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Other Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-148) and index.
Contents The Bible -- God -- Man -- Sin -- Christ -- The new birth -- Salvation -- Grace -- Faith -- Heaven and hell -- Future events -- Results of regeneration -- Sure salvation -- Permanent preservation -- Triumph over temptation -- Christian conduct -- Buried in baptism -- Choosing a church -- Wanting God's will -- Prayer and praise -- Witnessing and winning -- Searching the scriptures -- Th…
Contents: Revelation -- The nature and attributes of God -- The works and decrees of God -- Jesus Christ -- The Holy Spirit -- Human beings and the fall -- Salvation -- The church and sacraments -- Spirituality and living in this age -- End times. Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-296) and index.
Contents Confess or profess -- God-talk -- Spiritual genetics -- Of chaos and dignity -- The man who is the issue -- The virgin had a what? -- Suffering servant for me -- Grave with a view -- There for us -- A theology of the future -- Inward, onward, and upward -- Mighty army or milling rabble? -- Victors, now and forever. Other Notes: 1st ed.: The symbol. 1973. 2nd ed.: Basi…
Content [Book I.] Right and wrong as a clue to the meaning of the universe -- The law of human nature -- Some objections -- The reality of the law -- What lies behind the law -- We have cause to be uneasy -- [Book II.] What Christians believe -- The rival conceptions of God -- The invasion -- The shocking alternative -- The perfect penitent -- The practical conclusion -- [Book III.]Christian b…
Content. The sovereignty of God -- Does man have free will? -- Predestination -- Effectual calling -- The incomparable Christ -- Repentance -- Faith -- Justification -- Sanctification -- Adoption -- Assurance of salvation -- Good works -- Perseverance of the saints -- He shall come again -- The Holy Spirit -- The most unpopular subject in the world -- Heaven, the life hereafter -- The Bible. …
Content Christianity: boring, untrue, and irrelevant? -- Who is Jesus? -- Why did Jesus die? -- How can I be sure of my faith? -- Why and how should I read the Bible? -- Why and how do I pray? -- How does God guide us? -- Who is the Holy Spirit? -- What does the Holy Spirit do? -- How can I be filled with the Spirit? -- How can I resist evil? -- Why and how should we tell others? -- Does God h…
Peace With God points the way, the only way, to authentic personal peace in a world in crisis."--Billy Graham.
Originally published as: Introduction to biblical Christianity from an African perspective. Ilorin, Nigeria : Nigeria Evangelical Fellowship, 1992. Includes bibliographical references and index.