THE IMPORTANCE OF READING GOOD BOOKS

Daniel Webster wrote, If religious books are not widely circulated among the masses in this country, I do not know what is going to become of us as a nation. If truth be not diffused, error will be; if God and His Word are not known and received, the devil and his works will gain the ascendancy; if the evangelical volume does not reach every hamlet, the pages of a corrupt and licentious literature will; if the power of the Gospel is not felt throughout the length and breadth of the land, anarchy and misrule, degradation and misery, corruption and darkness, will reign without mitigation or end." (1823 A.D.)

RECOMMENDED READING

Quite often, people ask what books we recommend on various topics. The following is designed to give you guidance in choosing and selecting good, sound books. If we had to choose one book in each area, these are the ones we recommend.

This is in no way an exhaustive list, but one that we hope will give good direction. We want to keep it small and selective. If you have trouble obtaining any of these, please let us know and we will gladly help you locate them.

BIBLES

• The King James Bible with Concordance, Cambridge University Press
• The New King James, Thompson Chain-Reference Bible

CD ROM

• ONLINE BIBLE, published by Larry Pierce, Ontario Canada

  COMMENTARIES

• Exposition of the Old & New Testaments, John Gill, Volumes 1-9, The Baptist Standard Bearer The
• The Poor Man's NT Commentaries, Robert Hawker, Volumes 1-3
•  An Exposition of the Epistle to the Galatians, James A. Haldane, Newport Commentary Series
•  More Than Conquerors, An Interpretation of the Book of Revelation, William Hendricksen

DOCTRINE

•  Doctrine of the Atonement, J. A. Haldane, Old Paths Gospel Press
•  The Cause of God and Truth, John Gill, Baker Book House
•  The Doctrine of the Atonement according to the Apostles, George Smeaton
•  Christ's Doctrine of the Atonement, George Smeaton

•  Particular Redemption, William Rushton, Primitive Publications

  GENERAL INTEREST

•  A Spiritual Treasury For The Children of God, William Mason, Vols. 1 & 2, Old Paths Gospel Press
•  The Fountain of Life, John Flavel, Baker Book House 'Summit Books'
•  Inspired Principles of Prophetic Interpretation, John Wilmot, Reiner
•  The Bible and the Future, Anthony A. Hoekema, Eerdmans

  SERMONS

• Grove Chapel Pulpit, Sermons by Joseph Irons, Triangle Press- Volumes 1-6
• Sermons by William Gadsby, Gospel Standard Publication Trust
• Grace Alone, Sermons by John Kershaw of Rochdale, Zoar Publications

  STUDY HELPS

•  Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (with Hebrew and Greek Dictionaries) Hendrickson
•   The Englishman's Greek Concordance of the NT, Wigram
•   Gesenius' Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon to the Old Testament, Baker Book House
•  Thayer Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament, Baker Book House
•  Vine's Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words, Revell
•  Smith's Bible Dictionary, William Smith, L.L.D, Thomas Nelson Publishers
•  Preaching From the Types and Metaphors of the Bible, Benjamin Keach, Kregel
•  Exposition of the Parables, Benjamin Keach, Kregel

        UNPUBLISHED

•  Justification by Christ Alone, Samuel Richardson, 1647
•  The Scriptural Doctrine of Justification, by Samuel Trott
   

OTHER SOURCES:

• Gospel Mission, Inc. PO Box 318, Choteau, MT 59422
• The WWW Bible Gateway (Excellent Bible Research Program)

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