A Brief Compendium of Bible Truth

by Archibald Alexander

Archibald Alexander's A Brief Compendium of Bible Truth is a welcome addition to the growing corpus of reprinted material from early faculty members of Princeton. First printed in 1846 and now newly edited, this summary of Christianity's major doctrines is a pocket theology for plain, common readers; who do not have the time or opportunity to study larger works of systematic theology, but still want to grow in their spiritual understanding. Reading this book will enable you to better comprehend those biblical truths that matter most for your walk as a believer in today's world, making you, by God's grace, a stronger and more godly Christian.
Table of
1. Being of God
2. Personality and Perfection of God
3. The Holy Scriptures
4. Unity of God
5. Spirituality and Simplicity of the Divine Nature
6. Character of God
7. The Holy Trinity
8. Divinity of Christ
9. Personality of the Holy Spirit
10. Creation
11. Good Angels
12. Bad Angels
13. Providence of God
14. Man's Primeval State
15. Law of God
16. Fall of Man
17. Covenant of Grace, or Plan of Redemption
18. The Incarnation
19. The Expiatory Sufferings of Christ, or the Atonement
20. Resurrection and Ascension of Christ
21. Justification
22. Regeneration and Conversion
23. Repentance Toward God and Faith in Our Lord Jesus Christ
24. Sanctification, or Growth in Grace
25. Good Works, or Christian Duties
26. Prayer
27. Assurance of Salvation
28. Perseverance of the Saints
29. The Sacraments
30. Baptism
31. The Lord's Supper
32. The Lord's Day and Divine Worship
33. Death
34. The Resurrection
35. The Judgment
36. Heaven, or the State of Glorification
37. Hell

Genres: Theology

220 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1846

About the author

Archibald Alexander (April 17, 1772 – October 22, 1851) was an American Presbyterian theologian and professor at the Princeton Theological Seminary. He served for 9 years as the President of Hampden–Sydney College in Virginia and for 39 years as Princeton Theological Seminary's first professor from 1812 to 1851.

Reviews

[Sean McGowan]

Excellent

[Jeremy Counts]

A short but thorough book on core biblical doctrines.

[Kevin]

A very good primer on basic Biblical Doctrines. I read it as part of an intro to theology class.