Any good books to recommend to young believers?

[Dave...]

Hard to Believe: The High Cost and Infinite Value of Following Jesus (Hardcover)
by John MacArthur (Author)

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0785263454/biblebulletinboa

"Popular perception of Jesus Christ is that of a tempered, genteel man who walked the earth, offering nuggets of wisdom to His followers. But what we sometimes fail to recognize is that although Jesus Christ offered a message of forgiveness, He also spoke challenging, demanding words about what being a follower of Christ requires.

In contrast to the superficiality of much modern Christian teaching, Dr. John MacArthur serves up the unvarnished truth of what Christ taught and lived. In simple, compelling terms, he spells out what is required of those who would follow Him. Going beyond Jesus' life to include the crucifixion and resurrection, MacArthur shows readers that Jesus modeled the commitment and loving obedience He requires of us by making the ultimate sacrifice for humankind."

 

[Whatever]

I have one but not sure how "young" or maybe "novice" you are talking about.

Defeating Evil: How God Glorifies Himself in a Dark World by Scott Christensen - 240 pages - $17.56
Revised, adapted, and condensed for a broader audience, this companion edition to Scott Christensen’s lauded What about Evil? shows how sin, evil, corruption, and death fit into redemptive history. Exploring the storyline of Scripture and addressing practical concerns, Christensen shows that God’s ultimate end in creation is to maximize his glory before his image-bearers by defeating evil through Christ’s atoning work.

“The problem of evil is widely considered the hardest of all theological conundrums: If God is omnipotent, sovereign, and good, why does evil exist? Where did it come from? Why does it persist, if a benevolent God has the power to eliminate it? Scripture is full of truths that shed light on those questions, and Scott Christensen skillfully brings them together in this helpful, insightful, and ultimately satisfying analysis. As a matter of fact, the ultimate biblical answer to the problem of evil is condensed and implied in this book’s title and subtitle: Defeating Evil: How God Glorifies Himself in a Dark World. I don’t know of a better or more readable unfolding of that truth than Scott’s excellent, well-written work.”

John MacArthur​

The original book this was condensed from is 576 pages and costs around $30

 

[Who Me]

I would suggest ' Nothing but the Truth ' by B. H. EDWARDS, it's about the accuracy and authority of the bible.
Then there is The Case for Christ by Lee Stobel, an examination of the crucifixion by historians, doctors, theologians etc
Church history ' Revival, a people saturated with God ' by bh Edwards.

Two books to give confidence in what we believe and one book showing how God has worked among people in the past.

 

[Tenchi]

"The Green Letters" by Miles J. Stanford.

This is a book on discipleship, on maturing spiritually. It is practical, and biblical, and "meaty."

 

[Carry_Your_Name]

For starters, "Mere Christianity" by C S Lewis.

 

[D-D-W]

I would suggest a couple; but they are outside your mainstream:

Christian Basics by John R.W. Stott
Elementary Principles by D.T. Lancaster
Foundational Truths For Christian Living by Derek Prince

 

[Dave...]

Alistair Begg​

Pathway to Freedom: How God's Laws Guide Our Lives​

 

[Fish153]

"Assurance of Salvation" by Martin Lloyd-Jones. Struggling with assurance is something young believers go through so it's a great book for that reason.

 

[Gregory]

i would recommend anything by charles haddon spurgeon he is amazing!!!

 

[JLB]

I would suggest a couple; but they are outside your mainstream:


Foundational Truths For Christian Living by Derek Prince

Amen.

 

[st_worm2]

The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis - a collection of short stories put together as a book, originally read weekly on the radio in the 40's, by Lewis himself.

Uniquely written from the demons POV, exclusively, each of the short chapters are short letters of correspondence between a mature tempter and mentor (Uncle Screwtape) and his young "nephew", Wormwood, about the ways that he (Wormwood) can become a better/more effective temper of his "patients" (IOW, of us ). So, it is important to read any introductory comments that Lewis makes before reading his book (for instance, it's helpful to understand that whenever you see the word "Enemy" in this book, that it's actually referring to God).

This book, though clearly fictional can (nevertheless) help a new believer more quickly recognize the attacks of Satan and his demons for what they really are (by helping them understand what the demons are up to/attempting to accomplish in their lives, and how they go about doing so).

You can buy a copy of it, of course (in which case I recommend the Annotated Edition, because of all of the additional material that's included in the form of intros and prefaces, and well additional thoughts both from and about Lewis himself).

You can also read it for free online at a number of different sites, including this one (which has the annotated edition, but w/o some of the useful additions): https://novel12.com/242829/the-screwtape-letters.htm

Enjoy! Be blessed!!

--David

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[Free]

"Tortured for Christ," by Richard Wurmbrand.
"Knowing God," by J. I. Packer.
"Humility," by Andrew Murray.
"Practical Religion," by J. C. Ryle.
"Newton: On the Christian Life," by Tony Reinke.
"The God Who is There," "Escape From Reason," and "He is There and He is Not Silent," all by Francis Schaeffer.
"How to Read the Bible for All its Worth," by Gordon D. Fee and Douglas Stewart.

 

[Johann!@#]

Pilgrim's Progress by Bunyan --deeply resonates within my spirit.

J.