Summary of Christian Doctrine
Louis Berkhof's foundational theological treatise on Christian doctrine and practice.
22 Chapters
Table of Contents
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Chapter I: 1. The Nature of Religion The Bible informs us that man was created in
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Chapter II: 1. Revelation in General. The discussion of religion naturally leads on
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Chapter III: 1. Revelation and Scripture. The term 'special revelation' may be used
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Chapter IV: 1. The Knowledge of God. The possibility of knowing God has been denied
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Chapter V: When God gives names to persons or things, they are names which have
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Chapter VI: God reveals Himself not only in His names, but also in His attributes,
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Chapter VII: 1. Statement of the Doctrine. The Bible teaches that, while He exists
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Chapter VIII: 1. The Divine Decrees in General. The decree of God is His eternal plan
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Chapter IX: The discussion of the decrees naturally leads on to the study of their
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Chapter X: Since God not only created the world but also upholds it, we naturally
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Chapter XI: From the discussion of the doctrine of God we pass on to that of man,
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Chapter XII: 1. The Origin of Sin. The Bible teaches us that sin entered the world
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Chapter XIII: For the sake of clearness we distinguish between the covenant of
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Chapter XIV: 1.The Names of Christ. The most important names of Christ are the
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Chapter XV: We often use the words 'state' and 'condition' interchangeably. When we
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Chapter XVI: The Bible ascribes a threefold office to Christ, speaking of Him as
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Chapter XVII: There is one part of Christ's priestly work that calls for further
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Chapter XVIII: The study of the work of redemption wrought by Christ is naturally
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Chapter XIV: 1. Calling. Calling in general may be defined as that gracious act of
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Chapter XX: When the change wrought in regeneration begins to manifest itself in
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Chapter XXI: 1. The Nature and Elements of Justification, Justification may be
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Chapter XXII: The doctrine of justification naturally leads on to that of