Real Good Theology

A friend of mine just recently received a copy of the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith with exposition. My first thought was, “What 19 year old girl these days goes and buys the 1689 LBCF for ‘fun’?…That’s awesome! (perhaps there is hope for my generation!)” and my second thought was, “why haven’t I done that?”

As I’ve said before, not all theologians are apologists, but all apologists are theologians. And believe it or not, a person can forget this truth in the heat of the week between chapter revisions and church meetings. Indeed, real apologetics can’t exist without real theology. God always comes first.

For that reason, I’ve decided to compile a list of 9 resources: 3 store print, 3 free online, and 3 downloadable audio sermons, all of which constitute “real good theology.” I’m talking about the kind of theology that’s so solid and biblical you’d be insane to try and resist it, the kind that forces you to take a cold shower after reading it just to cool your head off, the kind of theology that captivates your mind, grips your heart, and arrests all sense of pride, leaving your consciousness ἐξαπορέω, gasping for air, speechless, utterly and completely destitute of all mental resources. Juicy. Solid. So thick and plain that you couldn’t even cut it with a 1000 watt miter saw. That’s what I’m talking about.

Well, here’s what I have.

Real Good Theology in Print

1. The Attributes of God by A.W. Pink

2. The Holiness of God by R.C. Sproul

3. Knowing God by J.I. Packer

Real Good Theology Online

1. Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God by Jonathan Edwards

2. “Truth” (video) by Albert Martin (full sermon here, full sermon text here)

3. Election and Holiness by C.H. Spurgeon

Real Good Theology Audio Sermons

1. The Wrath of the Almighty God by Mark Dever

2. The Sovereignty of God in Daniel (selections) by Chuck Swindoll

3. Understanding the Wisdom of God by John MacArthur

If you can listen, read, or watch all 9 of these without at least once weeping out loud, laughing, or praying  for forgiveness or in gratitude, I’m rather convinced that you’re either not human, or you’re not alive.