- Christology, or the redemption wrought by Christ
Chapter I.—Christology, or the redemption wrought by christ
Section I.—Historical Preparation for Redemption
I.—Negative Preparation, in the History of the Heathen World
II.—Positive Preparation, in the History of Israel
Section II.—The Person of Christ
I.—Historical. Survey of dews respecting the Person of Christ
1. The Ebionites
2. The Docetæ
3. The Arians
4. The Apollinarians
5. The Nestorians
6. The Eutychains
7. The Orthodox Doctrine
II.—The two Natures of Christ,—their Reality and Integrity
1. The Humanity of Christ
A. Its Reality
B. Its Integrity
2. The Deity of Christ
III.—The Union of the two Natures in one Person
1. Proof of this Union
2. Modern Misrepresentations of this Union
A. The Theory of Gess and Beecher, that the Humanity of Christ is a Contracted and Metamorphosed Deity
B. The Theory of Dorner and Rothe, that the Union between the Divine and the Human Natures is not completed by the Incarnating Act
3. The Real Nature of this Union
Section III.—The Two States of Christ
I.—The State of Humiliation
1. The Nature of Christ's Humiliation
A. The Theory of Thomasius, Delitzsch, and Crosby, that the Humiliation consisted in the Surrender of the Relative Attributes
B. The Theory that the Humiliation consisted in the Surrender of the Independent Exercise of the Divine Attributes
2. The Stages of Christ's Humiliation
Exposition of Philippians 2:5-9
II.—The State of Exaltation
1. The Nature of Christ's Exaltation
2. The Stages of Christ's Exaltation
Section IV.—The offices of christ
I.—The Prophetic Office of Christ
1. The Nature of Christ's Prophetic Work
2. The Stages of Christ's Prophetic Work
II.—The Priestly Office of Christ
1. Christ's Sacrificial Work, or the Doctrine of the Atonement
General Statement of the Doctrine
A. Scriptural Methods of Representing the Atonement
B. The Institution of Sacrifice, especially as found in the Mosaic System
C. Theories of the Atonement
1st. The Socinian, or Example Theory of the Atonement
2d. The Bushnellian, or Moral-Influence Theory of the Atonement
3d. The Grotian, or Governmental Theory of the Atonement
4th. The Irvingian Theory, or Theory of gradually extirpated Depravity
5th. The Anselmic, or Commercial Theory of the Atonement
6th. The Ethical Theory of the Atonement
First, The Atonement as related to Holiness in God
Exposition of Romans 3:25, 26
Secondly, The Atonement as related to Humanity in Christ
Exposition of 2 Corinthians 5:21
D. Objections to the Ethical Theory of the Atonement
E. The Extent of the Atonement
2. Christ's Intercessory Work
III.—The Kingly Office of Christ
- The Reconciliation of Man to God, or the Application of Redemption Through the Work of the Holy Spirit
Section I.—The Application of Christ's Redemption, in its Preparation
I.—Election
1. Proof of the Doctrine of Election
2. Objections to the Doctrine of Election
II.—Calling
A. Is God's General Call Sincere?
B. Is God's Special Call Irresistible?
Section II.—The Application of Christ's Redemption, in its Actual Beginning
I.—Union with Christ
1. Scripture Representations of this Union
2. Nature of this Union
3. Consequences of this Union
II.—Regeneration
1. Scripture Representations
2. Necessity of Regeneration
3. The Efficient Cause of Regeneration
4. The Instrumentality used in Regeneration
5. The Nature of the Change wrought in Regeneration
III.—Conversion
1. Repentance
Elements of Repentance
Explanations of the Scripture Representations
2. Faith
Elements of Faith
Explanations of the Scripture Representations
IV.—Justification
1. Definition of Justification
2. Proof of the Doctrine of Justification
3. Elements of Justification
4. Relation of Justification to God's Law and Holiness
5. Relation of Justification to Union with Christ and the Work of the Spirit
6. Relation of Justification to Faith
7. Advice to Inquirers demanded by a Scriptural View of Justification
Section III.—The Application of Christ's Redemption, in its Continuation
I.—Sanctification
1. Definition of Sanctification
2. Explanations and Scripture Proof
3. Erroneous Views refuted by the Scripture Passages
A. The Antinomian
B. The Perfectionist
II.—Perseverance
1. Proof of the Doctrine of Perseverance
2. Objections to the Doctrine of Perseverance
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