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Recommended Resources

Most of these resources have been helpful to me in understanding and growing closer to God. I think they are all worthwhile and I recommend them to all. I've provided links to the books and movies on Amazon.

Web

The Narrow Path (www.thenarrowpath.com)

Steve Gregg

Steve Gregg is a gifted Bible teacher with a large body of work available for free here.
The most useful resources to me are:

 

WARNING: He argues against Calvinism but still subscribes to some of its tenets, such as a metaphysical sinful nature (and a dual nature for Christians), metaphysical regeneration, and to some extent, arbitrary election.

The NeXt Bible Learning Environment (net.bible.org)

Net BibleA Bible with extensive commentary, cross-references, and interlinear language and version functions, including Greek and Hebrew study tools.

Bible Gateway (www.biblegateway.com)

Bible Gateway

This is a searchable Bible with a lot of versions and clean text (for copying).

The Secret Exposed (www.thesecretexposed.net)

The Secret ExposedThis is a web site that I created to expose the fallacious arguments and hidden philosophy behind the best-selling book and DVD, The Secret.

Books

Finney's Systematic Theology

by Charles G. Finney

Finney's Systematic Theology - Charles G. FinneyThis is the best thing available to understand the moral government view of the atonement (the Biblical view). It also refutes the tenets of Calvinism.

The Autobiography of Charles G. Finney

by Charles G. Finney

The Autobiography of Charles G. FinneyCharles Finney was the most effective evangelist / revivalist in history, in terms of both numbers and the piety and the durability of the converts he made. You can read in his own words a detailed account of how it all happened.

The Complete Works of Francis A. Schaeffer: A Christian Worldview (5 Volume Set)

The Complete Works of Francis A. SchaefferThe Complete Works of Francis A. SchaefferSchaeffer's writings are useful for gaining an understanding of how to effectively communicate Christianity to our culture.

Miracles

by C. S. Lewis

Miracles - C. S. LewisI like this book for the philosophical discussions of the nature of God and the nature of man. It is also useful for understanding presuppositional apologetics to be able to refute the most common false philosophies in our culture today.

God's Strategy in Human History

by Roger Forster and Paul Marston

God's Strategy in Human History - Roger Forster and Paul MarstonThis book clears up many of the confusing Biblical passages concerning election and predestination. I highly recommend it.

Understanding the Cross

by Michael R. Saia

Understanding the Cross - Michael R. SaiaThis book clearly teaches all of the Biblical doctrines that are necessary to understand the Biblical view of the atonement.

Mike Saia was one of my teachers at my Youth With A Mission (YWAM) Discipleship Training School (DTS) in Lakeview Terrace, California (also known as the Sunland YWAM) back in 1984.

Does God Know the Future?

by Michael R. Saia

Does God Know the Future? - Michael R. SaiaThis book should settle once and for all the debate about whether God lives in time.

New American Standard Bible (NASB)

New American Standard Bible (NASB)I don't believe in paraphrases; I want to know what God says, not what people say that God says. The NASB is considered a very accurate literal translation.

I also recommend buying a Bible without a commentary (that is, not a "study Bible") so you aren't tempted to rely on a single source for this. I recommend reading a passage many times and thoroughly contemplating it before getting someone else's opinion of what it means. Then check multiple sources, and check them back with scripture to test them.

The New Evidence That Demands a Verdict

Josh McDowell

New Evidence That Demands a Verdict - Josh McDowellThis is a good reference book for a wide array of documentation supporting the historicity of Christianity and the authenticity of the Bible.

If Ye Continue

A Study of the Conditional Aspects of Salvation

by Guy Duty

If Ye Continue - Guy Duty

Using good hermaneutics, he goes through the Bible showing how each covenant God made with man, including the new covenant, was conditional. I got my used copy on Amazon for $7, but months later the price of used copies was $39, due, I gather, to scarcity.

Movies

Brother Sun, Sister Moon

IMDB | Netflix

Brother Sun, Sister MoonMy favorite movie of all time! It tells the story of Saint Francis of Assisi, Italy, who became a true Christian in the midst of a Catholic-controlled culture and left an inspiring example for all to follow.

Here's a sample:

Luther

IMDB | Netflix

LutherThis film tells an historically accurate story of Martin Luther, the German Catholic monk and leader of the protestant reformation.

Lady Jane

IMDB | Netflix

Lady JaneThe true story of Lady Jane Grey, and English protestant Queen who tried to rule according to her Christian convictions, at the age of 16.

Johnny Got His Gun

IMDB | Netflix

Johnny Got His GunThis movie is an instant cure for the lies of the pantheistic religion of Christian Science. It's about a young soldier who's hit by a mortar shell in World War I. It's pretty dark, but excellent!

Jesus

IMDB | Netflix

JesusBased entirely on the Gospel of Luke, it is very faithful to the Gospel, unlike so many films that embellish it.

The Passion of the Christ

IMDB | Netflix

The Passion of ChristMel Gibson's graphic portrayal of the crucifixion is hard to watch at times, but it gives us a real sense of the suffering Jesus endured for us.

Billy Budd

IMDB | Netflix

Billy BuddBased on a Herman Melville Novel, this movie about a court marshal aboard an 18th century British Navy ship demonstrates, in an allegory, the dilemma God faces in having to uphold the penalty of the law for the good of His government of mankind.

Bella

IMDB | Netflix

BellaConveys the spirit of what it means to be pro-life—to trust God for the future.

Masked and Anonymous

IMDB | Wikipedia | Netflix

Masked and AnonymousThis is Bob Dylan's best movie (o.k., so that's not saying too much—but it really is a good movie). Dylan co-wrote it with Larry Charles. It's got an all-star cast. It's about the war between good and evil, God and man and the devil. The story is about an unnamed country, some time in the future, on the verge of revolution, possibly at the end of the world. And, of course, the music is excellent.

Doubt

IMDB | Wikipedia | Netflix

DoubtThe priest in this movie gives a powerful little sermon on gossip which will stay with me the rest of my life. I recommend the movie for that alone. I also think it's useful for us to think about how we judge people. Excellent acting too!

 
     
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