SUFFICIENCY § 17. The sufficiency of the Bible is that perfection according to which the Bible contains all that is necessary for the achievement of the end and aim of the Holy Scriptures. Isaiah 8:20 To the Law and to …
Category: 1 OUTLINES IN DOCTRINAL THEOLOGY
18 – Purposes of Scripture
PURPOSES OF SCRIPTURE § 18. The purposes of the Bible are, to convey to the understanding1 of men the truths and precepts of Holy Writ, to convert2 the unregenerate, and to preserve and strengthen the faith of the regenerate,3 to …
19 – THEOLOGY PROPER – Definition
THEOLOGY PROPER DEFINITION § 19. Theology in the narrower sense of the term is the doctrine of Holy Scripture concerning the true God.
20 – God
GOD § 20. God is the one indivisible, immutable, infinite Spirit, who is life, intelligence, wisdom, will, holiness, justice, truth, goodness, and power, one God in three Persons, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
21 – Existence of God
EXISTENCE OF GOD § 21. The existence of God is not only evidenced by the works of creation1 and by man’s conscience,2 but is taught wherever God is named and His works are mentioned in Holy Writ.3 1. The existence …
22 – Spirituality and Personality
SPIRITUALITY AND PERSONALITY § 22. God is not a power subsisting in or exerted by a material being or number of beings, nor a material being endowed with or exerting power, nor a being composed of a material nature and …
23 – Unity of God
UNITY OF GOD § 23. God is one,1 inasmuch as He cannot but be what He is, and there never has been, nor is, nor ever will, nor can be, another being like Him.2 1. God is one, Mark 12:29, …
24 – Trinity in Unity
TRINITY IN UNITY § 24. In the one Godhead there are three distinct Persons,1 the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, indissolubly one in the same divine essence,2 and equal in power and divine glory and majesty.3 1. In …
25 – The Father
THE FATHER § 25. The Father, personally so named in Holy Scripture,1 is from eternity God of Himself and unbegotten2 and has by equally eternal generation begotten or filiated the Son from His divine essence,3 and with the Son by …
26 – The Son
THE SON § 26. The Son is personally,1 from eternity,2 the only begotten3 Son of the Father,4 very God,5 and equal with the Father in divine essence6 and thus in divine attributes7 and glory,8 and with the Father from eternity …