The Meaning of Salvation

By Charles Ewing Brown

Table of Contents

  Title Page
  Back Cover
  Dedication
  Preface
Chapter 1 THE NEED OF SALVATION

The Problem of Human Suffering ● The Springs of Man's Misery Are in Himself  ● Why Man Is a Misfit in Nature

Chapter 2 SIN AS TRANSGRESSION

Theories of Sin The New Testament Terms for Sin ● Calvinism and Arminianism Contrasted ● All New Acts of Sin Are Willful

Chapter 3 THE FUNDAMENTAL QUALITY OF SIN

The Beginning of Sin ● What Is the Love of God? ● The Basis of Love to God

Chapter 4 THE BASIS OF SALVATION

The Meaning of the Atonement ● Christ Died for All Men ● God Invites all Men to Accept Salvation ● Universal Grace ● The Meaning of Repentance

Chapter 5 THINGS THAT ACCOMPANY SALVATION

Antecedent Grace ● Faith for Salvation

Chapter 6 THE FIRST CRISIS OF REDEMPTION

Justification by Faith ● The Conditional Justification of Children ● Regeneration ● Adoption ● The Witness of the Spirit ● The Christian Is Saved from Sin

Chapter 7 DIFFICULT TEXTS EXPLAINED

The Stars Not Pure? ● Can a Person Be Too Good? ● Do All Men Sin? ● Do the Righteous Fall into Sin Seven Times a Day? ● Has Perfection Collapsed? ● Who Has Made His Heart Pure? ● Are None Good? ● Was Paul Sold under Sin? ● Was Paul's Thorn Sinful? ● Are Our Bodies Vile? ● Do We Die Daily? ● Was Paul Perfect? ● Paul Professed Entire Sanctification ● Can We Say That We Have No Sin? ● Must We Always Pray for Forgiveness?

Chapter 8 HEALING IN THE PLAN OF SALVATION

The Faith That Heals ● Natural and Miraculous Healings ● Does a Miracle Violate the Laws of Nature? ● How Is Healing Possible? ● The Meaning of Salvation

Chapter 9 THE DANGER OF LOSING SALVATION

New Testament Teaching ● Examples of Final Apostasy

Chapter 10 HOW TO KEEP SAVED

The Burden of Discipline ● The Awakening of Love ● Fellowship with the Saints ● The Beginning of the Christian Life ● The Poise of Power