A Brief Compendium of Bible Truth
Archibald Alexander's A Brief Compendium of Bible Truth is a welcome addition to the growing corpus of reprinted material from early faculty members of Princeton.
First printed in 1846 and now newly edited, this summary of Christianity's major doctrines is a pocket theology for "plain, common readers" who do not have the time or opportunity to study larger works of systematic theology, but still want to grow in their spiritual understanding. Reading this book will enable you to better comprehend those biblical truths that matter most for your walk as a believer in today's world, making you, by God's grace, a stronger and more godly Christian.
Table of Contents:
- Being of God
- Personality and Perfection of God
- The Holy Scriptures
- Unity of God
- Spirituality and Simplicity of the Divine Nature
- Character of God
- The Holy Trinity
- Divinity of Christ
- Personality of the Holy Spirit
- Creation
- Good Angels
- Bad Angels
- Providence of God
- Man’s Primeval State
- Law of God
- Fall of Man
- Covenant of Grace, or Plan of Redemption
- The Incarnation
- The Expiatory Sufferings of Christ, or the Atonement
- Resurrection and Ascension of Christ
- Justification
- Regeneration and Conversion
- Repentance Toward God and Faith in Our Lord Jesus Christ
- Sanctification, or Growth in Grace
- Good Works, or Christian Duties
- Prayer
- Assurance of Salvation
- Perseverance of the Saints
- The Sacraments
- Baptism
- The Lord’s Supper
- The Lord’s Day and Divine Worship
- Death
- The Resurrection
- The Judgment
- Heaven, or the State of Glorification
- Hell
Author
Archibald Alexander (1771-1851), converted in 1789, was ordained as a minister in the Presbyterian Church. He served as an itinerant missionary, President of Hampden-Sydney College, and minister of churches in Virginia and Philadelphia, before becoming the first professor of Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary in 1812.
