What books are you currently reading?

Matthias said:
Thanks for bringing it to my attention.

I haven’t read it, but I will. I just ordered it, and the second volume. I also just ordered a reprint of “The True Believer’s Defense, Against Charges Preferred By Trinitarians, For Not Believing In The Divinity Of Christ, The Deity Of Christ, The Trinity, &c.” written by Charles Morgridge (in 1837).

My personal library probably comtains around 500 books, with about 90% of them written by trinitarian authors. (I seldom read unitarian authors. I primarily read trinitarian authors.) When people go through my private library after I die, I don’t want them to get the idea in their heads that I was a Jewish monotheist in public but a trinitarian behind closed doors!

My wife asked me recently what I might want to have placed on my tombstone. I’m seriously thinking about having “The hound of Jewish monotheism” inscribed on it. (A long time ago now, a trinitarian pinned it on me for the purpose of ridiculing my relentlessness about Jewish monotheism. I came to like the line - not just because it is me, but because Jewish monotheism itself is the hound that incessantly pursues mankind - and I‘ve used it ever since on Internet discussion forums I’ve been on. What was intended to harm me has worked to my benefit.)
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'The hound of Jewish monotheism' is a grand title. I'm glad 'they' clearly understood you by labelling you for who you represented. A sign of consistency and being true to your word, and in this case, true to His holy writ.

I really have about 50 books focused on Theology. I used to have a lot more, over the years. Bible Translations, Dictionaries, Concordances, etc.

I noticed when I opened this book you mention that I just received, the author has no table of sources or formal bibliography; only some embedded sources in the pages, not including cited scripture. Quite odd to see this...
 
APAK said:
'The hound of Jewish monotheism' is a grand title. I'm glad 'they' clearly understood you by labelling you for who you represented. A sign of consistency and being true to your word, and in this case, true to His holy writ.

I really have about 50 books focused on Theology. I used to have a lot more, over the years. Bible Translations, Dictionaries, Concordances, etc.

I noticed when I opened this book you mention that I just received, the author has no table of sources or formal bibliography; only some embedded sources in the pages, not including cited scripture. Quite odd to see this...
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My personal library was larger before I retired and moved back to my home state. I culled out some “fluff”.

My wife has a rule: For every new book I bring into the house, a book has to go out of the house.

That’s fine. I get around it by purchasing used books, not new books!

We have a silly game that we play when I bring books I’ve purchased into the house - whether they are new or used.

I’ll point at the window and shout “Hey! Is that a moose in our backyard?”

She’ll laugh and turn her head to look out the window. As she does, I go scurrying down the hall to my library!

Lately, the local public library has been selling some of their books for $0.50 (hardback) and $0.25 (paperback). I’ve purchased a couple of hundred dollars worth of books (original cost) for around $3.00. I was able to pick up some excellent reference books that were just collecting dust on their shelves.
 
Matthias said:
My personal library was larger before I retired and moved back to my home state. I culled out some “fluff”.

My wife has a rule: For every new book I bring into the house, a book has to go out of the house.

That’s fine. I get around it by purchasing used books, not new books!

We have a silly game that we play when I bring books I’ve purchased into the house - whether they are new or used.

I’ll point at the window and shout “Hey! Is that a moose in our backyard?”

She’ll laugh and turn her head to look out the window. As she does, I go scurrying down the hall to my library!

Lately, the local public library has been selling some of their books for $0.50 (hardback) and $0.25 (paperback). I’ve purchased a couple of hundred dollars worth of books (original cost) for around $3.00. I was able to pick up some excellent reference books that were just collecting dust on their shelves.
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What a great way to steal two bases at one time, nearly an automatic home run. I won't comment on your wife's gullibility or really yours...;)although, some of those older books are worth more that the new ones...
 
Methodius wasn’t given much time or attention by my professors when I was a student. Staying with him for a while - being in no hurry to return to Origen - I’m currently reading Oration Concerning Simeon And Anna.
 
Looks like an interesting dude.

I'd be curious if you let us what you think when you're finished.
 
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@Johann

Hello there,

The book I am reading at present is, 'The Foundations of Dispensational Truth' by Dr. E.W. Bullinger D.D. It is an amazing book, and so very worth reading. I was introduced to it by a lady I met just once, from Arizona, visiting Wales with her husband. It was a pre-arranged visit, for I had been conversing via pm with her husband, on a forum, for his user name was Welsh, and attracted my attention. He told me he was visiting Wales soon, and perhaps we could meet up. We met in Brecon, in the cathedral cafe grounds, and shared a meal, and to my surprise and delight I found that she and I were of the same mind doctrinally. We have kept in touch since, and will hopefully meet again. The meeting took place prior to the covid outbreak and the period of isolation associated with it, and I felt that our meeting was a moment of encouragement for us both, and of the Lord's doing.

She had found this book to be of great worth to her, and recommended it to me, and I have found it to be equally so.

believer.com

Foundations of Dispensational Truth - Believer.com

this is dr. bullinger's last book and is his definitive work on the subject of dispensationalism. it covers the ministries of ... the prophets, the son of god, those that heard christ, and the ministry of paul the apostle.
believer.com believer.com

In Christ Jesus
Chris
 
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@Johann

Hello there,

The book I am reading at present is, 'The Foundations of Dispensational Truth' by Dr. E.W. Bullinger D.D. It is an amazing book, and so very worth reading. I was introduced to it by a lady I met just once, from Arizona the, visiting Wales with her husband. It was a pre-arranged visit, for I had been conversing via pm with her husband, on a forum, for his user name was Welsh, and attracted my attention. He told me he was visiting Wales soon, and perhaps we could meet up. We met in Brecon, in the cathedral cafe grounds, and shared a meal, and to my surprise and delight I found that she and I were of the same mind doctrinally. We have kept in touch since, and will hopefully meet again. The meeting took place prior to the covid outbreak and the period of isolation associated with it, and I felt that our meeting was a moment of encouragement for us both, and of the Lord's doing.

She had found this book to be of great worth to her, and recommended it to me, and I have found it to be equally so.

believer.com

Foundations of Dispensational Truth - Believer.com

this is dr. bullinger's last book and is his definitive work on the subject of dispensationalism. it covers the ministries of ... the prophets, the son of god, those that heard christ, and the ministry of paul the apostle.
believer.com believer.com

In Christ Jesus
Chris
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This is just my personal opinion-I don't hold to dispentationalism and have Bullinger on my e Sword-but use his Appendixes mainly.
Johann.
 
Johann said:
This is just my personal opinion-I don't hold to dispensationalism and have Bullinger on my e Sword-but use his Appendixes mainly.
Johann.
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Hi @Johann, 🙂

Thank you for expressing your opinion. I have found dispensational teaching an invaluable tool to Bible understanding.
I also use e-sword, and have the appendices you refer to. 'The Companion Bible' compiled by E.W. Bullinger, I use regularly.

Within the love of Christ our Saviour,
our Lord and Head.
Chris
 
Im not a Catholic.
Now, what i can tell you, is that while Salvation is "cut and dried", and "one WAY to the Father....""" John 14:6
I can tell you that the relationship that a born again believer has with God and Christ, is going to be, unique to them.
It will be very personal, and very "just for you"..
In my life, i have had many experience with the supernatural. I have seen miracles happen in front of my eyes, in the daytime.,, And not just once.

This photo below, that contains 3 books im reading........ 2 of them are regarding Catholic's, who were born again, and were ither burned at the stake by the "cult of Mary", or imprisoned in a wet, dark, small, cave, for 7+ yrs....by the "cult of Mary".
The other is also a Catholic, and is the subject of a old B&W Movie that i really like a lot.. "Song of Bernadette".

Ive read a lot of material regarding Christians who have had an "other-worldly" relationship with the Holy Spirit and Christ and The Father.
I find that these type of Bio's inspire me and are always very rewarding to read, and contemplate.
It's not my position, .here..... to play the doubting Thomas or the advanced skeptic regarding many of these people, as in my own life, ive had some years worth of unique spiritual/miraculous experiences.
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dizerner said:
Sometimes a new version can help process it again when we get too used to a certain wording.

I've found a lot of help in exploring different translations.
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ditto my primary is the NASB but I also use the NIV and sometimes other dynamic equivalent translations and some thought for thought ones as well. our Thursdat night group has around 5 or 6 different translations used my the group.
 
Books I currently am re-reading:

"Documents of the Primitive Church" C.C. Torrey from 1941
"The Apocalypse of John" C.C. Torrey from 1958
"Our Translated Gospels - Some of the Evidence" C. C. Torrey from 1937
"The Apocalypse of St. John" The Crawford Codex In Syriac ( Revelation) With Introductory Dissertation by John Gwynn from 1897
"A Translation of the Peshito-Syriac Books of the New Covenant Writings" William Norton from 1890
 

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