The Doctrine of God

by Frame, John M.

• ISBN13: 9780875522630
• ISBN10: 0875522637
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-06-01
• Publisher: Presbyterian & Reformed Pub Co

Summary

Readers familiar with Frame's analysis of historic doctrines and current questions will welcome this long-awaited second installment in the Theology of Lordship series. Here he examines the attributes, acts, and names of God in connection with a full spectrum of relevant theological, ethical, and spiritual issues.

Author Biography

John M. Frame (B.D., Westminster Theological Seminary; A.M. and M.Phil., Yale University) is professor of systematic theology and philosophy at Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando campus. In addition to the Theology of Lordship series, his published works include No Other God: A Response to Open Theism and Cornelius Van Til: An Analysis of His Thought.

Table of Contents

Analytical Outline	xi
Preface	xxi
Abbreviations of Frequently Cited Titles	xxiii
Introduction	1	(20)
PART ONE: YAHWEH THE LORD
The Lord	21	(15)
The Lordship Attributes: Control	36	(11)
God's Control: Its Efficacy and Universality	47	(33)
The Lordship Attributes: Authority	80	(14)
The Lordship Attributes: Covenant Presence	94	(9)
Transcendence and Immanence	103	(16)
PART TWO: SOME PROBLEM AREAS
Human Responsibility and Freedom	119	(41)
The Problem of Evil	160	(25)
PART THREE: A PHILOSOPHY OF LORDSHlP
Ethics	185	(14)
Epistemology	199	(15)
Metaphysics	214	(27)
PART FOUR: THE ACTS OF THE LORD
Miracle	241	(33)
Providence	274	(15)
Creation	289	(24)
God's Decrees	313	(30)
PART FIVE: BIBLICAL DESCRIPTIONS OF GOD
Names of God	343	(19)
Images of God	362	(25)
God's Attributes	387	(15)
God's Goodness	402	(44)
God's Righteousness and Wrath	446	(23)
God's Knowledge	469	(44)
God's Power	513	(30)
Lord of Time	543	(33)
Lord of Space, Matter, Light, and Breath	576	(24)
The Self-Contained God	600	(19)
PART SIX: THE TRIUNE GOD
God, Three in One	619	(25)
The Three Are God	644	(44)
Father, Son, and Spirit	688	(48)
Summary and Conclusion	736	(7)
Appendix A: More Triads	743	(8)
Appendix B: Mark Karlberg on the Doctrine of the Knowledge of God	751	(8)
Appendix C: Mark Karlberg on Cornelius Van Til: An Analysis of His Thought	759	(10)
Appendix D: Review of Benjamin Wirt Farley, The Providence of God	769	(6)
Appendix E: Review of Paul Helm, The Providence of God	775	(6)
Appendix F: Review of Frederick Sontag and M. Darrol Bryant (eds.), God: The Contemporary Discussion	781	(9)
Appendix G: Review of Colin Brown, Miracles and the Critical Mind	790	(7)
Appendix H: Review of David Ray Griffin, Evil Revisited	797	(4)
Appendix I: Review of Brian G. Armstrong, Calvinism and the Amyraut Heresy	801	(6)
Bibliography	807	(6)
Index of Names	813	(6)
Index of Subjects	819	(18)
Index of Scripture	837