Five Doctrines of Divine Grace

 

Stanford E. Murrell

 

 

 

“Unto you therefore which believe He is precious.”

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1 Peter 2:7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Special note. I am indebted to Bro. Fred G. Zaspel, former pastor of the Word of Life Baptist Church in Pottsville, Pa for the outline and general content of the following information. An 8-volume set of tapes The Five Points of Calvinism can be obtained from Word of Life Baptist Church, 302 North Centre St. Pottsville, Pa 17901 (Cost $15.00)

 

Five Doctrines of Divine Grace

 

Table of Contents

 

Chapter 1       Introduction and Historical Overview

·       Charles Haddon Spurgeon and the Doctrine of Grace

·       Opinions about Calvinism

·       A Word about the Controversy

·       Historical Development

·       New Testament Principles

·       Pre-Reformation Period

·       Augustine vs. Pelagius

·       Semi-Pelagianism vs. Gottschalk

·       Reformation Period

·       Luther vs. Erasmus

·       Reformation Themes

·       Arminus and the Remonstrance

·       The “Five Points” of Calvinism: A Mnemonic Device

·       A Brief Summary of the Various Historical Systems

·       A Brief Summary of Calvinism and its Major Emphases

·       Common Denominator and Controlling Theme

·       Salient Features

·       The Depravity of Man

·       The Sovereignty of God

·       The Graciousness of Salvation

·       A Simple Outline of the Eternal Purpose of God

·       Scriptural Statements

·       Essential Features

·       The work of God the Father in salvation

·       The work of God the Son in salvation

·       The work of God the Holy Spirit in salvation

·       Later History: The Reformation to the Present

·       The Importance of the Study of Calvinism

·       Doctrinal Clarity

·       The Ministry of the Gospel

·       The Glory of God

·       Authoritative Standards

·       God’s Word is True

·       God’s Word is Binding

·       God’s Word is Profitable

 

Chapter 2       Total Depravity

·       Five Doctrines of Divine Grace

·       The Basis of Authority

·       The Importance of the Doctrine of Man’s Sinfulness

·       Foundational to the Doctrine of Salvation

·       Essential to True Worship

·       The Origin of Sin in Humanity

·       Adam’s Original Righteousness

·       Adam’s Fall from Grace

·       The Consequences of the Fall of Adam

·       On himself

·       On others

·       The Nature of Fallen Man

·       Denials

·       Man has not lost God’s image altogether

·       All men are not always as sinful as they could possibly be

·       Men are not incapable of relative goodness

·       Affirmations

·       Judicially

·       Personally

·       The Senses

·       The Intellect

·       The Affections

·       The Will

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