Vol. 17 ·No. 6 · February 1, 2015
The Reformed Doctrine of Predestination
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RPM Volume 17, Number 6, February 1 to February 7, 2015
The Reformed Doctrine of Predestination
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Publisher: Grand Rapids, MI: Christian Classics Ethereal Library Eerdmans, 1932 (copyright not renewed during 1959-61 and has expired) Print Basis: Rights: Public Domain Date Created: 2004-05-25 CCEL Subjects: All; Theology
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About This Book p. ii Title Page p. 1 Introduction p. 2
1. Introduction p. 2
Section I p. 7 2. Statement of the Doctrine p. 7 3. God Has a Plan p. 10 4. The Sovereignty of God p. 16 5. The Providence of God p. 19 6. The Foreknowledge of God p. 23 7. Outline of Systems p. 26 8. The Scriptures Are the Final Authority by Which Systems Are to Be Judged p. 28 9. A Warning Against Undue Speculation p. 30
Section II p. 32 The Five Points of Calvinism p. 32 10. Total Inability p. 32 11. Unconditional Election p. 45 Statement of the Doctrine p. 45 Proof from Scripture p. 47 Proof from Reason p. 52 Faith and Good Works Are the Fruits and Proof, Not the Basis, of Election p. 54 Reprobation p. 58 Infralapsarianism and Supralapsarianism p. 71 Many Are Chosen p. 73 A Redeemed World or Race p. 74 The Vastness of the Redeemed Multitude p. 77 The World Is Growing Better p. 79 Infant Salvation p. 81 Summary of the Reformed Doctrine of Election p. 84 12. Limited Atonement p. 85 13. Efficacious Grace p. 92 14. The Perseverance of the Saints p. 103 The Reformed Doctrine of Predestination Boettner, Loraine p. 116
Section III: Objections Commonly Urged Against the Reformed Doctrine of Predestination 1. It Is Fatalism p. 116 2. It Is Inconsistent with the Free Agency and Moral Responsibility of Man p. 117 3. It Makes God the Author of Sin p. 128 4. It Discourages All Motives to Exertion p. 144 5. It Represents God As a Respecter of Persons, Or As Partial p. 148 6. It Is Unfavorable to Good Morality p. 154 7. It Precludes a Sincere Offer of the Gospel to the Non-Elect p. 159 8. It Contradicts the Universalistic Scripture Passages p. 162
Section IV p. 168 23. Salvation by Grace p. 168 24. Personal Assurance That One Is Among the Elect p. 173 25. Predestination in the Physical World p. 176 26. A Comparison with the Mohammedan Doctrine of Predestination p. 179
Section V p. 183 27. The Practical Importance of the Doctrine p. 183 28. Calvinism in History p. 203
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