This handbook provides the complete text of key Scripture passages that form the basis for theological study. This work is intended to assist the theological student who might not take the time to look up the verses cited in systematic theologies, but it will also be useful to anyone seeking to better understand the major themes of Scripture.

Table of Contents

• Preface
• 1. Scripture
• Verbal Inspiration
• Inerrancy
• 2. God
• Existence
• Divine Attributes: Perfections of the Divine Nature
• Metaphysical Attributes
• Independence
• Spirituality
• Immutability
• Eternity
• Simplicity
• Omnipresence
• Omnipotence
• Omniscience
• Moral Attributes
• Holiness
• Love
• Wisdom
• Grace and Mercy
• Goodness
• Patience
• Righteousness and Justice
• Truthfulness
• Faithfulness
• Trinity
• Personality of the Spirit
• Deity of the Spirit
• General Texts
• Election
• Arminian View
• Calvinistic View
• 3. Creation
• 4. Providence
• Nature
• World History
• Personal Circumstances
• 5. Man
• Man's Original State
• Aspects of Human Nature
• Trichotomy
• Dichotomy
• Man in the State of Sin
• Original Sin
• Personal Sin
• Manifestations and Consequences of Sin
• 6. Person of Christ
• Preexistence
• Virgin Birth
• Sinlessness
• Humanity
• Deity
• Divine Titles
• “Mighty God”
• “Lord”
• “Son of God” in a Unique Sense
• Divine Attributes or Qualities
• Eternity, Preexistence
• Not Limited by Space
• Universal Power and Authority
• Has Life in Himself
• Divine Actions and Prerogatives
• Active in Creation of the World
• Sustains the Universe
• Authority to Forgive Sins
• Object of Prayer
• Object of Worship
• Power to Raise the Dead
• Final Judge of Mankind New Testament Texts on Equality or
• Identity of Christ and God
• Equality
• Identity
• 7. Work of Christ
• Preaching, Teaching, Miracles
• Obedience of Christ
• Death on the Cross
• Resurrection and Ascension
• 8. Salvation and the Christian Life
• Calling and Regeneration
• Repentance and Faith
• Justification
• Sanctification
• Wesleyan View
• Reformed View
• Pentecostal Distinctives
• Perseverance
• Reformed View
• Wesleyan/Arminian View
• 9. The Church
• Nature of the Church
• Biblical Names and Descriptions
• Attributes of the Church
• Government of the Church
• General Texts
• Congregational Church Government
• Presbyterian Church Government
• Episcopal Church Government
• Mission of the Church
• 10. Sacraments
• Baptism
• General Texts
• Believer's Baptism
• Infant Baptism
• Lord's Supper
• General Texts
• Lutheran View
• Reformed and Wesleyan Views
• Zwinglian View
• 11. Individual Eschatology
• Death
• Intermediate State
• 12. General Eschatology
• The Second Coming of Christ
• Millennial Views
• Premillennial, Pretribulational
• Premillennial, Posttribulational
• Amillennial
• Postmillennial
• The General Resurrection
• The Final Judgment
• The Eternal State