Spurgeon's Library Contained 12,000 volumes at his death!
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“The
trashy lives of most people are the fit outcome of the trash which they read. A
life fed on fiction is a life of fiction; a life fed on divine fact will
become a life of divine fact.” (Charles Hadden Spurgeon) “When I get
a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes.”
(Erasmus)
"For my own part, I tend to find the doctrinal books often more helpful in devotion than the devotional books, and I rather suspect that the same experience may await others. I believe that many who find that "nothing happens" when they sit down, or kneel down, to a book of devotion, would find that the heart sings unbidden while they are working their way through a tough bit of theology with a pipe in their teeth and a pencil in their hand" (C. S. Lewis) |
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Recommended Reading
Note on Purchasing Books: You can click on each book image to go to Christian Book Distributors and purchase the book. This source usually has very good prices, but you may want to take down the ISBN number for the book and "froogle" it on the web. There may be other lower cost suppliers and used copies are also available.. See "Where to Buy Books on the Web" at the bottom of this page. I have selected CBD out of convience to the user. I do not profit from nor endorse CBD as a company.
Reference
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Complete Old Testament text in the King James Version with the Strong's number above each word. Look up the number in the back of the book and you will get some helpful insight in the meaning of the original Hebrew. Warning: Word study by itself can be very helpful but, when done outside of the context and grammer of the original, it can lead to the wrong interpretation of a passage. I would suggest that word studies be done along with referencing a few good commentaries. |
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Ditto from above, but for the New Testament Greek. |
Theology
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The Attributes of God by Arthur W. Pink How do we deepen our relationship with the Living God if we don't know Him? We know Him by His attributes revealed to us in the Bible. This is not a complete list of God's attributes by any means, but is a good start in deepening out understanding of our Creator. Pink's "Gleanings in the Godhead" is an expanded version of this smaller booklet. |
Good Places to Buy Books on the Web
Christian Book Distributors
One of the largest Christian book distributors - watch their sale items. They often run closeout specials. It's
worth joining for the $5 to guarantee the lowest prices.
Ebay
If you don't mind bidding, and have some patience, you can get good deals.
Half.com
good deals without the bidding.
FroogleUse this Google service to shop the web quickly if you know what you want.
Westminster Seminary BookstoreSome of the best prices you will find for good theological books. Buy ESV Bibles here. They have a fixed shipping
price for web orders or stop down if you are in the area and browse their shelves.
What does Gene have on his shelves?
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Books written by men can by no means replace the
Bible. But neither should we be so quick to
throw out over 2000 years of learning acquired by men of God who have
been taught by the Holy Spirit
and who are, quite frankly, much smarter than most of us. I have been fortunate to have inherited a rather well-stocked reformed theological library several years ago and a have been adding to it ever since. Please feel free to browse the lists. As I finish each one, I sometimes add it to the recommended list above. If you are friend or family who is browsing by and would like to borrow a volume just email me. |