Systematic Theology (Volume 2 of 3)

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Author

Strong, Augustus Hopkins, 1836-1921

Language

English

LoC Class

BT: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Christianity: Doctrinal theology, God, Christology

Subject

Baptists -- Doctrines

Category

Text

eBook-No.

44555

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44555

Release Date

December 31, 2013

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Contents — Part IV. The Nature, Decrees, And Works of God. (Continued)
2. 2.Chapter IV. The Works Of God; Or The Execution Of The Decrees. — Section I.—Creation. — I. Definition Of Creation. — II. Proof of the Doctrine of Creation. — III. Theories which oppose Creation. — IV. The Mosaic Account of Creation. — V. God's End in Creation. — VI. Relation of the Doctrine of Creation to other Doctrines. — Section II.—Preservation. — I. Definition of Preservation. — II. Proof of the Doctrine of Preservation. — III. Theories which virtually deny the doctrine of Preservation. — IV. Remarks upon the Divine Concurrence. — Section III.—Providence. — I. Definition of Providence. — II. Proof of the Doctrine of Providence. — III. Theories opposing the Doctrine of Providence. — IV. Relations of the Doctrine of Providence. — Section IV.—Good And Evil Angels. — I. Scripture Statements and Imitations. — II. Objections to the Doctrine of Angels. — III. Practical uses of the Doctrine of Angels. — Part V. Anthropology, Or The Doctrine Of Man.
3. 3.Chapter I. Preliminary. — I. Man a Creation of God and a Child of God. — II. Unity of the Human Race. — 1. The argument from history. — 2. The argument from language. — 3. The argument from psychology. — 4. The argument from physiology. — III. Essential Elements of Human Nature. — 1. The Dichotomous Theory. — 2. The Trichotomous Theory. — IV. Origin of the Soul. — 1. The Theory of Preëxistence. — 2. The Creatian Theory. — 3. The Traducian Theory. — V. The Moral Nature of Man. — 1. Conscience. — 2. Will.
4. 4.Chapter II. The Original State Of Man. — I. Essentials of Man's Original State. — 1. Natural likeness to God, or personality. — 2. Moral likeness to God, or holiness. — II. Incidents of Man's Original State. — 1. Results of man's possession of the divine image. — 2. Concomitants of man's possession of the divine image.
5. 5.Chapter III. Sin, Or Man's State Of Apostasy. — Section I.—The Law Of God. — I. Law in General. — II. The Law of God in Particular. — III. Relation of the Law to the Grace of God. — Section II.—Nature Of Sin. — I. Definition of Sin. — II. The Essential Principle of Sin. — Section III.—Universality Of Sin. — I. Every human being who has arrived at moral consciousness has committed acts, or cherished dispositions, contrary to the divine law. — II. Every member of the human race, without exception, possesses a corrupted nature, which is a source of actual sin, and is itself sin. — Section IV.—Origin Of Sin In The Personal Act Of Adam. — I. The Scriptural Account of the Temptation and Fall in Genesis 3:1-7. — II. Difficulties connected with the Fall considered as the personal Act of Adam. — III. Consequences of the Fall, so far as respects Adam. — Section V.—Imputation Of Adam's Sin To His Posterity. — I. Theories of Imputation. — II.—Objections to the Augustinian Doctrine of Imputation. — Section VI.—Consequences Of Sin To Adam's Posterity. — I. Depravity. — II. Guilt. — III. Penalty. — Section VII.—The Salvation Of Infants. — Part VI. Soteriology, Or The Doctrine Of Salvation Through The Work Of Christ And Of The Holy Spirit.
6. 6.Chapter I. Christology, Or The Redemption Wrought By Christ. — Section I.—Historical Preparation For Redemption. — I. Negative Preparation,—in the history of the heathen world. — II. Positive Preparation,—in the history of Israel. — Section II.—The Person Of Christ. — I. Historical Survey of Views Respecting the Person of Christ. — II. The two Natures of Christ,—their Reality and Integrity. — III. The Union of the two Natures in one Person. — Section III.—The Two States Of Christ. — I. The State of Humiliation. — II. The State of Exaltation. — Section IV.—The Offices Of Christ. — I. The Prophetic Office of Christ. — II. The Priestly Office of Christ. — III. The Kingly Office of Christ.

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