Classic Christian Book Links and Other Resources
 


Below are links to many classic Christian books, creeds, confessions, eBooks, Bible study tools and other resources. 
All these are free and I hope you find this site useful. 
For the record I have a Reformed / Confessional / Liturgical Anglican leaning. 
Last update 10/22/2022    
Contact Walt LaForet with questions, comments or suggestion of more sites - walt@flutesonline.com  

Creeds, Confessions and Catechisms
These ancient confessions and creeds were hammered out by Godly, learned men over many years and they have have stood the test of time.   
Many of these documents were made for the heads of households to teach their family, especially their children.
Any questions we may have about our faith have already been answered by these learned men from the Scriptures.

      Christianity 101  If a man dies, shall he live again? 
     
 Various Historic Church Documents   
 Many Creeds and Confessions  
 Various Creeds   
 The Seven Ecumenical Councils   
 The Apostles' Creed   
 The Nicene Creed   
 The Athanasian Creed   
     
 The Definition of Chalcedon  451 AD   
 The Canons of the Council of Orange 529AD    
 95 Theses of Martin Luther   1517   
 Lutheran Book of Concord 1529-1580   
 Catechism of Church of Geneva (Calvin's) 1545  
 The Genevan Book of Order 1556  
 Belgic Confession  1561   
 Heidelberg Catechism  1563   
 Heidelberg with Scripture Text PDF  PDF Download
 39 Articles of the Church of England    1563   
 The Canons of the Synod of Dort 1619  The Decision of the Synod of Dort on the Five Points of Doctrine in Dispute 
 Directory for Public Worship  1645    
 Westminster Confession 1647  See Below
 Savoy Declaration 1658   
 Baptist Catechism 1677  
 The Gospel of Jesus Christ: An Evangelical Celebration 1999  Endorsed by Various Conservatives  
 The Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy 1978   Written by Various Conservatives 
 Anglican Church of NA Catechism 2014   
      
        Westminster Confession Stuff    
 Westminster Confession of Faith w/ Scripture Proofs  1647  Online   
 Westminster Confession w/ Scripture Text PDF, Kindle 1647  Kindle and PDF Download
 Westminster Confession 1647 with the Latin  
 Lectures on The Westminster Confession of Faith  John Gerstner, They are FREE to stream  
 Westminster Larger Catechism w/ Scripture Proofs  Online  
 Westminster Shorter Catechism  Online 
 Larger and Shorter Catechisms w/ Scripture Text PDF  PDF Downloads
 Catechism for Young Children    
 Children's Catechism    
 Children's Catechism Set to Music  Best way to learn is by music
 Westminster Assembly Project  Writings by the Westminster Divines
       

Classic Christian Book Downloads or Books Online
All these books and documents are available for free in various formats, text, PDF files, Kindle format, etc.   


 Historical Writings Before Christ  
 Josephus -The Jewish Wars  Good account of the destruction of Jerusalem
 Josephus - The Complete Works   
 Didache, The Teaching of the Apostles      
 Apocrypha, Old Testament    
 Ante-Nicene Fathers    
 Nicene and Post-Nicene Writings 1   
 Nicene and Post-Nicene Writings 2   
 Various Church Father Books   
 Athanasius of Alexandria - Incarnation of the Word   
 Christian Classics Ethereal Library - Excellent   Hundreds of Books
 Early Christian Writings  
          
      Many Reformed, Puritan Kindle Books & Documents  Kindle, PDF and Print - Chapel Library a great resource and ministry
 Many Free Kindle, Mobi & eBooks - Monergism.com  FREE Kindle, eBooks
 Gutenberg Project  Hundreds of Books
 Internet Archive - 8,000,000 public domain Kindle, eBooks   
 Online Library of Liberty    
 MP3s & Resources on the Historic Christian Faith    
 Classic Resources on Reformed Theology  A Link of MANY Links
 Post-Reformation Digital Library    
 More Reformed Online Books      
       
 Jonathan Edwards - Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God    
 Jonathan Edwards - Various  
 Jonathan Edwards - More Documents  
     
 John Calvin - Various    
 John Calvin - Institutes of the Christian Religion   
 John Calvin - Many Documents    
 John Calvin - Complete Works   
        
 St. Augustine - City of God   
 St. Augustine - Confessions     
 St. Augustine - Many Documents   
       
 Martin Luther - Table Talk  
 Martin Luther - A Simple Way to Pray  
 Works by Martin Luther  
 Martin Luther - Many Documents   
 Martin Luther - Even More Documents   
     
 Matthew Henry - A Method for Prayer  Free Download, nice format
 Matthew Henry - A Method for Prayer Online  Has Online Version and Free Kindle
             
 John Bunyan - Pilgrim's Progress  
 John Bunyan - Pilgrim's Progress - Illustrated   
 John Bunyan -  Pilgrim's Progress 2nd Part     
 John Bunyan - Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners   
 John Bunyan - Many Documents     
 John Bunyan - Complete Works   
    
 Puritan Writers  
 More Puritan Writers    
 Even More Puritan Writers   
 And Even More Puritan Writers   
 John Owen  - Various   
 Francis Turretin - Many Documents    John Gerstner called Turretin "the most precise theologian in the Calvinistic tradition."
 The Scriptures, Francis Turretin Kindle  Kindle, Mobi File
 Jeremiah Burroughs     
 Jeremiah Burroughs - Rare Jewell of Christian Contentment - Kindle  Kindle, Mobi FIle
 Wilhelmus a Brakel - The Christian's Reasonable Service PDF   PDF 4 Volumes
 Jeremy Taylor - Holy Living     
 Charles Spurgeon Sermons    
     
 St. Thomas Aquinas - Summa Theologica   
 Brother Lawrence - Practice of the Presence of God  
 St. Anselm's Book of Meditations and Prayers  
 Thomas à Kempis - Imitation of Christ  
     
 Thomas Cranmer - Necessary Doctrine  
 Book of Homilies 1539-1563   
 Loome Theology Books - Anglican  
 Anglican Books Revitalized  
 Peter Toon Collection of Works - Anglican  
 Deus Publications Printed Copies of 1928 BCP  
     
 Louis Berkhof - Systematic Theology    

Online Bible Commentaries 

 Commentaries from various theological views     
 Calvin's Commentary  Great Navigation
 Calvin's Commentary on The Harmony of the Gospels    
 Matthew Henry's Commentary  Spurgeon stated, "Every minister ought to read it entirely and carefully through once at least."  
 Matthew Poole's Commentary  Recommended by Matthew Henry
 Geneva Bible Commentary (1599)   
 Many Other Commentaries   
      

Bibles - Online and Downloads, Plus Bible Resources 
 

 Blue Letter Bible   A Great Online Bible 
 Blue Letter Bible Original Greek & Hebrew    
 Literal Word  Has Apps as well 
 Bible Hub   
 Bible Arc   
 Bible Gateway   
 Many Old Bible Translations  
 Olive Tree App for Mobile Phone   
 Bible Study Tools   
 Wycliffe's Translation  1382-1395    
 John Wycliff Bible 1382  
 Tyndale New Testament 1530-1537  New Testament used in Matthew's Bible
 William Tyndale Bible 1534   
 Miles Coverdale Bible 1535    
 Miles Coverdale Bible 1535 Another One    
 Matthew's Bible (John Roger) 1537   
 Matthew's Bible 1537   
 The Great Bible 1539  
 Geneva Bible (1560/1599) w/ Original Footnotes     
 Geneva Bible 1560  
 Bishop's Bible 1568   
 KJV Online   1611    
 Young's Literal Translation 1862  
 Earliest NT Translations Interlinear Comparison     
 Interlinear Greek, Hebrew    
 Hebrew Interlinear Bible (OT)   
 Greek Interlinear Bible (NT)     
 Chronological Arrangement of books of the Bible  Like all Biblical Dating, open to debate
 Chronological Arrangement of CHAPTERS of the Bible  Like all Biblical Dating, open to debate
 Parallel Bibles - You chose the Translations  
 Parallel Gospels  Multiple Versions
 Parallel Gospels - Another one     
 Proverbs by Topic with Text PDF  PDF File Text Written Out
 Proverbs by Topic Online  Online Topics
 Children's Bible Online   
 Bible Story Book for Young Children Old Testament  Illustrated, Works well on iPad
 Bible Story Book for Young Children New Testament   Illustrated, Works well on iPad
 Bible Story Book Complete,  Old and New Testament  Download the above 2 files if this file is too large
 Basic Bible Study Resources   PDF
 Bible Atlas   
 Bible Atlas Geocoding   
 Bible Mapping Software  Free Versions Available
 Various Old Versions of the Bible    
 English Bible History  
 Bibles as Originally Printed    
 Many old Bibles facsimiles online starting at 1390    
 Bible Dictionary    
 Bible Verses by Topic    
 Bible Pictures of Places and Locations   
 Popular Bible Verses by Topic  KJV   
 Audio Bibles Listed Below        


Resources for Teaching Our Children
God has given the ultimate responsibility of teaching our children to us, the parents.   
Many of these documents on this site were not made for theologians but for the heads of households to teach their family, especially their children.

      Bible Story Book Complete, Old and New Testament  Download the 2 files below if this file is too large
 Bible Story Book for Young Children Old Testament  Illustrated, Works well on iPad
 Bible Story Book for Young Children New Testament   Illustrated, Works well on iPad
 As you walk in the Way - For Teaching Your Children  Teach your children the things of God as you go about your normal day
 Children's Christmas Program Music    
 Children's Advent Devotional, for use with a Jesse Tree    
 Good News Express  
 Children's Bible Online    
 Bible Alphabet Songs Piano Music    
 Bible Trivia   
 Books of the Bible Set to Music, Old Testament    
 Books of the Bible Set to Music, New Testament    
 Lord's Prayer for Children Set to Music    for easy memorization
 Isaiah 53:1-6 Set to Music  for easy memorization
 Free Bible Lesson Drawings & Pictures  Complete lesson sets 
 Audio Bible Stories for Kids       
 Kid's Bible Maps   
 Martin Luther in Real Time     
 Westminster Shorter Catechism   
 Catechism for Young Children    
 Children's Catechism    
 Children's Westminster Catechism Set to Music   Best way to learn is by music
 The Apostles' Creed   
 The Nicene Creed    
 John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress    
 John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress - Illustrated    
 John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress 2nd Part      
 Parents, Require Obedience of Your Children  By John Piper  
 Comments on Parents Teaching Children   Scripture, John Calvin, Matthew Henry, Martin Luther
     

 

Anglican - 1928 and 1662 Book of Common Prayer - Liturgical Worship

       Parallel Book of Common Prayer - Morning Prayer  Compares 1662 to 1928 Versions in Parallel
 Parallel Book of Common Prayer -  Communion  Compares 1662 to 1928 Versions in Parallel
 Collection of Prayers and Holy Days  Compiled from the BCP
 8 Page 1928 Morning Prayer for Bible Insert  Prints to a 8.5" x 5.5" Booklet
 8 Page 1928 Communion for Bible Insert   Prints to a 8.5" x 5.5" Booklet
 Book of Common Prayer online, Many Versions  This has just about EVERY edition of the BCP including the Sarum Rite
 Prayer Book Society    
 Anglican Church in North America     
 Reformed Episcopal Church   
 Anglican Province of America   
 Deus Publications Printed Copies of 1928 BCP  Quality Books
 Liturgical Kalendar    
 Church Year and Calendar Explained   From 1948 Shorter BCP
 Anglican Books Revitalized   
 Anglican Marketplace   
        
 Anglicana   
 Book of Common Prayer 1928 USA Down Load   
 Book of Common Prayer 1928 Online    
 Book of Common Prayer 1662 UK    
       How to determine the publishing Date of a 1662 BCP  340 Years of Publication
     
 Reformed Episcopal Church (REC)    
 Book of Common Prayer REC 1963 PDF  Reformed Episcopal 1963 Prayer Book Large File
 Book of Common Prayer REC 1963 DOCX  Reformed Episcopal 1963 Book of Common Prayer
 Book of Common Prayer REC 2005 PDF  Reformed Episcopal Current Prayer Book
     
 Book of Common Prayer Family Tree  Graphic Family Tree of Book of Common Prayer
 Peter Toon Collection of Works   
 39 Articles   
 Thomas Cranmer's Necessary Doctrine   
 Book of Homilies 1539-1563    
 Project Canterbury     
 Anglican Breviary   
         
 Morning Prayer Audio   
 Independent 1928 BCP Ministry   
 Anglican Way Magazine   
 Anglican Parishes Association Publications   
      
 Anglican Church of NA Catechism     
 American Anglican Council   
 Anglican Radio   
 Anglican TV   
 Book of Common Prayer iPhone App    

Audio Books / Audio Bible / Audio Sermons / Streaming Media Sermons

 Libri Vox Free Audio Books   
 ESV Audio Bible Online    
 KJV Audio Bible Online  Click the Headset Icon
 Audio Bible Online   
 Listen To Audio Bible   
 Many Books can be heard online   
 Morning Prayer Audio   
 Audio Sermons - Search for Calvin, Luther, etc   
 Audio Bible Stories for Kids      
 Ref Net - Reformed Christian Radio  Streaming  - Ligonier Ministries
 Various Audio Teaching, Lectures and Sermons   
         

Music - Sheet Music and Streaming Media Music

 Anglican Radio   Streaming
 Ref Net - Reformed Christian Radio  Streaming Ligonier Ministries
 Morning Prayer Audio  Streaming 
 Children's Christmas Program Music    
 Books of the Bible Songs for Piano, Old Testament    
 Books of the Bible Songs for Piano, New Testament    
 Bible Alphabet Songs Piano Music   
 Children's Westminster Catechism Set to Music   
 Lord's Prayer for Children     for easy memorization
 Isaiah 53:1-6 Set to music  for easy memorization  
       Psalm Singing Free Church of Scotland    Has iOS and Android APP as well
 Psalter Music and Lyrics   
 Psalms set to Music      
 Hymn Search    
 Index of hymns and hymnals     
 Choral Public Domain Library   
      

Ligonier Ministries and Modern Theologians but the foremost teachers of Classic Orthodoxy and Doctrine

 R. C. Sproul Gospel of John Sermon Series  They are FREE to stream
 R. C. Sproul Book of Romans Sermon Series  They are FREE to stream
 John Gerstner's Church History Lectures  They are FREE to stream
 John Gerstner's The Westminster Confession of Faith  They are FREE to stream  
 John Gerstner's Theological Lectures (100)  They are FREE to stream
 Ref Net - Reformed Christian Radio  Streaming,  Ligonier Ministries
        

Misc.

       If a man dies, shall he live again?   
     
 Quotes of Church Fathers and More     
 5 Minutes Church History    
 Twenty Errors of Federal Vision     
 Kings of Judah and Israel Chart  
 Kings of Persia Chart    
 Church History Timeline Bible Hub  Like all Biblical Dating, open to debate 
 Another Church History Timeline  
 Timeline of Church Fathers, Councils, Creeds   
 Catholic Encyclopedia  Lots of information
 Lots of Visual Aids, Charts, Timelines  Browse Carefully
 Existing Copies of Ancient Works  New Testament is most Reliable
 Bible Genealogy Chart  For what it is worth  
 Free Bible Drawings & Pictures   Complete lesson sets  
 Many Interesting Maps    
 Weights, Measures, Money    
 Collection of Prayers and Holy Days  Compiled from the BCP
            
       Questions, Comments or Suggestions      
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Some websites have links to a variety of theological views so just because a link is posted here does not signify my endorsement of all the content of that particular website. 
All photos are of books from my library.