Systematic Theology (Volume 3 of 3)

About this eBook

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.

45283

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45283

Release Date

March 31, 2014

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Contents — Part VI. Soteriology, Or The Doctrine Of Salvation Through The Work Of Christ And Of The Holy Spirit.
2. 2.Chapter II. The Reconciliation Of Man To God, Or The Application Of Redemption Through The Work Of The Holy Spirit. — Section I.—The Application Of Christ's Redemption In Its Preparation. — I. Election. — II. Calling. — Section II.—The Application Of Christ's Redemption In Its Actual Beginning. — I. Union with Christ. — II. Regeneration. — III. Conversion. — IV. Justification. — Section III.—The Application Of Christ's Redemption In Its Continuation. — I. Sanctification. — II. Perseverance. — Part VII. Ecclesiology, Or The Doctrine Of The Church.
3. 3.Chapter I. The Constitution Of The Church. Or Church Polity. — I. Definition of the Church. — A. The church, like the family and the state, is an institution of divine appointment. — B. The church, unlike the family and the state, is a voluntary society. — II. Organization of the Church. — 1. The fact of organization. — 2. The nature of this organization. — 3. The genesis of this organization. — III. Government of the Church. — 1. Nature of this government in general. — 2. Officers of the Church. — 3. Discipline of the Church. — IV. Relation of Local Churches to one another. — 1. The general nature of this relation is that of fellowship between equals. — 2. This fellowship involves the duty of special consultation with regard to matters affecting the common interest. — 3. This fellowship may be broken by manifest departures from the faith or practice of the Scriptures, on the part of any church.
4. 4.Chapter II. The Ordinances Of The Church. — I. Baptism. — 1. Baptism an Ordinance of Christ. — 2. The Mode of Baptism. — 3. The Symbolism of Baptism. — 4. The Subjects of Baptism. — II. The Lord's Supper. — 1. The Lord's Supper an ordinance instituted by Christ. — 2. The Mode of administering the Lord's Supper. — 3. The Symbolism of the Lord's Supper. — 4. Erroneous views of the Lord's Supper. — 5. Prerequisites to Participation in the Lord's Supper. — Part VIII. Eschatology, Or The Doctrine Of Final Things.
5. 5.I. Physical Death. — 1. Upon rational grounds. — 2. Upon scriptural grounds.
6. 6.II. The Intermediate State. — 1. Of the righteous. — 2. Of the wicked.
7. 7.III. The Second Coming of Christ. — 1. The nature of this coming. — 2. The time of Christ's coming. — 3. The precursors of Christ's coming. — 4. Relation of Christ's second coming to the millennium.
8. 8.IV. The Resurrection. — 1. The exegetical objection. — 2. The scientific object.
9. 9.V. The Last Judgment. — 1. The nature of the final judgment. — 2. The object of the final judgment. — 3. The Judge in the final judgment. — 4. The subjects of the final judgment. — 5. The grounds of the final judgment.
10. 10.VI. The Final States of the Righteous and of the Wicked. — 1. Of the righteous. — (a) Is heaven a place, as well as a state? — (b) Is this earth to be the heaven of the saints? — 2. Of the wicked. — A. The future punishment of the wicked is not annihilation. — B. Punishment after death excludes new probation and ultimate restoration of the wicked. — C. Scripture declares this future punishment of the wicked to be eternal. — D. This everlasting punishment of the wicked is not inconsistent with God's justice, but is rather a revelation of that justice. — E. This everlasting punishment of the wicked is not inconsistent with God's benevolence. — F. The proper preaching of the doctrine of everlasting punishment is not a hindrance to the success of the gospel. — Indexes.
11. 11.Index Of Subjects.
12. 12.Index Of Authors.
13. 13.Index Of Scripture Texts.
14. 14.Index Of Apocryphal Texts.
15. 15.Index Of Greek Words.
16. 16.Index Of Hebrew Words.

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