An edition of Pneumatology, or the doctrine of the work of the Holy Spirit
(1915)
Pneumatology, or the doctrine of the work of the Holy Spirit
outline notes based on Luthardt and Krauth
by Revere Franklin Weidner
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Pneumatology, or the doctrine of the work of the Holy Spirit: outline notes based on Luthardt and Krauth
1915, Wartburg Pub. House
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Pneumatology, or, The doctrine of the work of the Holy Spirit: outline notes based on Luthardt and Krauth
1915, Wartburg Pub. House
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Table of Contents
I. The appropriation of the fellowship of God
The personal appropriation of salvation
The arrangement of the material
The order of grace according to Hollaz
This order vindicated
A. The grace of the Holy Spirit
1. The scripture doctrine
Definition of grace
Manner of manifestation
The active principle of salvation
Stands in antithesis to merit and work, to sin and corruption
The grace of the Holy Spirit
The principle of the new life
2. The church doctrine
Teaching of the Greek church
Teaching of Augustine
The relation of grace to the human will and works
Statement in Luther's small catechism
In formula of Concord
The order of grace
Difficulty in separating the acts of grace
Definition of the Dogmaticians
Grace
Prevenient grace
Co-operating grace
Preserving grace
Glorifying grace
Assisting and indwelling grace
Effects of the working of grace
The four-fold office of the Holy Spirit
3. Later development
Mysticism
Rationalism and supernaturalism
II. Calling or vocation
1. Scripture doctrine
Calling is the first act of grace
Illustration by Christ's actions
Illustration in the ministry of the Apostles
Illustration in God's activity in our salvation
The call is earnest
It is urgent
It is for the whole race
It has been gradual
2. The church doctrine
Definition of call
Remarks of Luthardt's criticism
Definition of general or indirect call
Definition of special or direct call
Lutheranism and Calvinism contrasted
The call is serious
The call is efficacious
Quenstedt's definition of the form of the call
His description of the Calvinistic position
The call is universal
Our old Dogmaticians on its universality
The true solution suggested
Results of modern research
Testimony of Hollaz
Why some nations are destitute of the Gospel
The fault lies with us
Statement of Quenstedt
Further discussion of the subject
III. Illumination
A. The scripture doctrine
Scripture description of the natural man
Christ represented as the light of the world
The word brings light
The work of the Spirit of God
B. The church doctrine
The tendency of the Greek church
Baptism and illumination identified
Similar usage in Syriac version
The topic of illumination first separately treated by Hollaz
Condition of unilluminated man
The goal of illumination
The design of illumination
Precedes conversion
Definition of illumination
Illumination is both teaching grace and anointing grace
Not confined to the regenerate
Illumination is legal and evangelical
The Holy Spirit illuminates through means
The question of sensible assurance examined
God's plan
Illumination not bound to the personal act of hearing or reading the Word
Teaching of the mystics
The mystics answered
The will must be enlightened as well as the intellect
The enlightenment of the intellect precedes that of the will
Explanation of John 7:17
The case of Balaam
The case of Judas Iscariot
A fuller answer to mysticism
Imperfect illumination
Perfect illumination
Statement of Quenstedt
Statement of Hollaz
Illumination by a gradual process
Statement by Hollaz
The awakening
Statement by Matrensen
Statement by Thomasius
Difference between illumination and regeneration
Difference between illumination and sanctification
IV. Regeneration in its narrow sense
A. The scripture doctrine
Usage of the word regeneration
Two-fold usage in the New Testament
Usage in our confessions
Usage in our Dogmaticians
We use it in the strictest sense
The New Testament teaching as to the spiritual nature of man
It s teaching of the pneuma or spirit
Difference between the pneuma and psyche
The spirit is the principle of life
Spirit forms the basis of the communion of the new creation
The New Testament teaching of the psyche
Meaning of Hebrews 4:12
Meaning of I Thess 5:23
Difference between pneuma and psyche
B. General discussion
The new birth in the light of biblical psychology
The spirit and soul of man before the fall
The spirit and soul after the fall
In Christ a new beginning is established
We must now become partakers of Christ's nature
A new creation
Its point of entrance in man is the conscience
The spirit of the mind
Regeneration the beginning of the new life
Participation with Christ's spirit
Participation with Christ's soul
Participation with the flesh or body of Christ
Explanantion of Delitzsch
The teaching of John 3:7,8
Man is absolutely passive in regeneration
Regeneration in its narrow sense takes place in the region of our unconsciousness
The unconscious side of grace in the regeneration of the infant
The adult can do nothing positively in hi regeneration
It is easier for an infant to be born into the kingdom of God than an adult
All generation has faith as its postulate
False views of the effect of baptism in infants
The important question, can infants believe?
They have not conscious or discussive faith
Brenz draws a distinction between a hidden and a manifest faith
The infant has a direct faith
The adult has a conscious or discursive faith
Distinction more fully stated
This distinction noted in other parts of the New Testament
First illustration in Rom. I
Second illustration in the prologue of John's gospel
Third illustration in the preaching of the Word
Baptism need not be repeated
The validity of baptism does not depend upon the faith of the believer
The gifts bestowed in baptism
Remark in Pontoppidan
The question of consciousness on the part of the child
The question of a germinal seed of faith
C. The church doctrine
Definition of regeneration
The point from which it proceeds
Its goal
Distinction between regeneration of adults and of children
Statement of Chemnitz
Statement of Krauth
The form of regeneration
The spiritual change not a substantial one
Regeneration a new creation
The regeneration of infants is instantaneous
The ordinary regeneration of adults is successive
Regeneration on the part of God is perfect
On the part of men receiving it, it is imperfect
Regeneration can be resisted
Regeneration in the broad sense may be lost
Regeneration in the narrow sense always remains alive
Difference between regeneration and conversion
V. Conversion
A. The usage of the word
Subjective conversion
The usage of the word conversion
Used in four senses
Meaning in its widest sense
Meaning in its wide sense
Meaning in its strictest sense
Meaning in its most strict sense
The difference between transitive and intransitive conversion
Here used in the intransitive sense
B. The scripture doctrine
The usage of the verb to convert
Used in an active and passive sense
The negative and positive elements are sometimes blended
Sometimes it includes faith
It is referred to God as absolute cause
It is referred to the minister of God as the instrumental cause
It is referred to man as the moral agent
C. The church doctrine
Usage of the older dogmaticians
The use of the word regeneration in its widest sense
Conversion also used in its widest sense
Conversion taken in its stricter sense
Active and transitive conversion
Passive conversion
Intransitive conversion
The preparation for conversion
The natural freedom in the preparation
Its relation to grace
The positive work is to be referred to God
The meaning of the expression, "We can not be converted against our will"
Co-operation with God begins after conversion
Difference between regeneration and conversion
Transitive conversion
Intransitive conversion
The marking of divine grace in conversion
Hunnius on the preparation for conversion
The view of Musaeus
The view of the more orthodox dogmaticians
The doctrine of prevenient grace
The opinion of Julius Mueller
Danger of his view
Answer by Thomasius
The relation of the will to grace
Teaching of the Formula of Concord
The question who begins the saving work
The answer of Pelagianism
The answer of Synergism
The true answer
Statement of Chemnitz
The time when co-operation with God begins
Illustration by Chemnitz
The view held by our church
In a certain sense conversion is instantaneous
Statement of Quenstedt
Prevenient grace can be resisted
The meaning of the old dogmatic statement: "In conversion man is merely passive"
Quenstedt's definition of conversion
The usage of the word in a wide sense
The usage of the word in a narrow sense
Its usage in a special sense
Here used in the most special sense
Difference between transitive and intransitive conversion
Full definition of intransitive conversion
Its starting point
The abolishment of actual sins
The abolishment of habitual sins
The working of grace before conversion, in it, and after it
Definition of prevenient grace
Definition of operating grace
Definition of co-operating grace
The effect of grace in conversion
Man is merely passive in the beginning of conversion
Difference between the conversion of the unregenerate, of the lapsed, and of the standing
Answer to the question at issue
The Holy Spirit gives power of non-resistance
There are only two causes of our conversion
VI. Repentance
A. The scripture doctrine
Conversion begins with repentance
The negative and positive side of conversion
Penitence the internal basis of the new life
The constant demand in the Old Testament
Metanoia
Repentance part of the mission of our Lord
The substance and aim of Apostolic preaching
The design of God's goodness
Repentance is connected with godly sorrow
It is a real change of the mind
B. The church doctrine
The early Church
The views of penitence soon became corrupt
Distinct grades of public repentance
Stations of repentance
Teaching of the Roman Catholic Church
Attrition
Confession
Satisfaction
Luther and the Lutheran confessions
Contrition and faith
Repentance
The doctrine of our dogmaticians
Hollaz on repentance
The two parts of repentance
New obedience and effect of repentance
The elements of contrition
The object of contrition
The requisites of contrition
Contrition is only a medium of salvation
The marks of true contrition
Auricular confession
Teaching of the Roman Catholic Church
Teaching of the Lutheran Church
Private absolution
Private confession
The Romish doctrine of satisfaction
Repentance continues through life
VII. Faith
A. The scripture doctrine
The aim of repentance
The biblical idea of faith
Its true meaning in Hebrew
Its true meaning in Greek
Its meaning in German
Its meaning in English
Faith is always an internal thing
Its meaning in Hebrews 11:1
Its meaning in I Cor. 14:24
Its meaning in II Cor. 5:7
The ground of faith
The content of faith
The aim of faith
The eleventh chapter of Hebrews
The faith of Abraham
Faith in the synoptic Gospels
Faith in the sermon on the mount
Faith in the usage of St. John
The elements of faith as depicted by John
The aim of faith according to John
The teaching of Paul
The relation of faith to Christ, how expressed grammatically
Faith is trust and confidence
B. The church doctrine
The ancient church
The scholastic formulation
The protestant reformation
The teaching of Luther
The teaching of our dogmaticians
VIII. Justification
A. The scripture doctrine
Justification in general described
Taught already in the Old Testament
Meaning of dikaios
Difference between Greek usage and biblical usage
Usage of righteousness in the New Testament
Theme of the epistle to the Romans
Used in its forensic sense
Does not mean making righteous
Justification involves two things
The condition under which God justifies a sinner
The nature of true faith
Not a mere theoretical or historical knowledge
The most important element is confidence
The energy of true faith is two-fold
Faith has two hands
The Pauline doctrine also expressed in the epistle of the first captivity
No difference between the teaching of James and Paul
Four reasons given to show that James does not deny the Pauline doctrine
B. The church doctrine
The Pauline doctrine was soon corrupted in the early Church
A constant growth of Pelagianizing view
On this point the great battle of the Reformation was fought
The teaching of the Augsburg Confession
The central doctrine of faith
The view of Osiander
The opinion of Stancaurus
The teaching of the Formula of Concord against these errorists
A fuller statement of the teaching
General statement of the teaching of the dogmaticians
The efficient cause of justification
The meritorious cause
Justification consists of two parts, negative and positive
The instrumental cause of justification
The relation of justification and sanctification
We are justified by faith alone
Justification is absolutely perfect
The source of the deepest assurance
Quenstedt's definition of justification
Baier on justification by faith
Justification has a forensic sense
Does not mean to make righteous
Gerhard's presentation that it has a forensic sense
Does not mean an internal change in man
Justification consists of two things
Baier's presentation
The presentation of Hollaz
The form of imputation
Presentation by Hollaz
The reality of this imputation
The presentation by Quenstedt
The internal cause of our justification
The external and meditorious cause
The instrumental cause
Justification differs from new obedience
The presentation by Chemnitz
The exclusive particles
Presentation by Chemnitz
The effects of justification
The properties of justification
IX. The mystical union and adoption
A. The scriptural doctrine
The acts of grace cohere
The beginning of the mystical union
Faith which justifies also renews
The mystical union
A mystery of the deepest kind
The pure doctrine opposed to two extremes
Adoption
Different terms used in the New Testament
Special privileges belong to adoption
Paul uses the Greek for Adoption in five place
Its meaning in Galatians 4:5
Its meaning in Romans 8:15, 23
I. Its meaning in Romans 9:4
Its meaning in Ephesians 1:5
B. The church doctrine
Time of the mystical union
Definition of the mystical union
Proof of the mystical union
Difference between a general union with God and the special mystical union
This mystical union is not a substantial one
This mystical union is not a personal one
X. Renovation, sanctification, and good works
A. The Scripture doctrine
The state of renovation and sanctification
The definition of sanctification
The life of sanctification both negative and positive
It has degrees
B. The church doctrine
In the early Church a mingling between the conception of justification and sanctification
Augustine has a true view
The teaching of the Middle Ages
The great task of the Reformation
Faith is the spring of good works
In what sense good works are not meritorious
Good works are necessary
Renovation is the negative side
Sanctification is the positive side
The development of Christian character
The teaching of our dogmaticians on renovation and sanctification
A fuller definition by Hollaz
Renovation differs in six points from regeneration and justification
The starting point and goal of renovation
The form of renovation
Renovation and sanctification admittedly agrees
The efficient cause of sanctification
The regenerate man co-operates with God in the work of sanctification
Definition of good works
Why the works of justified men are called good
All good works are imperfect
Good works have their source in true and living faith in Christ
The upright works of the unregenerate can not be called good
Characterization of spiritually good works
Good works should not be constrained but be spontaneous and free
Good works have their reward
Quenstedt on the Christian warfare.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 190-191) and index.
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