Table of Contents
Preface 7
Introduction 9
1 The Scriptures Inspired 15
The Authoritative Rule 17
The Revelation of God to Humankind 20
The Verbally Inspired Word of God 21
The Infallible Rule 26
The Canon and Later Translations 28
2 The One True God 41
The Existence of God 46
The Nature of God 48
The Attributes of God 51
The Trinity 53
3 The Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ 59
The Person of Christ 61
The Offices of Christ 66
The Work of Christ 68
4 The Fall of Man 75
The Origin of Mankind 77
The Nature of Humankind 81
The Image of God 84
The Origin of Sin 85
5 The Salvation of Man 95
The Concept of Sacrifice 97
The Atonement 99
Results of the Work of Christ at Calvary 100
Conversion to God 102
6 Ordinances of the Church 109
Water Baptism 111
The Lord's Supper 115
7 The Baptism in the Holy Ghost 121
What the Father Had Promised 123
Biblical Testimony for the Baptism 125
The Purpose of the Baptism in the Holy Spirit 126
Receiving the Baptism in the Holy Spirit 130
8 The Initial Physical Evidence of the Baptism in the Holy Ghost 133
Signs of the Outpouring 135
Functions of Speaking in Tongues 138
Questions on Speaking in Tongues 139
9 Sanctification 145
Denning Terms 148
Three Facts of Sanctification 149
10 The Church and Its Mission 155
What is the Church? 157
Membership in the Church 162
The Work of the Church 163
11 The Ministry 173
Church Organization 175
Functions of the Ministry 180
The Call to the Ministry 182
12 Divine Healing 189
The Case for Healing 191
The Great Physician 193
Healing in the Atonement 195
Healing Available Today 199
Inner Renewal 200
Faith Helped 201
Sickness and Demons 202
Healing and the Medical Purpose 203
The Purpose of Healing 205
Why Are Not All Healed? 205
13 The Blessed Hope 209
The Resurrection of Believers 211
Jesus Is Coming Again 213
The Rapture 216
The Great Tribulation 219
Antichrist 221
The Time of Christ's Coming 222
14 The Millennial Reign of Christ 227
The Revelation of Christ 229
The Millennium 231
The Views of Millennialism 232
God's Promises to National Israel 236
15 The Final Judgement 241
The Destiny of the Human Race 243
The Judgments 246
Satan's Final Rebellion 248
The Great White Throne 249
The Lake of Fire 251
16 The New Heavens and the New Earth 253
The New Replaces the Old 255
The New Jerusalem 259
Appendix: The Original 1916 Statement of Fundamental Truths 263
Glossary 267
Bibliography 281
Scripture Index 287
Subject Index 299
