Anglicanorthodoxy
Puritan Board Freshman
Im a 17 year old guy, and I'd appreciate it if you guys could recommend some good books for young men on how to live the Christian life.( books on holiness, piety, etc)
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Thoughts for Young Men by JC Ryle (an Anglican Bishop)
Free here:
https://www.gracegems.org/BOOKS/thoughts_for_young_men.htm
from Meet the Puritans, by Beeke & Pederson.Originally published in 1645, this book contains twenty-seven sermons on Christ’s saving work in the Canaanite woman (Matt. 15 and Mark 7). Rutherford sees the woman as an example of Christ’s new creation, “a flower planted and watered by Christ’s own hand.” He says, “To any seeking Jesus Christ, this text crieth, ‘Come and see.’” In nearly every sermon, Rutherford shows the overflowing grace of Christ to Gentiles. He opens up the nature of genuine prayer and addresses practical aspects of the trial of faith. Throughout, he also speaks against antinomianism and other doctrinal errors.
I'd go with the Anglicans Ryle and Packer before I went with Piper.
And, despite a measure of positive religious influence by Piper toward the end of last century, like many media-enhanced good-communicators his reach is longer than his reliability. So I'd put him generally at the bottom of my list. I know many people were put on a better track because of him. But that's my opinion.
In my Presbyterian opinion, it's hard to find a better modern written counselor than Sinclair Ferguson.