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Index
Dedication Contents Preface
Classic Consensual Ecumenical Teaching The System of References
Acknowledgments Book One
Working Assumptions Credo Part I
Chapter 1
The Joy of Studying God Whether God is Revealed Whether God Can Be Defined Whether God’s Character Can Be Ascertained Knowing God by Negation and by Analogy
Chapter 2
God Is Before Time The Divine Sufficiency The Unity of God The Living God The Majesty of God
Chapter 3
The Divine Thou The Freedom of God The Divine Goodness The Holiness of God The Constant Goodness of God The Compassion of God
Part II
Chapter 4
Whether the Existence of God Can Be Reasonably Argued How to Reason from Order or Design How to Reason from Human Nature: Mind, Human Nature, and General Consent Arguments from Change, Causality, Contingency, and Degrees of Being Arguments from Conscience, Beauty, Pragmatic Results, and Congruity Argument from the Idea of Perfect Being Conclusion
Chapter 5
Salvation History in Triune Faith Faith’s Experience of Trinitarian Reasoning Scriptural Roots of Trinitarian Reasoning The Triune Structure of Christian Teaching
Part III
Chapter 6
Creator of All Things The Biblical Perspective on God the Creator Covenant Creation and the Covenant People of God The Triune Creator The God of Creatures
Chapter 7
The Meaning of Providence Divine Preservation and Cooperation with Natural Causality Divine Governance of the World Sin and Evil Viewed in the Light of Providence God’s Care for the World General and Special Providence
Part IV
Chapter 8
Is the Study of God Possible? Revelation Requires Scripture, Tradition, Experience, and Reason Creedal Tradition as an Authoritative Source for the Study of God Scripture and Tradition Whether the Study of God Is a Science Whether the Study of God Requires a Special Temperament The Study of Religion and the Study of God The Reasoning of Revelation Reason and Certitude How Faith Reasons
Book Two
Chapter 1
An Unforgettable Life Person to Person: His Question to Us The Subject The Gospel The Ascription of Lordship Key Definitions: Person, Work, States, and Offices Surveying the Christological Landscape in Advance
Part I
The Map of the Road Ahead Chapter 2
The Deity of Christ Scriptural Reasoning About Christ’s Deity
Chapter 3
The Nature of Divine Sonship Son of the Father, Son of Mary The Preincarnational Life of the Son The Humbling of God to Servanthood Form of God, Form of a Servant The Hidden Majesty: The Obscuration of the Divine
Chapter 4
How Both Genders Were Honored Equally in the Incarnation The Scriptural Teaching of Incarnation The Necessity of the Incarnation Consequent Issues of the Incarnation His Humanity
Chapter 5
The Virginal Conception Gospel Witness to the Virgin Birth The Savior Was Truly Born The New Eve The Mother of the Savior
Chapter 6
The Personal Union: Its Scriptural Basis The Union of Two Natures in One Person The One Person The Logic of Intrapersonal Permeation Defining Personal Union Divine and Human Will in the Son
Part II
Chapter 7
The Historical Jesus How the Quest for Jesus’ History Became Distorted The Classic Christian Theandric Starting Point Following the Sequence of the Transition from Proclaimer to Proclaimed The Confession of Lordship The Risen Lord: The Authoritative Interpreter of His Own Narrative The Academy’s Prevailing Myth of the Myth About Jesus
Chapter 8
Childhood Narratives: Circumcision, Flight, Obedience, Growth Jesus’ Baptism: Its Meaning The Temptation of Jesus Three Archetypal Forms of Temptation of the Messianic Servant The Sinlessness of Jesus: Classic Reasoning The Son of Man The Journey Toward Jerusalem The Anointed One Names and Titles Ascribed to the Anointed One
Chapter 9
Offices of the Anointed One Defining the Prophetic Office: Christ as Prophet He Taught with Authority Signs, Wonders, and Demonstrations of Power and Deity Christ as True Priest First Phase of Christ’s Priestly Work: Sacrifice Second Phase of Christ’s Priestly Work: Intercession Third Phase of Christ’s Priestly Work: Blessing
PART III
Chapter 10
He Suffered The Passion Story Narrates the Humbling of the Son Even to Death Crucified, Dead, and Buried His Death He Was Buried
Chapter 11
The Atonement Embodied in One Person The Crossroad of Christian Reflection The Cross Uniquely Joins Holiness and Love The Reversal: God’s Own Sacrifice The Finished Work: Reconciliation Christ’s Obedience: Active and Passive The Cross as Sacrifice The Sacrificial Offering of Christ The Unique Conditions Required for the Salvation of Humanity Penalty as a Consequence of Law Christ Died for Our Sins Penal Substitution as Sufficient Vicarious Satisfaction Victory by Justice, Not Power The Value of Christ’s Death for Us The Exemplary or Moral Influence Motif The Orderly Governance Motif The Exchange or Satisfaction Motif The Victor or Dramatic Motif Comparison and Integration of the Complementary Tendencies The Meaning of Daily Suffering in the Light of the Cross Suffering: Surveying the Human Predicament How Does Christ’s Death Impinge upon Human Suffering? The Mystery of Human Suffering Viewed in the Light of the Cross
Part IV
Chapter 12
The Exaltation of Christ Christ Is Alive Descent into the Nether World The Final Phase of the Humbling of God: The Abode of the Grave
Chapter 13
The Lord Is Risen Indeed The Hope of Resurrection How Jesus Transformed the End-Time Expectation Jesus’ Resurrection in the Light of Apocalyptic Hopes Lacking Resurrection, Faith in Vain On the Third Day Resurrection: An Event Without Analogy Is the Resurrection Evidence Sufficient? Deciding Fairly About the Evidence: Why the Account Is True The Nature of Resurrection Evidence Resurrection: The Proof of Lordship The Modern Mythographers: Rewriting the Texts to Fit with Reductive Naturalism
Chapter 14
The Ascended Lord Seated at the Right Hand of the Father Christ the King The Kingdom of Power, Grace, and Glory A Modest Proposal for Christological Reform
Book Three
Introducing the Study of the Spirit The Shortfall of Language in the Study of the Spirit The Way Ahead Part I
Chapter 1
The Deity of the Holy Spirit The Personal Nearness of the Holy Spirit Within the Human Heart Sin Against the Spirit The Person of the Holy Spirit in Triune Teaching
Chapter 2
The Spirit’s Preparatory Work The Work of the Spirit in Creation and Providence Types and Symbols of the Holy Spirit in Scripture The Work of the Spirit in the Present Age The Spirit’s Work in Applying the Work of the Son The Counselor Pentecost: The Outpouring of the Holy Spirit The Tongues at Pentecost and After Holy Spirit and Holy Writ The Spirit Works Through the Word in the Heart to Persuade
Part II
Chapter 3
The Terms of Salvation The Study of Salvation The Elements of Personal Salvation Teaching The Narrow Way of Repentance Conviction of Sin Contrition The Resolution to Forsake All Sin Conversion Confession of Sin
Chapter 4
Justification by Grace Justification Under Grace The Aquittal The New Accounting Faith in Christ The Study of Faith Elements of Saving Faith: Assent, Trust, and Decision The Gift of Faith Faith Working Through Love The New Birth Gracious Freedom Word and Spirit in the Regenerate Life
Chapter 5
The Spirit’s Indwelling Baptism by the Washing of Water and Spirit Water and Spirit Baptism The Sealing of the Spirit The Gifts of the Spirit Adoption into the Family of God Assurance of Salvation Through the Witness of the Spirit
Chapter 6
Union with Christ Sanctification Called to Holiness Grace and Character Formation Birth and Growth Yielding to the Spirit’s Guidance Perfecting Grace and the Fullness of Salvation Classic Consensual Teaching on Perfecting Grace How Debates on the Holy Life Have Been Resolved by Ecumenical Consent Life in Christ amid the Tension of Flesh and Spirit Examining Arguments on the Intrinsic Unattainability of Perfect Love Salvation Viewed from the Vantage Point of Its Effects
Part III
Chapter 7
Complementary Ways of Looking at the Church Biblical Teaching on the Church (Ekklēsia, Qahal) The Called Community Bath and Meal The Spirit Builds Up the Community Biblical Models of the Church The Church as Body of Christ The Spirit Enlivens the Church
Chapter 8
Word, Sacrament, and Discipline Four Evidences of the Reality and Wholeness of the Church The First Mark: The Church Is One The Ecumenical Spirit The Second Mark: The Church Is Holy The Visibility of the Church The Third Mark: Catholicity Catholicity with Respect to Time and Place Tolerance, Perpetuity, and Fallibility The Fourth Mark: Apostolicity Apostolicity and Succession Ordination and Apostolicity Questions of Petrine Leadership
Part IV
Chapter 9
The End of History Death and Personal Survival The Death of Believers The Intermediate State of the Righteous
Chapter 10
The General Resurrection of the Dead We Shall Be Like Him The Return of Christ The Time of His Coming Signs of His Coming Alpha and Omega The Millennial Hope General Judgment Individual Judgment The Judicial Process Consummation: The End of the Age
Chapter 11
The Communion of Saints The Final State of the Unjust Satan Life Everlasting Amen to the Glory of the Lord
Epilogue
Three Conclusions on Why Historic Consensus Is Vital to Doctrinal Definition Consensual Teachings Are Readily Identifiable Textually Consensual Authority Is Grounded in General Lay Consent Consensus Clarification Is Feasible
Postlude
An Invitation to Partners in Dialogue
Abbreviations and References Searchable Terms About the Author Credits Copyright About the Publisher
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