(Instruction, Information, & Explanation Page)
FAST WEB OPTIMIZED PDFS - All files are fast web optimized, i.e. you can view table of contents and a page without downloading the entire file. This depends in part on your particular server.
Where did you get all these files?
Official start of Library: April 2004
Website STATISTICS: As of June 18, 2006, this library has 838 pdf files (967 MB)
(left click)  to view (jump or view pdf)      (right click) to download the pdf

Help Page & Instructions for the Library
David Cox's Library of Religious Works (Instructions)
(a) article, (b) Book - longer work, set up like a book or taken from a book, (s) sermon.

Missionary David R Cox
Who is this guy? Mexico City, Mexico
 

This is my personal library of electronic religious works. Feel free to download and save them to your our computer. May God bless you as you study and minister for our Lord. This library is always under construction. The quality you find in some areas is because I have worked in that area. As time goes on, I will work heavily in other areas. Please note that in some areas, there may not be works available. Sorry. I keep searching and with time there should be stuff there. Scroll down for more information.

INSTRUCTIONS

How to Use this Resource

Mouseover information - On most links on these pages there is additional information I supply in the mouseover link. To test, place the mouse cursor on this link, and the message "This is additional information." should pop up over the link in bubble help. Your version of Internet Explorer (version 4 or later) or other Browser software may be old and not support this feature. Upgrade your browser if this is the case.

HOW TO USE THIS LIBRARY

Reading - I really do not expect people to read the majority of these works online. That is why I put the file size behind the work title. In some cases of unknown works, you might want to read a smaller file online. Most files are web optimized (some slip through, write me and I will redo any that are lacking). This means that if you load a 5MB pdf file into your web browser, then normally it should download the entire 5MB before you see anything. Web optimized PDF files are files that first download what you click on. Normally the first page is downloaded in a few seconds and from there you can click and read and browse the file.

General Notes on PDF files - My purpose in making the files pdf and putting them in this format is so that you can download the file to your hard drive and having them available even if you are not online. After the file size (K is kilobytes, and MB is megabytes). I would suggest a broad band connection to download the files, although they are usable with a normal dial up connection. If you do not have broad brand, find a friend that does, download them, and then burn them onto a CD to put onto your computer. In some cases I have put these files in a zip archive file. I do this and check how much space is saved, and if very little is saved, I do not put it up in a zip format.

(S) Sermon - This is in an outline format and is normally a sermon.
(B) Book  - This is in a book format (usually larger with a table of contents).
(A) Article - This is a shorter work normally without chapter or similar divisions.
(W) Woman Author - I follow the Bible's teaching in women not instructing men, so I want to know when the author is a woman.
(c) Copyrighted Material - In general everything here is not under copyright because of its age or because the author has released it into public domain or is putting it on the internet. In a few cases, the author has placed material on the internet and not released its copyrights, but allows others to benefit in a non-financial way. This material is marked with a (c) to show this. It can be used, but it cannot be sold or included in other works or in some cases reposted on the internet.

READING In general, Internet Explorer works this way, left click on the work title and the work should load in this frame. It may take a while in some cases if the file is large (and the pdf file is not web optimized).  In my system, this opens Adobe Acrobat Reader in the web browser window with the file in it. (You can click on the floppy disk in the Adobe PDF Reader bar and save it to your hard disk. Therefore if you read part of a file, and things seem to freeze up, it is because you have moved beyond the current page that is downloading and into an area that it has not yet downloaded. Just wait.

DOWNLOADING TO YOUR HARD DISK - This is what I recommend. It takes a little longer, but you will have it on for later use. Instead of left clicking on file title, right click on the title, and select "save destination to" .... This should open a file save dialog box where you can select the location on your hard. Select several files and get them downloading and go take a shower or go to bed.

"BUYER BEWARE"

I have a number of works so it is difficult for me to actually read each one and every one to check for doctrinal correctness. I have over 3400 pdf files in my personal library at last count, and many were downloaded as is from other websites. I use them when I am looking for something, and at times I want to see what the other side is using for arguments against a position I hold. Therefore there are some Catholic files, Church of God, Pentecostal, Disciples of Christ, etc. Usually those files I do put up on my website, but rather they are for my personal reference.

Also as with any theological book even by "sound" authors, the reader needs to compare what is written with the Word of God and let God's Holy Spirit guide them as to whether what is presented is really sound or not. 

Problems

Suggestions for Including a Work in My Library

If you have works that you think would be beneficial to this library, whether they are other websites, or your own works, please send me an email and I will be glad to consider it after examining the material. Some websites are very clear that nobody can view or reproduce in any form their material. One such example is David Cloud's website. He sells copies of it on CD's, and his policy is that only a link can be inserted, and none of "his" material can be reproduced (although a large part of "his" material is written by other people that I would hope that he has individually gathered letters of authorization to allow him to post other works). These sites I do not even reference because with that restrictiveness. I deem in most cases their material unfit and of little use no matter how "good" the material may be because their attitude is not one in the spirit of benefiting the body of Christ and not ministering as Christ instructed us "freely you received, freely give". But they have their legal rights, and their attitude is such that makes a person wonder why any of their works are published on the internet in the first place! End of diatribe 10001.

Recommendations

Depending on your resources (hard disk space) and your modem connection speed, I would download all of the works in this library that you feel would be useful. I include works that I feel are scholarly, sometimes to present a view opposite of one that I take. I feel this is necessary to be balanced and see what attacks against my position those of opposing views will throw against me. Those works of a contrary position may not be of value to you, so review carefully.

Copyright Questions

These works are all downloaded from the Internet, so I assume that they are public domain. Usually I do not download works which are specially copyright restricted. The fact that a work is on the internet means that it is put forth for the general public. At times people wish to restrict their own writings, or writings that they have copyright rights over from being distributed in any form except on their own web pages. This is their right and I will remove anything from my web site if this is the case. Please advise me if there is a work in question that you feel I have infringed somebody's will in this matter. I will investigate it and get back with you, usually removing it from my site. Please note that just because you have a work on your web site does not mean that you own a copy right to that work. NOTE: Works that have expired their original copyright ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN even if they are reposted or reprinted!

If you are the copyright owner of a work, please advise me if you find your copyrighted work on my website and you do not want it to be here. In general, I never change any works I download, as I find them on the internet, I repost them. The only modification I do is to place "destinations" (a pdf "bookmark" of sorts which is invisible to users) so that I can link to specific chapters or places with a work. I do this to facilitate study and use by students of the work.

Please note that I try to get links to Amazon or other book dealers so that people can buy a paperback copy of the work if they so desire. Internet or electronic copies of books are nice at times, but I find most Pastors and serious students of Scripture want a paper copy, so these copies help them know where to spend their money.