27 Top theology books like The Epic Story of the Bible: How to Read and Understand God's Word by Greg Gilbert

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The Epic Story of the Bible: How to Read and Understand God's Word

By: Greg Gilbert

4.57

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

A User-Friendly Introduction to Interpreting and Understanding God's Word Many Christians view the …

If you liked the theology plot in The Epic Story of the Bible: How to Read and Understand God's Word by Greg Gilbert , here is a list of 27 books like this:

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1. A Praying Life: Connecting with God in a Distracting World

By: Paul E. Miller

3.50

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Author Paul Miller shares his insights and conclusions about how to connect the broken pieces of yo… read more

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2. Discipling: How to Help Others Follow Jesus

By: Mark Dever

3.33

Format: 161 pages, Hardcover

Before ascending to heaven, Jesus instructed his followers to "make disciples of all nations." But … read more

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3. Women of the Word: How to Study the Bible with Both Our Hearts and Our Minds

By: Jen Wilkin

4.51

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Many Christian women find great encouragement and joy in and through women's Bible studies. However… read more

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"It matters that women teach women, and that they do so with excellence."

-Jen Wilkin, Women of the Word: How to Study the Bible with Both Our Hearts and Our Minds

"We will not wake up ten years from now and find we have passively taken on the character of God."

-Jen Wilkin, Women of the Word: How to Study the Bible with Both Our Hearts and Our Minds

"Shaping someone's understanding of the things of God is a huge responsiblity, and it is not to be taken lightly."

-Jen Wilkin, Women of the Word: How to Study the Bible with Both Our Hearts and Our Minds

"The Word is living and active. It will conform you by dividing you. And in the dividing, miracle of miracles, it will render you whole."

-Jen Wilkin, Women of the Word: How to Study the Bible with Both Our Hearts and Our Minds

4. Parenting: 14 Gospel Principles That Can Radically Change Your Family

By: Paul David Tripp

4.57

Format: 270 pages, Hardcover

Sometimes parents wish there was a guaranteed formula for raising good kids--a certain list of rule… read more

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5. The Pursuit of Holiness

By: Jerry Bridges , Jim Fay , Foster W. Cline

3.91

Format: 434 pages, Paperback

"Be holy, for I am holy" commands God to His people. But holiness is something that is often missed… read more

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6. Delighting in the Trinity: An Introduction to the Christian Faith

By: Michael Reeves

3.71

Format: 224 pages,

In this brief and winsome book, Michael Reeves presents an introduction to the Christian faith that… read more

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7. Authority: How Godly Rule Protects the Vulnerable, Strengthens Communities, and Promotes Human Flourishing

By: Jonathan Leeman

4.68

Format: 363 pages, Kindle Edition

Accessible Guide from 9Marks Equips Believers to Steward Their God-Given Authority In every positi… read more

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8. Humility: The Joy of Self-Forgetfulness

By: Gavin Ortlund

4.55

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Cultivating Humility in a Gospel-Centered Way There are many misconceptions about what it means … read more

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"Humility is not a virtue we cultivate in the abstract; it is a mark of integrity to the gospel, and all our efforts at humility must be fueled by the gospel lest they result in mere fleshly counterfe…"

-Gavin Ortlund, Humility: The Joy of Self-Forgetfulness

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9. Timothy Keller: His Spiritual and Intellectual Formation

By: Collin Hansen

4.56

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Timothy Keller takes readers behind the scenes to meet the people and understand the events that fo… read more

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10. Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus, Become Like Him, Do As He Did

By: John Mark Comer

4.63

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The author of the international bestseller The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry calls us to rediscover… read more

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11. How to Tell the Truth: The Story of How God Saved Me to Win Hearts—Not Just Arguments

By: Preston Perry

4.70

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

The story of Preston Perry’s path toward God. A hope-filled apologetics and evangelism book written… read more

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"Don't let your pride murder your message."

-Preston Perry, How to Tell the Truth: The Story of How God Saved Me to Win Hearts—Not Just Arguments

"When we're more invested in politics than we are in people--when someone shares their story--we won't hear a testimony, but a position. We won't hear a cry, but a stance."

-Preston Perry, How to Tell the Truth: The Story of How God Saved Me to Win Hearts—Not Just Arguments

"Let us ask God to kill our pride and all the other sin inside us that might be in the way of the gospel. We don't ever want our personal conduct or behavior to be the reason someone rejects the gospe…"

-Preston Perry, How to Tell the Truth: The Story of How God Saved Me to Win Hearts—Not Just Arguments

"The way we do apologetics looks different when we are motivated not by our desire to conquer the other person, but by our genuine love and compassion, and by our desire to see people discover God's l…"

-Preston Perry, How to Tell the Truth: The Story of How God Saved Me to Win Hearts—Not Just Arguments

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12. Strange New World: How Thinkers and Activists Redefined Identity and Sparked the Sexual Revolution

By: Carl R. Trueman

4.50

Format: 204 pages, Paperback

From Philosophy to Technology, Tracing the Origin of Identity Politics How did the world arrive … read more

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13. Finding the Right Hills to Die on: The Case for Theological Triage

By: Gavin Ortlund

4.34

Format: 163 pages, Paperback

In theology, just as in battle, some hills are worth dying on. But how do we know which ones? When … read more

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14. The Lord of Psalm 23: Jesus Our Shepherd, Companion, and Host

By: David Gibson

4.74

Format: 157 pages, Kindle Edition

Expository Study of Psalm 23 Reveals the Beauty and Deep Theological Meaning behind a Familiar Part… read more

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15. You Are a Theologian: An Invitation to Know and Love God Well

By: Jen Wilkin

4.54

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Theology can be intimidating. Perhaps questions like these have kept you from engaging with it: “Wh… read more

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16. Strangely Bright: Can You Love God and Enjoy This World?

By: Joe Rigney

4.48

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Learn to Delight in God and in His Good Gifts At the heart of the Christian life lies the tensio… read more

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"We are to love God fully, unreservedly, with nothing held back."

-Joe Rigney, Strangely Bright: Can You Love God and Enjoy This World?

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17. Biblical Critical Theory: How the Bible's Unfolding Story Makes Sense of Modern Life and Culture

By: Christopher Watkin

4.55

Format: 672 pages, Hardcover

*With a foreword from Tim Keller* A bold vision for Christians who want to engage the world in a wa… read more

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18. Following God Fully: An Introduction to the Puritans

By: Joel R. Beeke

4.47

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

Who are the Puritans? Why are they important for me today? If you have asked questions like these a… read more

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19. 10 Questions Every Teen Should Ask (and Answer) about Christianity

By: Rebecca McLaughlin

4.16

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Written by Rebecca McLaughlin, Author of Confronting Christianity In a world of increasing ideo… read more

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Cover of Live Your Truth and Other Lies: Exposing Popular Deceptions That Make Us Anxious, Exhausted, and Self-Obsessed by Alisa Childers

20. Live Your Truth and Other Lies: Exposing Popular Deceptions That Make Us Anxious, Exhausted, and Self-Obsessed

By: Alisa Childers

4.45

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Are you tired of feeling like you have to check social media to find out what you're supposed to th… read more

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Cover of The Air We Breathe: How We All Came to Believe in Freedom, Kindness, Progress, and Equality by Glen Scrivener

21. The Air We Breathe: How We All Came to Believe in Freedom, Kindness, Progress, and Equality

By: Glen Scrivener

4.50

Format: 232 pages, Paperback

Is Christianity history? Or is Christian history the deepest explanation of the modern world?Today … read more

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Cover of When Strivings Cease: Replacing the Gospel of Self-Improvement with the Gospel of Life-Transforming Grace by Ruth Chou Simons

22. When Strivings Cease: Replacing the Gospel of Self-Improvement with the Gospel of Life-Transforming Grace

By: Ruth Chou Simons

4.38

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

This is not a call to get busy; it’s a call to get discerning.  In this hustling, image-forward … read more

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"how we seek to fix ourselves reveals what we really believe we need. This plays out even in the books we read and who we listen to for counsel."

-Ruth Chou Simons, When Strivings Cease: Replacing the Gospel of Self-Improvement with the Gospel of Life-Transforming Grace

"Can I restate what we see again and again in scripture: the good life isn't the absence of heartache, it's the presence of God by grace in the midst of it. Our hope is that Jesus doesn't just work th…"

-Ruth Chou Simons, When Strivings Cease: Replacing the Gospel of Self-Improvement with the Gospel of Life-Transforming Grace

"Jesus offered deliverance through dependence on him. The Pharisees taught deliverance through dependence on perfection and performance. Friend, performance over presence, God's presence, always leave…"

-Ruth Chou Simons, When Strivings Cease: Replacing the Gospel of Self-Improvement with the Gospel of Life-Transforming Grace

"Could it be that we are so worn and desperate for ways to better ourselves because we’ve missed the power, inherent in the grace of God, that eradicates self-improvement altogether? Is it possible th…"

-Ruth Chou Simons, When Strivings Cease: Replacing the Gospel of Self-Improvement with the Gospel of Life-Transforming Grace

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23. The Surprising Genius of Jesus: What the Gospels Reveal about the Greatest Teacher

By: Peter J. Williams

4.17

Format: 140 pages, Kindle Edition

How the Story of the Prodigal Son Illuminates Jesus’s Genius  When someone thinks of Jesus, “gen… read more

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"Jesus, of course, does not criticize conscientious work, but he does criticize an attitude common among those who work most diligently... Self-righteousness can come easily to the hard worker."

-Peter J. Williams, The Surprising Genius of Jesus: What the Gospels Reveal about the Greatest Teacher

"Esau had reason to be angry, but he responded warmly to his brother's return. If even a person like Esau, who had previously planned to murder his brother, could accept his returning brother, how muc…"

-Peter J. Williams, The Surprising Genius of Jesus: What the Gospels Reveal about the Greatest Teacher

"Thus, all four Gospels present us with a teacher who, just like about every other teacher in history, said the same things multiple times. Why think up an epigram like "Judge not, that you be not jud…"

-Peter J. Williams, The Surprising Genius of Jesus: What the Gospels Reveal about the Greatest Teacher

Cover of Impossible Christianity: Why Following Jesus Does Not Mean You Have to Change the World, Be an Expert in Everything, Accept Spiritual Failure, and Feel Miserable Pretty Much All the Time by Kevin DeYoung

24. Impossible Christianity: Why Following Jesus Does Not Mean You Have to Change the World, Be an Expert in Everything, Accept Spiritual Failure, and Feel Miserable Pretty Much All the Time

By: Kevin DeYoung

4.36

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling Author Kevin DeYoung Offers Hope for Those Who Feel Like Christianity Has Become Hopele… read more

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Cover of The (Not-So-Secret) Secret to Reaching the Next Generation by Kevin DeYoung

25. The (Not-So-Secret) Secret to Reaching the Next Generation

By: Kevin DeYoung

4.57

Format: 48 pages, Paperback

5 Christlike Ways to Inspire the Next Generation for Christ Church leaders are continuously concern… read more

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Cover of Suffering: Gospel Hope When Life Doesn't Make Sense by Paul David Tripp

26. Suffering: Gospel Hope When Life Doesn't Make Sense

By: Paul David Tripp

4.58

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Sometimes life doesn't make sense. When death, illness, unemployment, or a difficult relationship c… read more

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Cover of Prayer: How Praying Together Shapes the Church (9marks: Building Healthy Churches) by John Onwuchekwa

27. Prayer: How Praying Together Shapes the Church (9marks: Building Healthy Churches)

By: John Onwuchekwa

4.41

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

Prayer is as necessary to the Christian as breathing is to the human body--but it often doesn't com… read more

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Cover of Friendship with God: A Path to Deeper Fellowship with the Father, Son, and Spirit by Mike McKinley

28. Friendship with God: A Path to Deeper Fellowship with the Father, Son, and Spirit

By: Mike McKinley

4.43

Format: 168 pages, Hardcover

Based on John Owen’s Classic Text  Communion with God , This Helpful Resource Answers the Question,… read more

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Cover of Love the Ones Who Drive You Crazy: Eight Truths for Pursuing Unity in Your Church (9Marks) by Jamie Dunlop

29. Love the Ones Who Drive You Crazy: Eight Truths for Pursuing Unity in Your Church (9Marks)

By: Jamie Dunlop

4.32

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Loving Those at Church Who Are Hard to Love Churches are full of differences. Those differences mig… read more

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"Is your friendship moving toward affection, or is it settled in obligation? Does your friendship honor the individual or debase him as a charity case? Is your desire for this person’s good zealous, o…"

-Jamie Dunlop, Love the Ones Who Drive You Crazy: Eight Truths for Pursuing Unity in Your Church (9Marks)

"The differences that threaten to tear your church apart are opportunities to demonstrate that being ‘in accord with Christ Jesus’ is all we need to be in ‘harmony with one another.’ That’s how ‘with …"

-Jamie Dunlop, Love the Ones Who Drive You Crazy: Eight Truths for Pursuing Unity in Your Church (9Marks)

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30. The Epic Story of the Bible: How to Read and Understand God's Word

By: Greg Gilbert

4.57

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

A User-Friendly Introduction to Interpreting and Understanding God's Word Many Christians view the … read more

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Cover of Spurgeon the Pastor: Recovering a Biblical and Theological Vision for Ministry by Geoffrey Chang

31. Spurgeon the Pastor: Recovering a Biblical and Theological Vision for Ministry

By: Geoffrey Chang

4.69

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

**Winner of The Gospel Coalition Book Award 2022 for Biography & History**   How would you get more… read more

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