03 - Part 3 - Anthropology: The Study of Man
Part III Anthropology: The Study Of Man Chapter 12 The Origin Of Man
A Confession of Faith
A Definition of Anthropology
The Soul is not a Divine Emanation
The Soul is not a Form of God
The Soul is not the Product of Spontaneous Generation
The Soul Cannot Accounted For By Evolution
What is the Soul?
Rational Objections to Evolution
The Great Gaps
The Insufficiency of Time
The Sterility of Birds
The Remains of Men
The Discrepancies between Kingdoms
The Law of Entropy
The Lack of Visual Evidence
The Logical Impossibility of the Evolutionary Process
A Theory of Recapitulation
The Recapitulation Theory Does Not Matter
The Harm of Change
The Fossils Say No!
Questions Raised By the Theory Of Evolution
Chapter 13 The Origin Of The Soul
How Does the Soul Come Into Existence?
Traducianism
Arguments from Scripture for Traducianism
The Case for Creationism
The Critics of Creationism
Summary Evaluation
Chapter 14 The Nature Of Man
Dichotomy: A Division between Soul and Body
Scriptural Evidence of Dichotomy
The Trichotomy Theory: Body, Soul, And Spirit
Arguments Against the Trichotomous Theory
Three Main Theories as to Free Agency
Fatalism
Self-determination
Free Agency
The Relation of Free Will to Regeneration
Chapter 15 The Original State Of Man
From the Hand of God
The Soul Was Created in the Image Of God
How Did God Create Man?
A Selected View of Man’s Original State
The Pelagian Doctrine of Man’s Original State
Chapter 16 The Covenant Of Works
What Is A Covenant?
The Doctrine Defined
The Scriptural Evidence For A Covenant of Works
A Representative for Posterity
Probation
Chapter 17 The Fall Of Man
Was There A Fall?
Two Difficulties
Observations
The Effects of the Fall—Degeneracy And Death
A Federal Representative
Imputation of Sin
The Federal and Natural Headship of Adam
The Theory of Direct Divine Efficiency
Objections to A Federal Representation
The Theory of Physical Depravity
Objections to the Idea of Physical Depravity
Chapter 18 The Relation Of Adam’s Sin To Posterity
The Fact of Sin is Proved by the Bible
The Fact of Sin is Proved by Consciousness
The Fact of Sin is Proved by Casual Observation
The Fact of Sin is Proved by the Need For Laws
The Fact of Sin is Proved in Literature
Definitions of Sin
A Biblical Definition of Sin
What Sin Is Not
Original Sin
The Scriptures and Original Sin
The Universality of Sin
Personal Experience with Sin
The Nature and Effect of Original Sin
The Consequences and Characterization of Sin
Total Depravity
The Pelagian View of Sin
The Semi-Pelagian View of Sin
The Arminian Doctrine of Sin
Remarks On Arminianism
Arminianism and The Nature of Original Sin
Synergism and Salvation
Chapter 19 Total Inability
A Confession of Faith
Various Views of Inability
The Pelagian View
The Semi-Pelagian View
The Augustinian / Reformed View
What Inability Is Not
The Meaning of the Doctrine of Inability
Scriptural Evidence of Inability
What Can Man Do In The Process Of Salvation?
Objections Answered Against the Doctrine of Innate Inability