Things Unseen: A Systematic Introduction to the Christian Faith and Reformed Theology
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Overview
On a Sunday afternoon in 1935, J. Gresham Machen stepped into a broadcast booth at WIP Radio in Philadelphia and began something no one had tried before: teaching Reformed theology over the radio. In the vein of C.S. Lewis’s landmark “Mere Christianity” talks, Machen’s addresses are a crystal-clear articulation of the basics of the Christian faith, unfolding into an exceptional and persuasive explanation of Reformed theology.
Things Unseen is both an accessible systematic theology, and a masterclass in evangelistic apologetics. Introduced by Timothy J. Keller, Foreword by Sinclair B. Ferguson, Historical Preface by Stephen J. Nichols, Afterword by Richard B. Gaffin, Jr.
- Presents an accessible systematic theology introduction.
- Explores evangelistic apologetics.
- Invites you to make theology part of your daily life.
- Foreword by Sinclair B. Ferguson
- Historical Preface by Stephen J. Nichols
- Introduction by Timothy J. Keller
- Part 1: The Christian Faith in the Modern World
- Preface
- 1. The Present Emergency and How to Meet It
- 2. How May God Be Known?
- 3. Has God Spoken?
- 4. Is the Bible the Word of God?
- 5. Do We Believe in Verbal Inspiration?
- 6. Shall We Defend the Bible?
- 7. The Bible versus Human Authority
- 8. Life Founded upon Truth
- 9. God, the Creator
- 10. The Triune God
- 11. What Is the Deity of Christ?
- 12. Does the Bible Teach the Deity of Christ?
- 13. The Sermon on the Mount and the Deity of Christ
- 14. What Jesus Said about Himself
- 15. The Supernatural Christ
- 16. Did Christ Rise from the Dead?
- 17. The Testimony of Paul to Christ
- 18. The Holy Spirit
- Part 2: The Christian View of Man
- Preface
- 19. The Living and True God
- 20. The Decrees of God
- 21. God’s Decrees and Man’s Freedom
- 22. What Is Predestination?
- 23. Does the Bible Teach Predestination?
- 24. Objections to Predestination
- 25. God’s Works of Creation and Providence
- 26. God’s Works of Providence
- 27. Miracles
- 28. Did God Create Man?
- 29. How Did God Create Man?
- 30. God’s Image in Man
- 31. The Covenant of Life
- 32. The Fall of Man
- 33. What Is Sin?
- 34. The Majesty of the Law of God
- 35. Is Mankind Lost in Sin?
- 36. The Consequences of the Fall of Man
- 37. What Is Original Sin?
- 38. Sinners Saved by Grace
- Part 3: The Final Broadcasts
- 39. The Progress of Christian Doctrine
- 40. The Creeds and Doctrinal Advance
- 41. God, Man, and Salvation
- 42. Christ as Prophet, Priest, and King
- 43. What Is a Prophet?
- 44. Prophecy and the Gospel
- 45. The Teaching of Jesus
- 46. Prophet and Priest
- 47. Christ Our Redeemer
- 48. The Doctrine of the Atonement
- 49. The Active Obedience of Christ
- 50. The Bible’s View of the Atonement
- Afterword by Richard B. Gaffin, Jr.
- Indexes
- Notes and Acknowledgments
Virtually every page bristles with ideas for preaching and communicating the great doctrines of the faith...An unparalleled storehouse of great illustrations, delineations, and arguments for Christian doctrines. There is nothing quite like it.
—Tim Keller
It is not always the case that an individual with such massive learning is as gifted a popular communicator as Machen...There is no dichotomy here between the preacher, the biblical scholar, and the systematic theologian. For orthodoxy, clarity, and sheer gospel verve they are hard to beat.
—Sinclair Ferguson
Truly great biblical doctrine does not become outdated...Dominant in Machen’s address is, in a word, the gospel...A significant influence in my life, and I have had occasion to return to them always with great profit.
—Richard B. Gaffin Jr.
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