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The Knowledge of God and the Service of God according to the Teaching of the Reformation

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The Knowledge of God and the Service of God according to the Teaching of the Reformation
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Translators' Note
Synopsis: Lectures I-XX
Lecture I: “Natural Theology” and the Teaching of the Reformation
Lecture II: The One God
Lecture III: The Majestic, The Personal God
Lecture IV: The Glory of God and the Glory of Man
Lecture V: The Way of Man
Lecture VI: The Revelation of God in Jesus Christ
Lecture VII: God's Decision and Man's Election
Lecture VIII: God's Work and Man's Salvation
Lecture IX: The Kingdom Of God in the Future and the Present Life of Man
Lecture X: Freedom to Believe
Lecture XI: The Real Christian Life
Lecture XII: The Ordinance Governing the Christian Life
Lecture XIII: The True Christian Life
Lecture XIV: The Mystery of the Church
Lecture XV: The Form of the Church
Lecture XVI: The Government of the Church
Lecture XVII: The Church Service as Divine Action
Lecture XVIII: The Church Service as Human Action
Lecture XIX: The State's Service of God
Lecture XX: The Gift of Comfort and Hope
London
Hodder and Stoughton
1938

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