“The gospel cannot be preached and heard enough, for it cannot be grasped well enough,” wrote Martin Luther.*
By God’s grace I have been a Christian for 38 years. I agree with Luther—I still cannot hear the gospel enough. Each morning I seek to preach the gospel to myself by my study of Scripture and through the strategic reading of supplemental books about the cross. Over the past several months it has not been difficult to find enough books to fill this role. Six wonderful new books on the gospel have been published in the last five months, and they constitute a portion of my recent reading diet.
C.J. gives an overview of the following six books and why he recommends them:
- Graham Cole, God the Peacemaker: How Atonement Brings Shalom
- Sinclair Ferguson, By Grace Alone: How the Grace of God Amazes Me
- D.A. Carson, Scandalous: The Cross and Resurrection of Jesus
- Atonement, ed. Gabriel N.E. Fluhrer
- Greg Gilbert, What Is the Gospel? (C.J. writes: “Help me put a copy of this book into every hand. Buy a case of them and begin giving them away immediately!”)
- Mark Dever and Michael Lawrence: It Is Well: Expositions on Substitutionary Atonement
Again, head to the the post for links, excerpts, and explanation.
