Sound Doctrine For Today's Christians; What the bible says
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1. Significance in the Studying of the Bible
2. The Trinity/Godhead
3. The Preeminence of Christ
4. A Statement of Sound Biblical Doctrine – Baptist Articles of Faith for Examination and Comparison
5. Biblical Faith/Faith in Jesus Christ
6. Being Fully Persuaded in Christ
7. Salvation/Being Born Again
8. Prayer – Making a Difference
9. The Church – Visible (Physical) and Spiritual
10. Preaching, Preachers, Ministers and the Calling (The Man of God and the Woman of God)
11. Pastors (Overseers)/Men, Women or Both
12. Christian Tolerance
13. Testing of Christian Denominations – Guidance from the Bible
14. Differentiating Christianity from Other World Religions
15. Judaism – A Special Case of Unbelief
16. Islam Including the Nation of Islam as a Special Case of Unbelief
17. Fundamentals of the Best Possible Living – Christian Lives in the Understanding of Mankind’s Purpose
18. True Freedom, Christian Liberty
19. Holy Matrimony Defined
20. Divorce; What has to be Wrong
21. A Christian Basis for Child Rearing and Discipline
22. Wealth and Prosperity: the Rich in God’s Sight
23. A Christian Work Ethic
24. Our Appearance as Christians
25. Legal Matters Among Christians
26. Sickness, Illness and Birth Defects
27. Christian Sexual Morality
28. Sin by Biblical Definition
29. Abominations in the Sight of God
30. Damnation
31. Racism
32. Satan (a.k.a. the Devil)
33. Resisting the Devil
34. Speaking of the Antichrist and Antichrists
35. Capital Punishment under Scriptural Examination
36. Homosexuality
37. Abortion
38. A Nation from a Biblical Perspective
39. The Error in the Civil Rights Movement
40. A Christian Perspective on Certain Celebrations and Holidays
Appendix 1 Brief Outline of the History of the Bible
Appendix 2 The Epistle Dedicatory of the King James Version of the Bible
Appendix 3 The History of the Baptist Church (greatly abbreviated)
Appendix 4 Baptist Church Covenant
Appendix 5 Prayer Meeting Outline
Appendix 6 My Calling
Appendix 7 Open Letter to Minister Farrakhan
Appendix 8 TITLE 89: SOCIAL SERVICES CHAPTER III: DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SUBCHAPTER a: SERVICE DELIVERY PART 300 REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT
Appendix 9 Emancipation Day Sermon in Toccoa, Georgia – God’s Emancipating Word
Appendix 10 Proposed 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution as Revised 1/20/09 – Right of Acknowledgement
Appendix 11 “Franklin D. Roosevelt’s D-Day Prayer” June 6, 1944
Appendix 12 Holiday Proclamations
Appendix 13 U. S. President George W. Bush’s 2008 Thanksgiving Day Proclamation
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Origin of Salvation
Salvation (Soteria – deliverance, save, saving) is of the Jews, the Bible declares.
“Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.”(John
4:22)
Why? The Jews were God’s chosen people and Jesus Christ, the truth, the way and the resurrection, was Jewish.
“For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God: the Lord thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth. Th e Lord did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people: But because the Lord loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the Lord brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.”(Deuteronomy 7:6-8)
”Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to
Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. Th en Joseph
her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded
to put her away privily. But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord
appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee
Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. And she shall bring
forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus: for he shall save his people from their sins.
Now all this was done, that it might be fulfi lled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet,
saying, Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his
name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.”(Matthew 1:18-23)
Christ came unto the Jews and was not received; that made a way for gentiles, as it had been foretold from the days of the prophets, to be brought into salvation along with Jews as the chosen of God.
“Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street. A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking fl ax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth. He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law. Th us saith God the Lord, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein: I the Lord have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles; To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house. I am the Lord: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.”(Isaiah 42:1-8)
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Th e same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. Th ere was a man sent from God, whose name was John. Th e same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. Th at was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.”(John 1:10-12)
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Sound Doctrine for Today’s Christians addresses a multitude of today’s issues from a scriptural stand point. The author relies upon the scriptures to provide the commentary as chapter after chapter of Biblical clarity is given to provide sound doctrine for the reader. The end result is a forthright scriptural presentation in complete thoughts as referenced from the King James Version (exclusively) of the Bible. There are forty chapters presented that cover a gamut of topics from the reasons for reading the Bible to faith issues, differentiation of Christianity in terms of denominations and from other religions, personal life choices and the choices of a nation. Profound statement after statement is presented with the irrefutable clarity of the scriptural basis provided for each statement. This book provides a basis for Biblical doctrine examination and well as an awesome evangelistic thrust.
About the Author
The Reverend Preston Nathaniel Tolliver, Jr. is the grandson of Rev. Dr. Patrick N. Toliver (deceased), “Boy Preacher” of Staunton, Virginia who at the time of his passing was the fourth pastor in the history of the Zion Union Baptist Church, Charlottesville, Virginia. Rev. Tolliver is the eldest son of Deacon and Mrs. Preston N. Tolliver, Sr., who are longtime members of the Greater First Baptist Church of Washington, D.C. Rev. Tolliver is a 1972 graduate of the Howard University School of Engineering and a 1983 graduate of the DePaul University Kellstadt Graduate School of Business. He is an Associate Minister to the Rev. Dr. George Waddles, Pastor of the Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church South, Chicago, and Dean of the Congress of Christian Education, National Baptist Convention U.S.A. Inc. Rev. Tolliver is certified to teach in the National Baptist Convention. Called, licensed and ordained at the Lilydale Progressive Baptist Church, Chicago, under Rev. Lawrence E. Mosley, Sr., (deceased), Rev. Tolliver has been a pastoral volunteer at the Safer Crossroads Community Correctional Center since 1997. Married since 1974 with two married children, a son licensed to preach and a daughter certified as Dean of Christian Education. He has six grandchildren. Rev. Tolliver has engineered or project managed hundreds of millions of dollars in construction projects in the United States and Saudi Arabia. He was the first black engineer in Extra High Voltage Substation Design at Commonwealth Edison and later Acting Deputy Commissioner, Bureau of Electricity, City of Chicago. Rev. Tolliver is currently a project engineer for the FAA and a soon to be DMin Candidate.