The Beginnings
Word & Spirit in Conversion
| Weight | 0.17 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 18.1 × 12.1 × 1.0 cm |
| ISBN | 9781848717008 |
| Binding | Paperback, eBook (ePub & Kindle), Paperback & eBook (ePub & Kindle) |
| format | Book |
| page-count | 160 |
| Banner Pub Date | Jun 1, 1986 |
Book Description
An unconverted Christian is an impossibility. This is the clear testimony of the Bible. Consequently it is of paramount importance for us to understand the beginnings of spiritual life, to know what God has said concerning conversion, what it is and what it is not. This book seeks to examine in some detail the essential strands: awareness of sin, faith in Jesus Christ and repentance. Other areas covered by Paul Helm include ‘legalism’, the relation of faith to assurance and the present need for accurate language in the church to maintain preaching and Christian experience within a thoroughly biblical framework.
Table of Contents Expand ↓
| Page | ||
| Introduction | ix | |
| 1 | CONVICTION WITHOUT CONFESSION | 1 |
| Conviction | 3 | |
| Is Conviction Enough? | 8 | |
| What was the Matter? | 16 | |
| Some Conclusions | 18 | |
| Does God Toy with Men? | 21 | |
| Strands not Stages | 25 | |
| 2 | REPENTANCE WITHOUT FAITH | 27 |
| What is Repentance? | 30 | |
| The Appropriateness of Repentance | 35 | |
| Sorrow for Sin without Repentance | 37 | |
| A Common Factor | 42 | |
| Summing Up | 47 | |
| 3 | FAITH AND REPENTANCE | 49 |
| What is Faith? | 50 | |
| True Repentance – Some Examples | 53 | |
| Repentance Inseparable from Faith | 58 | |
| But Repentance is not Faith | 60 | |
| Which Comes First? | 62 | |
| Summary | 65 | |
| 4 | PROBLEMS | 67 |
| ‘Legalism’ | 67 | |
| Strands not Stages | 71 | |
| Faith, Assurance and the Offer of the Gospel | 74 | |
| Mechanical Grace? | 81 | |
| The Preaching of the Law | 87 | |
| Summary | 92 | |
| 5 | SOME CONSEQUENCES | 95 |
| Justification and Sanctification | 95 | |
| The Importance of Christian Experience | 102 | |
| Christian Piety | 105 | |
| Word and Spirit Once Again | 108 | |
| Our Language | 112 | |
| 6 | EPILOGUE | 117 |
| General Index | 125 | |
| Index of Scriptural References | 129 |
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