| Description |
xx, 404 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. The task of Christian theology -- The importance of theology -- Faith and reason -- The nature and purpose of theology -- 'The reign of God' -- 2. The doctrine of revelation -- The need for revelation -- The means of revelation -- The nature of biblical revelation -- The nature of prophetic inspiration -- The question of biblical inerrancy -- The contents of the Bible -- The biblical canon -- Biblical interpretation -- Revelation and the reign of God -- 3. The doctrine of God: Basic considerations -- Our knowledge of God -- The reality of God -- Philosophical evidence -- The biblical view of God -- 4. The doctrine of God: A constructive proposal -- God and the world -- God's identity -- God's attitude toward the world -- God's activity in the world -- God's experience of the world -- The Trinity -- 5. The doctrine of man: Essential humanity -- The problem of being human -- Man as creature -- Human corporeality -- Human sociality -- Human sexuality -- Human development -- Man as the image of God -- Human uniqueness -- Human freedom -- 6. The doctrine of man: The human condition -- The meaning of sin -- The results of sin -- The great controversy -- The nature of death -- The meaning of death -- The future beyond death -- A summary of the Christian view of man -- 7. The doctrine of Christ: who Jesus was -- Christianity and Jesus -- Jesus and God -- Jesus' resurrection -- The development of Christology -- The biblical doctrine of Christ -- Jesus' divinity -- Jesus' humanity -- 8. The doctrine of Christ: What Jesus did -- Jesus' life and work -- Jesus' death -- What Jesus accomplished -- Why Jesus died -- 9. The nature and purpose of the Christian church -- Salvation and the church -- facets of the doctrine of the church -- The gospel and the church -- The church as the people of God -- The church as the body of Christ -- Spiritual gifts -- Ellen G. White and the gift of prophecy -- Ellen G. White and biblical authority -- Ellen G. White and prophetic inspiration -- 10. The mission of the Christian church -- The scope and content of Christian mission -- The salvation of non-Christians -- The shape of Christian mission -- The rationale for church organization -- The forms of church organization -- The gospel ministry -- The question of the true church -- 11. Members of the Christian church: their spiritual status -- The new birth -- Justification: Salvation by faith -- Legalism: Salvation by works -- Salvation and the law of God -- Sanctification -- Salvation and human freedom -- Christian perfection -- 12. Members of the Christian church: their way of life -- Christian identity and Christian behavior -- Life in the Spirit -- The meaning of love -- Love and law -- Love for God -- Love for others -- Family responsibilities -- Church responsibilities -- Social responsibilities -- Political responsibilities -- 13. The meaning of Christian worship -- The meaning of worship -- Dimensions of the worship experience -- Prayer -- Baptism -- The Lord's Supper -- The function of religious symbols -- 14. The doctrine of last things: The roots of Adventist eschatology -- The timeliness of Christian eschatology -- The biblical view of time -- Jesus and the end of history -- Prophecy and history -- Adventism and the Advent movement -- Christ in the heavenly sanctuary -- 15. The doctrine of last things: the content and meaning of human destiny -- An Adventist outline of final events -- The ultimate fate of the wicked -- The meaning of eternal life -- Eternal life as restoration -- The relation of the future to the present -- The mean of the future for the present -- 16. The doctrine of the Sabbath -- Introduction -- The Sabbath in the Bible -- From Sabbath to Sunday -- The meaning of the Sabbath -- The Sabbath experience. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Subject |
Theology, Doctrinal.
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Seventh-Day Adventists -- Doctrines.
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Adventists -- Doctrines.
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| ISBN |
0943872901 |
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