Gordon Clark Systematic Theology

529 Pages·2017·1.23 MB·English

by  Gordon H Clark

SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY

Gordon H Clark

In memory of my wife and Mother

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter One
The Scriptures

1. Methods in Apologetics

2. The Method of Revelation

3. The Biblical Claim
4. Another Text

5. Additional Verses

6. New Versus Old Testament

7. The Claim to Truth

8. Is the Claim True?

9. Axioms

10. The Pope

11. Perspicacity

12. The Method of Experience

13. Knowledge is Essential

14. A Neo-Calvinistic View

15. The Proof-Text Method

16. Language

Chapter Two
God

1. Omnipotence

2. Omniscience

3. Eternity

4. Immutability
5. Relation Between Omnipotence and Omniscience

6. Are All Attributes One?

7. The Infinite and the Finite

8. A Finite God

9. Finitude and Knowledge
10. God is Spirit

11. Philosophical Difficulties

(a) The Cosmological Argument

(b) Five Objections

(c) A Reconstructed Argument

(d) Does Scripture Require an Argument?

(e) A Meaningless Word

(f) Can God be Known?

(g) The Nature or Definition of God

(h) Substance and Attributes

(i) The Glory of God

Chapter Three
The Trinity

1. Preliminary Scripture

2. The Deity of Christ

3. Athanasius

4. Eternal Generation

5. Terminology

6. The One God

7. Realism

8. The Holy Spirit: His Personality

9. The Procession of the Spirit
10. The Work of the Spirit

Chapter Four
Creation

1. Creation Ex Nihilo

2. Ex Nihilo

3. Plato and Philo

4. Materialism

5. Mechanism

6. Biblical Teleology
7. The Glory of God

8. Four Parts of God’s Purpose

9. The Particular Purpose of Creation

10. Immutability and Creation

Chapter Five Man

1. Creation

2. Evolution

3. The Image of God

4. Earlier Views of the Image

5. Behaviorism

6. Dichotomy and Trichotomy

7. Traducianism and Creationism

8. Adam

9. Federal Headship

10. The Fall and the Decree

11. Immediate Imputation

12. Total Depravity

Chapter Six The Atonement
1. The Penalty for Sin

2. Perfect Obedience

3. The Covenant of Redemption

4. The Covenant of Grace

5. The Incarnation

6. The Virgin Birth

7. The Human Nature of Christ

8. The Purpose of the Incarnation

9. Active Obedience

10. The Vicarious Sacrifice

11. A Penalty