Wife is letting me have $135 to spend on theological works.

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Jeremy Ivens

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I'll have the money in about two months (taxes). What do you recommend? I have a new KJV already and the Puritan Hard Drive.

This is money specifically for theological works. What does the PB recommend?
 
The books I'm mentioning can all be found cheaper or free in a digital format, but I'm a sucker for physical books. I would buy Matthew Henry's 6 volume commentary, J.C. Ryle's Expository Thoughts on the Gospels, and Louis Berkhof's Systematic Theology.
 
Not tiny. Very readable for my very old eyes. If you have Logos the electronic and very searchable version is available for a cost savings:

https://www.logos.com/product/30296/institutes-of-elenctic-theology

A free version of Logos 7 is available, too:
https://www.logos.com/product/136022/basic

You could upgrade to the Bonze version with the cost savings:
https://www.logos.com/product/81148/bronze

The combination of Logos and Turretin will occupy you for years to come, especially with all the extra books you will get:
https://www.logos.com/compare/libraries/Bronze
 
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Turretin, Institutes
Calvin, Institutes
Ames, Marrow of Theology
Fisher/Boston, Marrow of Modern Divinity
Witsius, Economy of the Covenants (2 vols, Ref. Heritage) or his work on the Apostles Creed (2 vols, also RHB)
Flavel, collected Works (6 vols, Banner of Truth)
Brooks, collected Works (6 vols, BOT)
Sibbes, collected Works (7 vols, BOT)
Spurgeon's sermons (5 vols, Hendrickson)
Poole's Commentary (3 vols, Hendrickson) Beeke/Jones, A Puritan Theology

If you shop wisely, you can find good quality used editions of these works for less than retail pricing. Alternately, when ordering through a retailer, they'll often price-match web stores and save you the shipping fees.

***Note that Poole and Spurgeon are available through CBD every day for ~80-90% off retail pricing.
 
No one mentioned Bavinck's Reformed Dgmatics. Turretin is wonderful but Bavinck brings the theology a little more up to date.
 
If you are looking to be able to defend the faith, and you like audio, then Bahnsen's Apologetics in a Flash is a must. Bahnsen argues "We are Christians for good reason" and the content provided in his lectures on apologetics are absolutely profound. With this, the average layman is able to cogently explain why Christianity is the only reasonable theological formulation of absolute truth.

http://www.cmfnow.com/apologeticsinaflash.aspx
 
I skimmed through this book on Amazon. It looks insightful. Can you expand - still debating if to buy


You want to know what's wrong with society? I mean, specifics... This book is for you. You want to know how to fix it? I mean specifics... This book is for you. Joe Boot eloquently calls it like it is. I've heard him in person. I don't know of anyone alive who can show how dark of a picture we are looking at, and still promote a sense of hopefulness for the future because of the work of, and our position in, Jesus Christ.

http://www.ezrainstitute.ca/resource-library/books/mission-of-god
 
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Hot off the press: https://godshammer.wordpress.com/2017/02/22/the-authorized-biography-of-gordon-h-clark-a-review/


Very interesting article. I had a dinner guest last night that I've known for over 30 years and who knew Gordon very well and is quoted in the book. In discussing the Clark/van Til controversy, he looked off into the woods (we were sitting on the back porch with reformed refreshments before dinner) and said "They have been reconciled as to their differences". What a blessed thought !
 
My Brian was similarly generous and I'm set on Geerhardous Vos' dogmatics, but I keep changing my mind on format. I love hard copy and margin notes, but I'm more likely to get the books read on Kindle.
 
You want to know what's wrong with society? I mean, specifics... This book is for you. You want to know how to fix it? I mean specifics... This book is for you. Joe Boot eloquently calls it like it is. I've heard him in person. I don't know of anyone alive who can show how dark of a picture we are looking at, and still promote a sense of hopefulness for the future because of the work of, and our position in, Jesus Christ.
You have almost convinced me :wink: I meant to ask earlier - what theological perspective does he come from? I understand he is soundly Reformed? Thanks
 
In my view, Joe Boot is a postmil, theonomic presuppositionalist with a generous dose of GRACE.
 
Just realized this is probably a more helpful link that went out a little earlier (just saw this email recently so top of mind when I saw the post question. But it doesn't give the details or a convenient link for the details, so I fished for it and thought this would be a more helpful link if ordering is of interest): https://godshammer.wordpress.com/20...r-the-authorized-biography-of-gordon-h-clark/
 
Very interesting article. I had a dinner guest last night that I've known for over 30 years and who knew Gordon very well and is quoted in the book. In discussing the Clark/van Til controversy, he looked off into the woods (we were sitting on the back porch with reformed refreshments before dinner) and said "They have been reconciled as to their differences". What a blessed thought !
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