Monday, October 9, 2023

A TOC for My Book on the Holy Spirit

Today I have completed the first draft of the chapter and section headings for the book I am writing on the Holy Spirit. You can see it below.

Your comments and suggestions are appreciated.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction

1.1. A Word of Thanks

1.2. A Question about Fellowship

Chapter 2: The Source of Faith

Chapter 3: The Nature of God and Man

3.1. Nature of Man

3.1.1. Absolute Freedom of Will

3.1.2. Pure Determinism

3.1.3. Limited Free Will

3.1.4. Implications of Free Will

3.2. Nature of God

3.2.1. Attributes of God

3.2.2. Implications of God’s Attributes

Chapter 4: The Existence of God

4.1. Contrasting Views about God’s Existence

4.1.1. Monotheism

4.1.2. Deism

4.1.3. Pantheism

4.1.4. Polytheism

4.1.5. Atheism

4.2. Proof of God’s Existence

4.2.1. Philosophical Arguments for God’s Existence

4.2.2. Proper Use of Philosophical Arguments

4.2.3. Biblical Arguments for God’s Existence

4.3. Jehovah God

4.3.1. God, the Creator

4.3.2. The Only God

4.3.3. The Trinity

4.4. The Holy Spirit

4.4.1. False Views of the Holy Spirit

4.4.2. The Spirit’s Nature

4.4.3. The Spirit’s Work

4.4.4. The Spirit’s Indwelling

Chapter 5: The Work of the Holy Spirit

5.1. The Means of the Spirit’s Influence

5.1.1. Miraculous Influence

5.1.1.1. Explanation of Miraculous Influence

5.1.1.2. Examples of the Miraculous

5.1.1.3. Purposes of the Miraculous

5.1.1.4. A Promise of the Miraculous (Joel 2:28-32)

5.1.1.5. The End of the Miraculous

5.1.2. Moral Influence

5.1.2.1. Explanation of Moral Influence

5.1.2.2. Examples of Moral Influence

5.1.2.3. The Spirit’s Modus Operandi

5.2. Agents of the Spirit

5.2.1. The Spirit and the Prophets

5.2.2. The Spirit and Christ

5.2.3. The Spirit and the Apostles

5.2.4. The Spirit and the First Christians

5.3. Specific Works of the Spirit

5.3.1. The Baptism of the Spirit

5.3.2. The Gift of the Spirit

5.3.3. Speaking in Tongues

5.3.4. The Spiritually Minded

5.3.5. Conviction, Conversion, and Sanctification

5.3.6. The Earnest of the Spirit

5.3.7. The Seal of the Spirit

5.3.8. The New Birth

5.3.9. The Fruit of the Spirit

5.3.10. Intercession in Prayer

5.3.11. Illumination

Chapter 6: The Indwelling of God and the Word

6.1. The Temple of the Spirit

6.2. Literal or Metaphorical?

6.3. Benefits of the Indwelling

 

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