"Appendix 6 and glossary copyright 2000"--Title page verso

The doctrine of the Word of God. The Word of God ; The canon of Scripture ; The four characteristics of Scripture : (1) authority ; The inerrancy of Scripture ; The four characteristics of Scripture : (2) clarity ; The four characteristics of Scripture : (3) necessity ; The four characteristics of Scripture : (4) sufficiency -- The doctrine of God. The existence of God ; The knowability of God ; The character of God : "incommunicable" attributes ; The character of God : "communicable" attributes ; God in three persons : the Trinity ; Creation ; God's providence ; Miracles ; Prayer ; Angels ; Satan and demons -- The doctrine of man. The creation of man ; Man as male and female ; The essential nature of man ; Sin ; The covenants between God and man -- The doctrines of Christ and the Holy Spirit. The person of Christ ; The atonement ; Resurrection and ascension ; The offices of Christ ; The work of the Holy Spirit -- The doctrine of the application of redemption. Common grace ; Election and reprobation ; The gospel call and effective calling ; Regeneration ; Conversion (faith and repentance) ; Justification (right legal standing before God) ; Adoption (membership in God's family) ; Sanctification (growth in likeness to Christ) ; Baptism in and filling with the Holy Spirit ; The perseverance of the saints (remaining a Christian) ; Death and the intermediate state ; Glorification (receiving a resurrection body) ; Union with Christ -- The doctrine of the church. The church : its nature, its marks, and its purposes ; The purity and unity of the church ; The power of the church ; Church government ; Means of grace within the church ; Baptism ; The Lord's Supper ; Worship ; Gifts of the Holy Spirit (1) : general questions ; Gifts of the Holy Spirit (2) : specific gifts -- The doctrine of the future. The return of Christ : when and how? ; The millennium ; The final judgment and eternal punishment ; The new heavens and new earth

An introduction to theology that provides information on the scriptural basis for religious doctrines and their applications to the modern world