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Table of Contents. 4
Preface. 7
Introduction. 8
History. 9
The New Testament Period. 9
The Early Church. 9
The Reformation. 10
In Scotland. 10
In England. 11
The Westminster Confession of Faith. 12
To The New World. 14
Church Government 17
The Episcopal (Anglican) System – Monarchy or Prelacy. 18
The Congregational System – Democracy. 19
The Presbyterian System - Republic. 21
Reformed Theology. 23
Centered On God. 23
The Sovereignty of God - 23
The Knowledge of God. 24
The Presence of God. 24
The Holiness of God - 25
The Justice of God. 25
The Goodness of God - 26
Based On God's Word - Sola Scriptura. 26
Committed to Faith Alone - Sola Fide. 28
Devoted to Christ 28
Prophet 29
Priest 30
King. 30
Humanity's Radical Corruption. 30
Original Sin - 31
Moral Ability - 32
God's Sovereign Choice. 33
Conditional / Unconditional?. 33
The Order of Salvation - 34
Christ's Purposeful Atonement 36
Nature Not Extent - 37
The Spirit's Effective Call 38
Monergistic Regeneration. 38
Resistible Grace. 39
God's Preservation of the Saints. 40
Conclusion. 41
Covenant Theology. 44
The Covenant of Redemption. 44
The Covenant of Grace. 46
The Covenant of Works. 46
The Adamic Covenant – The Covenant of Commencement 47
The Noahic Covenant – The Covenant of Preservation. 47
The Abrahamic Covenant – The Covenant of Promise. 48
The Mosaic Covenant – The Covenant of Law.. 50
The Davidic Covenant – The Covenant of the Kingdom.. 51
The New Covenant – The Covenant of Consummation. 52
Conditional or Unconditional?. 55
Continuity or Discontinuity?. 56
Dispensationalism.. 57
Worship. 59
Eschatology. 62
The Christian Sacraments. 63
The Lord's Supper. 63
Means of Grace - 64
Covenant Rite, Covenant Renewal - 65
Candidates for the Lord’s Supper. 66
Baptism.. 69
Illustrated in Jewish Ceremonies Referred to in the Book of Hebrews. 71
Illustrated in the Association of John’s Baptism with Purification. 74
Illustrated in the Practice of Baptizing Furnishings and People. 75
Illustrated in the Question of John Being the Messiah. 77
Illustrated in our Lord’s Baptism.. 79
Illustrated in the Relationship of Water Baptism to the Holy Spirit 82
Illustrated in the Sprinkling of the Blood. 85
Summary: 86
What is a Church?. 89
The Nature of the Church. 89
The Marks of a Church. 90
Church Membership. 92
Conclusion. 95
General Index. 97
Scripture Index. 99
The Author. 101
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