Recommended Linkson: September 07, 2007

The goal of this page is to provide the very best links for research both into Scripture and into the teachings (both true and false) of the Church.  These links are divided into categories that should help you if you are searching for information in a particular area.  Simply because we link to a page does not mean that we completely agree with its teaching; it does, however, mean that we have found the page relevant and useful for study.

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http://www.meatindueseason.org (Excellent site by Christine Harbord...has downloadable books and articles, also has some sermons...it has online text files of George Warnock's books!)

http://www.worldchallenge.org (Official ministry site of David Wilkerson)

http://www.bibleteachingministries.org (Site of the ministry started by the late Paris Reidhead; they give away copies of his (tremendous) books and tapes.  Please support their ministry if you have the means; that is how they are able to freely give away his materials.)

http://boundless.org (a Christian webzine dedicated primarily to college students; J. Budziszewski's (AKA Professor Theophilus) articles are highly recommended.)

http://opendoorsusa.org/ (The USA branch of Open Doors with Brother Andrew; they are very involved with the Suffering Church all over the world.)

http://home.clear.net.nz/pages/tlamb/contents.htm (“Without the Camp,” a site from New Zealand by a home-church proponent)

http://www.watchword.org/index.html (David Smithers’ site devoted to revival topics)

Book Searches

http://www.bestbookbuys.com (A meta-search of the major online bookstores for the best price of nearly any book)

http://www.addall.com (Another meta-search with a few more bookstores included)

http://www.bookfinder.com (A meta-search dedicated to rare and out-of-print books)

Online Articles

http://www.tscpulpitseries.org/english/indexchr.html (David Wilkerson's Times Square Pulpit Series newsletters back to 1979)

http://www.wildernessm.homestead.com/files/choices.html (Michael Clark Articles)

Online Sermons

http://www.sermonindex.net (a site with over 1000 downloadable MP3 sermons and audio bible chapters; the speakers are some of the best of the last century, including Paris Reidhead, A. W. Tozer, Leonard Ravenhill, David Wilkerson, and T. Austin-Sparks).

http://sermoncentral.com/ (thousands of sermons, outlines, and sermon illustrations across many denominations; primarily printed format)

http://www.wordbroadcast.org/Gone2Glory/paris_reidhead.htm (Ten Shekels and A Shirt by Paris Reidhead: the definitive sermon on humanism in the Church)

Online Books

http://www.ccel.org/index/author-all.html (Christian Classics Ethereal Writings...a pretty complete links list for many writings, including the Church Fathers and other early works)

Bible Study Helps

www.onlinebible.net (They offer a Bible program for the PC or Mac.  A free starter pack is offered; and downloads of commentaries, lexicons, and books are made available often.  If you do not have a comparable program on your computer, it is highly recommended--it is incredibly helpful for word searches and finding particular passages.)

Reading through the Psalms and Proverbs each month (a schedule to help you read through these two books of the Bible every month)   Requires Acrobat Reader

http://www.studylight.org/ (Online Bibles, devotionals, Bible dictionaries, commentaries, lexicons, and history books)

http://www.bibletexts.com/ (study aids, commentaries, topics, etc.)

http://www.ldolphin.org/asstbib.shtml (absolutely huge collection of links to a large number of Christian related topics…as with every other page linked here, we don’t necessarily agree with everything he links to, but it is valuable in its own right)

http://members.aol.com/FLJOSEPHUS/home.htm#testimonium (the writings of Flavius Josephus)

http://www.innvista.com/culture/religion/bible/versions/default.htm (Descriptions of over 100 Bible versions and other related scriptural topics.)

Pseudepigrapha/Early Church Writings

http://wesley.nnu.edu/noncanon/pseudepigrapha.htm (the most comprehensive collection of pseudepigraphal writings on the internet)

http://newadvent.org/fathers/

http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/christian-history.html

1 Enoch

http://wesley.nnu.edu/noncanon/ot/pseudo/enoch.htm (The classic R.H. Charles version of 1 Enoch)

http://www.bibleplus.org/prophecy/enoch/enoch-intro.htm (a version of 1 Enoch with an excellent introduction discussing the origins of the book and some commentary, including the opinions of some early Church fathers)

http://www.bibleplus.org/prophecy/enoch/enoch-intro.htm (an intro to 1 Enoch)

http://www.innvista.com/scriptures/pseudep/enoch.htm (a brief description of 1 Enoch with a very short commentary including, “Up until the third century A.D., it was considered to be Scripture. After that time, it fell into discredit and gradually passed out of circulation.”)

Other Study Aids

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu (a digital library including Greek and Latin grammar and dictionary aids, as well as innumerable texts and other study aids)

Statistics on the Church

http://www.barna.org/cgi-bin/MainArchives.asp ( 40 categories of data relating to the lives of Americans today -- especially their faith...each category contains recent statistics from national Barna Research surveys related to the topic. The data can be very revealing with regard to Biblical literacy, theology, salvation, money, etc.)

Apostasy/Discernment Research 

These are recommended sites that deal with false teaching and false prophets in the Church.  We do not necessarily agree with these sites on every point, but they are valuable resources for knowing who is trustworthy.

General Discernment Sites

http://www.banner.org.uk/articles.html (Cross+Word Ministries from the UK…excellent articles)

http://www.deceptioninthechurch.com/page3.html (extremely useful site having a wealth of information about false teachers and movements in the church)

http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/apologetics.html (The Apologetics Index…allows you to find information on nearly any sect of Christianity or any popular teacher or teaching...very well annotated and researched…from an evangelical perspective)

http://www.discernment.org/ (Inner City Christian Discernment Ministry)

http://www.equip.org/ (Christian Research Institute, directed by Hank Hanegraaff…good articles and a search engine for their archives)

http://www.watchman.org/watchman.htm (The Watchman Fellowship…A Christian anti-cult apologetics page -- some excellent stuff on Mormonism, Jehovah's Witnesses, etc.)

The Word-Faith Movement

http://www.watchman.org/reltop/unbiblcl.htm (an article that points out the similarities between word-faith teachings and Mormon teaching)

http://www.watchman.org/reltop/charisma.htm (a short overview of the Word-faith movement's proponents and opponents)

http://www.bible.ca/tongues-audio-video-documentation.htm (a large number of videos of unscriptural practices within the Charismatic movement...an amazing and appalling display...presented by a cessationist church)

http://www.deceptioninthechurch.com/word-faith.html(general word-faith articles)

http://www.biblebb.com/files/WRDFAITH.HTM(an exellent overview of the word-faith movement and its chief teachers...highly recommended)

http://www.banner.org.uk/dev/reproach.htm(a message by David Wilkerson on Word-faith teachings and much of what is called "revival" in the Church today)

http://www.banner.org.uk/wof/mytest.html (a testimony by a woman who was once involved in the Word-faith movement)

http://www.banner.org.uk/wof/tract3.html (a tract against the Word-faith movement)

The Shepherding/Covering Movement

http://www.cephasministry.com/shepherding_christian_look_at_shepherd.html (An excellent and concise examination of the covering heresy)

http://www.banner.org.uk/res/shepherding.html (an examination of the origins of the shepherding movement and covering heresy)

http://www.safechurch.com/deeds.htm (a concise examination of shepherding and covering in relation to Jesus’ hatred for the teaching of the Nicolaitans) http://www.gentleshepherd.com/articles/false/covering.htm (another examination of the covering concept)

The Prayer of Jabez

http://www.behindthebadge.net/articles/a69.html

http://www.crossroad.to/articles2/Jabez.htm

http://www.cuttingedge.org/news/n1512.cfm

Pagan Roots in the Organizational Church (Babylon the Great)

http://www.house-church.net/babylons/index.htm (The Two Babylons by Alexander Hislop...regarded by many as the authoritative work on paganism in the church...it's intended as a treatise against Catholicism, but in reality it speaks to the idolatry of all of Christendom, not only Catholics)

http://www.ldolphin.org/Nimrod.html (The Nimrod, Mars, and Marduk Connection, a discussion of Nimrod and Semiramis…I don’t necessarily agree with every point in the article, but it is primarily good information)

http://www.goddess2000.org/Mary.html (a page on Mary from a Pagan source...interesting quote from the site: "Through time, the names and sometimes the images of the Madonna and child have changed, but the location of these shrines, and the wide devotion to them has remained constant."  I for one find that very interesting...)