Christian Dogmatics _Volume1 by Francis Pieper
Christian Dogmatics _Volume1 by Francis Pieper
Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
Contents
1Our Position
2Religion in General
3The Number of Religions in the World
4The Sources of the Two Existing Religions
5The Cause of the Divisions Within Visible Christendom
6Christianity the Absolute Religion
7Christian Religion and Christian Theology
8Christian Theology
9Theology as Aptitude
10Theology as Doctrine
11Divisions of the Christian Doctrine
A. LAW AND GOSPEL
B. FUNDAMENTAL AND NON-FUNDAMENTAL DOCTRINES
C. OPEN QUESTIONS AND THEOLOGICAL PROBLEMS
12The Church and Its Dogmas
13The Purpose of Christian Theology for Man
14The Means by Which Theology Accomplishes Its Purpose
15Theology and Science
16Theology and Certainty
17Theology and Doctrinal Development
18Theology and Doctrinal Liberty
19Theology and System
20Theology and Method
21The Attainment of Theological Aptitude
1Holy Scripture the Only Source and Norm of Christian Doctrine for the Church Today
2Holy Scripture Identical with the Word of God
3The Verbal Inspiration of Holy Scripture
4The Relation of the Holy Ghost to the Holy Writers
5Objections to the Doctrine of Inspiration
6On the History of the Doctrine of Inspiration
7Luther and the Inspiration of Holy Scripture
8A Brief Critique of Modern Theology in So Far As It Denies the Inspiration of Scripture
9The Consequences of the Denial of the Inspiration of Holy Scripture
10The Properties of Holy Scripture
1. THE DIVINE AUTHORITY OF HOLY SCRIPTURE
2. THE DIVINE EFFICACY OF HOLY SCRIPTURE
3. THE PERFECTION, OR SUFFICIENCY, OF HOLY SCRIPTURE
4. THE PERSPICUITY OF HOLY SCRIPTURE
11The Witness of History for Scripture
12The Integrity of the Biblical Text
13The Original Text of Holy Scripture and the Translations
14The Use of Scripture in Deciding Doctrinal Controversies
15The Authority of Scripture and the Confessions
16Holy Scripture and Exegesis
1The Natural Knowledge of God
2The Christian Knowledge of God
3The Trinitarian Controversies
A. THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH AND UNITARIANISM
B. THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH AND TRITHEISM AND SUBORDINATIONISM
4Objections to the Unity of the Godhead
5The Doctrine of the Trinity in the Old Testament
6The Trinity and Human Reason
7Ecclesiastical Terminology and the Christian Knowledge of God
8God’s Essence and Attributes (De essentia et attributis divinis)
A. THE RELATION OF THE DIVINE ESSENCE TO THE DIVINE ATTRIBUTES AND OF THE ATTRIBUTES TO ONE ANOTHER
B. CLASSIFICATIONS OF THE DIVINE ATTRIBUTES
a. THE NEGATIVE ATTRIBUTES
b. POSITIVE ATTRIBUTES
1The Record of Creation
2The Definition of Creation
3The Hexaemeron
4The Order Observed in Creation
5The Work of the Six Days
DICHOTOMY AND TRICHOTOMY
THE UNITY OF THE HUMAN RACE
SPECIAL QUESTIONS REGARDING THE BIBLICAL ACCOUNT OF CREATION
THE ULTIMATE PURPOSE OF THE WORLD
CLOSING REMARKS
1Definition of Divine Providence
OBJECTIONS RAISED AGAINST THE DIVINE PROVIDENCE
2The Relation of Divine Providence to the Causae Secundae
3Divine Providence and Sin
4Does God Permit Men to Sin?
THE CONCURRENCE OF GOD IN GOOD ACTS
5Divine Providence and Free Will
1The Existence of Angels and the Time of Their Creation
2The Name “Angel”
3The Nature and the Properties of the Angels
4Number and Ranks of the Angels
5Good and Evil Angels
6The Good Angels and Their Activity
7The Evil Angels, Their Activities, and Their Eternal Punishment
A. MAN BEFORE THE FALL
1Man Created in the Image of God
2What Constituted the Image of God
3Image of God in the Wider and in the Proper Sense
4The Relation of the Divine Image to the Nature of Man
5Immediate Consequences of the Possession of the Divine Image
6The Purpose of the Divine Image
7Woman and the Divine Image
B. MAN AFTER THE FALL
a. ON SIN IN GENERAL
1Definition of Sin
2The Divine Law and Sin
3How the Divine Law is Made Known to Man
4The Cause of Sin
5The Consequences of Sin
b. ORIGINAL SIN
1Definition of Original Sin
2The Effect of Hereditary Corruption on the Mind and Will of Man
3The Negative and the Positive Side of Original Corruption
4The Subject of Hereditary Corruption
5The Effects of Original Corruption
c. ACTUAL SIN
1Definition of Actual Sin
2The Causes of Actual Sin
CAUSAE PECCATI ACTUALIS INTRA HOMINEM
CAUSAE PECCATI ACTUALIS EXTRA HOMINEM
3The Scripture Doctrine of Offense
4The Scripture Doctrine of Temptation
5Classification of Actual Sins
a. VOLUNTARY AND INVOLUNTARY SINS
b. THE RELATION OF PECCATA ACTUALIA TO THE CONSCIENCE
c. SINS AGAINST GOD, AGAINST THE NEIGHBOR, AND AGAINST ONESELF
d. GRIEVOUS AND LESS GRIEVOUS SINS
e. PECCATA MORTALIA ET VENALIA
f. DOMINANT AND NON-DOMINANT SINS
g. PARTAKING OF OTHER MEN’S SINS
h. SINS CRYING TO HEAVEN (PECCATA CLAMANTIA)
i. THE SIN AGAINST THE HOLY GHOST
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2The Causes of Actual Sin
_2_The Causes of Actual Sin
There are, as Scripture plainly indicates, causes within and causes outside man.
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