Read-alikes and related books

Books like Hard to Believe

Across Discipleship, Faith, Theology, and Christian Ministry — 24 books that belong on the same shelf as Hard to Believe by John MacArthur.

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Top related books to Hard to Believe

Curated picks selected for thematic resonance, narrative overlap, and author diversity.

Chosen to Be God’s Prophet Workbook How God Works in and Through Those He Chooses

Henry Blackaby

Themes: Discipleship • Faith • Theology

Twelve Extraordinary Women How God Shaped Women of the Bible, and What He Wants to Do with You

John MacArthur

Themes: Discipleship • Faith • Christian Ministry

The Journey How to Live by Faith in an Uncertain World

Billy Graham

Themes: Discipleship • Faith • Theology

Abiding in Christ

Andrew Murray

Themes: Discipleship • Faith • Christian Ministry

Help Is Here Facing Life’s Challenges with the Power of the Spirit

Max Lucado

Themes: Discipleship • Faith • Christian Ministry

The Fruit of the Spirit

Thomas E. Trask

Themes: Discipleship • Theology • Christian Ministry

Five Things God Uses to Grow Your Faith

Andy Stanley

Themes: Discipleship • Faith • Christian Ministry

The Complete Bible Answer Book Collector’s Edition: Revised and Expanded

Hank Hanegraaff

Themes: Discipleship • Faith • Christian Ministry

Abide in Christ

Andrew Murray

Themes: Discipleship • Faith • Christian Ministry

#10

Life with God Reading the Bible for Spiritual Transformation

Richard J. Foster

Themes: Discipleship • Faith • Christian Ministry

#11

How the Bible Actually Works In Which I Explain How an Ancient, Ambiguous, and Diverse Book Leads Us to Wisdom Rather Than Answers–And Why That’s Great News

Peter Enns

Themes: Discipleship • Theology • Christian Ministry

#12

Your Life Is God’s Story Trusting God’s Plan Through Life’s Ups and Downs

Tim Dilena

Themes: Discipleship • Faith • Christian Ministry

#13

Starting Point A Conversation about Faith

Andy Stanley

Themes: Discipleship • Faith • Christian Ministry

#14

The Purple Book Biblical Foundations for Building Strong Disciples [Updated Edition]

Rice Broocks

Themes: Discipleship • Faith • Christian Ministry

#15

You Are Never Alone Trust in the Miracle of God’s Presence and Power

Max Lucado

Themes: Discipleship • Faith • Christian Ministry

#16

The Doctrine of Reconciliation

Arthur W. Pink

Themes: Discipleship • Theology • Christian Ministry

#17

God Has a Name What You Believe about God Will Shape Who You Become

John Mark Comer

Themes: Discipleship • Faith • Christian Ministry

#18

Christianity for the Rest of Us How the Neighborhood Church Is Transforming the Faith

Diana Butler Bass

Themes: Discipleship • Faith • Theology

#19

Walking with God on the Road You Never Wanted to Travel

Mark Atteberry

Themes: Discipleship • Faith • Theology

#20

Chosen by God

R. C. Sproul

Themes: Discipleship • Theology • Christian Ministry

#21

Faith Wins Overcoming a Crisis of Belief

Adam Groza

Themes: Discipleship • Faith • Christian Ministry

#22

Beautiful Resistance The Joy of Conviction in a Culture of Compromise

Jon Tyson

Themes: Discipleship • Faith • Christian Ministry

#23

The Knowledge of the Holy (Sea Harp Timeless Series) — A. W. Tozer

A W Tozer

Themes: Discipleship • Theology • Christian Ministry

#24

Tactics A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions

Gregory Koukl

Themes: Discipleship • Theology • Christian Ministry

The 24 books on this list are tied together by themes of Discipleship, Faith, Theology — the same threads that run through Hard to Believe by John MacArthur. Among the authors featured: Henry Blackaby, John MacArthur, Billy Graham, Andrew Murray, and others.