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Trustworthy Websites
With so much dangerous information on the internet, the websites below are worth reading and exploring.
9 Marks
"At 9Marks, we help pastors, future pastors, and church members see what a biblical church looks like, and to take practical steps for becoming one. Our goal is to see churches characterized by nine biblical marks of a healthy church. Why these nine? Because sadly, they’re too often assumed or ignored in evangelical churches."
Albert Mohler
"Dr. R. Albert Mohler Jr. serves as president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary – the flagship school of the Southern Baptist Convention and one of the largest seminaries in the world. Dr. Mohler has been recognized by such influential publications as Time and Christianity Today as a leader among American evangelicals. In fact, Time.com called him the 'reigning intellectual of the evangelical movement in the U.S.'"
Biblical Training
"BiblicalTraining.org provides life-changing courses on the Bible and theology from top biblical professors for people who are passionate about their spiritual growth, for free."
Desiring God
"We aim to help people everywhere embrace a profound truth that changes everything about life and eternity:You were created for something greater than yourself. You were formed for something awesome and magnificent. You were made to know glory — God’s glory. And the deepest longings of the human heart can be fully satisfied by pursuing that glory. In fact, God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him."
Founders Ministries
"Founders Ministries is committed to encouraging the recovery of the gospel and the biblical reformation of local churches. We believe that the biblical faith is inherently doctrinal, and we are therefore confessional in our convictions. We recognize the time-tested Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (1689) as a faithful summary of important biblical teachings and the abstract of that confession known as the Abstract of Principles."
Monergism
"Monergism.com is a free, comprehensive online theological library comprised of Reformed Christian resources designed to bring glory to Jesus Christ alone. The directory consists of original and aggregated content from around the world emphasizing the good news that salvation is God's free gift for guilty sinners, not a reward for the righteous."
Pastor Well
"A resource for pastors from the heart of a pastor."
Renewing Your Mind
"Renewing Your Mind is an outreach of Ligonier Ministries, an international Christian discipleship organization founded in 1971 by Dr. R.C. Sproul. We know that God uses his Word to change lives. In Romans 12:2, Paul tells Christians to "be transformed by the renewal of your mind." That is our aim. We're committed to faithfully presenting the unvarnished truth of Scripture, helping you to know what you believe, why you believe, how to live it and how to share it."
The Gospel Coalition
"In a world that is noisier than ever, with so many opinionated voices and dubious ideas vying for our attention, where do we find truth? Whose voice do we trust? The Gospel Coalition believes the answer to both questions is Jesus Christ, and we exist to help people navigate the dizzying, deafening noise by hearing more clearly his voice, “the words of eternal life” (John 6:68) that are the only source of ballast and whose death provides the only source of true transformation in our unsteady, sin-sick world. Through multimedia content, events, courses, books, training, and international outreach, we seek to communicate both the costly call (Matt. 16:24) and the comforting consolation of Christ (Matt. 11:29-30), whose gospel presents both a countercultural challenge and an audacious invitation to any who would hear it."
The Reformed Reader
"Throughout the ages, Baptists have been known by different names, our doctrines are from the time of Christ and though at times our beliefs have been controversial, even scorned from within our own denomination, there have always been Baptists who adhere to the sound teaching of God's Word. It is my sincere prayer that every Baptist will make a renewed interest in knowing their history, rich in Biblical theology and doctrine. As Thomas Armitage plainly states, we cannot be Baptists without the Bible, therefore, to be a Baptist, one must first be grounded in the Word of God from which our Lord commands each and everyone to give an account of our faith boldly."
The White Horse Inn
"We believe that each generation must rediscover and apply the gospel to their own time. Our mission is to help Christians “know what they believe and why they believe it” through conversational theology. The conversations take place in talk show, magazine, event, book, blog and social media formats."
Theopedia
"Theopedia is a growing online evangelical encyclopedia of biblical Christianity, a network of interconnected pages, constantly being refined and updated."
Tim Challies
"Blogger, author, and book reviewer."
"At 9Marks, we help pastors, future pastors, and church members see what a biblical church looks like, and to take practical steps for becoming one. Our goal is to see churches characterized by nine biblical marks of a healthy church. Why these nine? Because sadly, they’re too often assumed or ignored in evangelical churches."
Albert Mohler
"Dr. R. Albert Mohler Jr. serves as president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary – the flagship school of the Southern Baptist Convention and one of the largest seminaries in the world. Dr. Mohler has been recognized by such influential publications as Time and Christianity Today as a leader among American evangelicals. In fact, Time.com called him the 'reigning intellectual of the evangelical movement in the U.S.'"
Biblical Training
"BiblicalTraining.org provides life-changing courses on the Bible and theology from top biblical professors for people who are passionate about their spiritual growth, for free."
Desiring God
"We aim to help people everywhere embrace a profound truth that changes everything about life and eternity:You were created for something greater than yourself. You were formed for something awesome and magnificent. You were made to know glory — God’s glory. And the deepest longings of the human heart can be fully satisfied by pursuing that glory. In fact, God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him."
Founders Ministries
"Founders Ministries is committed to encouraging the recovery of the gospel and the biblical reformation of local churches. We believe that the biblical faith is inherently doctrinal, and we are therefore confessional in our convictions. We recognize the time-tested Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (1689) as a faithful summary of important biblical teachings and the abstract of that confession known as the Abstract of Principles."
Monergism
"Monergism.com is a free, comprehensive online theological library comprised of Reformed Christian resources designed to bring glory to Jesus Christ alone. The directory consists of original and aggregated content from around the world emphasizing the good news that salvation is God's free gift for guilty sinners, not a reward for the righteous."
Pastor Well
"A resource for pastors from the heart of a pastor."
Renewing Your Mind
"Renewing Your Mind is an outreach of Ligonier Ministries, an international Christian discipleship organization founded in 1971 by Dr. R.C. Sproul. We know that God uses his Word to change lives. In Romans 12:2, Paul tells Christians to "be transformed by the renewal of your mind." That is our aim. We're committed to faithfully presenting the unvarnished truth of Scripture, helping you to know what you believe, why you believe, how to live it and how to share it."
The Gospel Coalition
"In a world that is noisier than ever, with so many opinionated voices and dubious ideas vying for our attention, where do we find truth? Whose voice do we trust? The Gospel Coalition believes the answer to both questions is Jesus Christ, and we exist to help people navigate the dizzying, deafening noise by hearing more clearly his voice, “the words of eternal life” (John 6:68) that are the only source of ballast and whose death provides the only source of true transformation in our unsteady, sin-sick world. Through multimedia content, events, courses, books, training, and international outreach, we seek to communicate both the costly call (Matt. 16:24) and the comforting consolation of Christ (Matt. 11:29-30), whose gospel presents both a countercultural challenge and an audacious invitation to any who would hear it."
The Reformed Reader
"Throughout the ages, Baptists have been known by different names, our doctrines are from the time of Christ and though at times our beliefs have been controversial, even scorned from within our own denomination, there have always been Baptists who adhere to the sound teaching of God's Word. It is my sincere prayer that every Baptist will make a renewed interest in knowing their history, rich in Biblical theology and doctrine. As Thomas Armitage plainly states, we cannot be Baptists without the Bible, therefore, to be a Baptist, one must first be grounded in the Word of God from which our Lord commands each and everyone to give an account of our faith boldly."
The White Horse Inn
"We believe that each generation must rediscover and apply the gospel to their own time. Our mission is to help Christians “know what they believe and why they believe it” through conversational theology. The conversations take place in talk show, magazine, event, book, blog and social media formats."
Theopedia
"Theopedia is a growing online evangelical encyclopedia of biblical Christianity, a network of interconnected pages, constantly being refined and updated."
Tim Challies
"Blogger, author, and book reviewer."
Recommended Books
Over the years I have read a great many books. Some good. Some bad. A few were life changing. Below is a short list of those life changing books I would highly recommend to every Christian.
- Chosen for Life: An Introductory Guide to the Doctrine of Divine Election by C. Samuel Storms
- Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist by John Piper
- Faith Alone: The Evangelical Doctrine of Justification by R.C. Sproul
- Humility: The Journey Toward Holiness by Andrew Murray
- Resurrection and Redemption: A Study in Paul's Soteriology by Richard B. Gaffin, Jr.
- The Cross of Christ by John R.W. Stott
- The Death of Death in the Death of Christ by John Owen
- The Holy Spirit: Contours of Christian Theology by Sinclair B. Ferguson
- The Path of True Godliness by Willem Teellinck
- The Pursuit of Holiness by Jerry Bridges
Church Search Directories
If you are looking for a new church, the websites below can be very helpful in locating a theologically sound church.
- 9 Marks/Church Search
- Farese.com
- The Reformed Reader/Church Search
- Founders Ministries/Church Search
- The Gospel Coalition/Church Search
- Sovereign Grace/Church Search
- Fellowship of Independent Reformed Evangelicals/Church Search
- Association of Reformed Baptist Churches in America/Church Search
- Sovereign Grace Baptist Association/Church Search
Trustworthy Book Sellers
Not all "Christian bookstores" and "Christian websites" are what they portray themselves to be. Any books sold at the sites listed below would be worth reading.