The Christian Doctrine of Faith

by James Hastings (Editor)

Overview

""This is not a theological trestise on the one hand, nor on the other is it a volume of sermons. Like its predecessor, the volume on Prayer, it has a distinct office to fulfill, an office that in the judgment of the editor is of immense importance. For between and the professor's lecture-room and the preacher's study there is a great gulf fixed. In the lecture-room the lectures on systematic theology are laboriously entered into notebooks, which are useful for the exit examinations. But when the active work of the ministry begins and so many sermons have to be prepared every week, the cupboard into which those notebooks have been stowed away is left undisturbed. The preacher begins to spin his sermons out of his own brains, with the assistance of such popular books as happen to be at his hand."" -- From the Preface

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781498244527
Publisher:	Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication date:	03/09/2017
Pages:	430
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.94(d)

Table of Contents

I Introduction 1

1 The Importance of Faith 6

2 The Necessity of Faith 15

3 The Heroism of Faith 21

II Faith in One's Self 27

1 The Value of Faith in One's Self 33

2 Its Perils 38

3 Its Foundation 44

III Faith in Men 57

1 Appreciation 61

2 Trustfulness 70

IV The Range of Faith 79

1 In Daily Life 85

2 In Science 91

3 In Society 98

4 Faith in Religious Life 102

V Faith in God 109

1 Purpose 112

2 Providence 116

3 Acceptance 124

4 Action 127

VI The Venture of Faith 133

1 Sight 136

2 Knowledge 141

3 Risk 144

4 Worth 148

VII Faith in Jesus 151

1 A Recognition 157

2 An energy 161

3 A Relationship 164

VIII Faith in Christ As Saviour 175

1 Assent 180

2 Appropriation 185

3 Repentance 190

IX Degrees of Faith 195

1 Little Faith 204

2 Great Faith 212

X The Growth of Faith 219

1 The Consciousness of Progress 222

2 The Encouragement of Progress 227

3 The Signs of Progress 234

XI The Fight of Faith 237

1 The Enemy 244

2 The Purpose 248

3 The Method 252

XII The Full Assurance of Faith-(Part I.) 261

1 The Word 266

2 The Conditions of Assurance 269

XIV The Full Assurance of Faith-(Part II.) 277

1 The Object of Assurance 279

2 The Necessity of Assurance 288

3 The Value of Full Assurance 295

XIV The Foundation of Faith 301

1 The Church 306

2 The Bible 311

3 Argument of Intuition 319

4 Experience 324

XV The Confirmation of Faith 331

1 The Testimony of Others 333

2 Its Fruits 337

3 The Witness of the Spirit 343

XVI Justification By Faith 351

1 The Necessity 354

2 The Meaning 357

3 The Channel 367

4 The Blessings 372

XVII Sanctification By Faith 381

1 Faith Justifying and Sanctifying 385

2 New Life 388

3 Growth 393

XVIII Personality in Faith 401

1 The Person of Christ 407

2 Our Own Personality 411