“I call ‘piety’ that reverence joined with love of God which the knowledge of his benefits induces. For until men recognize that they owe everything to God, that they are nourished by his fatherly care, that he is the Author of their every good, that they should seek nothing beyond him—they will never yield him willing service. Nay, unless they establish their complete happiness in him, they will never give themselves truly and sincerely to him” - John Calvin (Institutes, I.ii.1).
"Righteousness" describes those who inflame the hatred and provoke the rage of the wicked." - John Calvin
| Title |
Notes |
A Guide to Godly Disputation (.pdf)  |
John Newton |
| The Godly Man's Picture |
Thomas Watson |
| The Christian In Complete Armour |
William Gurnall |
| Core Truths of an Ambassadorial Lifestyle |
Paul David Tripp - Eight Principles and Perspectives That Characterize This Ministry Lifestyle |
| Christ's Use of the Law to Promote Piety in the Christian |
Joel Beeke with comments from J.W. Hendryx |
| Growing in Grace (.pdf) |
John Frame - Living Under God’s Grace: Spiritual Maturity (from The Doctrine of the Christian Life) |
| Living into God's Story |
Eugene Peterson |
| Grow in Grace and Knowledge |
John M. Frame (pdf) - A Sermon on 2 Peter 3:18 |
| Seeking More Seriousness |
Maurice Roberts |
| The Christian's Warfare (.pdf) |
Robert Murray McCheyne |
| How Does the Bible Function in the Christian Life? |
William A. Dryness |
| The Bible in Human Transformation |
Walter Wink (Quasi-Liberal) - Online Book |
| Following Jesus: Always Reforming |
Kirk Wellum |
| Obedience - Jesus Christ Fulfilled His Father's Redemptive Will |
J.I. Packer |
| Lordship and Regeneration |
Ernest Reisinger |
| Godly Meditations |
John Bradford |
| Christian Righteousness |
Martin Luther |
| Genuine Godliness & True Piety |
Peter Toon |
| Thoughts on Religious Experience |
Archibald Alexander, 1844 |
| Handbook on Faith, Hope, and Love (Enchiridion) |
Saint Augustine |
| Practical Religion |
J.C. Ryle practical, devotional, and Christ-centered |
| Lights and Shadows of Spiritual Life |
Octavious Winslow (online book) |
| The Man of God: Spiritual Religion Explained and Enforced |
Octavius Winslow |
| The Distinguishing Traits of Christian Character |
Gardiner Spring (online .pdf book) |
| Doctrine and Devotion |
Ernest Reisinger. |
| Vital Godliness: A Treatise on Experimental and Practical Piety |
William S. Plumer |
| 12 Keys to Spiritual Maturity |
Dr Derek W. H. Thomas (PCA) |
| The Man of God |
Octavius Winslow |
| Spiritual Exercizes of the Heart |
Thomas Reade |
| Divine Enlargement and Spiritual Obedience |
Joseph Philpot |
| When All Men Speak Well of You |
Peter Hammond |
| Joyous Spirituality of Christian Pilgrimage |
Hugh Martin (1822-85) |
| The Abiding Life |
Jim Elliff - John 15, What are the characteristics of authentic branches? |
| Will the Unholy Be Saved |
Iain Murray |
| Discontentment |
Guy R. Finnie |
| The Exercise and Profit of Godliness |
J. C. Philpot |
| The Source of the Godly Man’s Courage |
Jay Wegter |
| The Bible Doctrine of the Seperated Life |
Johannes G. Vos (1903-1983) |
| Practical Piety |
Hannah More The Influence of the Religion of the Heart, on the Conduct of the Life |
| Godliness with Contentment |
Vincent Cheung (.pdf) Topics related to Christian living, such as discipleship, contentment, guidance, and death. |
| Silence and Solitude . . . "For The Purpose Of Godliness" |
Don Whitney |
| Friendship |
St. Thomas Evangelical Library |
| Spiritual Meditations for Pilgrims in a Weary Land on their Way to Glory! |
Mary Winslow |
| The Plan of God |
J.I. Packer |
| Duties and Discouragements |
Richard Sibbes |
| Means to Make Grace Victorious |
Richard Sibbes |
| The Cross-Centered Life |
Jay Wegter. Discover how as Christians we need to "preach the Gospel to ourselves" in order to grow in Christlikeness. |
| Directions for Hating Sin |
Richard Baxter |
| Ministers of Love |
Richard Baxter |
| The Training of the Twelve |
A.B. Bruce |
| Not I But Christ |
Unknown |
| A 12 Point Cure for Complaining |
This could easily be used as a Bible study lesson and is especially helpful to keep in your Bible or on the fridge. |
| Renewal After a Time of Spiritual Dullness |
Samuel Pike and S. Hayward |
| The Character of an Honest Man |
Samuel Pike and S. Hayward |
| A Godly Man is a Lover of the Word |
Thomas Watson |
| A Plea for the Godly |
Thomas Watson |
| A Reproof to Such as are Only Pretenders to Godliness |
Thomas Watson |
| Obedience A Classic Study |
Thomas Watson |
| The Nature & Means of Growth in Grace |
Archibald Alexander |
| Hold to a Godly Reputation |
Gil Rugh |
| The Saint's Spiritual Delight |
Thomas Watson |
| The Weak and the Strong |
John Murray |
| Trading Places: The Priesthood of All Believers |
David Hagopian |
| The Effect of Election on Paul's Life and Ministry |
John G. Reisinger |
| The Ministry of Burden Bearing |
Michael Gowens |
| The Witness of a Stable Life |
Michael Gowens |
| How to Begin the Day with God |
Michael Gowens |
| Regeneration The New Birth, Changed Lives and Sin in the Church (.pdf) |
Steven Fernandez |
| Self-Denial |
Gardiner Spring |
| Take Up Your Cross |
Walter Chantry |
| Joy Beyond the Cross |
Walter Chantry |
| Self-Examination |
C.H. Spurgeon |
| Practical Directions How to Grow in Grace and Make Progress in Piety |
Archibald Alexander (1772—1851) |
| The New Point of View |
by H. N. Ridderbos |
| On Being Valiant for Truth |
Daniel E. Wray |
| Theology of Work |
Robert Reymond - A series on the theology and ethics of work. |
| The True Christian |
John Angell James (1846) |
| Ministry Can Be Dangerous to Your Spiritual Health (.pdf) |
Tim Keller |
| What is a Christian? |
Horatius Bonar |
| Seven Hindrances which keep back a sinner from the practice of piety |
Lewis Bayly (1611) |
| The Question of Personal Obedience |
Todd Pedlar Semper Ubi Sub Ubi |
| A Puritan Self-Inventory |
Richard Rogers (1550/1-1618) |
| Hungering After Righteousness |
Brian Schwertley |
| That Incredible Christian |
A. W. Tozer |
| The Believer's Pocket Companion |
By William Mason, August 9, 1773 |
| Jesus, Religion, and True Spirituality: A Look at Four Beatitudes |
Greg Herrick |
| The Spiritual Watch |
Thomas Watson |
| The Moral Power of a Pious Life |
Cornelius Tyree, 1859 |
| How to Write a Letter to the Editor: Twelve Principles for Christians |
Douglas Groothuis |
| The Inner Life |
Octavius Winslow, 1850 |
| How to Live a Miserable Christian Life |
Erik Raymond |
| Discontentment |
Guy R. Finnie |
| Living with the promises and threats of God's Word |
Samuel Hayward |
| Assurance of Growth in Grace |
Samuel Hayward |
| Spiritual Injury from Undue Pursuit of the Affairs of this Life |
Samuel Hayward |
| Self-Examination |
Samuel Hayward |
| The Duty of Seeking the Things Which Are Jesus Christ's |
David Black |
| Is Your Eye Clear? |
Paul Washer |
| How God's People May Make Great Attainments |
William S. Plumer |
| I Am Making All Things New |
David Powlison |
| Exhortation to Walk as Christians |
Martin Luther |
| The Christian Race for the Prize |
Martin Luther |
| The Spiritual Resources Of Faithful Witnesses (.pdf) |
T.M. Moore, Reformation & Revival 10.1 (Winter 2001): 85-103. |
| Experiencing God . . . Or Not |
Ed Welch |
| Seventeen short treatises |
Augustine |
| Follow the Lamb |
William Dyer |
| Resolved |
Steven Lawson |
| Right Now Counts Forever |
R.C. Sproul |
| Follow the Lamb (.pdf) |
Horatius Bonar |
| Guarding Your Heart (.pdf) |
A. W. Pink |
| Sincerity & Hypocrisy |
William Gurnall |
A.W. Pink (6 links)
Overcoming Sin and Temptation 
Praying: Finding our Way Through Duty to Delight 
Christian in Complete Armour