Standing Firm: The Doctrinal Commitments of Moody Bible Institute

by Bryan O'Neal (Editor), John Jelinek (Editor)

Overview

Why We Believe What We Believe

Like most Christian institutions these days, the Moody Bible Institute has a doctrinal statement. Yet sometimes we need a little more, because sometimes a paragraph just isn’t enough—because you want to dig deeper, you want to know why. In Standing Firm, professors from Moody break down, expand, and elucidate the 11 theological topics of Moody’s doctrinal statement, and why they each matter for you and me. These topics include:

• Theology Proper
• General and Special Revelation
• Authority
• Jesus
• Creation & Fall
• Soteriology
• The Church
• Eschatology
• Sign Gifts
• Gender Roles
• Sexuality

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780802497772
Publisher:	Moody Publishers
Publication date:	02/05/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	176
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

BRYAN O'NEAL (M.A., Purdue University; Ph.D., Purdue University) served as the Vice President and Dean of Moody Distance Learning, as well as Interim Dean of Moody Undergraduate School. He edited and contributed to Standing Firm: The Doctrinal Commitments of Moody Bible Institute and was a contributor to The Moody Handbook of Preaching, Proclaiming Jesus, and The Moody Bible Commentary. He and his wife Denise have been married for over 30 years and have three wonderful daughters and one wonderful granddaughter.

DR. JOHN JELINEK (Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary, Th.D., Grace Theological Seminary) is the former Dean of Education and Vice President and Academic Dean at Moody Theological Seminary. Prior to serving at Moody Seminary, Dr. Jelinek was professor of Theology and Academic Dean at the Michigan Theological Seminary for ten years and an associate professor at Baptist Bible Seminary in Clarks Summit, PA and at Alaska Bible College. He has published numerous articles and reviews in periodicals and books. His commentary on the biblical books of Amos and Leviticus is featured in The Moody Bible Commentary, published by Moody Publishers. Dr. Jelinek and his wife of 37 years, Linda, live in Willow Springs, IL and have three adult children, Rebekah, Micah John, and Anna.

Table of Contents

Contributors 9

The Context of the MBI Doctrinal Statement

The Significance of the MBI Doctrinal Statement 13

The History of the MBI Doctrinal Statement 23

Expositions of the MBI Doctrinal Statement

On the Triune God 35

On the Revelation of God 45

On the Authority of Scripture 55

On Jesus Christ 65

On Creation and the Fall 75

On Salvation 85

On the Church 95

On the Last Things 103

Doctrinal Positions of the Moody Bible Institute

On the Sign Gifts of the Holy Spirit 115

On Gender Roles 125

On Human Sexuality 135

Moving Forward with Steadfast, Humble Conviction 143

The MBI Doctrinal Statement 151

Institutional Positions Related to the MBI Doctrinal Statement 155

Acknowledgements 159

Notes 161