- The Attributes of God
- The Attributes of God
- [Definition of the term Attributes]
- [Relation of the Divine Attributes to the Divine Essence]
- [Methods of Determining the Divine Attributes]
- [Classification of the Attributes]
- [Absolute or Immanent Attributes]
- [Attributes of God First Division.—Spirituality]
- [Attributes of God Second Division.—Infinity]
- [Self-existence]
- [Immutability]
- [Unity]
- [Attributes of God Third Division.—Perfection]
- [Truth]
- [Love]
- [Holiness]
- [Relative or Transitive Attributes]
- [Relative Attributes of God First Division.—Attributes having relation to Time and Space]
- [Relative Attributes of God Second Division.—Attributes having relation to Creation]
- [Omnipresence]
- [Omniscience]
- [Omnipotence]
- [Relative Attributes of God Third Division.—Attributes having relation to Moral Beings]
- [Veracity and Faithfulness, or Transitive Truth]
- [Mercy and Goodness, or Transitive Love]
- [Justice and Righteousness, or Transitive Holiness]
- [Rank and Relations of the several Attributes]
- [Holiness the Fundamental Attribute in God]
- [The Holiness of God the Ground of Moral Obligation]
- Doctrine Of The Trinity
I.—In Scripture there are Three who are recognized as God
1. Proofs from the New Testament
A. The Father is recognized as God
B. Jesus Christ is recognized as God
C. The Holy Spirit is recognized as God
2. Intimations of the Old Testament
A. Passages which seem to teach Plurality of some sort in the Godhead
B. Passages relating to the Angel of Jehovah
C. Descriptions of the Divine Wisdom and Word
D. Descriptions of the Messiah
II.—These Three are so described in Scripture, that we are compelled to conceive them as distinct Persons
1. The Father and the Son are Persons distinct from each other
2. The Father and the Son are Persons distinct from the Spirit
3. The Holy Spirit is a Person
III.—This Tripersonality of the Divine Nature is not merely economic and temporal, but is immanent and eternal
1. Scripture Proof that these distinctions of Personality are eternal
2. Errors refuted by the Scripture Passages
A. The Sabellian
B. The Arian
IV.—While there are three Persons, there is but one Essence
V.—These three Persons are Equal
1. These Titles belong to the Persons
2. Qualified Sense of these Titles
3. Generation and Procession consistent with Equality
VI.—The Doctrine of the Trinity inscrutable, yet not self-contradictory, but the Key to all other Doctrines
1. The Mode of this Triune Existence is inscrutable
2. The Doctrine of the Trinity is not self-contradictory
3. The Doctrine of the Trinity has important relations to other Doctrines
- The Decrees of God
I.—Definition of Decrees
II.—Proof of the Doctrine of Decrees
1. From Scripture
2. From Reason
A. From the Divine Foreknowledge
B. From the Divine Wisdom
C. From the Divine Immutability
D. From the Divine Benevolence
III.—Objections to the Doctrine of Decrees
1. That they are inconsistent with the Free Agency of Man
2. That they take away all Motive for Human Exertion
3. That they make God the Author of Sin
IV.—Concluding Remarks
1. Practical Uses of the Doctrine of Decrees
2. True Method of Preaching the Doctrine
- The Work of God, or the Execution of the Decrees
Section I.—Creation
I.—Definition of Creation
II.—Proof of the Doctrine
1. Direct Scripture Statement
2. Indirect Evidence from Scripture
III.—Theories which oppose Creation
1. Dualism
2. Emanation
3. Creation from Eternity
4. Spontaneous Generation
IV.—The Mosaic Account of Creation
1. Its Twofold Nature
2. Its Proper Interpretation
V.—God's End in Creation
1. The Testimony of Scripture
2. The Testimony of Reason
VI.—Relation of the Doctrine of Creation to other Doctrines
1. To the Holiness and Benevolence of God
2. To the Wisdom and Free Wall of God
3. To Christ as the Revealer of God
4. To Providence and Redemption
5. To the Observance of the Sabbath
Section II.—Preservation
I.—Definition of Preservation
II.—Proof of the Doctrine of Preservation
1. From Scripture
2. From Reason
III.—Theories which virtually deny the Doctrine of Preservation
1. Deism
2. Continuous Creation
IV.—Remarks upon the Divine Concurrence
Section III.—Providence
I.—Definition of Providence
II.—Proof of the Doctrine of Providence
1. Scriptural Proof
2. Rational Proof
III.—Theories opposing the Doctrine of Providence
1. Fatalism
2. Casualism
3. Theory of a merely General Providence
IV.—Relations of the Doctrine of Providence
1. To Miracles and Works of Grace
2. To Prayer and its Answer
3. To Christian Activity
4. To the Evil Acts of Free Agents
Section IV.—Good and Evil Angels
I.—Scripture Statements and Intimations
1. As to the Nature and Attributes of Angels
2. As to their Number and Organization
3. As to their Moral Character
4. As to their Employments
A. The Employments of Good Angels
B. The Employments of Evil Angels
II.—Objections to the Doctrine of Angels
1. To the Doctrine of Angels in General
2. To the Doctrine of Evil Angels in Particular
III.—Practical Uses of the Doctrine of Angels
1. Uses of the Doctrine of Good Angels
2. Uses of the Doctrine of Evil Angels
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