Bible Doctrine: Essential Teachings of the Christian Faith

Wayne A. Grudem

HarperCollins Christian Publishing, 1999 - Religion - 523 pages

How do we know the Bible is God's Word? What is sin and where did it come from? How is Jesus fully God and fully man? What are spiritual gifts? When and how will Christ return?

If you've asked questions like these, then "systematic theology" is no abstract term. It's an approach to finding answers every Christian needs to know.

Bible Doctrine takes a highly commended upper-level textbook on systematic theology and makes it accessible to the average reader. Abridged from Wayne Grudem's award-winning Systematic Theology, Bible Doctrine covers the same essentials of the faith, giving you a firm grasp on seven key topics:

• The Doctrine of the Word of God
• The Doctrine of God The Doctrine of Man
• The Doctrine of Christ
• The Doctrine of the Application of Redemption
• The Doctrine of the Church
• The Doctrine of the Future

Like Systematic Theology, this book is marked by its clarity, its strong scriptural emphasis, its thoroughness in scope and detail, and its treatment of such timely topics as spiritual warfare and the gifts of the Spirit. But you don't need to have had several years of Bible school to reap the full benefits of Bible Doctrine. It's easy to understand--and it's packed with solid, biblical answers to your most important questions.

Contents

• Abbreviations: 10
• Baptism: 201
• The Gospel Call: 307
• Sanctification Growth in Likeness to Christ: 326
• The Perseverance of the Saints Remaining a Christian: 336
• General Questions: 396
• Specific Gifts: 408
• When and How?: 427
• The Final Judgment and Eternal Punishment: 453
• The New Heavens and New Earth: 465
• Systematic Theologies: 496
• Subject Index: 505

About the author

Wayne Grudem is distinguished research professor of Theology and Biblical Studies at Phoenix Seminary in Phoenix, Arizona. He holds degrees from Harvard (AB), Westminster Theological Seminary (MDiv, DD), and Cambridge (PhD). He is the author of more than 30 books including the bestselling Systematic Theology. Jeff Purswell (MDiv, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is dean of the Sovereign Grace Ministries Pastors College. He taught Greek as a teaching fellow in the New Testament department at Trinity.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Bible Doctrine: Essential Teachings of the Christian Faith
• Author: Wayne A. Grudem
• Editor: Jeff Purswell
• Edition: illustrated, annotated
• Publisher: HarperCollins Christian Publishing, 1999
• ISBN: 0310222338, 9780310222330
• Length: 523 pages
• Subjects: Religion / Biblical Commentary / General; Religion / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / New Testament; Religion / Christian Education / Adult; Religion / Christian Living / Spiritual Warfare; Religion / Christian Ministry / Pastoral Resources; Religion / Christian Theology / General; Religion / Christian Theology / Systematic; Religion / Fundamentalism; Religion / Theology