Book Recommendation

[sotzo]

I have a friend who is caught up in the whole Todd Bentley revival BS...he was raised in a pentecostal environment, but I'm still amazed that even pentecostals fall for these shenanigans. I've got a good relationship with him and as part of our discussions, I wanted to give him a good intro to solid doctrine. I've thought about Stott's Basic Christianity....looking for a very solid, but intro treatment of the following:

1. Sufficiency of the Bible and the demarcation of the Holy Spirit's work via the preached word rather than modern day "prophets"...the delineation of revelation and the closed canon ropes off how we believe God speaks today

2. Imputation of Christ's righteousness in salvation and that being the only ground of our standing with God (rather than how we exhibit certain signs)

3. The importance of the confessions and why they help us discern truth from error.

4. Jesus' warning about those who would come in his name, but with a false Gospel

Perhaps this is multiple books....just want to give him some solid food.

 

[TheocraticMonarchist]

Is your friend Reformed? God graciously delivered me from the charismatic delusion through accurate (reformed) biblical teaching. A frontal assualt may not be necessary

 

[sotzo]

Is your friend Reformed? God graciously delivered me from the charismatic delusion through accurate (reformed) biblical teaching. A frontal assualt may not be necessary

No, he isn't at all Reformed...but that said, I think he is very open to hearing solid Reformed teaching.

 

[greenbaggins]

Ferguson's book "The Christian Life" is an excellent beginning introduction to Reformed theology, and has a great deal to say on the Reformed view of the Holy Spirit, as well as the importance of the confessions. Certainly also, he is strong on justification and clear. On number 4, you might have to direct him to the commentaries on those particular passages.

 

[Reformed Baptist]

I gave a friend a book on justification. He was very glad to recieve it, but I am not sure if he read it. It think Sola Scriptura! The Protestant Position on the Bible Edited By: Don Kistler is a good choice.

 

[Whitefield]

Two books that were crucial in my journey into a Reformed worldview:
Horton's Putting Amazing Back in Grace, and
Boice's Foundations of the Christian Faith.

 

[cornopean]

Seems like some book by JC Ryle would be appropriate. Holiness? Practical Religion?

 

[Marrow Man]

Seems like some book by JC Ryle would be appropriate. Holiness? Practical Religion?

"J.C. Ryle? Who's that? I don't know him?" -- response from Episcopal Bishop John Shelby Spong in debate with James White in November of 2006