Foundational Faith Unchangeable Truth for an Ever-changing World

by Koessler, John M; Cornman, Thomas H. L.; Finkbeiner, David; Rapa, Robert; Vanlaningham, Michael; Quiggle, Gregg; Zuber, Kevin D.; McDuffee, Michael

• ISBN13: 9780802423177
• ISBN10: 0802423175
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-04-01
• Publisher: Moody Publishers

Summary

In this third millennium, the clarion call of the gospel and the clear teaching of the foundational faith are encountering clashing challenges posed by a skeptical and tolerant culture. Even within the evangelical church, many have lost hold of the essential doctrines that define a uniquely Christian faith. These bedrock elements of the historic faith are the true believer's "base camp"; they connect us to the community of faith that stretches back over the millennia to the apostles themselves. To abandon these truths is to abandon the faith. With a desire to engage both head and heart, members of the Bible, theology, and pastoral studies departments of the Moody Bible Institute undergraduate school come together to present this lively, intelligent discussion of the foundational doctrines of Christianity. Book jacket.

Author Biography

JOHN KOESSLER (D.Min., Trinity International University; M.Div., Biblical Theology Seminary) is Chairman and Professor in the Pastoral Studies Department at the Moody Bible Institute. He is author of a number of books including True Discipleship, God Our Father, and Names of Israel. John and his wife, Jane, live in northwest Indiana and have two sons.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	11	(2)
Introduction: The Essentials of Faith	13	(6)
Laying the Foundation	19	(28)
Thomas H. L. Cornman
Built Upon the Truth: Biblical Authority Yesterday and Today	47	(34)
David Finkbeiner
Jesus Christ the Cornerstone: Conceived by God and Born of a Woman	81	(22)
Robert K. Rapa
God in the Flesh: The Deity of Christ	103	(26)
Michael G. Vanlaningham
Nothing but the Blood: The Substitutionary Atonement of Christ	129	(24)
Gregg Quiggle
Risen and Coming King: The Bodily Resurrection and Physical Return of Jesus Christ	153	(20)
Kevin D. Zuber
Pillar and Ground of the Truth: The Church and Its Doctrine	173	(22)
John Koessler
Precious Living Truths: Faith and Practice in the Twenty-First Century	195
Michael McDuffee