A Bible Hand-Book

About this eBook

Author

Holliday, F. C. (Fernandez C.), 1814-1888

Credits

Produced by Richard Hulse, Chris Pinfield and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

BS: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Christianity: The Bible, Old and New Testament

Subject

Bible -- Indexes

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 52232

Release Date

June 3, 2016

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.A BIBLE HAND-BOOK,
2. 2.PREFACE.
3. 3.CONTENTS.
4. 4.BOOK I. DOCTRINES RELATING TO GOD. — CHAPTER I. — 1. Existence. — 2. God Self-Existent. — CHAPTER II. ATTRIBUTES. — 1. Unity. — 2. Spirituality. — 3. Eternity. — 4. Immutability. — 5. Omnipotence. — 6. Omnipresence. — 7. Omniscience. — 8. Wisdom. — 9. Goodness. — 10. Holiness. — 11. Justice and Truth. — 12. Majesty and Glory. — CHAPTER III. PERSONALITIES IN THE GODHEAD. — 1. God's names have, in Hebrew, plural forms , and are connected with plural modes of speech . — 2. Three persons, and three only, are spoken of under Divine titles. — 3. Baptism is in the name of three Divine persons. — 4. The Apostolic Benediction is in the name of three Divine persons. — CHAPTER IV. DIVINITY OF CHRIST PROVEN. — 1. By his pre-existence. — 2. He was the Jehovah of the Old Testament. — 3. Divine Titles Ascribed to Christ. — 4. Divine Attributes Possessed by Him. — 5. Divine acts are attributed to him. — 6. Divine worship paid to him. — CHAPTER V. THE PERSON OF CHRIST. — 1. His Humanity. — 2. The Union of the Two Natures in One Hypostasis. — CHAPTER VI. THE HOLY GHOST. — 1. Proceeds from the Father and the Son. — 2. His Personality. — 3. His Deity. — 4. He is the Source of Inspiration. — 5. He is the Source of Life. — 6. He is the Author of the New Creation—Regeneration. — 7. He is the Source of Religious Comfort.
5. 5.BOOK II. DOCTRINES RELATING TO MAN. — CHAPTER I. MAN'S PRIMEVAL STATE. — 1. Made Under Law. — 2. Created in the Image of God. — CHAPTER II. THE FALL OF MAN. — 1. The Temptation. — 2. The Transgression. — 3. The Results of the Fall—Physical Evil. — 4. Results of the Fall—Moral Evil. — 5. Man's Moral Nature Corrupted by the Fall. — 6. Depravity Hereditary. — 7. The Extent of Depravity is Total or Universal , in that all of Man's Powers and Faculties are Involved, but not in Degree; so that, while Man's Entire Nature is Corrupt, he may yet sink deeper in Corruption .
6. 6.BOOK III. ATONEMENT OR REDEMPTION. — CHAPTER I. REDEMPTION. — 1. Necessity for an Atonement. — 2. Redemption by the Death of Christ. — 3. The Death of Christ a Sufficient Atonement for the Sins of the Whole World . — 4. The Death of Christ the Procuring Cause of Man's Salvation . — 5. Benefits of the Death of Christ. — CHAPTER II. BENEFITS OF THE DEATH OF CHRIST. CONDITIONS OF SALVATION. — 1. Repentance—Faith the Instrumental Cause of Man's Salvation. — 2. The Holy Spirit the Efficient Cause of Man's Salvation. — CHAPTER III. FURTHER BENEFITS OF THE DEATH OF CHRIST. — 1. The Right to Pray. — 2. The Power of Prayer. — 3. Divine Providence—General and Special. — 4. Victory over Death. — 5. The Immediate Reception of the Souls of the Pious into a State of Blessedness . — 6. The Resurrection of the Body. — CHAPTER IV. ELECTION, DECREES, AND FREE-WILL. — 1. Election. — 2. Scripture Doctrine of Divine Decrees. — 3. Freedom of the Human Will. — CHAPTER V. THE DOCTRINE OF A GENERAL JUDGMENT. — 1. The Certainty of the Judgment. — 2. The Judgment Subsequent to Death. — 3. The Judgment Subsequent to the Resurrection. — 4. Christ will be the Judge. — 5. The Decisions of the Judgment will be final and Equitable. — 6. The Award to the Righteous. — 7. The Doom of the Wicked. — 8. Heaven a Place of Eternal Happiness. — 9. Hell a Place of Endless Misery.
7. 7.BOOK IV. THE MORAL LAW. — CHAPTER I. THE FIRST COMMANDMENT. — 1. Idolatry Forbidden. — 2. God is to be Worshiped. — 3. Threatenings Against Idolatry. — 4. The Judgment of God Inflicted upon the Violators of this Command . — 5. Instances where God's Judgments have been Visited upon Particular Transgressors of this Command . — 6. Idolatry Punished with Death. — 7. Idols are but Vanity. — 8. Against Inquiring Concerning Future Events of false gods, and of those professing to have familiar spirits . — 9. This Command Requires Us to have a God , and is therefore against Atheism . — 10. This Command Requires Supreme Love to God. — CHAPTER II. THE SECOND COMMANDMENT. — 1. The Use of Images Forbidden. — 2. Images are no Representation of God. — 3. The Judgments of God upon the Violators of this Command . — 4. Images used by Apostates as Outward Symbols in worship Offered to the true God . — 5. Images not to be Worshiped , though enjoined by human authority . — 6. Threatenings Against Idolaters. — 7. The following crimes partake of the nature of Idolatry, and are consequently forbidden by this Command. — 8. Idolatry is Debasing. — CHAPTER III. THE THIRD COMMANDMENT. — 1. Profane Swearing Forbidden. — 2. False Swearing Forbidden. — 3. Swearing by Creatures Forbidden. — 4. Instances of Swearing to Commit Sin , or to encourage it . — 5. Civil Oaths Lawful. — 6. Articles of Peace and Private Contracts Ratified by an Oath. — CHAPTER IV. THE FOURTH COMMANDMENT. — 1. The Sabbath must be kept as a Day of Rest from Secular Work. — 2. The Sabbath a Day for Religious Worship. — 3. Works of Mercy and Humanity may be Done on the Sabbath Day. — 4. The First Day of the Week is the Christian Sabbath. — CHAPTER V. THE FIFTH COMMANDMENT. — 1. This Command Requires Reverence and Obedience on the Part of Children . — 2. It Requires Reverence to the Aged, whether they are Our Parents or not . — 3. God's Judgments Against Disobedient Children. — 4. It Requires Reverence and Submission to Magistrates and Civil Rulers . — CHAPTER VI. THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT. — 1. Murder is Prohibited. — 2. Threatenings Against Murderers. — 3. Cases wherein Killing a Man is not to be Punished with Death. — 4. Human Life Authorized to be taken by the Civil Government. — 5. Hatred Forbidden. — 6. Malice Forbidden. — 7. Anger Forbidden. — 8. Wrath Forbidden. — 9. Contention Forbidden. — CHAPTER VII. THE SEVENTH COMMANDMENT. — 1. The Statement of the Law. — 2. Threatenings Against Fornication, Adultery, etc. — 3. Impure Thoughts Condemned. — 4. Polygamy Forbidden. — 5. Against Divorce. — CHAPTER VIII. THE EIGHTH COMMANDMENT. — 1. Theft Forbidden. — 2. Threatenings against Theft. — 3. Threatenings against Robbery. — 4. Fraud and Cheating Forbidden. — 5. Precepts Concerning Landed Property. — 6. Precepts Concerning Things Found, Loaned, or Intrusted to Others . — 7. Restitution to be made to the Injured. — 8. Threatenings against Oppressors. — CHAPTER IX. THE NINTH COMMANDMENT. — 1. False Swearing is Condemned. — 2. Lying Is Forbidden. — 3. Evil Speaking Condemned. — 4. Slander Condemned. — 5. Talebearing and Backbiting Condemned. — 6. Reviling and Railing Condemned. — 7. Unprofitable Conversation Forbidden. — 8. Flattery is Forbidden. — CHAPTER X. THE TENTH COMMANDMENT. — 1. Covetousness Condemned. — 2. Unjust Means of Acquiring Property Condemned. — 3. The Folly of Trusting in Riches.
8. 8.BOOK V. INSTITUTIONS OF CHRISTIANITY. — CHAPTER I. THE CHURCH. — 1. The Church a Divine Institution. — 2. The Unity of the Church under all Dispensations . — 3. God Dwells in the Church. — 4. The Stability of the Church. — 5. The Church's Prosperity Dependent upon the Divine Blessing . — 6. The Ultimate Universal Triumph of the Church . — 7. The Blessedness of Church Fellowship. — 8. The Duties of Christians toward Each Other. — 9. The Duty of Union with the Church. — 10. Heretics and Disorderly Persons to be Excluded. — 11. Prayers for the Church's Prosperity. — 12. Limits of Christian Fellowship. — 13. The Church Missionary in its Constitution. — CHAPTER II. THE MINISTRY. — 1. Ministers are Called of God. — 2. The Preaching of the Gospel the Great Instrument of Human Salvation. — 3. Ministers to be Supported. — 4. Different Orders in the Ministry. — 5. Ministers to be Examples to the Church. — CHAPTER III. CHRISTIAN BAPTISM. — 1. Baptism a Christian Duty. — 2. Design of Baptism. — 3. Examples of Baptism. — 4. Baptism of Households. — 5. The Spiritual Import and Scriptural Mode of Baptism. — CHAPTER IV. THE LORD'S SUPPER. — 1. Its Institution. — 2. The Obligation upon Christians to Observe it. — 3. The Elements to be Used.
9. 9.BOOK VI. CHRISTIAN DUTIES AND PRIVILEGES. — CHAPTER I. PRAYER. — 1. Prayer a Duty. — 2. Vocal and Audible. — 3. With Faith and in Submission to the Will of God. — 4. With the Spirit of Forgiveness. — 5. Prayer Should be Importunate. — 6. Prayer should be in the Name of Christ. — 7. The Posture of the Body in Prayer. — 8. Secret Prayer. — 9. Public or Social Prayer. — 10. Prayer for Temporal Blessings. — 11. Examples of Answers to Prayers. — CHAPTER II. PRAISE TO GOD. — 1. Praise is a Christian Duty. — 2. Praise Should be Earnest. — CHAPTER III. FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT. — 1. Love. — 2. Joy. — 3. Peace. — 4. Long-Suffering. — 5. Gentleness. — 6. Goodness. — 7. Meekness. — 8. Temperance. — 9. Faith. — CHAPTER IV. RELATIVE DUTIES OF CHRISTIANS TOWARD EACH OTHER. — 1. To Love one Another. — 2. To Live in Peace. — 3. Christian Forbearance. — 4. Duty to Forgive One Another. — 5. True Friendship. — 6. To be Benevolent. — 7. Liberality Rewarded. — 8. Encouragements to Liberality. — CHAPTER V. DOMESTIC DUTIES. — 1. The Marriage Relation Instituted and Recommended. — 2. Cautions against Improper Marriages. — 3. Mutual Duties of Husbands and Wives. — 4. Duty of Parents to their Children. — 5. Duty of Children to their Parents. — 6. Disobedient Children Punished. — 7. Divorce. — 8. Polygamy.
10. 10.BOOK VII. CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. — 1. Repentance. — 2. Regeneration. — CHAPTER I. CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. — 1. Conviction for Sin. — 2. Sinners Called Upon to Repent. — 3. God Expostulates with Sinners. — 4. Repentance Demanded. — 5. Repentance Includes Sorrow for Sin, and Confession. — 6. Genuine Repentance Acceptable to God. — 7. Repentance Includes Reformation. — 8. Conversion, including Pardon and Regeneration. — CHAPTER II. — 1. Evidences of Regeneration. — 2. Christian Holiness.

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