THE DOCTRINE OF THE MEANS OF GRACE

(De Medlis Gratiae)

 

SCRIPTURE ALONE

GRACE ALONE

FAITH ALONE

 

A Guide to Sound Biblical Scholarship

 

The Means of Grace are here presented under the following headings

 

Identifying the Means of Grace

The Means of Grace in General

Errors Regarding the Means of Grace

The Importance of the Means of Grace

The Means of Grace and Forgiving Sin

The Means of Grace in the Old Testament

The Means of Grace and Prayer

 

THE LAW AND THE GOSPEL

The Difference Between Law and Gospel

The Law and Gospel Considered as Opposites

The Close Connection between the Law and the Gospel

The Art of Distinguishing between Law and Gospel

 

THE DOCTRINE OF PRESERVATION

 

THE DOCTRINE OF HOLY BAPTISM

The Divine Institution of Baptism

Baptism in the Light of the Gospel

What Makes a Baptism Valid

Baptism a True Means of Grace

The Use of Baptism

Whom the Church should Baptize

The Administrants of Baptism

The Necessity of Baptism

Regarding Baptismal Customs

The Baptism of John the Baptist

 

THE DOCTRINE OF THE LORD'S SUPPER

The Divine Institution of the Lord's Supper

A Ceremonial Proclamation of the Gospel

The Words of Institution

The Material Elements in the Lord's Supper

The Lord's Supper as a Means of Grace

Who may be Admitted to the Lord's Supper?

The Necessity of the Lord's Supper