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CHAPTER IV. DIVINITY OF CHRIST PROVEN. 1. By His Pre-Existence 45 2. He was the Jehovah of the Old Testament 46 3. Divine Titles ascribed to Christ 48 (1.) He is called God, 48. (2.) He is called Lord, 48. (3.) He is called the Son of God, 50. (4.) Christ, as the Son of God, calls God Father, 51. (5.) Christ, as the Son of God, is distinguished from Created Beings by the Phrase, "Begotten, Only Begotten," etc. (6.) Christ is One with the Father, 52. (7.) The Same Things are spoken of God the Father and of Christ, 52. (8.) Equal with God, 53. (9.) Styled God's Fellow, 53. (10.) Called Word of God, 53. 4. Divine Attributes Possessed by Him 53 (1.) Eternity, 53. (2.) Omniscience, 54. (3.) Omnipotence, 54. 5. Divine Acts are attributed to Him 54 (1.) Creation, 54. (2.) Preservation, 55. (3.) The Final Destruction of the Material Universe is attributed to Christ, 55. (4.) Christ claimed to perform the Works of His Father, and to possess Original Miraculous Power, 55. (5.) He promised to send the Holy Ghost, 56. (6.) He gave the Holy Ghost, 56. (7.) He forgave Sins, 56. 6. Divine Worship paid to Him 57 (1.) Before His Ascension, 57. (2.) After His Ascension, 57. (3.) Adored by Angels, 58. (4.) Doxologies to Christ, 58. (5.) But to Worship any Being or Thing but God is Idolatry, 58.
CHAPTER V. THE PERSON OF CHRIST. 1. His Humanity 59 2. The Union of Two Natures in One Hypostasis 59
CHAPTER VI. THE HOLY GHOST. 1. Proceeds from the Father and Son 60 2. His Personality 60 3. His Deity 62 (1.) The Subject of Blasphemy, 62. (2.) Divine Titles ascribed to Him, 62. (3.) Possessed of Divine Attributes, 62. a. Eternity, 62. b. Omnipresence, 62. c. Omniscience, 62. d. Holiness--He is styled the Holy Ghost, 63. e. Goodness, 63. f. Grace, 63. g. Truth, 63. 4. He is the Source of Inspiration 63 5. He is the Source of Life 63 6. He is the Author of the New Creation--Regeneration 63 7. He is the Source of Religious Comfort 63
BOOK II. DOCTRINES RELATING TO MAN.
CHAPTER I. MAN'S PRIMEVAL STATE. 1. Made Under Law 71 2. Created in the Image of God 71 (1.) Dominion, 71. (2.) Spirituality, 72. (3.) Immortality, 72. (4.) Intellectual Powers--Knowledge, 73. (5.) Moral Image of God--Holiness, 74.
CHAPTER II. THE FALL OF MAN. 1. The Temptation--The Serpent the Instrument--The Devil the Real Tempter 74 2. The Transgression 75 3. The Results of the Fall--Physical Evil 75 (1.) The Ground Cursed for Man's Sake, 75. (2.) Man Doomed to Labor, 75. (3.) Physical Suffering caused by the Fall, 75. (4.) Temporal Death the Result of Sin, 76. 4. Results of the Fall--Moral Evil 77 (1.) Spiritual Death--Loss of the Divine Image, 77. 5. Man's Moral Nature Corrupted by the Fall 78 6. Depravity Hereditary 79 7. The Extent of Depravity is Total or Universal 80 (1.) The Will is Depraved, 80. (2.) The Understanding Darkened, 81. (3.) The Affections Corrupt, 82. (4.) The Imagination Vitiated, 82. (5.) Man's Moral Powers Paralyzed, 83. (6.) Man's Utter Helplessness, 83.
Book Iii. Atonement or Redemption 87
CHAPTER I. REDEMPTION. 1. Necessity for an Atonement 90 2. Redemption by the Death of Christ 92 3. The Death of Christ a Sufficient Atonement for the Sins of the Whole World 94 4. The Death of Christ the Procuring Cause of Man's Salvation 95 5. Benefits of the Death of Christ 96 (1.) Justification, 96. (2.) Regeneration, 97. (3.) Reconciliation, 98. (4.) Adoption, 98. (5.) Peace, 99. (6.) Witness of the Spirit, 100. (7.) Sanctification, 101.
CHAPTER II. BENEFITS OF THE DEATH OF CHRIST--CONDITIONS OF SALVATION. 1. Repentance--Faith the Instrumental Cause of Man's Salvation 104 2. The Holy Spirit the Efficient Cause of Man's Salvation 107
CHAPTER III. FURTHER BENEFITS OF THE DEATH OF CHRIST. 1. The Right to Pray 108 2. The Power of Prayer 110 3. Divine Providence--General and Special 112 4. Victory over Death 113 5. The Immediate Reception of the Souls of the Pious into a State of Blessedness 114 6. The Resurrection of the Body 114
CHAPTER IV. ELECTION, DECREES, AND FREE-WILL. 1. Election 117 (1.) The Election of Individuals to perform some Particular Service, 117. (2.) Collective or National Election, 117. (3.) Personal Election, or the Choosing of Individuals to be the Heirs of Eternal Life, 119. 2. Scripture Doctrine of Divine Decrees 120 3. Freedom of the Human Will 121
CHAPTER V. THE DOCTRINE OF A GENERAL JUDGMENT. 1. The Certainty of the Judgment 123 2. The Judgment Subsequent to Death 124 3. The Judgment Subsequent to the Resurrection 124 4. Christ will be the Judge 126 5. The Decisions of the Judgment will be Final and Equitable 128 6. The Award to the Righteous 129 7. The Doom of the Wicked 131 8. Heaven a Place of Eternal Happiness 133 9. Hell a Place of Endless Misery 136
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