TY - BOOK AU - Grudem, Wayne TI - Systematic theology: an introduction to biblical doctrine SN - 0310286700 AV - BT 75.2 G921 1994 PY - 1994/// CY - Leicester, UK PB - IVP KW - THEOLOGY KW - THEOLOGY, DOCTRINAL N1 - Contents: Chapter 1: Introduction to systematic theology Part 1: The Doctrine of the Word of God Chapter 2: The Word of God Chapter 3: The Canon of Scripture Chapter 4: The Four characteristics of Scripture: (1) Authority Chapter 5: The Inerrancy of Scripture Chapter 6: The Four characteristics of Scripture: (2) Clarity Chapter 7: The Four characteristics of Scripture: (3) Necessity Chapter 8: The Four characteristics of Scripture: (4) Sufficiency Part 2: The Doctrine of God Chapter 9: The Existence of God Chapter 10: The Knowability of God Chapter 11: The Character of God: "Incommunicable" attributes Chapter 12: The Character of God: "Communicable" Attributes (Part 1) Chapter 13: The Character of God: "Communicable" Attributes (Part 2) Chapter 14: God in Three persons: the trinity Chapter 15: Creation Chapter 16: God's providence Chapter 17: Miracles Chapter 18: Prayer Chapter 19: Angels Chapter 20: Satan and demons Part 3: The Doctrine of man Chapter 21: The Creation of man Chapter 22: Man as male and female Chapter 23: The Essential nature of man Chapter 24: Sin Chapter 25: The Covenants between God and man Part 4: The Doctrines of Christ and the Holy Spirit Chapter 26: The Person of Christ Chapter 27: The Atonement Chapter 28: Resurrection and ascension Chapter 29: The Offices of Christ Chapter 30: The Work of the Holy Spirit Part 5: The Doctrine of the application of redemption Chapter 31: Common Grace Chapter 32: Election and redemption Chapter 33: The Gospel call and effective calling Chapter 34: Regeneration Chapter 35: Conversion (Faith and repentance) Chapter 36: Justification (Right legal standing before God) Chapter 37: Adoption (Membership in God's family) Chapter 38: Sanctification (Growth in likeness to Christ) Chapter 39: Baptism in and filling with the Holy Spirit Chapter 40: The Perseverance of the Saints (Remaining a Christian) Chapter 41: Death and the intermediate state Chapter 42: Glorification (Receiving a resurrection body) Chapter 43: Union with Christ Part 6: The doctrine of the church Chapter 44: The Church: its nature, its marks, and its purpose Chapter 45: The Purity and unity of the church Chapter 46: The Power of the church Chapter 47: Church government Chapter 48: Means of grace within the church Chapter 49: Baptism Chapter 50: The Lord's Supper Chapter 51: Worship Chapter 52: Gifts of the Holy Spirit (1): General questions Chapter 53: Gifts of the Holy Spirit (2): Specific Gifts Part 7: The Doctrine of the future Chapter 54: The Return of Christ: when and how? Chapter 55: The Millennium Chapter 56: The Final judgment and eternal punishment Chapter 57: The New Heavens and new earth Appendix 1: Historic confessions of faith Appendix 2: Scripture memory passages from the NIV and NASB Appendix 3: Contemporary Worship songs classified by chapter; Bibliography: pp. 1224-1230 ER -