What would you say should be the first book a Christian reads?

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What would you say should be the first book a Christian reads? 06/05/19 (Wed) 19:56:14 1a66f0 No.5586

Thinking like in terms of a “start with the Greeks” type reading list, but based on Christianity. Should you just jump into the Bible? If you wouldn’t start with the Bible, what should you start with?

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06/05/19 (Wed) 19:59:00 1a66f0 No.5588

Also, Christian /lit/ thread I guess

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06/05/19 (Wed) 21:14:27 3a8811 No.5595

Yes, you should just jump into the Bible. A conservative study Bible would be helpful if you're totally new, so when you have a basic question you can consult the notes.

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06/05/19 (Wed) 22:30:08 a27bcb No.5602

What are the first questions that an adult inquirer or convert faces? The books should address those

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Lysisic 06/07/19 (Fri) 01:17:39 b9514c No.5712

The Gospels. Who better than Jesus?

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Lysisic 06/07/19 (Fri) 01:20:56 b9514c No.5716

>>5712

Oh sorry I just noticed that we can't say the Bible. I tend to be drawn to certain Saints. I guess it just depends on what your spirit is like at the moment and what God will give you for food.

Sorry if it's not much of an answer. I believe in Dynamic living more than systemization. but over the years various Saints have always been a good influence on me.

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06/07/19 (Fri) 01:30:33 d5dfa8 No.5720

1. The bible is essential, anthing else you read should be on top of the bible

2. Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon A method for prayer

3. Herein is Love: A Study of the Biblical Doctrine of Love in Its Bearing on Personality, -Reuel Howe

4. Thomas a Kempis - The imitation of Christ

5 Charles Ebert Orr How to Live a Holy Life

6. Marcus Dods, 1834-1909. How to become like Christ

7. Release the Power of Prayer by George Muller

most of these books are available free on the internet here

https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Christianity_(Bookshelf)

or as audiobooks on youtube

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06/07/19 (Fri) 16:01:36 591a3b No.5769

(1) John, then the other Gospels and the Epistles, then the Prophets, then the other books. (2) Summa Theologica, and anything ST links to. (3) Socrates' Apologia, and other important Socratic dialogues.

Someone should gather all of that into a crosslinked database that can be queried by topic. Aquinas sort of tried to with STh.

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06/09/19 (Sun) 00:09:16 2e5ec3 No.5883

Recommending The Christian's Daily Walk by Henry Scudder and The Mystery of Providence by John Flavel. Plenty of other Puritan classics available at http://www.puritanlibrary.com/

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06/09/19 (Sun) 01:31:17 5057c9 No.5885

The Holy Bible, specifically:

>The Gospels

>The Law

>The Acts

>The Histories

>The Wisdom

>The Epistles

>The Prophets

>Revelation

Follow with the apocrypha, then the Pilgrims Progress and other such good Christian books (although the Bible is of course the most important of all books, and should be continually read).

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06/10/19 (Mon) 02:34:34 1a66f0 No.5953

Thank you guys, I'm leaving 8ch forever but I saved your answers, as I want book recommendations :)

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06/11/19 (Tue) 23:19:20 e0b7b4 No.6062

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This

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