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FANTASTIC book that every new Christian should read.52 terms, each presented in a 2 page study, organized into 8 biblical categories. Each term has a scripture reference from the Holman Christian Standard Bible (Apologetics Bible), concise definition, brief discussion explaining and supporting the definition in more detail, questions and a prayer. There are lots of supporting scriptures in each section.VERY balanced book presenting all popular views allowing you, the reader to study and make up your own mind. So what are the 52 terms and the eight categories in this book?I. God1)Glory - Gods display of His greatness, goodness and beauty. 2) Holiness - the quality of being set apart. 3) Sovereignty - power to do all that He wills. 4) Omniscience - to know all things 5) Presence - His being there - a manifested presence 6) Love - freely given, intense affection 7) Trinity - one Being, yet existing as three persons - Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Good diagram included to illustrate.II. Scripture8) Inspiration - Biblical inspiration is the work of the Holy Spirit. 9)Infallibility - perfectly true 10) The Law - the righteous demands of God 11) Prophecy - message inspired by His Spirit. 12) Interpretation - explain a message 13) Great commandments - Jesus summary of the religious and moral messages of the scriptures. Love of God - commandments 1-4, love for people - commandments 5-10III. Creation (and Mankind)14) Image of God - humans resemble Gos in that they have personality, morality and spirituality. 15) Angels - supernatural spirit beings created by God 16) Miracles - powerful intervention 17) Marriage - a God given institution 18) Covenants - binding agreement between two parties 19) Circumcision: Physical - cutting off the foreskin, spiritual - inner change of a person to fully trust, love and obey God. 20) Sabbath - rest, in particular on the 7th day of the week.IV. Sin21)Original Sin - when Adam and Eve disobeyed God 22)Depravity - tendency towards evil 23) The Devil - a supernatural, spirit creature hostile to God. 24) Demons - any of the wicked spirit creatures 25) Against Christ. Here the author parallels some scriptures in Daniel to those in Revelation. 26) Hell - Final place and condition of unregenerate humans and evil spirits.V. Jesus27) Son of God - Jesus is fully God. 28) Virgin birth - sexually chaste 29) Messiah - anointed one 30) Kingdom of God - His rule through Jesus 31) Son of Man - an alternate name to Messiah 32) Atonement - making amends 33) Resurrection - rising from the dead.VI. Salvation34) Gospel - good news 35) Predestination - God has marked out ahead of time certain things that shall come to pass. 36) Regeneration - being born again 37) Justification - a sinner who believes in Christ is counted righteous instead of guilty. 38) Adoption - family status to all who are justified. 39) Faith - Gospel faith means trust, reliance, confidence or commitment.VII. Church (and discipleship)40) Baptism - initiation ceremony into Christianity 41) Lords supper - fellowship ritual of Christian eating bread and drinking wine, showing participation in Christs life and death. 42) Evangelism and missions - Great Commission 43) Sanctification - process of being made holy. 44) Gifts of the Spirit - one or more special abilities the Holy Spirit gives to the believer at salvation. Very sensitive handling of speaking in tongues with the author presenting both sides/views allowing you to make your own decision. 45) Fruit of the Spirit - character traitsVII. Last Things46) Glorification: i. transforming believers at death ii. gift of the resurrection body 47) Rapture - caught up alive to meet the Lord in the air 48) Tribulation and wrath - affliction against Gods people 49) Second coming - personal, visible, bodily, victorious return of Jesus to earth 50) Millennium - 1000 year reign of Gods people 51) Final judgement - final verdict on all humans 52) Heaven - supernatural location of Gods presenceIX. Postscript5 Pillars of Reformation - Scripture Alone, Christ Alone, Grace Alone, Faith Along, Glory to God Alone!If this quick synopsis has whetted your appetite then I highly recommend you getting this book to read in more detail on each topic. This truly is a great book and one ALL new Christians should read. For those of us who have been Christians a long while, it doesnt hurt us to get reminded of the basics once in a while either! Well-written Apologetics book. 52 Words Every Christian Should Know by Kendell H. Easley
