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Recommended Reading: Theological Foundations

Trusting God: Even When Life Hurts
Trusting God: Even When Life Hurts
by Jerry Bridges
Failure to trust God is at the root of all sorts of sins. Bridges helps us diagnose the lies we believe�that we can only trust ourselves

The Discipline of Grace: God's Role and Our Role in the Pursuit of Holiness
The Discipline of Grace: God’s Role and Our Role in the Pursuit of Holiness
by Jerry Bridges
We know that we are saved by grace, but we often think that we grow spiritually by our works. Bridges shows how we grow in holiness as grace causes our growth as well.

Scandalous: The Cross and Resurrection of Jesus
Scandalous: The Cross and Resurrection of Jesus
by D.A. Carson
The essential meaning of the cross and the resurrection, written with a skeptic in mind

How Long, O Lord?: Reflections on Suffering and Evil
How Long, O Lord?: Reflections on Suffering and Evil
by D.A. Carson
Addresses why evil exists and why the godly suffer, some of the most difficult questions Christianity is asked to answer

The Difficult Doctrine of the Love of God
The Difficult Doctrine of the Love of God
by D.A. Carson
Addresses difficult questions of why God would save one and not another, and why he�d save anyone at all

A Call to Spiritual Reformation: Priorities from Paul and His Prayers
A Call to Spiritual Reformation: Priorities from Paul and His Prayers
by D.A. Carson
Examines Paul�s prayers in his Epistles for instruction on our greatest needs as a church

It Is Well: Expositions on Substitutionary Atonement
It Is Well: Expositions on Substitutionary Atonement
by Mark Dever
This edited, accessible collection of sermons on the cross is an excellent way to grow in your understanding and application of the doctrine of Christ�s substitutionary sacrifice to God for us.

The Mystery of Providence
The Mystery of Providence
by John Flavel
An excellent study of the meaning and implications of God�s control of all he�s created. It�s an old book, so the language is a bit distant.

What Is the Gospel?
What Is the Gospel?
by Greg Gilbert
A simple but straightforward and thorough exposition of the gospel and what it isn�t.

Systematic Theology
Systematic Theology
by Wayne Grudem
Most accessible systematic theology available; unusually readable; includes helpful study questions; very sound (but not inerrant).

Christian Beliefs: Twenty Basics Every Christian Should Know
Christian Beliefs: Twenty Basics Every Christian Should Know
by Wayne Grudem
Condensed version of Grudem�s systematic theology; likely more useful for group study

Dug Down Deep: Building Your Life on Truths That Last.
Dug Down Deep: Building Your Life on Truths That Last.
by Joshua Harris
Very readable introduction to biblical doctrine and why we should care about it. Suitable for teens and family conversations.

The Gospel According to the Apostles
The Gospel According to the Apostles
by John F. MacArthur Jr.
Refutes contemporary false gospels by examining what the Apostles said about the gospel in the letters they wrote

The Gospel According to Jesus: What Is Authentic Faith?
The Gospel According to Jesus: What Is Authentic Faith?
by John F. MacArthur Jr.
Refutes contemporary false gospels by examining what Jesus said about the gospel

Reverberation: How God's Word Brings Light, Freedom, and Action to His People
Reverberation: How God’s Word Brings Light, Freedom, and Action to His People
by Jonathan Leeman
How God�s Word brings life to God�s people, and how those lives work together to display that life in the world.

The Plight of Man and the Power of God
The Plight of Man and the Power of God
by David Martyn Lloyd-Jones
Unpacks biblical teaching on the problems human sin has created and how God has broken into the world to redeem

Living the Cross Centered Life: Keeping the Gospel the Main Thing
Living the Cross Centered Life: Keeping the Gospel the Main Thing
by C.J. Mahaney
Very easy-to-read survey of how the gospel is for Christians�how it ought to continue to empower and shape change in our lives

In My Place Condemned He Stood: Celebrating the Glory of the Atonement
In My Place Condemned He Stood: Celebrating the Glory of the Atonement
by J.I. Packer
Collection of articles on the nature of Christ�s atonement; useful if you want to dig deeper into the doctrine

Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood: A Response to Evangelical Feminism
Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood: A Response to Evangelical Feminism
by John Piper
An absolute classic study of what the Bible teaches about gender roles, the family, and the church, with an outstanding chapter on the special role for single men and women.

God Is the Gospel: Meditations on God's Love as the Gift of Himself
God Is the Gospel: Meditations on God’s Love as the Gift of Himself
by John Piper
We think of the gospel as giving us eternal life, but it gives us something even more precious�God himself.

God's Passion for His Glory: Living the Vision of Jonathan Edwards
God’s Passion for His Glory: Living the Vision of Jonathan Edwards
by John Piper
Piper introduces a classic book by Jonathan Edwards, in which Edwards makes a biblical case that God does all he does for himself.

Finally Alive
Finally Alive
by John Piper
Piper explains what regeneration is�how God takes dead people and makes them alive in Christ.

The Pleasures of God: Meditations on God's Delight in Being God
The Pleasures of God: Meditations on God’s Delight in Being God
by John Piper
Dense; don�t tackle it unless you count the cost; may be Piper�s best book; lays the foundation for BOTH God�s and our God-centeredness

Desiring God, Revised Edition: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist
Desiring God, Revised Edition: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist
by John Piper
One of Piper’ss most influential books. He argues that we find our greatest joy and pleasure in living for God’s glory, not our own.

Future Grace
Future Grace
by John Piper
Not short. Not light. But an excellent exposition of how we grow spiritually by faith in God�s grace. I�ve never read anything like it.

The Holiness of God
The Holiness of God
by R.C. Sproul
In an age that trivializes just about everything, we are wise to remind ourselves that God is not like us. Sproul does that as well as anyone.

Basic Christianity
Basic Christianity
by John R.W. Stott
Useful for understanding fundamental doctrines of the faith. Less than a systematic theology; more than a basic discipleship study.

Sex and the Supremacy of Christ
Sex and the Supremacy of Christ
by Justin Taylor
Marriage is a picture of Christ and the church. That gospel metaphor shapes how we think about sex, regardless of our marital status.




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