Who Should Read Theology? / 9
SECTION I
PROLEGOMENA
1. Concepts and Definitions / 13
2. Some Presuppositions / 16
3. The Question of Authority / 20
SECTION II
THE LIVING AND TRUE GOD
4. The Knowledge of God / 27
5. The Revelation of God / 31
6. The Perfections of God / 39
7. The Names of God / 51
8. The Triunity of God / 58
SECTION III
THE BIBLE: GOD-BREATHED 9. Special Revelation / 71
10. The Biblical Doctrine of Inspiration / 76
11. Defections from the Biblical Doctrine of Inspiration / 83
12. The Inerrancy of the Bible / 87
13. Inerrancy and the Teachings of Christ / 97
14. Problem Passages / 107
15. The Canon / 119
16. The Interpretation of the Bible / 125
SECTION IV
ANGELS: MINISTERING SPIRITS17. The Existence of Angels / 137
18. The Creation of Angels / 141
19. The Nature of Angels / 143
20. The Organization of Angels / 146
21. The Ministry of Angels / 150
SECTION V
OUR ADVERSARY THE DEVIL22. The Reality of Satan / 157
23. The Creation and Sin of Satan / 161
24. The Activities of Satan / 166
25. Satan's World / 172
SECTION VI
DEMONS: UNCLEAN SPIRITS
26. The Reality of Demons / 179
27. What Are Demons Like? / 184
28. What Do Demons Do? / 187
SECTION VII
MAN: THE IMAGE OF GOD29. Evolution and Origins / 195
30. The Bible and Origins / 206
31. The Creations of Man / 216
32. The Facets of Man / 223
33. The Fall of Man / 230
SECTION VIII
SIN

34. The Biblical Concept of Sin / 239
35. Christ's Teaching Concerning Sin / 245
36. The Inheritance of Sin / 252
37. The Imputation of Sin / 256
38. Personal Sins / 261
39. The Christian and Sin / 264
SECTION IX
JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD


40. The Preincarnate Christ / 273
41. The Incarnation of Christ / 277
42. The Person of Christ Incarnate / 284
43. Christ: Prophet, Priest, and King / 292
44. The Self-Emptying of Christ / 299
45. The Sinlessness of Christ / 303
46. The Resurrection and Ascension of Christ / 308
47. The Post-Ascension Ministries of Christ / 313
SECTION X
SO GREAT A SALVATION48. Some Introductory Considerations / 319
49. The Biblical Terminology / 321
50. The Passion of Christ / 323
51. The Meaning of the Death of Christ / 329
52. Some Results of Salvation / 343
53. Theories of the Atonement / 355
54. The Doctrine of Election / 358
55. The Extent of the Atonement / 367
56. The Application of Salvation / 374
57. The Security of the Believer / 379
58. What Is the Gospel? / 387
SECTION XI
THE HOLY SPIRIT


59. Who Is the Holy Spirit? / 395
60. The Holy Spirit in Old Testament Times / 399
61. The Holy Spirit in the Life of Our Lord / 404
62. The Spirit Indwelling / 409
63. The Spirit Sealing / 414
64. The Spirit Baptizing / 417
65. The Spirit Gifting / 423
66. The Spirit Filling / 433
67. Other Ministries of the Spirit / 439
68. History of the Doctrine of the Spirit / 444
SECTION XII
"I WILL BUILD MY CHURCH"


69. What Is the Church? / 455
70. The Distinctiveness of the Church / 460
71. Principles and/or Pattern? / 467
72. Types of Church Government / 469
73. Qualified Leadership for the Church / 477
74. Ordinances for the Church / 487
75. The Worship of the Church / 496
76. Other Ministries of the Church / 502
SECTIONXIII
THINGS TO COME


77. Introduction to Eschatology / 509
78. A Survey of Postmillennialism / 511
79. A Survey of Amillenialism / 516
80. A Survey of Premillenialism / 522
81. God's Covenant with Abraham / 526
82. God's Covenant with David / 532
83. An Outline of Future Events / 536
84. The Tribulation Period / 540
85. The Rapture of the Church / 557
86. The Pretribulational Rapture View / 562
87. Populating the Millennial Kingdom / 569
88. The Midtribulational Rapture View / 579
89. The Posttribulational Rapture View / 582
90. The Millennium / 592
91. Future Judgments / 597
92. Resurrection and Eternal Destiny / 603
SECTION XIV
CENTRAL PASSAGES


93. Some Central Passages for the Study of Theology / 613
SECTION XV
DEFINITIONS


94. Some Definitions for the Study of Theology / 623
Index of Scripture / 633
Index of Subjects / 641