Biblical Christianity
Recommended Reading
Bible Dictionaries and Handbooks
The Gospel
A Six-Point Summary of the Gospel | John Piper | DesiringGod.org
God’s Plan of Salvation | J. Hampton Keathley III | Bible.org
Gospel | Answers in Genesis | AnswersInGenesis.org
The Good News | Calvary Chapel Hurricane Valley | Calvaryhv.com
The Gospel: What It Means to Be a Christian | Grace Community Church | Gracechurch.org
What Is the Gospel? | I’ll Be Honest | IllBeHonest.com
What Is the Gospel? | R.C. Sproul | Ligonier.org
What Is the Gospel? | The Gospel Coalition | Thegospelcoalition.org
What Is the Gospel? | J. Hampton Keathley III | Bible.org
Gospel Audio Messages
How Can You Avoid God’s Judgment? | John MacArthur | Grace to You
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God | Jonathan Edwards | Exposit the Word
The Gospel | Paul Washer | HeartCry Missionary Society
The Gospel | Voddie Baucham | Shepherds’ Conference 2022
The Gospel in Four Minutes | Voddie Baucham
What is the Gospel? | Alistair Begg | Truth for Life
What is the Gospel? | R.C. Sproul | Ligonier.org
Basics of the Christian Faith
Basic Bible Doctrine | S. Lewis Johnson | Online at SLJInstitute.net
Bible Doctrine: Essential Teachings of the Christian Faith | Second Edition | Wayne Grudem | Zondervan, 2022 | 672 pages | Amazon.com
Christian Faith | S. Lewis Johnson | Online at SLJInstitute.net
Eight Most Important Christian Truths | S. Lewis Johnson | Online at SLJInstitute.net
Essential Truths of the Christian Faith | R.C. Sproul | Tyndale House Publishers, 1998 | 352 pages | Amazon.com
Finally Alive: What Happens When We Are Born Again | John Piper | Christian Focus Publications, 2009 | 208 pages | PDF (754KB) | Online at DesiringGod.org
Foundations of the Faith | Ray Stedman | Online at RayStedman.org
Fundamentals of the Faith: 13 Lessons to Grow in the Grace and Knowledge of Jesus Christ | John MacArthur | Online at Gty.org
Major Bible Themes: 52 Vital Doctrines of the Scriptures Simplified and Explained | Lewis Sperry Chafer (1871-1952) and John F. Walvoord (1910-2002) | Zondervan, 1974 | 284 pages | Amazon.com
Survey of Bible Doctrine | Charles Caldwell Ryrie | Moody Press, 1989 | 192 pages | Amazon.com
Who Needs Theology? An Invitation to the Study of God | Stanley J. Grenz and Roger E. Olson | InterVarsity Press, 1996 | 150 pages | Amazon.com
Bibles
BibleGateway.com | A searchable online Bible in many versions and languages.
BibleHub.com | Online Bible study tools.
Blue Letter Bible | Tools for in-depth study of God’s Word | BlueLetterBible.org
English Standard Version | Read the Bible online | Esv.org
MacArthur Study Bible (ESV) | Second Edition | Thomas Nelson, 2021 | 2,048 pages | Amazon.com
MacArthur Study Bible (NASB)| Second Edition | Thomas Nelson, 2020 | 2,000 pages | Amazon.com
Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia | Fifth Edition | German Bible Society, 2007 | 1,574 pages | Amazon.com
Greek New Testament | Fifth Edition | American Bible Society, 2014 | 1,224 pages | Amazon.com
Bible Dictionaries and Handbooks
Baker’s Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology | Online at StudyLight.org
Baker Illustrated Bible Background Commentary | J. Daniel Hays and J. Scott Duvall, editors | Baker Books, 2020 | 1,456 pages | Amazon.com
Holman Bible Dictionary | Online at StudyLight.org
Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary | Holman Bible Publishers, 2015 | 1,800 pages | Amazon.com
MacArthur Bible Handbook | John MacArthur | Thomas Nelson, 2003 | 592 pages | Amazon.com
New Unger’s Bible Dictionary | Merrill F. Unger | Moody Publishers, 2006 | 1,408 pages | Amazon.com
New Unger’s Bible Handbook | Merrill F. Unger | Moody Publishers, 2005 | 752 pages | Amazon.com
Bible Commentaries
General
Baker Illustrated Bible Commentary | Gary M. Burge and Andrew M. Hill, editors | Baker Books, 2012 | 1,648 pages | Amazon.com
Best Commentaries | John Dyer | BestCommentaries.com
Bible Overview Studies | Ray Stedman.org
Introduction to the New Testament | Louis Berkhof | 201 pages | PDF (877KB) | Online at NTSLibrary.org
MacArthur Bible Commentary | John MacArthur | Thomas Nelson, 2005 | 2,040 pages | Amazon.com
Moody Bible Commentary | Michael A. Rydelnik and Michael Vanlaningham, editors | Moody Publishers, 2014 | 2,176 pages | Amazon.com
Keil and Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament | Online at StudyLight.org
Ray C. Stedman Expository Studies
Ray C. Stedman Library | LDolphin.org
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge | Online at StudyLight.org
Expository Commentaries
Commentary on 1 & 2 Thessalonians | John F. Walvoord (1910-2002) | Moody, 2012 | 176 pages | Amazon.com
Commentary on Daniel | Leon Wood | Wipf & Stock Pub, 1998 | 336 pages | Amazon.com
Daniel: The Key to Prophetic Revelation | John F. Walvoord (1910-2002) | Moody, 1989 | 320 pages | Amazon.com
Daniel’s Prophecy of the 70 Weeks | Alva J. McClain | BMH Books, 1969 | 73 pages | Amazon.com
Matthew | J.C. Ryle (1816-1900) | Online at GraceGems.org
Matthew: Thy Kingdom Come: A Commentary on the First Gospel | John F. Walvoord (1910-2002) | Kregel Academic, 1998 | 264 pages | Amazon.com
Mark | J.C. Ryle (1816-1900) | Online at GraceGems.org
Revelation | John F. Walvoord (1910-2002) | Moody, 2011 | 400 pages | Amazon.com
Expository Sermon Series
Old Testament
Genesis | S. Lewis Johnson | Online at SLJInstitute.net
Genesis | Andy Woods | AndyWoodsMinistries.org
Exodus | S. Lewis Johnson | Online at SLJInstitute.net
Leviticus | S. Lewis Johnson | Online at SLJInstitute.net
Zechariah | Andy Woods | AndyWoodsMinistries.org
New Testament
Matthew | S. Lewis Johnson | SLJInstitute.net
John | S. Lewis Johnson | Online at SLJInstitute.net
Acts | Ray Stedman | Online at RayStedman.org
Acts | S. Lewis Johnson | Online at SLJInstitute.net
Romans | John MacArthur | Online at Gty.org
Thessalonians | Ray Stedman | Online at RayStedman.org
1 Thessalonians | Andy Woods | AndyWoodsMinistries.org
Revelation | Andy Woods | SLBC.org
Revelation | Ray Stedman | RayStedman.org
Revelation | S. Lewis Johnson | SLJInstitute.net
Systematic Theology
Biblical Doctrine: A Systematic Summary of Bible Truth | John MacArthur and Richard Mayhue | Crossway, 2017 | 1,024 pages | Amazon.com
Foundations of the Christian Faith | James Montgomery Boice (1939-2000) | InterVarsity Press, 2019 | 852 pages | Amazon.com
God Is Love: A Biblical and Systematic Theology | Gerald Bray | Crossway, 2012 | 768 pages | Amazon.com
Institutes of the Christian Religion (2 Volume Set) | John Calvin (1509-1564) | Westminster/John Knox Press, 1960 | 1,800 pages | Amazon.com
Systematic Theology | S. Lewis Johnson | Online at SLJInstitute.net
Systematic Theology | Lewis Sperry Chafer (1871-1952) | Kregel Academic, 1993 | 2,880 pages | Amazon.com
Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine | Second Edition | Wayne Grudem | Zondervan Academic, 2020 | 1,616 pages | Amazon.com
Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Christian Belief | John M. Frame | P&R Publishing, 2013 | 1,280 pages | Amazon.com
Doctrine of God
Attributes of God | Arthur W. Pink (1886-1952) | Baker Books, 2006 | 128 pages | Amazon.com
Doctrine of God | Louis Berkhof (1873-1957) | Online at Mongergism.com
Existence and Attributes of God | Stephen Charnock (1628-1680) | Baker Books, 1996 | 1,152 pages | Amazon.com
Holiness of God (2nd edition) | R.C. Sproul | Tyndale House Publishers, 2000 | 240 pages | Amazon.com
Sovereignty of God | Arthur W. Pink (1886-1952) | Wilder Publications, 2009 | 212 pages | Amazon.com
Doctrine of God: A Theology of Lordship | John M. Frame | P&R Publishing, 2002 | 888 pages | Amazon.com
Doctrine of the Trinity
Our Triune God | John MacArthur | Online at Gty.org
What is the Doctrine of the Trinity? | Matt Perman | Online at DesiringGod.org
Doctrine of Christ
Christology | E.C. Bragg | Online at TrinityCollege.org
Christology | S. Lewis Johnson | SLJInstitute.net
Deity of Christ | Christopher W. Morgan and Robert A. Peterson, editors | Crossway, 2011 | 320 pages | Amazon.com
Divine and Human Nature of Jesus Christ | John Bunyan (1628-1688) | Online at Monergism.com
Divine and Human Nature of Christ | Herman Bavinck (1854-1921) | Online at The-Highway.com
Doctrine of Christ | Louis Berkhof (1873-1957) | Online at Monergism.com
New Testament Revelation of the Messiah | S. Lewis Johnson | SLJInstitute.net
Doctrine of Man in Relation to God
Created in God’s Image | Anthony A. Hoekema | Eerdmans, 1994 | 278 pages | Amazon.com
Doctrine of Man | Louis Berkhof (1873-1957) | Online at Monergism.com
Doctrine of Sin (Hamartiology)
Doctrine of Sin | Lehman Strauss | Online at Bible.org
Hamartiology | E.C. Bragg | Online at TrinityCollege.edu
Doctrine of Atonement
Atonement | John Murray (1898-1975) | Online at ChapelLibrary.org
Atonement: Contemplating the Wondrous Redemptive Work of Christ | Tom Ferrell | Online at Monergism.com
Atonement of Jesus (10-Part Teaching Series) | R.C. Sproul | Online at Ligonier.org
Penal Substitution in Church History | Michael Vlach | Masters Seminary Journal (Fall 2009) | 16 pages | PDF (127KB) | Online at ChristianForums.com
Pierced for Our Transgressions: Rediscovering the Glory of Penal Substitution | Steve Jeffery, Michael Ovey, Andrew Sach and John Piper | Crossway, 2007 | 384 pages | Amazon.com
Studies in the Atonement | Robert A. Morey | Xulon Press, 2011 | 312 pages | Amazon.com
Doctrine of Salvation (Soteriology)
Cross and Salvation: The Doctrine of Salvation | Bruce Demarest | Crossway, 2006 | 544 pages | Amazon.com
Doctrine of Redemption | Louis Berkhof (1873-1957) | Online at Monergism.com
Doctrine of Salvation | Lehman Strauss | Online at Bible.org
Salvation Accomplished by the Son: The Work of Christ | Robert A. Peterson | Crossway, 2011 | 624 pages | Amazon.com
Salvation | S. Lewis Johnson | SLJIstitute.net
Doctrine of Justification
Counted Righteous in Christ | John Piper | Crossway, 2002 | 129 pages. | PDF (664KB) | Online at DesiringGod.org
Faith Alone: The Evangelical Doctrine of Justification | R.C. Sproul | Baker Books, 1999 | 222 pages | Amazon.com
Five Things You Should Know about Justification | William Godfrey | Online at Ligonier.org
Justification by Faith | John MacArthur | Online at Gty.org
Justified by Faith | John MacArthur | Online at Gty.org
Systematic Theology of Justification | Andy Naselli | Online at Crossway.org
Doctrine of Sanctification
Doctrine of Sanctification | A.W. Pink (1886-1952) | Online at Monergism.com
Holiness | J.C. Ryle (1816-1900) | Online at GraceGems.org
What Is Sanctification (and What It Is Not)? | John MacArthur | Online at Gty.org
Doctrine of Election
Chosen by God | R.C. Sproul | Tyndale, 2021 | 187 pages | Amazon.com
Does God Desire All to Be Saved? | John Piper | Crossway, 2013 | 64 pages | Amazon.com
Election and Free Will: God’s Gracious Choice and Our Responsibility | Robert A. Peterson | P&R Publishing, 2007 | 224 pages | Amazon.com
Pastoral Thoughts on the Doctrine of Election | John Piper | Online at DesiringGod.org
What is the Doctrine of Election? | John MacArthur | Online at Gty.org
Doctrine of the End Times (Eschatology)
Basis of the Premillennial Faith | Charles Ryrie | ECS Ministries, 2005 | 144 pages | Amazon.com
Commentary on 1 & 2 Thessalonians | John F. Walvoord (1910-2002) | Moody, 2012 | 176 pages | Amazon.com
Daniel: The Key to Prophetic Revelation | John F. Walvoord (1910-2002) | Moody, 1989 | 320 pages | Amazon.com
Daniel’s Prophecy of the 70 Weeks | Alva J. McClain (1888-1968) | BMH Books, 1969 | 73 pages | Amazon.com
Dispensationalism | Charles Caldwell Ryrie | Moody, 2007 | 272 pages | Amazon.com
End Times in Chronological Order: A Complete Overview to Understanding Bible Prophecy | Ron Rhodes | Harvest House, 2012 | 240 pages | Amazon.com
Eschatology | S. Lewis Johnson (1915-2004) | Online at SLJInstitute.net
Has the Church Replaced Israel? Parts 1-5 | Michael Vlach | SermonAudio.com
Israelology: The Missing Link in Systematic Theology | Arnold G. Fruchtenbaum | Ariel Ministries, 1994 | 1,052 pages | Amazon.com
Matthew: Thy Kingdom Come: A Commentary on the First Gospel | John F. Walvoord (1910-2002) | Kregel Academic, 1998 | 264 pages | Amazon.com
Millennial Kingdom: A Basic Text in Premillennial Theology | John F. Walvoord (1910-2002) | Zondervan, 1983 | 373 pages | Amazon.com
Prophecy | Ray Stedman (1917-1992) | Online at RayStedman.org
Rapture Question | John F. Walvoord (1910-2002) | Zondervan, 1979 | 304 pages | Amazon.com
Revelation | Ray Stedman (1917-1992) | Online at Ray Stedman | RayStedman.org
Revelation | S. Lewis Johnson (1915-2004) | Online at S. Lewis Johnson | SLJInstitute.net
Revelation of Jesus Christ: A Commentary | John F. Walvoord (1910-2002) | Moody Publishers, 2011 | 400 pages | Amazon.com
Things to Come: A Study in Biblical Eschatology | J. Dwight Pentecost (1915-2014) | Zondervan, 1965 | 670 pages | Amazon.com
Hermeneutics and Exegesis
Basic Bible Interpretation | Roy B. Zuck | David C. Cook, 1991 | 324 pages | Amazon.com
Basic Guide to Interpreting the Bible: Playing by the Rules (2nd edition) | Robert H. Stein | Baker Academic, 2011 | 240 pages | Amazon.com
Biblical Interpretation: Past and Present | Gerald Bray | InterVarsity Press, 2000 | 608 pages | Amazon.com
Exegetical Fallacies | Donald A. Carson | Baker Books, 1996 | 160 pages | Amazon.com
Hermeneutics: Principles and Processes of Biblical Interpretation | Henry A. Virkler | Baker Academic, 2007 | 256 pages | Amazon.com
How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth (4th edition) | Gordon D. Fee and Douglas Stuart | Zondervan, 2014 | 304 pages | Amazon.com
Introduction to Biblical Hermeneutics: The Search for Meaning | Walter C. Kaiser and Moisés Silva | Zondervan, 2007 | 352 pages | Amazon.com
Rightly Divided: Readings in Biblical Hermeneutics | Roy B. Zuck, editor | Kregel Academic, 1996 | 320 pages | Amazon.com
New Testament Exegesis: A Handbook for Students and Pastors (3rd Edition) | Gordon D. Fee | Westminster/John Knox Press, 2002 | 195 pages | Amazon.com
Uses of the Old Testament in the New | Walter C. Kaiser | Wipf & Stock Pub, 2001 | 286 pages | Amazon.com
Bibliology (The Study of the Bible)
Bible 101 Introduction | Barry Horner | PDF (494KB) | Online at NTSLibrary.com
Bibliology | E.C. Bragg (1912-1995) | PDF (101KB) | Online at TrinityCollege.edu
Canon of the New Testament: Its Origin, Development, and Significance | Bruce M. Metzger | Oxford University Press, 1997 | 336 pages | Amazon.com
Canon of Scripture | F.F. Bruce | IVP Academic, 1988 | 349 pages | Amazon.com
Inerrancy | Norman L. Geisler, editor | Zondervan, 1980 | 526 pages | Amazon.com
Journey from Texts to Translations: The Origin and Development of the Bible | Paul D. Wegner | Baker Academic, 2004 | 464 pages | Amazon.com
King James Only Controversy: Can You Trust the Modern Translations? | James R. White | Bethany House, 2009 | 368 pages | Amazon.com
New Testament Canon: Its Making and Meaning | Harry Y. Gamble | Wipf & Stock Pub, 2002 | 96 pages | Amazon.com
Old Testament Canon of the New Testament Church and Its Background in Early Judaism | Roger Beckwith | Wipf & Stock Pub, 2008 | 544 pages | Amazon.com
On the Reliability of the Old Testament | K.A. Kitchen | Eerdmans, 2006 | 684 pages | Amazon.com
Church History
A History of Christianity in the United States and Canada (Second Edition) | Mark A. Noll | Eerdmans, 2019 | 592 pages | Amazon.com
The Story of Christianity, Vol. 1: The Early Church to the Dawn of the Reformation (2nd edition) | Justo L. Gonzalez | HarperOne, 2010 | 528 pages | Amazon.com
The Story of Christianity, Vol. 2: The Reformation to the Present Day (2nd edition) | Justo L. Gonzalez | HarperOne, 2010 | 560 pages | Amazon.com
Apologetics
Scripture and Truth | Donald A. Carson and John D. Woodbridge, editors | Baker Academic, 1992 | 446 pages | Amazon.com
Evangelism
Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God | J. I. Packer | IVP Books, 2012 | 122 pages | Amazon.com
Evangelism: How to Share the Gospel Faithfully | John MacArthur | Thomas Nelson, 2011 | 340 pages | Amazon.com
Biblical Philosophy of History
Divine Purpose in History and Prophecy | S. Lewis Johnson (1915-2004) | Online at SLJInstitute.net
Paul and the Purpose of the Ages | S. Lewis Johnson (1915-2004) | Online at SLJInstitute.net
What on Earth Is God Doing? | Renald Showers | Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry, 2003 | 144 pages | Amazon.com
General Reading
Knowing God | J.I. Packer | InterVarsity Press, 1993 | 286 pages | Amazon.com
One Minute After You Die | Erwin W. Lutzer | Moody, 2007 | 192 pages | Amazon.com
Links to Other Sites
Andy Woods Ministries | AndyWoodsMinistries.org
Banner of Truth | Biblical Christianity Through Literature
Books by A.W. Pink | ChapelLibrary.org
Chapel Library | ChapelLibrary.org
Christian Classics Ethereal Library | Classic Christian writings
Christian Worldview Radio | TheChristianWorldview.org
David Ice | DelhiBaptistChurch.org
Desiring God | Ministry of John Piper
Friends of Israel | foi.org
Grace to You | Ministry of John MacArthur
J.C. Ryle Collection | Online at BibleBB.org
John Ankerberg Show | JAShow.org
Ligonier Ministries | Ministry of R.C. Sproul (1939-2017)
Love Worth Finding | Ministry of Adrian Rogers (1930-2005)
Mark Hitchcock | MarkHitchcock.com
Michael Vlach | MikeVlach.blogspot.com
Pre-Trib Research Center | Pre-Trib.org
Ray Stedman | Ministry of Ray Stedman (1917-1992)
Reformation Heritage Books | HeritageBooks.org
S. Lewis Johnson Institute | Ministry of S. Lewis Johnson (1915-2004)
Sermon Audio | SermonAudio.com
Spurgeon Center | Spurgeon.org
Spurgeon Gems | Chapel Library | SpurgeonGems.org
Studies in the Scriptures | Arthur W. Pink (1886-1952) | ChapelLibrary.org
Teaching Ministry of Philip De Courcy | Kindred Community Church | Anaheim, CA
Teaching Ministry of Travis Allen | Grace Church | Greely, CO
Works of Arthur W. Pink | Arthur W. Pink (1886-1952) | Online at PBMinistries.org
Works of Charles Haddon Surgeon | Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) | Online at PBMinistries.org
