Guide to the Free EXTREME Mobile/Home Theological Library
In 1969, ArpaNet was created by the government.
Now I could give a list of things to "get" in order to have this mobile reformed theological library, but why would I do that when we haven't examined the real-world implications of having one.
- Having more books doesn't make you a better theologian or a better Christian unless you submit yourself to the primacy of the Bible being first. Christian books are to be an means to the end, the end being the Word of God. This is likely the reason John Bunyan put extensive scripture references at the bottom of almost every page correlating the things that happened in his story to His Story.
- Primacy to the Bible means nothing if you don't do what the Spirit tells you to do through it. To make this complex sentence simple, why read the Bible if you have no intention on following it? Seems rather silly and self-accusing a question to me, for it is something I struggle with. Recently a book came out called, "If God were real?" Think about it.
- Pray for opportunities to share what you've learned is just one way to match study with practice. Don't just share with Christians; share with non-Christians. Spurgeon's sermons are filled with helpful everyday illustrations that people could understand readily. He could effortlessly create illustrations for hundreds of different occupations. You have only one to think of (if you are not actively preaching in a pulpit) your own. I don't want to lose friends over the gospel, that is, I don't want to be shove it into their face. When you have formed a particular illustration around a particular doctrine or tenet of the faith that you've learned through studying the Scripture, then ask the Spirit to seal it in your memory and to help you bring it about when the time is appropriate.
- Know the right amount of salt to give to an un-believer. Christ was perfect in this, we are not. Too much salt gags and too little salt is pointless. Even worse is when the salt is no different from anything else. It's worthless. Holiness with joy in God and love to all others is what we must be.
- Desire God more than sin. I think this is pretty simple and is well explained if you've read or listened to any of John Piper's books or sermons. Being a Christian Hedonist is very important as it will lift you spiritually and joyfully.
- Beware the Christian bubble. This is harder for those who are in full-time ministry, to get away and to be with the world without being of it. This is why we must evangelistic, we must proclaim forgiveness of sins and center everything around Christ. When Christ is the center and the people that you influence get a solid grasp on their sinfulness and Christ's worth, the bubble will become thinner and thinner as a love for God turns your group into one more interested in pleasing God than observing traditions or fears they have.
- Seriously consider giving away your physical books when you have them digitally or even when you don't. Don't be afraid to give, Christ thought of others first and gave them all by giving Himself. I hope that we can do the same and a good way to start is to recognize that we should not be greedy or covetous about these things. Grace is a gift, books should be too.
- Realistically, reading books without a notepad and a pen usually lead to poor comprehension. Have a pen and a notepad while you read. The book is not like a television. It is not just there so that you can intake, it is written so that you may respond by thinking through what it says, discerning whether or not it be true, and what you can take away from it. The book is the author speaking to you and if you don't respond, what's the point?
- Simple, just download the book in Epub format.
- Download Stanza an iphone app (if you don't have an iphone/ipod touch you'll need an application that can read Epub files)
- use http://bookworm.oreilly.com/ sign up make an account and follow the tutorial there to put those epub files onto your mobile device
Uploading to http://bookworm.oreilly.com (for epub format books only)
- On your computer: if your book is not in ePub format, then convert your book to ePub (called Open eBook format in the Stanza Desktop Export menu) using Stanza Desktop or Calibre. (If your book already is in eReader format, try the eReader-specific solutions mentioned above and below.)
- Go to http://bookworm.oreilly.com, and create an account for yourself.
- Upload your books to your new account at http://bookworm.oreilly.com.
- On your iPhone: launch Safari.
- Go to http://m.bookworm.oreilly.com in Safari on your iPhone and sign in.
- Select the arrow button under Read in Stanza.
- This will launch Stanza in the Direct Downloads screen. Your book will appear, though it will have a long name with numbers with a URL underneath. Don't worry -- it really is your book.
- Tap on your book. If Stanza asks you whether you want to download the book, tap Download. The book will open, and it will appear in the categories on the main Library page.
go to Feedbooks
go to Public Domain
go to subjects
go to religion
About 6 or 7 great books right thereBut, there are many books only available in PDF and text format, here is a selection, after you scroll them I will show you how to turn them into EPUBs easily.
Online Books In English
 50 Crucial Questions About Manhood and Womanhood An Overview of Central Concerns About Manhood and Womanhood |  |  Open Theism and the Undermining of Biblical Christianity |
 |  Can Our Differences Be Settled? A Detailed Response to the Evangelical Feminist Position Statement of Christians for Biblical Equality |  Defending Truth and Treasuring Christ in the Lives of Athanasius, John Owen, and J. Gresham Machen |
 Should We Abandon the Imputation of Christ's Righteousness? |  The Dangerous Duty of Delight (Sample) The Glorified God and the Satisfied Soul |  Meditations of A Christian Hedonist |
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 Fifty Reasons Why Jesus Came to Die (Originally titled The Passion of Jesus Christ) |  Filling Up the Afflictions of Christ The Cost of Bringing the Gospel to the Nations in the Lives of William Tyndale, Adoniram Judson, and John Paton |  |
 |  The Purifying Power of Living by Faith in Future Grace |  A Response to N. T. Wright |
 Meditations on God's Love as the Gift of Himself |  Living the Vision of Jonathan Edwards |  A God-Entranced Vision of All Things The Legacy of Jonathan Edwards |
 Savoring the Supremacy of God in All of Life |  The Fruit of Affliction in the Lives of John Bunyan, William Cowper, and David Brainerd |  |
 Desiring God Through Fasting and Prayer |  |  |
 |  God's Triumphant Grace in the Lives of Augustine, Luther, and Calvin |  Thirty-One Meditations for Your Faith |
 |  |  Thirty-One Meditations for Your Soul |
 Meditations on God's Delight in Being God |  |  |
 |  Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood A Response to Evangelical Feminism |  |
 Invincible Perseverance in the Lives of John Newton, Charles Simeon, and William Wilberforce |  |  |
 Spectacular Sins and Their Global Purpose in the Glory of Christ |  A Call for the Endurance of the Saints |  |
 |  A Parable of Permanence |  |
 The Joy of Being Married to You |  |  Manhood and Womanhood Defined According to the Bible |
 How to Fight for Joy |  |
Online Books in Other Languages
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 Бог и есть Благая Весть |  Let the Nations Be Glad (Spanish) Alegrense las Naciones |  |
 The Passion of Jesus Christ (Russian) Страсти Христовы |  Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ (Russian) Видя и наслаждаясь Иисусом Христом |
Monday, July 20, 2009
Free Apologetics E-Book Library
Welcome to the Truthbomb Apologetics Free Online E-book Library. From time to time, while researching a given topic, I run across a free e-book online. I decided to put them all together in one collection. I will be adding to it as I find other books. If you know of a great, free e-book that would go nicely in the collection, please share it with us.I hope you find these books helpful in your search for truth; and hey, they are free! I love free books!
ApologeticsBehold, I Stand at the Door and Knock: What to Say to Mormons and Jehovah Witnesses When They Knock on your Door by Mike Licona [PDF] Confessions by St. Augustine [PDF]Demonstration of the Apostolic Preaching by St. Irenaeus Demons, Witches, and the Occult by Josh McDowell and Don Stewart [PDF]Essential Truths of the Christian Faith by R.C. Sproul [PDF] Evidence of Christianity by William PaleyFifty Nobel Laureates and Other Great Scientists Who Believe in God [PDF] Handbook of Today's Religions by Josh McDowell and Don Stewart
He Walked Among Us: Evidence for the Historical Jesus by Josh McDowell and Bill Wilson [PDF]
How Do You Know the Bible is from God? by Kyle Butt [PDF] Jesus: A Biblical Defense of His Deity by Josh McDowell and Bart Larson [PDF]Jesus Rediscovered by Malcolm Muggeridge Josh McDowell answers Five Tough Questions by Josh McDowell [PDF]
Letters to the Seven Churches of Asia by W.M. Ramsey
Pens'ees by Blaise Pascal
Reasons Skeptics should Consider Christianity by Josh McDowell and Don Steward [PDF]Runaway World by Michael GreenSkeptics who Demanded a Verdict by Josh McDowell [PDF]
St. Paul the Traveler and the Roman Citizen by W.M. RamseySumma Theologica by Thomas Aquinas Ten Reasons Why I Believe the Bible is the Word of God by R.A. Torrey
The Abolition of Man by C.S. LewisThe Case for the Existence of God by Bert Thompson, Ph.D. [PDF]
The Dawkins Letters by David Robertson
The Irrational Atheist by Vox Day [PDF] The Islam Debate by Josh McDowell and John Gilchrist [PDF]
The Mark of the Christian by Francis A. Schaeffer The New Testament Documents: Are they Reliable? by F.F. BruceThe Scientific Case for Creation by Bert Thompson, Ph.D. [PDF] The Story of the Bible by Sir Frederic Kenyon
The Works of Flavius Josephus Understanding Secular Religions by Josh McDowell and Don StewartWarranted Christian Belief by Dr. Alvin Plantinga Was Christ Born in Bethlehem? by W.M. RamseyWhy I'm Not a Relativist by Francis J. Beckwith [PDF] Christian LivingDealing with Doubt by Dr. Gary Habermas Man-The Dwelling Place of God by A.W. TozerReal Christianity by William Wilberforce The Necessity of Prayer by E.M. BoundsThe Normal Christian Life by Watchmen Nee
The Pilgrim's Progress by John BunyanThe Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer aaaahttp://www.garyhabermas.com/books/thomas_factor/thoma
