Recommended Books
Studying God’s Word daily and systematically ought to be the highest priority in the life of a Christian. It is not sufficient to read articles, books and listen to sermons alone. The primary source from where the Christian draws on God’s truth and is fed spiritually comes from the Bible. Not only is it inerrant, but it is sufficient in every sense. This study cannot and must not be replaced. The moment the believer does this, they are walking on dangerous ground. If you are reading other books more than the Bible, then you ought to lay them down and be disciplined in your study of God’s Word first. There is no book or resource which is equal to the value of the Bible. God’s Word cannot be substituted for anything else, no matter how good it is.
However, God has also seen fit to use His servants to write books, from which the believer can also draw much truth, encouragement and wisdom. Below you will find a list of ‘Recommended Reading’ which That I May Know Him highly recommends in your walk with the Lord. These are books I have read or am at least aquainted with.
APOLOGETICS
Can Man Live without God by Ravi Zacharias
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
The End of Reason: A Response to the New Atheists by Ravi Zacharias
Jesus among Other Gods: The Absolute Claims of the Christian Message by Ravi Zacharias
Why Believe the Bible? by John Blanchard
AUTO-BIOGRAPHY & BIOGRAPHY
Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners by John Bunyan
The Cross and the Switchblade by David Wilkerson
The Autobiography of George Muller by George Muller
CHURCH
Baptist Church Manual by James M. Pendleton
Nine Marks of a Healthy Church by Mark Dever
Revival Gods Way: A Message for the Church by Leonard Ravenhill
Young, Restless, Reformed by Collin Hansen
Why Revival Tarries by Leonard Ravenhill
CHURCH HISTORY
Church History in Plain Language: Third Edition by Bruce L Shelley
New Testament History, The by F.F. Bruce
DOCTRINE/THEOLOGY
Apostolic Preaching of the Cross by Leon Morris
Attributes of God, The by A.W. Tozer
Holiness of God, The
Justification and Regeneration by Charles Leiter
Know the Truth by Bruce Milne
One True God, The by Paul David Washer
Systematic Theology by Wayne Grudem
Truth About Man, The by Paul David Washer
EVANGELISM
Hell’s Best Kept Secret
Sodom Had No Bible by Leonard Ravenhill
Way of the Master, The
GOSPEL
Apostasy from the Gospel (Puritan Paperback) by John Owen
Cross of Christ, The by John Stott
Cross Centred Life, The by C.J. Mahaney
The Gospel According to Jesus: What is Authentic Faith? by John MacArthur
MISSIONS
Revolution in World Missions by K.P. Yohannan
NEW BELIEVERS AND NON-CHRISTIANS
Don’t Waste Your Life by John Piper
Fifty Reasons Why Jesus Came to Die by John Piper
Ultimate Questions by John Blanchard
Why on Earth Did Jesus Come? by John Blanchard
PRAYER
Valley of Visions, The: A Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions (Edited by Arthur Bennet)
PREACHING AND TEACHING
Lectures to My Students by Charles Haddon Spurgeon
Preaching Christ from Ecclesiastes by Sidney Greidanus
Preaching – Pure and Simple by Stuart Olyott
PURITAN CLASSICS
A Body of Divinity by Thomas Watson
A Quest for Godliness: The Puritan Vision of the Christian Life by J.I. Packer
Glory of Christ, The (Puritan Paperback) by John Owen
Godly Home, The by Richard Baxter
Institutes of the Christian Religion by John Calvin
Mystery of Providence, The (Puritan Paperbacks) by John Flavel
Pilgrims Progress by John Bunyan
Reformed Pastor, The by Richard Baxter
Sinfulness of Sin, The (Puritan Paperbacks) by Ralph Venning
Valley of Visions, The: A Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions (Edited by Arthur Bennet)
REFERENCE/STUDY
Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary
The Miracle of the Scarlet Thread: Revealing the Power of the Blood of Jesus from Genesis to Revelation by Richard Booker
The New Manners and Customs of Bible Times by Ralph Gower
WOMANHOOD
Feminine Appeal by Caroline Mahaney
Girl Talk: Mother-Daughter Conversations on Biblical Womanhood by Caroline Mahaney
Feminine Appeal by Carolyn Mahaney is an excellent book, I agree with your recommendation of it for women. It really does describe true biblical feminity. Another good book for women will be Let Me Be A Woman by Elisabeth Eliott. You know in the Bible where it says in 1 Peter 3:5 about the holy women putting their hope in God and making themselves beautiiful with their gentle and submissive spirit’s? Elisabeth Eliott is one of those holy women of our day.
However a book any christian male or female, young and old serious in their pursuit of God should read is Holiness by J.C Ryle. I’ve just finished the second chapter but already my highlighter is running dry. Two words, Soul stirring!