Pneumatology, or the doctrine of the work of the Holy Spirit
Subtitle: outline notes based on Luthardt and Krauth
By: by Revere Franklin Weidner
Contributors: Krauth, Charles Porterfield, 1823-1883; Luthardt, Chr. Ernst (Christoph Ernst), 1823-1902
Series: A system of dogmatics -- 6; System of dogmatics -- 6.
Publisher: Wartburg Pub. House
Published: 1915
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 212
Subjects: Controversial literature; Holy Spirit; Lutheran Church
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 190-191) and index.
Table of contents: title: I. The appropriation of the fellowship of God; title: The personal appropriation of salvation; title: The arrangement of the material; title: The order of grace according to Hollaz; title: This order vindicated; title: A. The grace of the Holy Spirit; title: 1. The scripture doctrine; title: Definition of grace; title: Manner of manifestation; title: The active principle of salvation; title: Stands in antithesis to merit and work, to sin and corruption; title: The grace of the Holy Spirit; title: The principle of the new life; title: 2. The church doctrine; title: Teaching of the Greek church; title: Teaching of Augustine; title: The relation of grace to the human will and works; title: Statement in Luther's small catechism; title: In formula of Concord; title: The order of grace; title: Difficulty in separating the acts of grace; title: Definition of the Dogmaticians; title: Grace; title: Prevenient grace; title: Co-operating grace; title: Preserving grace; title: Glorifying grace; title: Assisting and indwelling grace; title: Effects of the working of grace; title: The four-fold office of the Holy Spirit; title: 3. Later development; title: Mysticism; title: Rationalism and supernaturalism; title: II. Calling or vocation; title: 1. Scripture doctrine; title: Calling is the first act of grace; title: Illustration by Christ's actions; title: Illustration in the ministry of the Apostles; title: Illustration in God's activity in our salvation; title: The call is earnest; title: It is urgent; title: It is for the whole race; title: It has been gradual; title: 2. The church doctrine; title: Definition of call; title: Remarks of Luthardt's criticism; title: Definition of general or indirect call; title: Definition of special or direct call; title: Lutheranism and Calvinism contrasted; title: The call is serious; title: The call is efficacious; title: Quenstedt's definition of the form of the call; title: His description of the Calvinistic position; title: The call is universal; title: Our old Dogmaticians on its universality; title: The true solution suggested; title: Results of modern research; title: Testimony of Hollaz; title: Why some nations are destitute of the Gospel; title: The fault lies with us; title: Statement of Quenstedt; title: Further discussion of the subject; title: III. Illumination; title: A. The scripture doctrine; title: Scripture description of the natural man; title: Christ represented as the light of the world; title: The word brings light; title: The work of the Spirit of God; title: B. The church doctrine; title: The tendency of the Greek church; title: Baptism and illumination identified; title: Similar usage in Syriac version; title: The topic of illumination first separately treated by Hollaz; title: Condition of unilluminated man; title: The goal of illumination; title: The design of illumination; title: Precedes conversion; title: Definition of illumination; title: Illumination is both teaching grace and anointing grace; title: Not confined to the regenerate; title: Illumination is legal and evangelical; title: The Holy Spirit illuminates through means; title: The question of sensible assurance examined; title: God's plan; title: Illumination not bound to the personal act of hearing or reading the Word; title: Teaching of the mystics; title: The mystics answered; title: The will must be enlightened as well as the intellect; title: The enlightenment of the intellect precedes that of the will; title: Explanation of John 7:17; title: The case of Balaam; title: The case of Judas Iscariot; title: A fuller answer to mysticism; title: Imperfect illumination; title: Perfect illumination; title: Statement of Quenstedt; title: Statement of Hollaz; title: Illumination by a gradual process; title: Statement by Hollaz; title: The awakening; title: Statement by Matrensen; title: Statement by Thomasius; title: Difference between illumination and regeneration; title: Difference between illumination and sanctification; title: IV. Regeneration in its narrow sense; title: A. The scripture doctrine; title: Usage of the word regeneration; title: Two-fold usage in the New Testament; title: Usage in our confessions; title: Usage in our Dogmaticians; title: We use it in the strictest sense; title: The New Testament teaching as to the spiritual nature of man; title: It s teaching of the pneuma or spirit; title: Difference between the pneuma and psyche; title: The spirit is the principle of life; title: Spirit forms the basis of the communion of the new creation; title: The New Testament teaching of the psyche; title: Meaning of Hebrews 4:12; title: Meaning of I Thess 5:23; title: Difference between pneuma and psyche; title: B. General discussion; title: The new birth in the light of biblical psychology; title: The spirit and soul of man before the fall; title: The spirit and soul after the fall; title: In Christ a new beginning is established; title: We must now become partakers of Christ's nature; title: A new creation; title: Its point of entrance in man is the conscience; title: The spirit of the mind; title: Regeneration the beginning of the new life; title: Participation with Christ's spirit; title: Participation with Christ's soul; title: Participation with the flesh or body of Christ; title: Explanantion of Delitzsch; title: The teaching of John 3:7,8; title: Man is absolutely passive in regeneration; title: Regeneration in its narrow sense takes place in the region of our unconsciousness; title: The unconscious side of grace in the regeneration of the infant; title: The adult can do nothing positively in hi regeneration; title: It is easier for an infant to be born into the kingdom of God than an adult; title: All generation has faith as its postulate; title: False views of the effect of baptism in infants; title: The important question, can infants believe?; title: They have not conscious or discussive faith; title: Brenz draws a distinction between a hidden and a manifest faith; title: The infant has a direct faith; title: The adult has a conscious or discursive faith; title: Distinction more fully stated; title: This distinction noted in other parts of the New Testament; title: First illustration in Rom. I; title: Second illustration in the prologue of John's gospel; title: Third illustration in the preaching of the Word; title: Baptism need not be repeated; title: The validity of baptism does not depend upon the faith of the believer; title: The gifts bestowed in baptism; title: Remark in Pontoppidan; title: The question of consciousness on the part of the child; title: The question of a germinal seed of faith; title: C. The church doctrine; title: Definition of regeneration; title: The point from which it proceeds; title: Its goal; title: Distinction between regeneration of adults and of children; title: Statement of Chemnitz; title: Statement of Krauth; title: The form of regeneration; title: The spiritual change not a substantial one; title: Regeneration a new creation; title: The regeneration of infants is instantaneous; title: The ordinary regeneration of adults is successive; title: Regeneration on the part of God is perfect; title: On the part of men receiving it, it is imperfect; title: Regeneration can be resisted; title: Regeneration in the broad sense may be lost; title: Regeneration in the narrow sense always remains alive; title: Difference between regeneration and conversion; title: V. Conversion; title: A. The usage of the word; title: Subjective conversion; title: The usage of the word conversion; title: Used in four senses; title: Meaning in its widest sense; title: Meaning in its wide sense; title: Meaning in its strictest sense; title: Meaning in its most strict sense; title: The difference between transitive and intransitive conversion; title: Here used in the intransitive sense; title: B. The scripture doctrine; title: The usage of the verb to convert; title: Used in an active and passive sense; title: The negative and positive elements are sometimes blended; title: Sometimes it includes faith; title: It is referred to God as absolute cause; title: It is referred to the minister of God as the instrumental cause; title: It is referred to man as the moral agent; title: C. The church doctrine; title: Usage of the older dogmaticians; title: The use of the word regeneration in its widest sense; title: Conversion also used in its widest sense; title: Conversion taken in its stricter sense; title: Active and transitive conversion; title: Passive conversion; title: Intransitive conversion; title: The preparation for conversion; title: The natural freedom in the preparation; title: Its relation to grace; title: The positive work is to be referred to God; title: The meaning of the expression, "We can not be converted against our will"; title: Co-operation with God begins after conversion; title: Difference between regeneration and conversion; title: Transitive conversion; title: Intransitive conversion; title: The marking of divine grace in conversion; title: Hunnius on the preparation for conversion; title: The view of Musaeus; title: The view of the more orthodox dogmaticians; title: The doctrine of prevenient grace; title: The opinion of Julius Mueller; title: Danger of his view; title: Answer by Thomasius; title: The relation of the will to grace; title: Teaching of the Formula of Concord; title: The question who begins the saving work; title: The answer of Pelagianism; title: The answer of Synergism; title: The true answer; title: Statement of Chemnitz; title: The time when co-operation with God begins; title: Illustration by Chemnitz; title: The view held by our church; title: In a certain sense conversion is instantaneous; title: Statement of Quenstedt; title: Prevenient grace can be resisted; title: The meaning of the old dogmatic statement: "In conversion man is merely passive"; title: Quenstedt's definition of conversion; title: The usage of the word in a wide sense; title: The usage of the word in a narrow sense; title: Its usage in a special sense; title: Here used in the most special sense; title: Difference between transitive and intransitive conversion; title: Full definition of intransitive conversion; title: Its starting point; title: The abolishment of actual sins; title: The abolishment of habitual sins; title: The working of grace before conversion, in it, and after it; title: Definition of prevenient grace; title: Definition of operating grace; title: Definition of co-operating grace; title: The effect of grace in conversion; title: Man is merely passive in the beginning of conversion; title: Difference between the conversion of the unregenerate, of the lapsed, and of the standing; title: Answer to the question at issue; title: The Holy Spirit gives power of non-resistance; title: There are only two causes of our conversion; title: VI. Repentance; title: A. The scripture doctrine; title: Conversion begins with repentance; title: The negative and positive side of conversion; title: Penitence the internal basis of the new life; title: The constant demand in the Old Testament; title: Metanoia; title: Repentance part of the mission of our Lord; title: The substance and aim of Apostolic preaching; title: The design of God's goodness; title: Repentance is connected with godly sorrow; title: It is a real change of the mind; title: B. The church doctrine; title: The early Church; title: The views of penitence soon became corrupt; title: Distinct grades of public repentance; title: Stations of repentance; title: Teaching of the Roman Catholic Church; title: Attrition; title: Confession; title: Satisfaction; title: Luther and the Lutheran confessions; title: Contrition and faith; title: Repentance; title: The doctrine of our dogmaticians; title: Hollaz on repentance; title: The two parts of repentance; title: New obedience and effect of repentance; title: The elements of contrition; title: The object of contrition; title: The requisites of contrition; title: Contrition is only a medium of salvation; title: The marks of true contrition; title: Auricular confession; title: Teaching of the Roman Catholic Church; title: Teaching of the Lutheran Church; title: Private absolution; title: Private confession; title: The Romish doctrine of satisfaction; title: Repentance continues through life; title: VII. Faith; title: A. The scripture doctrine; title: The aim of repentance; title: The biblical idea of faith; title: Its true meaning in Hebrew; title: Its true meaning in Greek; title: Its meaning in German; title: Its meaning in English; title: Faith is always an internal thing; title: Its meaning in Hebrews 11:1; title: Its meaning in I Cor. 14:24; title: Its meaning in II Cor. 5:7; title: The ground of faith; title: The content of faith; title: The aim of faith; title: The eleventh chapter of Hebrews; title: The faith of Abraham; title: Faith in the synoptic Gospels; title: Faith in the sermon on the mount; title: Faith in the usage of St. John; title: The elements of faith as depicted by John; title: The aim of faith according to John; title: The teaching of Paul; title: The relation of faith to Christ, how expressed grammatically; title: Faith is trust and confidence; title: B. The church doctrine; title: The ancient church; title: The scholastic formulation; title: The protestant reformation; title: The teaching of Luther; title: The teaching of our dogmaticians; title: VIII. Justification; title: A. The scripture doctrine; title: Justification in general described; title: Taught already in the Old Testament; title: Meaning of dikaios; title: Difference between Greek usage and biblical usage; title: Usage of righteousness in the New Testament; title: Theme of the epistle to the Romans; title: Used in its forensic sense; title: Does not mean making righteous; title: Justification involves two things; title: The condition under which God justifies a sinner; title: The nature of true faith; title: Not a mere theoretical or historical knowledge; title: The most important element is confidence; title: The energy of true faith is two-fold; title: Faith has two hands; title: The Pauline doctrine also expressed in the epistle of the first captivity; title: No difference between the teaching of James and Paul; title: Four reasons given to show that James does not deny the Pauline doctrine; title: B. The church doctrine; title: The Pauline doctrine was soon corrupted in the early Church; title: A constant growth of Pelagianizing view; title: On this point the great battle of the Reformation was fought; title: The teaching of the Augsburg Confession; title: The central doctrine of faith; title: The view of Osiander; title: The opinion of Stancaurus; title: The teaching of the Formula of Concord against these errorists; title: A fuller statement of the teaching; title: General statement of the teaching of the dogmaticians; title: The efficient cause of justification; title: The meritorious cause; title: Justification consists of two parts, negative and positive; title: The instrumental cause of justification; title: The relation of justification and sanctification; title: We are justified by faith alone; title: Justification is absolutely perfect; title: The source of the deepest assurance; title: Quenstedt's definition of justification; title: Baier on justification by faith; title: Justification has a forensic sense; title: Does not mean to make righteous; title: Gerhard's presentation that it has a forensic sense; title: Does not mean an internal change in man; title: Justification consists of two things; title: Baier's presentation; title: The presentation of Hollaz; title: The form of imputation; title: Presentation by Hollaz; title: The reality of this imputation; title: The presentation by Quenstedt; title: The internal cause of our justification; title: The external and meditorious cause; title: The instrumental cause; title: Justification differs from new obedience; title: The presentation by Chemnitz; title: The exclusive particles; title: Presentation by Chemnitz; title: The effects of justification; title: The properties of justification; title: IX. The mystical union and adoption; title: A. The scriptural doctrine; title: The acts of grace cohere; title: The beginning of the mystical union; title: Faith which justifies also renews; title: The mystical union; title: A mystery of the deepest kind; title: The pure doctrine opposed to two extremes; title: Adoption; title: Different terms used in the New Testament; title: Special privileges belong to adoption; title: Paul uses the Greek for Adoption in five place; title: Its meaning in Galatians 4:5; title: Its meaning in Romans 8:15, 23; title: I. Its meaning in Romans 9:4; title: Its meaning in Ephesians 1:5; title: B. The church doctrine; title: Time of the mystical union; title: Definition of the mystical union; title: Proof of the mystical union; title: Difference between a general union with God and the special mystical union; title: This mystical union is not a substantial one; title: This mystical union is not a personal one; title: X. Renovation, sanctification, and good works; title: A. The Scripture doctrine; title: The state of renovation and sanctification; title: The definition of sanctification; title: The life of sanctification both negative and positive; title: It has degrees; title: B. The church doctrine; title: In the early Church a mingling between the conception of justification and sanctification; title: Augustine has a true view; title: The teaching of the Middle Ages; title: The great task of the Reformation; title: Faith is the spring of good works; title: In what sense good works are not meritorious; title: Good works are necessary; title: Renovation is the negative side; title: Sanctification is the positive side; title: The development of Christian character; title: The teaching of our dogmaticians on renovation and sanctification; title: A fuller definition by Hollaz; title: Renovation differs in six points from regeneration and justification; title: The starting point and goal of renovation; title: The form of renovation; title: Renovation and sanctification admittedly agrees; title: The efficient cause of sanctification; title: The regenerate man co-operates with God in the work of sanctification; title: Definition of good works; title: Why the works of justified men are called good; title: All good works are imperfect; title: Good works have their source in true and living faith in Christ; title: The upright works of the unregenerate can not be called good; title: Characterization of spiritually good works; title: Good works should not be constrained but be spontaneous and free; title: Good works have their reward; title: Quenstedt on the Christian warfare.