By: John Owen
Format: 132 pages, Paperback
In this abridgement of a classic work, the famous Puritan John Owen shows the need for Christians t…
Want to Read $ 1.99"Let not man think he makes any progress in holiness who walks not over the bellies of his lusts."-John Owen, The Mortification of Sin (Puritan Paperbacks)
"a sense of the love of Christ in the cross; lie at the bottom of all true spiritual mortification"-John Owen, The Mortification of Sin (Puritan Paperbacks)
"Set faith at work on Christ for the killing of thy sin. His blood is the great sovereign remedy for sin-sick souls. Live in this, and thou wilt die a conqueror; yea, thou wilt, through the good providence of God, live to see thy lust dead at thy feet."-John Owen, The Mortification of Sin (Puritan Paperbacks)
"A man may beat down the bitter fruit from an evil tree until he is weary; while the root abides in strength and vigour, the beating down of the present fruit will not hinder it from bringing forth more. This is the folly of some men; they set themselves with all earnestness and diligence against the appearing eruption of lust, but, leaving the principle and root untouched, perhaps unsearched out, they make but little or no progress in this work of mortification."-John Owen, The Mortification of Sin (Puritan Paperbacks)
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By: Jonathan Edwards
Format: 35 pages, Paperback
This is a reprint of Jonathan Edward's famous sermon. Many have said it is the most famous sermon e… read more
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"The bow of God's wrath is bent, and the arrow made ready on the string, and justice bends the arrow at your heart, and strains the bow, and it is nothing but the mere pleasure of God, and that of an …"-Jonathan Edwards, Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
By: J. Gresham Machen
Format: 199 pages, Paperback
Machen's classic defense of orthodox Christianity establishes the importance of scriptural doctrine… read more
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"The truth is that if Jesus be merely an example, He is not a worthy example; for He claimed to be far more."-J. Gresham Machen, Christianity and Liberalism
"According to modern liberalism, in other words, Jesus was the Founder of Christianity because He was the first Christian, and Christianity consists in maintenance of the religious life which Jesus in…"-J. Gresham Machen, Christianity and Liberalism
"When we come to see that it was no mere man who suffered on Calvary but the Lord of Glory, then we shall be willing to say that one drop of the precious blood of Jesus is of more value, for our own s…"-J. Gresham Machen, Christianity and Liberalism
"The sage of Nazareth may satisfy those who have never faced the problem of evil in their own lives; but to talk about an ideal to those who are under the thralldom of sin is a cruel mockery. Yet if J…"-J. Gresham Machen, Christianity and Liberalism
By: J.I. Packer , Martin Luther , O.R. Johnston
Format: 340 pages, Paperback
First published in 1525, Martin Luther's "Bondage of the Will" is acknowledged by theologians as on… read more
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By: John Bunyan
Format: 88 pages, Paperback
Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners is one of the great classic autobiographies, part of the Ch… read more
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By: J.I. Packer , Henry Scougal
Format: None pages, Paperback
With The Methods Of Attaining The Happiness Which It Proposes. Also An Account Of The Beginnings An… read more
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By: None , Arthur Bennett
Format: 223 pages, Paperback
The strength of Puritan character and life lay in prayer and meditation. In this practice the spiri… read more
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"O God, make me worthy of this calling, that the name of Jesus may be glorified in me and I in him."-None, The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions
"Oh God, it is amazing that men can talk so much about man's creaturely power and goodness, when, if thou didst not hold us back every moment, we should be devils incarnate."-None, The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions
"Work in me more profound and abiding repentance; Give me the fullness of godly grief, that trembles and fears, yet ever trust and loves, which is ever powerful, and ever confident; Grant through the …"-None, The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions
"O MY FORGETFUL SOUL, Awake from thy wandering dream; turn from chasing vanities, look inward, forward, upward, view thyself, reflect upon thyself, who and what thou art, why here, what thou must soon…"-None, The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions
By: Jeremiah Burroughs
Format: 232 pages, Paperback
Jeremiah Burroughs is worthily reckoned as belonging to the front rank of English puritan preachers… read more
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"So be satisfied and quiet, be contented with your contentment. I lack certain things that others have, but blessed be God, I have a contented heart which others have not."-Jeremiah Burroughs, The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment
"Christian, how did you enjoy comfort before? Was the creature anything to you but a conduit, a pipe, that conveyed God's goodness to you? 'The pipe is cut off,' says God, 'come to me, the fountain, a…"-Jeremiah Burroughs, The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment
"In a clock, stop but one wheel and you stop every wheel, because they are dependent upon one other. So when God has ordered a thing for the present to be thus and thus, how do you know how many thing…"-Jeremiah Burroughs, The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment
By: Thomas Watson
Format: None pages, Paperback
In this fine study of Romans 8:28, Thomas Watson explains how both the best and the worst experienc… read more
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By: Mark Dever
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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By: C.S. Lewis , Athanasius of Alexandria , None
Format: None pages, Paperback
A universally acknowledged masterpiece of fourth-century patristic theology. As C. S. Lewis observe… read more
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By: Timothy J. Keller , Sinclair B. Ferguson
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Since the days of the early church, Christians have wrestled with the relationship between the law … read more
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By: R. Kent Hughes
Format: 242 pages,
Beginning with a stirring challenge from 1 Timothy 4:7b, "train yourselves to be godly", Hughes cal… read more
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By: J.C. Ryle
Format: None pages, Paperback
J.C. Ryle's handbook for young men, replete with warnings, exhortations, and instruction about this… read more
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By: Thomas Watson
Format: None pages, Paperback
Knowing what repentance is, and actually repenting, are essential to true Christianity. Few better … read more
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By: Richard Baxter
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
One of the best known classics on the work of the Christian ministry. read more
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By: John Bunyan
Format: 324 pages, Paperback
This famous story of man's progress through life in search of salvation remains one of the most ent… read more
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"Follow your heart"-John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress
"Dark clouds bring waters, when the bright bring none."-John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress
"They are my fears of him, too. But who can hinder that which will be?"-John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress
"Now, Mr. Great-heart was a strong man, so he was not afraid of a lion."-John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress
By: D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
Format: None pages, Hardcover
'Some may object to my dogmatic assertions; but I do not apologize for them. Every preacher should … read more
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By: J.C. Ryle , Tom Phillips
Format: 59 pages, Paperback
Ryle calls us to live a life set apart from the world and set our minds on things above. Bishop … read more
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"Let us never measure our religion by that of others, and think we are doing enough if we have gone beyond our neighbors."-J.C. Ryle, Holiness
"A true Christian is one who has not only peace of conscience, but war within. He may be known by his warfare as well as by his peace."-J.C. Ryle, Holiness
"Most men hope to go to heaven when they die; but few, it may be feared, take the trouble to consider whether they would enjoy heaven if they got there. Heaven is essentially a holy place; it's inhabi…"-J.C. Ryle, Holiness
"Let it never be said that we cannot know whether a Christian really loves Christ. It can be known. It can be discovered. The proof can be seen. You have heard them this very day. Love to the Lord Jes…"-J.C. Ryle, Holiness
By: J.I. Packer
Format: 126 pages, Paperback
If God is in control of everything, can Christians sit back and not bother to evangelize? Or does a… read more
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"It is the nature of love to be enterprising."-J.I. Packer, Evangelism & the Sovereignty of God
"Our are speculations are not the measure of our God."-J.I. Packer, Evangelism & the Sovereignty of God
"Creatures are not entitled to register complaints about their Creator."-J.I. Packer, Evangelism & the Sovereignty of God
"What we do every time we pray is to confess our impotence and God's sovereignty."-J.I. Packer, Evangelism & the Sovereignty of God
By: J.I. Packer
Format: 232 pages, Paperback
For over 40 years, J. I. Packer's classic has been an important tool to help Christians around the … read more
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By: R.C. Sproul
Format: 201 pages, Paperback
Central to God's character is the quality of holiness. Yet, even so, most people are hard-pressed t… read more
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By: Richard Sibbes
Format: 134 pages, Paperback
In this famous exposition of Isaiah 42:3, Sibbes unfolds the tender ministry of Jesus Christ, who i… read more
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"Weakness with watchfulness will stand, when strength with too much confidence fails. Weakness, with acknowledgement of it, is the fittest seat and subject for God to perfect his strength in; for cons…"-Richard Sibbes, The Bruised Reed
"Moses, without any mercy, breaks all bruised reeds, and quenches all smoking flax. For the law requires personal, perpetual and perfect obedience from the heart, and that under a most terrible curse,…"-Richard Sibbes, The Bruised Reed
By: John Calvin , Ford Lewis Battles , John Thomas McNeill
Format: 24 pages, ebook
This is the definitive English-language edition of one of the monumental works of the Christian chu… read more
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By: John Owen
Format: 132 pages, Paperback
In this abridgement of a classic work, the famous Puritan John Owen shows the need for Christians t… read more
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"Let not man think he makes any progress in holiness who walks not over the bellies of his lusts."-John Owen, The Mortification of Sin (Puritan Paperbacks)
"a sense of the love of Christ in the cross; lie at the bottom of all true spiritual mortification"-John Owen, The Mortification of Sin (Puritan Paperbacks)
"Set faith at work on Christ for the killing of thy sin. His blood is the great sovereign remedy for sin-sick souls. Live in this, and thou wilt die a conqueror; yea, thou wilt, through the good provi…"-John Owen, The Mortification of Sin (Puritan Paperbacks)
"A man may beat down the bitter fruit from an evil tree until he is weary; while the root abides in strength and vigour, the beating down of the present fruit will not hinder it from bringing forth mo…"-John Owen, The Mortification of Sin (Puritan Paperbacks)
By: Gavin Ortlund
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
By: Gavin Ortlund
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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By: Joe Rigney
Format: 120 pages, Hardcover
Who are you when the teeth come out? For every true act of leadership, there is an equal and mo… read more
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"The Scriptures regularly use the metaphor of a body to speak about human social life. The church is the body of Christ, with many members (1 Cor. 12). Marriage is a “one flesh"-Joe Rigney, Leadership and Emotional Sabotage: Resisting the Anxiety That Will Wreck Your Family, Destroy Your Church, and Ruin the World
By: Scott R. Swain
Format: 161 pages, Paperback
Practical Theology for the Church Today The Trinity is one of the most essential doctrines of th… read more
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By: Douglas Wilson
Format: 280 pages, Hardcover
Evangelical elites tell us that Christian nationalism and theocracy are grave dangers to our Christ… read more
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"Anyone who conforms to the Westminster Confession of Faith is a Christian Nationalist."-Douglas Wilson, Mere Christendom
By: John Calvin
Format: 126 pages, Paperback
For centuries, Christians of all ages have turned to John Calvin’s A Little Book on the Christian L… read more
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"If everything went according to their own plans, they would never know what it means to follow God."-John Calvin, A Little Book on the Christian Life
"...We should always look to the Lord, that by His care we might be led to whatever lot in life He provides for us."-John Calvin, A Little Book on the Christian Life
"Desire is bridled when we acknowledge that all thing given to us are given in order that we might know their author."-John Calvin, A Little Book on the Christian Life
"So it will be that no matter what kind of cross is placed upon us, we will steadily maintain endurance even through the narrowest straits of the soul."-John Calvin, A Little Book on the Christian Life
By: Ami Loper
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
Many believers in Jesus Christ are living life against the backdrop of disenchantment. They have a … read more
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"A God-given longing must have a God-given fulfillment"-Ami Loper, Constant Companion: Your Practical Path to Real Interaction with God
"I feel his love most strongly when I am confident in his love."-Ami Loper, Constant Companion: Your Practical Path to Real Interaction with God
"Be willing to be a place where God can let His dreams for you grow."-Ami Loper, Constant Companion: Your Practical Path to Real Interaction with God
"Since the moment of the Fall, God has never stopped searching us out."-Ami Loper, Constant Companion: Your Practical Path to Real Interaction with God