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Ron’s Favorite Books (for a Desert Island)
Ron’s List for a Desert Island
Books that have shaped my life and ministry
Ronald J. Frasco
Even if a man’s resources are not so providentially limited, it would be foolish, not to mention poor stewardship, to spend money on books that will inevitably land in the ash-heap of irrelevance. We should rather endeavor to invest in tools that have stood, an will stand, the test of time by their beneficial influence in the lives of those who use them.
Adams, Jay Competent to Counsel
Ames, William The Marrow of Theology
‘… since the present state of the church seems to demand that grace be promoted in every way, I consider it better to do some violence to your modesty than to fail in my duty.’ P.67
Baxter, Richard The Reformed Pastor
Bennet, Robert Valley of Vision: Puritan prayers and devotions
Berkhof, Louis Systematic Theology
Blanchard, John Right with God: A straightforward guide to help those searching for personal faith in God
Boettner, Lorraine Reformed Doctrine of Predestination
Roman Catholicism
Boice, James Foundations of the Christian Faith: A Comprehensive & Readable Theology
Bridges, Charles The Christian Ministry
Proverbs
‘The best work on the Proverbs.’ Spurgeon
Brown, John Christian Pastor’s Manual
Bruce, F.F. New Testament History
Bunyan, John Pilgrim’s Progress
Charnock, Stephen Existence and Attributes of God
Conybeare & Howson The Life and Epistles of St. Paul
‘… a living picture of St. Paul himself, and of the circumstances by which he was surrounded.’
Edersheim, Alfred The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah
Fox, John Fox’s Book of Martyrs
Friesen, Gary Decision-making and the Will of God
Grudem, Wayne Systematic Theology
Halley, Henry Halley’s Bible Handbook
Hodge, Charles Systematic Theology
Kaiser, Walt Toward an Exegetical Theology: Biblical Exegesis for Preaching and Teaching
‘… as a rule the way in which Scripture is being treated is in exact correspondence with the condition of the Church.’ p.7
Lloyd-Jones, D.M. Preaching and Preachers
MacArthur, John Ashamed of the Gospel
Gospel According to Jesus
Metzger, Bruce Text of the New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption, and Restoration
Murray, Iain The Forgotten Spurgeon
‘Controversy for the truth against the errors of the age is, we feel more than ever convinced, the peculiar duty of the preacher.’ Spurgeon
Revival & Revivalism: The Making and Marring of American Evangelicalism 1750-1858
‘This book has been written in the hope that it may strengthen faith and encourage prayer for another great outpouring of the Spirit of God.’ p. xxii
Nettles, Tom By His Grace and for His Glory: A Historical, Theological, and Practical Study of the Doctrines of Grace in Baptist Life
Packer, J.I. Knowing God
God Has Spoken
A Quest for Godliness: The Puritan Vision of the Christian Life
Pink, A.W. Sovereignty of God
Attributes of God
Schaff, Philip History of the Christian Church
Sproul, R.C. The Holiness of God
My favorite: chapter 9, God in the Hands of Angry Sinners
Steel & Thomas The Five Points of Calvinism
Strauch, Alexander Biblical Eldership: An Urgent Call to Restore Biblical Church Leadership
‘This book is aimed primarily at churches that practice eldership but misunderstand its true biblical character and mandate. Its purpose is to define, as accurately as possible from Scripture, what biblical eldership is.’ p.10
Thomas, Robert How to Choose a Bible Translation
Harmony of the Gospels
Tripp, Tedd Shepherding a Child’s Heart
Whitney, Don Spiritual Disciplines
The whole Bible
Ellicott, C.J.
The New Testament
Hendriksen, William
MacArthur, John
The Psalms
Briggs, Charles
Keil & Delitzsch
Spurgeon, Treasury of David
Other good tools …
Cambridge History of the Bible
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
Vincent’s Word Studies
Vine’s Expository Dictionary
Evangelical Dictionary of
Theology
Unger’s Bible Dictionary
- The word document: Ron’s Favorite Books (for a Desert Island)
