Theological Institutes (vols 1–4) · section 4 of 69
Contents
CONTENTS
PART 1. — EVIDENCES OF CHRISTIANITY.
I. PRESUMPTIVE EVIDENCE.
A. THAT A DIRECT REVELATION WOULD BE MADE IN SOME WAY
B. THAT A DIRECT REVELATION WOULD BE MADE IN THE MANNER IN
WHICH CHRISTIANITY PROFESSES TO HAVE BEEN REVEALED
II. DIRECT EVIDENCE.
Preliminaries
I. EXTERNAL EVIDENCE.
1. AS TO THE BOOKS OF THE REVELATION
A. ANTIQUITY OF THE SCRIPTURES
B. UNCORRUPTED PRESERVATION OF THE SCRIPTURES
2. AS TO THE SUBSTANCE OF THE REVELATION
A. THE ARGUMENT FROM MIRACLES
B. THE ARGUMENT FROM PROPHECY
II. INTERNAL EVIDENCE.
A. DOCTRINES OF THE SCRIPTURES
B. MORALS OF THE SCRIPTURES
C. STYLE OF THE SCRIPTURES
III. COLLATERAL EVIDENCE
IV. MISCELLANEOUS OBJECTIONS ANSWERED
PART 2. — DOCTRINES OF CHRISTIANITY
I. DOCTRINES RELATING TO GOD.
A. EXISTENCE OF GOD
B. ATTRIBUTES OF GOD
C. PERSONS OF THE GODHEAD —
(I.) TRINITY
(II.) DIVINITY OF CHRIST
(III.) PERSON OF CHRIST
(IV.) PERSONALITY AND DEITY OF THE HOLY GHOST
II. DOCTRINES RELATING TO MAN
A. ORIGINAL SIN.
I. THE PRIMITIVE CONDITION OF MAN
II. THE FALL OF MAN
III. RESULTS OF THE FALL OF MAN
B. REDEMPTION.
I. PRINCIPLES OF REDEMPTION
II. BENEFITS OF REDEMPTION
III. EXTENT OF REDEMPTION
IV. FURTHER BENEFITS OF REDEMPTION
PART 3. — MORALS OF CHRISTIANITY.
I. THE MORAL LAW
II. DUTIES TO GOD
III. DUTIES TO OUR NEIGHBOUR
PART 4. — INSTITUTIONS OF CHRISTIANITY.
I. THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH
II. THE SACRAMENTS.
I. NUMBER AND NATURE OF THE SACRAMENTS
II. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
III. SACRAMENT OF THE LORD’S SUPPER