Knowing Christ and His Kingdom: A Bibliography

God is the Creator, we are His creatures. He is infinite, we are finite.

One result of these truths is that we are going to spend eternity joyfully getting to know God better since we will never be able to know everything about Him.

Yet getting to know God better isn’t just something for eternity. It is also for the here and now. We can do this through worship, prayer, community, obedience, and discipline. We can also do this by reading and meditating on His Word day and night.

The following books comprise my third book list. I’ve previously compiled two others:

• Books with a Christian Worldview for Children, Young Adults, and the Young at Heart
• A Christian, Liberty-Minded Reader on Culture, Science, Governance, and Economics

This one is a bit different because it is specifically focused on the exposition of Scripture, on books that walk the reader through Scripture to help us better know God and various aspects of the world He has created. Some are commentaries on specific books of the Bible, while other investigate certain themes found in Scripture.

I pray that some of these books will help you to better know our Lord and Savior and the work He is currently doing in His creation, particularly how He is making all things new (Rev. 21:5), which includes those of us he chose to be His children. Here is the list:

The Kingdom of God, the Last Days, Revelation, etc.

• The Last Days According to Jesus by R. C. Sproul
• He Shall Have Dominion: A Postmillennial Eschatology by Kenneth Gentry
• Heaven Misplaced: Christ’s Kingdom on Earth by Douglas Wilson
• From Age to Age: The Unfolding of Biblical Eschatology by Keith Mathison
• Cultural Amnesia: Three Essays on Two Kingdoms Theology by Brian Mattson
• What Is the Mission of the Church?: Making Sense of Social Justice, Shalom, and the Great Commission by Kevin DeYoung
• Common Grace: Volume 1 by Abraham Kuyper
• Postmillennialism: An Eschatology of Hope by Keith Mathison
• Postmillennialism Made Easy by Kenneth Gentry
• The Kingdom and the Power by Peter Leithart
• Paul and Empire by Richard Horsely
• The Promise of His Appearing: An Exposition of Second Peter by Peter Leithart
• When the Man Comes Around: A Commentary on the Book of Revelation by Douglas Wilson
• Navigating the Book of Revelation by Kenneth Gentry
• Before Jerusalem Fell: Dating the Book of Revelation by Kenneth Gentry
• The Vindication of Jesus Christ: A Brief Reader’s Guide to Revelation by James B. Jordan

The Six Days of Creation

• Creation and Change by Douglas Kelly
• Creation in Six Days by James Jordan
• The Expanse of Heaven: Where Creation and Astronomy Intersect by Danny Faulkner
• Coming to Grips with Genesis by Terry Mortenson
• Studies in Genesis One by Edward J. Young
• The New Answers Book: Over 25 Questions and Creation/Evolution and the Bible, Ken Ham, editor

Commentaries on Books of the Bible

• Primeval Saints: Studies in the Patriarchs of Genesis by James Jordan
• The Gospel in Genesis: From Fig Leaves to Faith by Martyn Lloyd-Jones
• Joshua by Dale Ralph Davis
• Judges by Dale Ralph Davis
• Esther & Ruth (Reformed Expository Commentary) by Iain M. Duguid
• Psalms of Promise by E. Calvin Beisner
• The Flow of the Psalms: Discovering Their Structure and Theology by O. Palmer Robertson
• Seeking the Face of God: Nine Reflections on the Psalms by Martyn Lloyd-Jones
• Joy at the End of the Tether: the Inscrutable Wisdom of Ecclesiastes by Douglas Wilson
• Isaiah: An Introduction & Commentary by J. Alec Motyer
• Ezekiel (The NIV Application Commentary) by Iain M. Duguid
• The Gospel of Matthew by R. T. France
• Studies in the Sermon on the Mount by Martin Lloyd-Jones
• The Sermon on the Mount: The Character of a Disciple by Daniel Doriani
• The Sermon on the Mount by Sinclair Ferguson
• The Maker Versus the Takers: What Jesus Really Said About Social Justice and Economics by Jerry Bowyer
• A Walk with God (Luke) by R. C. Sproul
• Acts: An Expositional Commentary by R. C. Sproul
• Acts: The Church Afire by R. Kent Hughes
• The Gospel of God: Romans by R. C. Sproul
• Partakers of Grace: A Commentary on 1 Corinthians by Douglas Wilson
• The Purpose of God (Ephesians) by R.C. Sproul
• James: Faith That Works by R. Kent Hughes
• James by Daniel Doriani
• Hebrews Through New Eyes: Christ and His Rivals by Douglas Wilson

Theology, Christology, and General Study

• A New Testament Biblical Theology: The Unfolding of the Old Testament in the New by G. K. Beale
• The Institutes of the Christian Religion by John Calvin
• What Is Biblical Theology?: A Guide to the Bible’s Story, Symbolism, and Patterns by James Hamilton Jr.
• The Christ of the Covenants by O. Palmer Robertson
• Dispensationalism: Rightly Dividing the People of God? by Keith Mathison
• Cross of Christ by John Stott
• Jesus on Every Page: 10 Simple Ways to Seek and Find Christ in the Old Testament by David Murray
• The Holiness of God by R.C. Sproul
• Grace Unknown: The Heart of Reformed Theology by R.C. Sproul
• Essential Truths of the Christian Faith by R.C. Sproul
• Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist by John Piper
• The Dangerous Duty of Delight by John Piper
• Does God Desire All to Be Saved? by John Piper
• The Enemy Within by Kris Lundgaard
• Through the Looking Glass by Kris Lundgaard
• Concerning Christian Liberty by Martin Luther
• Authority by Martin Lloyd-Jones
• The Doctrine of Endless Punishment by W. G. T. Shedd
• Paul: Apostle of the Heart Set Free by F. F. Bruce
• From Silence to Song: The Davidic Liturgical Revolution by Peter Leithart
• The Way of Holiness by Stephen Olford
• How to Read the Bible Book by Book: A Guided Tour by Gordon Fee and Douglas Stuart
• The Literary Structure of the Old Testament by David Dorsey
• Getting the Message by Daniel Doriani
• Who Runs the Church?: 4 Views on Church Government, Paul Engle, editor