What books would your recommend to get a basic understanding of historic reformed belief and practice for someone who doesn't have that background?
I've believed the doctrines of grace for several years now and continue to move in the direction of the historic reformed faith (I think). The problem is, not having coming from a reformed background I don't always know what that is. Things like the regulative principle of worship, paedobaptism, sabbath keeping, confessionalism, covenant theology, etc. are all very foreign to me. Becoming a member of the PuritanBoard has helped to gain acquaintance with these types of things, but I was hoping to get a more systematic understanding. I've read a lot of books by John MacArthur, John Piper, and R.C. Spoul which has helped me to understand reformed soteriology, but not so much about the other aspects (I know Sproul is a very reformed theologian but I've only read the Holiness of God and Chosen by God).
I do have Horton's God of Promise, Berkhof's Systematic Theology, Vol 10 of John Owen's works, a Puritan paperback by Thomas Watson on the Lord's Supper, Redemption Accomplished and Applied by Murray, but I think that is about all of the historic reformed books I have.
Some of the books I was thinking about were:
The Westminster Confession of Faith with Scripture verses
Ames' Marrow of Theology
A Body of Divinity and The Ten Commandments by Watson
I'm leaning toward older works, but not at all opposed to newer works.
Do you have different suggestions? Additional suggestions? I probably have about $150 to spend.
Thanks.
I've believed the doctrines of grace for several years now and continue to move in the direction of the historic reformed faith (I think). The problem is, not having coming from a reformed background I don't always know what that is. Things like the regulative principle of worship, paedobaptism, sabbath keeping, confessionalism, covenant theology, etc. are all very foreign to me. Becoming a member of the PuritanBoard has helped to gain acquaintance with these types of things, but I was hoping to get a more systematic understanding. I've read a lot of books by John MacArthur, John Piper, and R.C. Spoul which has helped me to understand reformed soteriology, but not so much about the other aspects (I know Sproul is a very reformed theologian but I've only read the Holiness of God and Chosen by God).
I do have Horton's God of Promise, Berkhof's Systematic Theology, Vol 10 of John Owen's works, a Puritan paperback by Thomas Watson on the Lord's Supper, Redemption Accomplished and Applied by Murray, but I think that is about all of the historic reformed books I have.
Some of the books I was thinking about were:
The Westminster Confession of Faith with Scripture verses
Ames' Marrow of Theology
A Body of Divinity and The Ten Commandments by Watson
I'm leaning toward older works, but not at all opposed to newer works.
Do you have different suggestions? Additional suggestions? I probably have about $150 to spend.
Thanks.
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