straightforward compilation of notes prepared for his lecture series, "Christianity: Hoax or History?" The entire book (over 750 pages) is laid out in outline form, which makes it easier for researchers, scholars, and students to access.
-- Part I addresses the trustworthiness of the Bible
-- Part II offers historical evidence and supporting attestations for Jesus' claim to God
-- Part III addresses "radical Christian criticism" of the Bible
-- Part IV is devoted to quelling the voice of numerous skeptics, including "a defense for the existence of miracles" and "answers to divergent worldview."
The classic resource for confronting questions of skeptics and critics.
A Popular Survey of the New Testament
BIBLE STUDY
Understanding the New Testament is a daunting but exciting task. Our world is so different from that of the first century. The dress, travel, vocation, and custom of biblical characters are all foreign to us. Yet it is important to understand the context and content of the New Testament if we are to be faithful followers of Jesus Christ.
A Popular Survey of the New Testament is designed to help ordinary people enrich their understanding of New Testament people and events. It addresses many questions that readers of the Bible may have, such as:
-- Who wrote the books of the New Testament and to whom were they writing?
-- When were these books written and why?
-- How can we tell if what is written in the New Testament is true history or just mythology?
Illustrated throughout with color photos, charts, and maps, and written in an easy, informal style, this survey is accessible and enjoyable to anyone who wants to better understand the New Testament.
This book is much like How to Read the Bible Book by Book, but with maps, photos, and a simpler format. One of my new favorites! Be sure you get both the NT and OT volumes. They are worth it. -- Randy
A Popular Survey of the Old Testament
BIBLE STUDY
The world of the Old Testament can seem hard to understand, especially for people living in times and places so far removed from the ancient Middle East. It's not just that we wear different clothes and hold different jobs--people in the West just don't have the same history, the same culture, or the same way of thinking as Old Testament characters like Abraham and David. And this disconnect can make studying the Old Testament an arduous and confusing process. A Popular Survey of the Old Testament is designed to help ordinary people enrich their understanding of Old Testament people and events.
Well-illustrated with color photos, charts, and maps, and written in an easy, informal style, this survey discusses the themes of the various groups of Old Testament books.
This book is much like How to Read the Bible Book by Book, but with maps, photos, and a simpler format. One of my new favorites! Be sure you get both the NT and OT volumes. They are worth it. -- Randy
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PBC Blog Spot
01/06 Testimony of Mehdi Dibaj Before an Iranian Court in January 1994
With all humility I express my gratitude to the Judge of all heaven and earth for this precious opportunity, and with brokenness I wait upon the Lord to deliver me from this court trial according to...
01/04 The Triumph of God
"In the death of Christ, the powers of darkness did their best to destroy the glory of the Son of God. This is the apex of evil. But instead they found themselves quoting the script of ancient...