Baptist Bible Study Bulletin #2 - Bible Dictionaries

Baptist Bible Study Bulletin 2 by Bill Hardecker

A Reading Recommendation: "The Christian on the Mount" by Thomas Watson

Thomas Watson is a master theologian and writer. Naturally, there is the need to look beyond the more egregious aspects of his Puritan theology but as to the substance of his materials very few authors can write with such depth in a short amount of space - and for me, Watson is like nearly gold in every line, imho. His treatise "The Christian on the Mount" was published in 1660 and remains a great and practical read on the subject of Christian meditation. There are a couple of electronic versions of this work online, and there are print options as well. Just search for it. 

Original book title: "The Christian on the Mount; or a Treatise concerning Meditation; wherein the necessity, usefulness, and excellency of Meditation are at large discussed." (You just gotta love them long titles - it was the style back then).

Table of Contents:

1. The Proposition Asserted
2. The Nature of Meditation
3. Meditation is a Duty
4. How Meditation Differs from Memory
5. How Meditation Differs from Study
6. The Subjects of Meditation
7. The Necessity of Meditation
8. Reason Why So Few Godly Christians
9. Use of Reproof
10. Use of Exhortation
11. Objections Answered
12. Concerning Occasional Meditations
13. The Most Fitting Time for Meditation
14. How Long Christians Should Mediate
15. The Usefulness of Meditation
16. The Excellence of Meditation
17. Divine Motives to Meditation
18. Rules Concerning Meditation