Systematic Theology

Zondervan

Contents

ABBREVIATIONS 13PREFACE 15Chapter 1: Introduction to systematic theology..........................................................21PART 1:  THE DOCTRINE OF THE WORD OF GODChapter 2: The Word of God..............................................................................47Chapter 3: The Can on of Scripture......................................................................54Chapter 4: The Four Characteristics of Scripture:(1) Authority..........................................73Chapter 5: The Inerrancy of Scripture...................................................................90Chapter 6: The Four Characteristics of Scripture: (2) Clarity...........................................105Chapter 7: The Four Characteristics of Scripture: (3) Necessity.........................................116Chapter 8: The Four Characteristics of Scripture: (4) Sufficiency.......................................127PART 2:  THE DOCTRINE OF GODChapter 9: The Existence of God.........................................................................141Chapter 10: The Knowability of God......................................................................149Chapter 11: The Character of God: "Incommunicable" Attributes...........................................156Chapter 12: The Character of God: "Communicable" Attributes (Part 1)....................................185Chapter 13: The Character of God: "Communicable" Attributes (Part 2)....................................211Chapter 14: God in Three Persons: The Trinity...........................................................226Chapter 15: Creation....................................................................................262Chapter 16: God's Providence............................................................................315Chapter 17: Miracles....................................................................................355Chapter 18: Prayer......................................................................................376Chapter 19: Angels......................................................................................397Chapter 20: Satan and Demons............................................................................412PART 3:  THE DOCTRINE OF MANChapter 21: The Creation of man.........................................................................439Chapter 22: Man as Male and Female......................................................................454Chapter 23: The Essential Nature of Man.................................................................472Chapter 24: Sin.........................................................................................490Chapter 25: The Covenants Between God and Man...........................................................515PART 4:  THE DOCTRINES OF CHRIST AND THE HOLY SPIRITChapter 26: The Person of Christ........................................................................529Chapter 27: The Atonement...............................................................................568Chapter 28: Resurrection and Ascension..................................................................608Chapter 29: The Offices of Christ.......................................................................624Chapter 30: The Work of the Holy Spirit.................................................................634PART 5:  THE DOCTRINE OF THE APPLICATION OF REDEMPTIONChapter 31: Common Grace................................................................................657Chapter 32: Election and Reprobation....................................................................669Chapter 33: The Gospel Call and Effective Calling.......................................................692Chapter 34: Regeneration................................................................................699Chapter 35: Conversion (Faith and Repentance)...........................................................709Chapter 36: Justification (Right Legal Standing Before God).............................................722Chapter 37: Adoption (Membership in God's Family).......................................................736Chapter 38: Sanctification (Growth in Likeness to Christ)...............................................746Chapter 39: Baptism in and Filling With the Holy Spirit.................................................763Chapter 40: The Perseverance of the Saints(Remaining a Christian).......................................788Chapter 41: Death and the Intermediate State............................................................810Chapter 42: Glorification (Receiving a Resurrection Body)...............................................828Chapter 43: Union With Christ...........................................................................840PART 6:  THE DOCTRINE OF THE CHURCHChapter 44: The Church: Its Nature, Its Marks, and Its Purposes.........................................853Chapter 45: The Purity and Unity of the Church..........................................................873Chapter 46: The Power of the Church.....................................................................887Chapter 47: Church Government...........................................................................904Chapter 48: Means of Grace With in the church...........................................................950Chapter 49: Baptism.....................................................................................966Chapter 50: The Lord's supper...........................................................................988Chapter 51: Worship.....................................................................................1003Chapter 52: Gifts of the Holy Spirit(1): General Questions..............................................1016Chapter 53: Gifts of the Holy Spirit(2): specific Gifts.................................................1049PART 7: THE DOCTRINE OF THE FUTUREChapter 54: The Return of Christ: When and How?.........................................................1091Chapter 55: The Millennium..............................................................................1109Chapter 56: The Final Judgment and Eternal Punishment...................................................1140Chapter 57: The New Heavens and New Earth...............................................................1158APPENDIX 1: HISTORIC CONFESSIONS OF FAITH...............................................................1168APPENDIX 2: SCRIPTURE MEMORY PASSAGES FROM THE NIV AND NASB.............................................1208APPENDIX 3: CONTEMPORARY WORSHIP SONGS CLASSIFIED BY CHAPTER............................................1222APPENDIX 4: ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF EVANGELICAL SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGIES.................................1224APPENDIX 5: MASTER LIST OF SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGIES INDEXED AT THE END OF EACH CHAPTER.....................1231APPENDIX 6: THE MONOGENES CONTROVERSY: "ONLY" OR "ONLY BEGOTTEN"?.......................................1233GLOSSARY................................................................................................1235INDEXESAUTHOR INDEX............................................................................................1258HYMN INDEX..............................................................................................1266SCRIPTURE INDEX.........................................................................................1267SUBJECT INDEX...........................................................................................1271

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