Abstract

Table of Contents

Part I

Part II

Part III

Part IV

Part V

Part VI

       In this study ELECTION and PREDESTINATION are not cold, austere doctrines but the vibrant heart of the Gospel.
     It is a thorough, and fair, study — beginning with a historical review of the Five Points as discussed and interpreted down through the centuries.
    It is a unique study — dealing with the implications of the doctrine, taking it out of the intellectual and philosophical realm into the practicality of daily life. There is refreshing insight into the knotty problems of God's sovereignty and man's free will, the problem of punishment and rewards, the necessity of evangelism, among other things.
     It is a comprehensive study — for included is a discussion of the future of the non-elect, a subject fraught with more emotion than light. The pros and cons of alternative views are presented.
    

Introduction

1. The Biblical Background
2. Augustine
3. From Augustine to the Reformation
4. Luther
5. Calvin and Calvinism

PART TWO

THE CRYSTALLIZATION OF THE
THEOLOGY OF GRACE

Introduction
  6. Total Depravity
           Section One: Definition of Total
           Section Two: Definition of Depravity
  7. Unconditional Election
  8. LimitedAtonement
           Universalistic Passages
 9. Irresistible Grace
10. The Perseverance of the Saints

Introduction
11. The Comfort of Calvinism
12. The Gifts and Calling of God
13. Punishment or Chastening
14. Sovereignty and Responsibility

Introduction
15. Why Preach?
16. What to Preach
17. When to Preach Election

Introduction
18. The Nature of the Problem
19. Four Alternative Solutions
20. The Continuing Dilemma

PART SIX

SUMMING UP

21. The Leaven of Synergism

Bibliography

Indexes: Biblical and Names (not yet online)

1979 published by Presbyterian & Reformed Publishing Co. with Baker Book House
1987 second printing by Doorway Publications
1997 published online
2001 2nd Online Edition – corrected, edited and re-formatted