Manual of Theology, First Part: A Treatise on Christian Doctrine

by John L. Dagg

Publishers:

Southern Baptist Publication Society; S. S. & Publication Board

and

3 more

, 1859

Overview

John L. Dagg’s Manual of Theology is divided into two volumes: the first a treatise on Christian doctrine; the second, on Church Order. This first volume presents the system of Christian doctrine in the following chapters:

• Study of Religious Truth
• Doctrine Concerning God
• Doctrine Concerning the Will and Works of God
• Doctrine Concerning the Fall and Present State of Man
• Doctrine Concerning Jesus Christ
• Doctrines Concerning the Holy Spirit
• Doctrine Concerning Divine Grace
• Doctrine Concerning the Future World

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Contents

Top Highlights

“The divine power, which formed a man out of the dust of the ground, could also form a man in the womb of the virgin: but whether this extraordinary production should be a man, or a being of some other order, depended entirely on the will of God. For the knowledge of what Jesus Christ was, we are wholly indebted to the testimony concerning him given in the sacred Scriptures.” (Page 179)

“That men are immortal and under a moral government, by which their future state will be made happy or miserable, according to their conduct in the present life, are fundamental truths of religion. Man is a religious animal; because a persuasion of his immortality and an expectation of future retribution so readily find a place in his mind.” (Page 17)

“The human mind is fitted for continued progress in knowledge; and, therefore, for a state of immortality” (Page 16)

“We find ourselves in a world where we have no continuing abode. Within us, and without us, we have proofs and admonitions that our chief interests lie in another world, and that our chief business in this is to prepare for the future state, into which we shall very soon enter.” (Page 18)

“In religion, men appear naturally fond of the difficult and the obscure; perhaps, because they there find escape from the disquieting light of clearly revealed truth.” (Pages iv–v)

Product Details

• Title: Manual of Theology, First Part: A Treatise on Christian Doctrine
• Author: John L. Dagg
• Series: Manual of Theology
• Publishers: Southern Baptist Publication Society, S. S. & Publication Board, B. B. & Colporteur Society, B. B. & Book Depository, B. B. Depository
• Print Publication Date: 1859
• Logos Release Date: 2013
• Pages: 379
• Era: era:modern
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Theology, doctrinal; Baptists › Doctrinal and controversial works
• Resource ID: LLS:MANNTHEODAGG01
• Resource Type: Systematic Theology
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-11T15:59:08Z

About John L. Dagg

John Leadley Dagg (1794–1884), born in Loudoun County, Virginia, lived to be over 90 years old. He died in June 1884, as one of the most respected men in American Baptist life, and remains one of the most profound thinkers produced by his denomination. Dagg overcame extraordinary problems – a limited education, near-blindness, and physical disability – to become a great pastor in Philadelphia and elsewhere and then an educator both in Alabama and as president at Mercer University in Georgia.