This is due to the nature of the human intellect and the practical concerns of life. The formal arguments for God's existence are presented in the next chapter, but the discussion of God's revelation is fundamental to the evidence for his existence.
THE DIVISIONS OF THEOLOGY
But, apart from this, there is also the illumination of the Holy Spirit, which is guaranteed to every believer. Then is available to the seekers of truth, not only his reason, but also the help of the Holy Spirit.
E XEGETICAL THEOL~CY
Historical theology traces the history of God's people in the Bible and of the church since the time of Christ. It deals with the origin, development and spread of the true religion, as well as its doctrines, organizations and practices.
THEISM
THE DEFINITION OF GOD
Kant defined God as a being who, by his understanding and will, is the cause of nature; a being who has all rights and no duties; the moral writer of the world. For Edward Ames, God is "the idea of the personal, idealized totality of reality." He thinks of God as growing and limited.
- THE EXISTENCE OF GOD
- THE ATHEISTIC VIEW
- THE AGNOSTIC VIEW
- THE PANTHEISTIC VIEW
- THE POLYTHEISTIC VIEW
- THE DUALISTIC VIEW
- THE DEISTIC VIEW
Even the most depraved know that those who live in sin are "worthy of death" (Romans 1:32) and that all people have "the work of the law written in their hearts." And the son of man, do you care for him?" (Ps 8:3f.); “The heavens declare the glory of God; and their vastness declares the works of his hands.
BIBLIOLOGY
- THE A PRZORZ ARGUMENT
- THE ARGUMENT FROM ANALOGY
- THE ARGUMENT FROM THE CHARACTER OF THE BIBLE When we consider the character of the Bible, we are forced to come to but
- THE ARGUMENT FROM THE INFLUENCE OF THE BIBLE The Koran, the Book of Mormon, Science and Health, the Zend Avesta, and
- THE ARGUMENT FROM THE FULFILLED PROPHECY This might seem to belong to the argument from the character of the Bible,
- THE CLAIMS OF THE SCRIPTURES THEMSELVES The Bible claims to be not only a revelation from God, but an infallible
- THE GENUINENESS OF THE BOOKS OF THE BIBLE
- THE CREDIBILITY OF THE BOOKS OF THE BIBLE
- THE CANONICITY OF THE BOOKS OF THE BIBLE
- THE DEFINITION OF INSPIRATION
- THE PROOFS OF INSPIRATION
- THE OBJECTIONS TO THIS VIEW OF INSPIRATION In the light of the facts above, men ought to believe in the verbal inspiration
There are many other prophecies in the Bible that could be cited as evidence for the same thing. Practically all the so-called errors in morality and religion are in the Old Testament.
THEOLOGY
THE ESSENCE OF GOD
Rather than interpreting this as seeing God literally and visibly, which in the context is said to be impossible (v. 20), it is better to understand it as seeing the after effects, or as Driver say, "the afterglow" of God. It should be noted that in certain of these passages "the angel of the Lord" is identified as "the Lord" (cf.
IMMENSIIY
- THE ATTRIBUTES OF GOD
- THE UNITY OF GOD
- THE TRINITY OF GOD
- THE DEFINITION OF THE DECREES
- THE PROOF OF THE DECREES
- THE BASES OF THE DECREES
- THE PURPOSE OF THE DECREES
- THE CONTENT AND ORDER OF THE DECREES
- THE DEFINITION OF CREATION
- THE PROOF OF THE DOCTRINE OF CREATION
The absence of the article before theos indicates that "God" is in the predicate position. An early controversy (Fihoque Controversy) in the church concerned the procession of the Holy Spirit.
- THE END OF GOD IN CREATION
- THE DOCTRINE OF PRESERVATION A. T HE DEFINITION OF P RESERVATION
- THE DOCTRINE OF PROVIDENCE
The Christian bases his confidence in the ultimate victory of the right in part on his conception of the nature of God. Everything that happens in the universe is the result of the operation of natural laws.
ANGELOLOGY
- THE ORIGIN OF ANGELS
- THE NATURE OF ANGELS A. T HEY ARE N OT G LORIFIED H UMAN B EINGS
- T HEY ARE A C OMPANY , N OT A R ACE
- T HEY ARE M ORE N OBLE THAN M A N , THOUGH N OT O MNIPRESENT
- THE FALL OF ANGELS A. T HE FACT OF T HEIR F ALL
- THE CLASSIFICATION OF ANGELS
- THE WORK OF THE ANGELS
- THE DESTINY OF THE ANGELS A. T HE D ESTINY OF THE Goon A NGELS
The origin, nature, fall and classification of angels 135 between good and evil angels (Revelation 12:7). This may mean that the sin of the angels was some kind of gross immorality.
ANTHROPOLOGY
THE ORIGIN OF MAN
Every thoughtful person is confronted with the question of the origin of the human race. There are clear similarities between the anatomy of man and that of the higher vertebrates.
THE ORIGINAL CHARACTER OF MAN
2:7 refers if iI to man evolving from the animal, then allowing gen. Paul's return to dust not to mix animal, fish, unclean or human flesh; they must be distinguished (1 Cor. 15:39).
I T WAS A M ORAL L IKENESS
If at the new birth the new man is “created in the likeness of God in righteousness and holiness of the truth” (Ephesians 4:24), it is undoubtedly correct to conclude that man originally possessed both righteousness and holiness. It is distinguished from the perfect holiness of the saints, as instinctive affections and childish innocence differ from the holiness developed and confirmed by temptation.
I T WAS A S OCIAL L IKENESS
- THE UNITY OF MAN A. T HE T EACHING OF S CRIPTURE
- THE CONSTITUTION OF MAN
Attention must be paid to the fact of the unity of man in another sense. All these arguments help to confirm our conclusion about the unity of the human race.
MANX PSYCHOLOGICAL C ONSTITUTION
- THE BACKGROUND OF THE FALL
- PROBLEMS CONNECTED WITH THE FALL
- THE ORIGIN OF SIN IN THE PERSONAL ACT OF ADAM Sin is a fact; but how did it originate among men? There are various views as
- THE IMMEDIATE CONSEQUENCES OF ADAM’S SIN Immediate, far-reaching, and fearful were the consequences of the sin of our
- THE UNIVERSALITY OF SIN
- THE IMPUTATION OF SIN
However, the sinful acts of the two after the Fall differed from the act in the first instance. The test consisted of the prohibition to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
T HE PELAGLW T HEORY
The scriptures teach that the sin of Adam and Eve constituted all the sinners of their descendants (Rom. 5:19). Adam's sin was imputed, imputed, or imputed to every member of the race.
T HE ARMINIAN T HEORY
- DEPRAVITY A. T HE M EANING OF D EPRAVITY
- GUILT
- PENALTY
This view holds that Adam is both the natural and the federal head of mankind. It is the eternal separation of the soul from God, together with the accompanying remorse and outward punishment (Matt.
SOTERIOLOGY
- THE PURPOSE OF GOD
- THE PLAN OF GOD
- THE METHODS OF GOD
- I N THE FUTURE E R A
- HISTORICAL VIEWS
- T HE EUTYCHLWS
- THE PREINCARNATE CHRIST
In the incarnation, the Logos entered the human body and took the place of the human spirit. His appearance in the Old Testament as the angel of the Lord is significant.
CHAPTER XXIII
THE REASONS FOR THE INCARNATION There are a number of reasons why God became man
The earlier purpose of his coming is foreshadowed in the sacrifices of the Old Testament (1 Cor.) The idea of putting away sin seems to refer to the scapegoat of the Old Testament.
THE NATURE OF THE INCARNATION
Shortly after John declared that Christ appeared to take away sin (1 John 3:5), he wrote that Christ also appeared to destroy the works of the devil (v. 8). It is as "a standing Lamb, as slain" (Rev. 5:6) that Christ will open the seals of the book, the title document of the purchased possessions.
THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST
His mental development cannot be entirely attributed to his learning in the schools of the day (John 7:15), but must be largely attributed to his training in a godly home, his regular attendance at the synagogue (Luke 4 :16), his spiritual development. visits to the temple (Luke, his study of the Scriptures (Luke 4:17), and also to his use of the Scriptures in his temptation, and his communion with the Father (Mark 1:35; John 4:32 -34).2 Again it must be borne in mind that to speak of the defects of Christ's nature does not imply sinful weaknesses.
THE DEITY OF CHRIST
THE TWO NATURES IN CHRIST
For we have human qualities and characteristics attributed to Christ under divine titles: "He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest" (Luke 1:32); "they would not have crucified the Lord of glory". There are also divine attributes and attributes attributed to Christ under his human names: "He who came down from heaven, even the Son of Man".
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE DEATH OF CHRIST
It is therefore clear that the death of Christ is an important part of the teaching of the Old Testament. Paul says that the gospel consists of the death of Christ for our sins, his burial and resurrection (1 Cor. 15: l-5).
MISINTERPRETATIONS OF THE DEATH OF CHRIST In order to obtain a clearer apprehension of the scriptural doctrine of the
Take away the death of Christ as interpreted from the Scriptures and you reduce Christianity to the level of ethnic religions. The four living creatures and the twenty-four elders sang a song of redemption achieved through Christ's death (Rev. 5:8-10).
THE TRUE MEANING OF CHRIST’S DEATH
It is clear that Christ died both for the benefit of the sinner and in his place. But Christ's death is not only a satisfaction of the justice of God, it is also a satisfaction of the law of God.
THE EXTENT OF CHRIST’S DEATH
This redemption is (1) from the condemnation of the law, or as Paul says in Gal. We conclude that redemption is unlimited in the sense that it is available to all; it is limited in that it is effective only for those who believe.
THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST
The resurrection is essential to the realization of the salvation foreseen in the death of Christ. Evans says, "If Jesus had remained buried in the tomb, the story of His life and death would have remained buried with Him." The New Testament is clearly an effect of Christ's resurrection.
T HE RESULTS OF CHRIWS RESURREC~ON What are the results of Christ’s resurrection?
- THE ASCENSION OF CHRIST
- THE EXALTATION OF CHRIST
- HIS RELATIONSHIP TO THE WORLD A. I N C REATION AND P RESERVATION
- HIS RELATIONSHIP TO SCRIPTURE AND TO CHRIST A. To S CRIPTURE
- HIS RELATIONSHIP TO THE BELIEVER
- THE DOCTRINE OF ELECTION
- THE DOCTRINE OF VOCATION
- THE ELEMENT OF REPENTANCE
- THE ELEMENT OF FAITH
The ministry of the Holy Spirit to the believer can be briefly expressed in different terms. It is through the ministry of the Spirit that one is born again (John 3:3-8), for it is the Spirit who gives life (John 6:63).
The voluntary element involves surrendering the heart to God and accepting Christ as Savior. The writer of Hebrews speaks of Jesus as "the author and perfecter of faith" (Hebrews 12:2).
- THE DOCTRINE OF JUSTIFICATION
Justification is more than acquittal; the remission of the penalty is one thing, the restoration to favor is another. This need is supplied by imputing the righteousness of Christ to the believer.
This righteousness of God is revealed in the gospel, and it extends from faith to faith (Romans 1:17). The Bible says, “Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ” (Romans 5:1), and.
T HE RESULIX OF JUSTIFICATION
- THE DOCTRINE OF REGENERATION
It is not because of works of righteousness that we have done, but according to his mercy he has saved us (Titus 3:5; cf. Christ's resurrection is one proof that his death on the cross satisfied God's claims on us (Romans 4 :25; 1 John 2:2).
With the heart man believes, which results in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, which brings salvation" (Rom. 10:10). It is clear that Old Testament saints were justified as well as New Testament believers (Acts 13:38f.
- THE BELIEVER’S UNION WITH CHRIST
This is the final point in considering the application of salvation in the beginning. Scripture says, “Great is this mystery; but I speak concerning Christ and the church” (Eph. 5:32), and “The riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory” (Col. 1:27) .
Paul speaks of us being "united with Him in the likeness of His death" (Rom. 6:5). 9:4); since he refers the full realization of the adoption to the future coming of Christ (Rom. 8:23); and three times he declares it to be a present fact in the Christian's life.
- THE DEFINITION OF SANCTIFICATION
- THE TIME OF SANCTIFICATION
- THE MEANS OF SANCTIFICATION
- PROOF OF THE DOCTRINE
- OBJECTIONS TO THE DOCTRINE There are several objections to this position which can be noted
- THE WORD OF GOD
- PRAYER
John writes there: “The one who practices sin is of the devil; for the devil has sinned from the beginning. Human opinion has very little value in this connection, except because it is steeped in the statements and principles of the Word of God.
ECCLESIOLOGY
- THE DEFINITION OF THE CHURCH
- T HE C HURCH IS N OT A DENOMINA~ON
- THE FOUNDING OF THE CHURCH
- THE FOUNDATION OF THE CHURCH
- THE MANNER OF THE FOUNDING
- THE ORGANIZATION OF CHURCHES
- BAPTISM
- I TS S UBJECTS
- THE LORD’S SUPPER
- THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH
- To P ROMOTE A LL T HAT IS G OOD
- THE DESTINY OF THE CHURCH
That the church is not a continuation of the old system can be seen from several arguments. This universal conception of the church is seen in the figures under which it is represented.
ESCHATOLOGY
PERSONAL ESCHATOLOGY
He faces condemnation and eternal judgment away from the presence of the Lord (John 3:36; 2 Thess. THE IMPORTANCE OF CHRIST'S SECOND COMING The early church was very interested in the doctrine of Christ's return.
THE NATURE OF CHRIST’S COMING
There are several questions that come to mind regarding the doctrine of the Second Coming of Christ. In this chapter we will first look at the nature of His coming and then move on to a study of the purpose of His coming in the air.
THE PURPOSE OF HIS COMING INTO THE AIR
As steward of the mysteries of God (1 Cor. 4:1-5), the believer must give an account of his stewardship. The coming of Christ will remove the barrier to the development of lawlessness and the program of the last days.
THE PURPOSE OF HIS COMING TO EARTH
When the church is caught, the salt and the light will be withdrawn. Let us now consider the purpose of his coming to earth and the time that lies between the two.
To B IND S ATAN
- THE PERIOD BETWEEN THE RAPTURE AND THE REVELATION Having now discussed the events connected with Christ’s coming into the air
- THE MEANING OF THE TERM
- THE POSITION OF THE EARLY CHURCH
- THE PROOF OF THE DOCTRINE A. T HE M ANNER AND T IME OF THE SEXING U P OF THE K INGDOM
Babylon, the name given to this city, will be the great trading city of the world. He will break down the kingdoms of the earth in judgment, and breaking down is not penetration.
- EARLY CHRISTIAN TEACHING
- SCRIPTURAL TEACHING
In other words, his coming will be pretribulational, and the church as such will not go through any part of the tribulation. The weight of the evidence seems to be that the church will not go through the tribulation.
T HE NATLJRE AND FIJRKISE OF THE T RIBULATION
- THE CERTAINTY OF THE RESURRECTION
- THE NATURE OF THE RESURRECTION
- THE TIME OF THE RESURRECTIONS
- THE CERTAINTY OF THE JUDGMENTS
- THE OBJECT OF THE JUDGMENTS
- THE JUDGE
- THE VARIOUS JUDGMENTS
Alford states that in these references "the expression applies to those who are not of the church of Christ."10 The trial. There is necessarily a good deal of overlap in the treatment of the doctrine of eschatology.
