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Book Description
- Title:
- The Atonement: its Reality, Completeness, and Extent
- Authors:
- Robert Smith Candlish [1806-1873]
- Publication Year:
- [1875]
- Location:
- London
- Publisher:
- T. Nelson & Sons
- Pages:
- 400
- Subjects:
- Christian Doctrine, Salvation, Soteriology, Atonement
- Copyright Holder:
- Public domain
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Part I. The Question Viewed in its Relation to Human Systems and the Method of Scriptural Proof
- The Formularies of the Reformation as distinguished, in regard to this subject, from those of the Patristic Church
- The Westminster Standards—Relation between the atonement and faith—The Sovereignty of God
- The method of scriptural proof—Classification and examination of texts usualyy alleged againist he Calvinistic doctrine
- The method of scriotural proof—Nature of the evidence in favour of the Calvinistic doctrine
- Method of scriptural proof—Examination of Heb. ix. 13, 14—Reality and efficacy of Old Testament sacrifices of atonement
- The method of scriptural proof—Examination of Heb. ix, 14—The argument "a fortiori" for the atoning efficacy of the sacrifice of Christ.
- Part II. The Question Viewed in its Practival Relation to the Gospel Call and the Acceptance of it by Faith
- Universal dispensation of gracious forbearance—Its connection with the atonement
- The dispensation of gracious forbearance—The good-will of God—The universal warrant and encouragement to believe
- The completeness of the atonement—Its adaptation to the real need of a sinner
- The divine faithfulness and human responsibility—Where the insoluble difficulty should be placed
- The office of faith—to appropriate Christ—A Complete atonement and a complete salvation
- The nature of faith—Not simply an act of the intellect—The consent of the whole inner man to the appopriating of Christ—Unites the believer to Christ
- The warrant of faith—The divine testimony, appealing to the divine name or nature as exhibited in the atonement
- The warrant of faith—The sum and substance of the divine testimony in connection witht he exhibition of the divine name in the atonement—Hypothesis of a postponed atonement
- The hypothesis of a postponed atonement further considered
- The source and origin of faith—The Spirit giving life—The life in Christ—A fruit of his complete atonement
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