Chapter 1: Introduction |
1 |
Chapter 2: Worldviews |
7 |
Even Our Sense of History Is Affected |
7 |
We All Have Presuppositions |
9 |
Our Cultural Worldview |
10 |
Biblical Christianity Worldview—Key Scripture Verses |
12 |
Practical Life Application |
17 |
Chapter 3: The Bible |
19 |
What Is God’s Worldview? |
20 |
Natural Revelation |
20 |
Special Revelation |
21 |
Basic Information about the Bible |
22 |
The Old Testament |
22 |
The Apocrypha |
23 |
The New Testament |
24 |
The Bible is Unique |
24 |
Is the Bible We Have Accurate and Reliable? |
25 |
Dead Sea Scrolls |
25 |
Archeological Discoveries |
25 |
Reliable Ancient Manuscripts |
26 |
Fulfilled Prophecy Is a Proof of the Reliability of the Bible |
27 |
Eyewitness Accounts |
27 |
The Church and the Bible |
27 |
The Inspiration of Scripture |
28 |
Inspiration of Scripture Defined |
29 |
Verbal, Plenary Inerrant Inspiration |
30 |
Translations of the Bible |
30 |
Translation Analysis of Ephesians 2:12 |
31 |
Illumination |
32 |
Interpretation |
33 |
Reference Helps |
33 |
Practical Life Application |
34 |
Chapter 4: God |
37 |
The Symptoms and Solution to the World’s Problems |
37 |
The Essence of God |
40 |
The Attributes of God |
41 |
The Sovereignty of God is Absolute |
41 |
The Names of God |
43 |
The Trinity |
44 |
The Creed of Constantinople (A D 381) |
45 |
Procession of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit |
46 |
Roles of Each Person of the Trinity |
46 |
The Challenge of the Trinity |
46 |
Practical Life Application |
47 |
Chapter 5: Jesus Christ–The Person |
49 |
The Preincarnate Christ |
49 |
The Incarnate Christ |
50 |
Christ in His Death |
54 |
The Resurrected Christ |
55 |
Christ in Heaven |
55 |
The Return of Christ |
56 |
Christ Ruling as King of Kings |
56 |
Three Proofs of the Deity of Christ |
57 |
Other Key Verses on the Deity of Christ |
60 |
Christ Never Sinned |
60 |
Why Did Jesus Christ Have to be Both Fully Human and Fully God? |
60 |
Practical Life Application |
61 |
Chapter 6: Jesus Christ—His Work |
63 |
The Gospel: The Good News |
63 |
Salvation |
65 |
Reconciliation |
66 |
Bad News and Good News |
67 |
Justification—Not Guilty |
70 |
Redemption—Set Free |
70 |
Atonement or Propitiation—To Satisfy God |
71 |
The Ignored Side of the Gospel |
72 |
New Life—Born Again |
72 |
Christ Lives in Us |
74 |
Christ Intercedes for Us |
74 |
Eternal Security and Assurance of Salvation |
75 |
Knowing for Sure |
78 |
Practical Life Application |
79 |
Chapter 7: The Holy Spirit |
81 |
His Person |
81 |
He Has the Attributes of God |
82 |
He Performs the Work of God |
82 |
The Holy Spirit Is the Object of Faith |
83 |
The Work of the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament |
83 |
The Work of the Holy Spirit in the Life of Christ |
84 |
The Work of the Holy Spirit Today |
85 |
Regeneration |
86 |
Indwelling |
87 |
Sealing by the Holy Spirit |
88 |
Baptized by the Spirit |
89 |
The Filling of the Spirit |
90 |
Filling and Maturity |
91 |
Practical Life Application |
92 |
Chapter 8: Looking at the World from God’s Point of View |
97 |
What Is a “Dispensation”? |
97 |
The Seven Dispensations |
99 |
A Closer Look at Each Dispensation |
101 |
The Eight Biblical Covenants |
114 |
Practical Life Application |
115 |
Chapter 9: Law and Grace |
117 |
Christians Are Not under the Law |
117 |
What Is the Law? |
118 |
Purposes of the Law |
119 |
What the Law Could Not Do |
122 |
Duration of the Law |
123 |
Results of the Law |
123 |
Understanding God’s Timetable for Israel |
123 |
The New Covenant of Grace |
124 |
Mystery of New Covenant Blessings for the Church |
128 |
Law and Grace Do Not Mix |
130 |
Practical Life Application |
132 |
Chapter 10: The Church |
133 |
The Universal Church |
133 |
The Mystery of the Church |
134 |
Foundation of the Church |
137 |
The Reformation and the Modern Period |
139 |
The Local Church |
140 |
Leadership Qualifications |
141 |
What the Local Church Is to Look Like |
143 |
Spiritual Gifts |
146 |
Types of Spiritual Gifts |
149 |
Spiritual Gifts for Today |
150 |
What’s Your Gift? |
153 |
Practical Life Application |
153 |
Chapter 11: Human Beings |
155 |
The Nature of Man |
157 |
The Fall of Man |
157 |
What Is Sin? |
162 |
Salvation from the Penalty and Power of Sin |
163 |
Practical Life Application |
164 |
Chapter 12: Christian Living |
169 |
Christians are Holy, Set Apart, Saints |
170 |
Practical Life Application |
172 |
A Change of Perspective and Attitude |
172 |
Be a Disciple |
173 |
Be Filled with the Spirit |
174 |
Two Warning Verses |
177 |
Walk in the Spirit |
178 |
Prayer |
179 |
Chapter 13: Angels—Good and Bad |
183 |
Holy Angels |
184 |
What Do Angels Look Like? |
185 |
The Angel of the Lord |
187 |
Guardian Angels |
188 |
The Work of Holy Angels |
189 |
Show Hospitality to Angels |
190 |
Fallen Angels, Evil Spirits, or Demons |
190 |
Satan or the Devil |
192 |
Satan’s Work Today |
195 |
Practical Life Application |
195 |
Chapter 14: Things Still To Come |
199 |
Three Ways to View the Future |
199 |
Understanding World History through Three Kinds of People |
201 |
What Next? |
203 |
The Church |
204 |
Tribulation for the World |
207 |
The Millennial Kingdom |
214 |
The Great White Throne Judgment for all Unbelievers |
214 |
A New Heaven and a New Earth Replace the Old |
215 |
Practical Life Application |
218 |
Chapter 15: “Quick Start” for New Believers |
221 |
First, Let’s Review |
221 |
Understanding Faith, Belief, and Trust |
222 |
What Happened? |
223 |
Can I Be Sure This New Life…Salvation… Is Really Forever? |
223 |
This Is Just the Beginning! |
224 |
Here’s a List of Suggestions to Get You Going and Growing |
224 |
Here’s a New Way of Thinking and Living for Your New Life |
227 |