Basic Christian Doctrines

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The resurgence of theological power in biblical Christianity is one of the remarkable religious phenomena of this generation. After having long been hard-pressed by liberal theological doctrine, traditional Christian thinkers have resumed the theological quest for clarity of statement, relevance to the contemporary religious situation and fidelity to the traditional resource of the Christian witness-the Bible. Basic Christian Doctrines is a thorough, compact, and indispensable introduction to the doctrine of God and our human knowledge of Him; the action of God in creation, providence, and the transforming and sustaining grace of the miraculously the origin and character of sin; the person and work of Jesus Christ; the nature and activity of grace and the Holy Spirit; the realities of repentance, justification, faith, and sanctification; the nature and government of the Church; the fundamental sacraments of baptism and the Lord's Supper; the meaning and fulfillment of death; and the finality of the Second Coming, the resurrection of the dead, and the final judgement.