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In one systematic volume, James Montgomery Boice provides a readable overview of Christian theology. Both students and pastors will benefit from this rich source that covers all the major doctrines of Christianity. With scholarly rigor and a pastor's heart, Boice carefully opens the topics of the nature of God, the character of his natural and special revelation, the fall, and the person and work of Christ. He then goes on to consider the work of the Holy Spirit in justification and sanctification. The book closes with careful discussion of ecclesiology and eschatology. This updated edition includes a foreword by Philip Ryken and a section-by-section study guide. Both those long familiar with Boice and those newly introduced to him will benefit from his remarkable practicality and thoroughness, which will continue to make this a standard reference for years to come.… (more)
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The Knowledge of God --
On knowing God --
The unknown God --
The Word of God --
The Bible --
The authority of the Scriptures --
The proof of the Scriptures --
How true is the Bible? --
Modern biblical criticism --
How to interpret the Bible --
The Attributes of God --
The true God --
God in three persons --
Our sovereign God --
Holy, holy, holy --
The God who knows --
God who changes not --
God's Creation --
The creation of man --
Nature --
The spirit world --
God's providence --
God the Redeemer --
The Fall of the Race --
The fall --
The results of the fall --
The bondage of the will --
Law and Grace --
The purpose of God's law --
The ten commandments : love of God --
The ten commandments : love of others --
The wrath of God --
Salvation in the Old Testament --
The Person of Christ --
The deity of Jesus Christ --
The humanity of Jesus Christ --
Why Christ became man --
The Work of Christ --
Prophet, priest and king --
Quenching God's wrath --
Paid in full --
The greatness of God's love --
The pivotal doctrine : resurrection --
Verifying the resurrection --
He ascended into heaven --
Awakening to God --
The Spirit of God --
Personal Christianity --
The work of the Holy Spirit --
Union with Christ --
How God Saves Sinners --
The new birth --
Faith and repentance --
Justification by faith : the hinge of salvation --
Justification by faith : the place of works --
The tests of faith --
A new family --
The upward way --
The Life of the Christian --
Embrace the negative --
Freedom, freedom --
Knowing the will of God --
Talking to God --
God talking to us --
Serving --
The Work of God --
Called by God --
The keeping power of God --
God and History --
Time and History --
What's wrong with me? --
The march of time --
Christ, the focal point of history --
The Church of God --
Christ's church --
The marks of the church --
How to worship God --
Salvation's signs and seals --
Spiritual gifts --
Equipping the saints --
Church government --
Body life --
The great commission --
A Tale of Two Cities --
The secular city --
The secular church --
God's city --
Church and state --
The End of History --
How will it all end? --
Home at last.