I am trying to learn more on the subject. Has anyone read "Five Points of Calvinism: Defined, Defended, Documented" by David Steele or "What is Reformed Theology" by RC Sproul and would you recommend them?
Any other recommendations?
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The Bible often talks of believers being fishers (to attract or lure) and harvesters (to nurture and gather), but never as hunters (stalking the unsuspecting).Words are finite organs of the infinite mind. They cannot cover the dimensions of what is in truth. They break, chop, and impoverish it.
I am trying to learn more on the subject. Has anyone read "Five Points of Calvinism: Defined, Defended, Documented" by David Steele or "What is Reformed Theology" by RC Sproul and would you recommend them?
Any other recommendations?
I've read "What is Reformed Theology?" It was a nice introduction. I preferred his "Chosen by God," primarily because that sparked Geisler's "Chosen but Free," which in turn caused White's "The Potter's Freedom." "Debating Calvinism" was good as well. Piper's "Finally Alive" is well written (and free here).
If I had to recommend just one resource for your consideration, however, I would choose Piper's 8 hour seminar on TULIP (6 hours on doctrine, with the first and last sections focusing on intro/conclusion material). Very instructive and I was able to write notes while watching and listening. It, like most of Piper's work, is also free. You can find it here. I strongly encourage anyone who has not watched it - Reformed or otherwise - to do so. Even after several years of insatiable reading, I was able to learn much from it, and Piper tempered the doctrinal aspects with applicability. [Remember to "watch" it, not merely listen to the audio, as he uses a projector to emphasize certain texts]
I have gladly given away all these books and even the dvd, and hope you all will spread your resources as well to those more needy
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The Bible often talks of believers being fishers (to attract or lure) and harvesters (to nurture and gather), but never as hunters (stalking the unsuspecting).Words are finite organs of the infinite mind. They cannot cover the dimensions of what is in truth. They break, chop, and impoverish it.
I highly recommend Dave Hunt's book, "What Love Is This?" Also check into his book, "A Calvinist's Honest Doubts." These should be extremely beneficial!
God's Sovereign Grace by James White is very good. The chapter on particular redemption was what finally convinced me of that position.
Douglas Wilson's Easy Chairs, Hard Words is also very good. I don't go along with his postmillennialism or his tendency to find covenants in absolutely everything, but it's rare that I read one of his books and don't find some value in it, and this book is no exception. It can be read in full on Google Books.
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Scott >>>Minion of BASSENCO<<< as outed by Shiloh
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Try to obtain a copy of Reymond's 2nd Edition A New Systematic Theology of the Reformed Faith. This volume, along with Berkhof's will be all that you need to go deep. There are also Reformed discussion groups where you can ask specific questions to pastors and theologians.
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