Systematic Theology, by Louis Berkhof - Biblical Training

1 Preface 17 PART ONE: THE DOCTRINE OF GODTHE BEING OF The Existence of God 18A. Place of the Doctrine of God in DogmaticsB. Scripture Proof for the Existence of GodC. Denial of the existence of God in its various formsD. The So-called Rational Proofs for the Existence of The Knowability of God 30A. God Incomprehensible but yet KnowableB. Denial of the Knowability of GodC. Self-revelation the Prerequisite of all Knowledge of Relation of the Being and Attributes of God 43A. The Being of GodB. The Possibility of Knowing the Being of GodC. The Being of God Revealed in His The Names of God 50A. The Names of God in GeneralB. The Old Testament Names and their MeaningC. The New Testament Names and their The Attributes of God in General 55A. Evaluation of the Terms UsedB. Method of determining the attributes of GodC. Suggested Divisions of the The Incommunicable Attributes 61A. The Self-Existence of God2B. The Immutability of GodC.

2 The Infinity of GodD. The Unity of The Communicable Attributes 69A. The Spirituality of GodB. Intellectual AttributesC. Moral AttributesD. Attributes of The Holy Trinity 89A. The Doctrine of the Trinity in HistoryB. God as Trinity in UnityC. The Three Persons Considered SeparatelyTHE WORKS OF The Divine Decrees in General 108A. The Doctrine of the Decrees in TheologyB. Scriptural Names for the Divine DecreesC. The Nature of the Divine DecreesD. The Characteristics of the Divine DecreeE. Objections to the Doctrine of the Predestination 118A. The Doctrine of Predestination in HistoryB. Scriptural Terms for PredestinationC. The Author and Objects of PredestinationD. The Parts of PredestinationE. Supra- and Creation in General 137A. The Doctrine of Creation in History3B. Scriptural Proof for the Doctrine of CreationC. The Idea of CreationD. Divergent Theories Respecting the Origin of the Creation of the Spiritual World 153A.

3 The Doctrine of the Angels in HistoryB. The Existence of the AngelsC. The Nature of the AngelsD. The Number and Organization of the AngelsE. The Service of the AngelsF. The Evil Creation of the Material World 163A. The Scriptural Account of CreationB. The Hexaemeron, or the Work of the Separate Providence 180A. Providence in GeneralB. PreservationC. ConcurrenceD. GovernmentE. Extraordinary Providences or MiraclesPART TWO:THE DOCTRINE OF MAN IN RELATION TO GODMAN IN HIS ORIGINAL The Origin of Man 196A. The Doctrine of Man in Scriptural Account of Origin of The Evolutionary Theory of the Origin of The Origin of Man and the Unity of the The Constitutional Nature of Man 206A. The Constituent Elements of Human The Origin of the Soul in the Man as the Image of God 219A. Historical Views of the Image of God in Scriptural Data Respecting the Image of God in Man as the Image of The Original Condition of Man as the Image of Man in the Covenant of Works 230A.

4 The Doctrine of the Covenant of Works in The Scriptural Foundation for the Doctrine of the Covenant of Elements of the Covenant of The Present Status of the Covenant of IN THE STATE OF The Origin of Sin 239A. Historical Views Respecting the Origin of Scriptural Data Respecting the Origin of The Nature of the First Sin or the Fall of The First Sin or the Fall as Occasioned by The Evolutionary Explanation of the Origin of The Results of the First The Essential Character of Sin 249A. Philosophic Theories Respecting the Nature of The Scriptural Idea of The Pelagian View of The Roman Catholic View of The Transmission of Sin 2605A. Historical The Universality of The Connection of Adam s Sin with that of the Sin in the Life of the Human Race 268A. Original Actual The Punishment of Sin 280A. Natural and positive Nature and Purpose of The actual penalty of IN THE COVENANT OF Name and Concept of the Covenant 288A.

5 The The The Covenant of Redemption 292A. Separate Discussion of this Scriptural Data for the Covenant of The Son in the Covenant of Requirements and Promises in the Covenant of The Relation of this Covenant to the Covenant of Nature of the Covenant of Grace 300A. Comparison of the Covenant of Grace and the Covenant of The Contracting The Contents of the Covenant of The Characteristics of the Covenant of The Relation of Christ to the Covenant of The Dual Aspect of the Covenant 3136A. An External and an Internal The Essence and the Administration of the A Conditional and an Absolute The Covenant as a Purely Legal Relationship and as a Communion of Membership in the Covenant as a Legal The Different Dispensations of the Covenant 320A. The Proper Conception of the Different The Old Testament The New Testament THREE:THE DOCTRINE OF THE PERSON and THE WORK OF CHRISTTHE PERSON OF The Doctrine of Christ in History 333A.

6 The Relation between Anthropology and The Doctrine of Christ before the The Doctrine of Christ after the The Names and Natures of Christ 342A. The Names of The Natures of The Unipersonality of Christ 352A. Statement of the Church s View Respecting the Person of Scriptural Proof for the Unipersonality of The Effects of the Union of the Two Natures in One The Unipersonality of Christ a The Lutheran Doctrine of the Communication of The Kenosis Doctrine in Various The Theory of Gradual STATES OF The State of Humiliation 364A. Introductory: The Doctrine of the States of Christ in The State of The State of Exaltation 378A. General Remarks on the State of The Stages of the State of OFFICES OF Introduction; The Prophetic Office 391A. Introductory Remarks on the Offices in The Prophetic The Priestly Office 397A. The Scriptural Idea of a The Sacrificial Work of The Cause and Necessity of the Atonement 404A.

7 The Moving Cause of the Historical Views respecting the Necessity of the Proofs for the Necessity of the Objections to the Doctrine of the Absolute Necessity of the The Nature of the Atonement 411A. Statement of the Penal Substitutionary Doctrine of the Objections to the Satisfaction or Penal Substitutionary Doctrine of the Divergent Theories of the Atonement 424A. Theories of the Early The Satisfaction Theory of Anselm (Commercial Theory).C. The Moral Influence The Example The Governmental The Mystical The Theory of Vicarious The Purpose and the Extent of the Atonement 433A. The Purpose of the The Extent of the The Intercessory Work of Christ 442A. Scriptural Proof for the Intercessory Work of The Nature of Christ s Intercessory The Persons for Whom and the Things for Which He The Characteristics of His The Kingly Office 449A. The Spiritual Kingship of The Kingship of Christ over the FOUR:THE DOCTRINE OF THE APPLICATION OF THE WORK OF Soteriology in General 457A.

8 Connection Between Soteriology and the Preceding The Ordo Salutis, (Order of Salvation)..II. The Operations of the Holy Spirit in General 467A. Transition to the Work of the Holy General and Special Operations of the Holy The Holy Spirit as the Dispenser of Divine Common Grace 477A. Origin of the Doctrine of Common Name and Concept of Common Common Grace and the Atoning Work of The Relation Between Special and Common The Means by Which Common Grace The Fruits of Common Objections to the Reformed Doctrine of Common The Mystical Union 495A. Nature of the Mystical Characteristics of the Mystical Erroneous Conceptions of the Mystical The Significance of the Mystical Calling in General and External Calling 503A. Reasons for Discussing Calling Calling in External Regeneration and Effectual Calling 515A. The Scriptural Terms for Regeneration and Their The Use of the Term Regeneration in The Essential Nature of Effectual Calling in Relation to External Calling and The Necessity of The Efficient Cause of The Use of the Word of God as an Instrument in Divergent Views of Conversion 532A.

9 The Scriptural Terms for The Biblical Idea of Conversion. The Characteristics of The Different Elements in The Psychology of The Author of The Necessity of Relation of Conversion to other Stages of the Saving Faith 547A. Scriptural Terms for Figurative Expressions Used to Describe the Activity of The Doctrine of Faith in The Idea of Faith in Faith in Faith in the Religious Sense and Particularly Saving Faith and The Roman Catholic Conception of Justification 567A. The Scriptural Terms for Justification and Their The Doctrine of Justification in The Nature and Characteristics of JustificationD. The Elements of The Sphere in which Justification The Time of The Ground of Objections to the Doctrine of Divergent Views of Sanctification 586A. The Scriptural Terms for Sanctification and The Doctrine of Sanctification in The Biblical Idea of Holiness and The Nature of The Characteristics of The Author and Means of Relation of Sanctification to Other Stages in the Ordo The Imperfect Character of Sanctification in This Sanctification and Good Perseverance of the Saints 606A.

10 The Doctrine of the Perseverance of the Saints in Statement of the Doctrine of Proof for the Doctrine of Objections to the Doctrine of The Denial of this Doctrine Makes Salvation Dependent on Man s FIVE:THE DOCTRINE OF THE CHURCH AND OF THE MEANS OF GRACETHE CHURCHI. Scriptural Names of the Church and the Doctrine of the ..Church in History 614A. Scriptural Names for the The Doctrine of the Church in Nature of the Church 622A. The Essence of the The Many-sided Character of the Various Definitions of the The Church and the Kingdom of The Church in the Different The Attributes of the The Marks of the The Government of the Church 642A. Different Theories Respecting the Government of the The Fundamental Principles of the Reformed or Presbyterian The Officers of the The Ecclesiastical The Power of the Church 658A. The Source of Church The Nature of this Different Kinds of Church MEANS OF The Means of Grace in General 670A.