Die Afrikaanse Protestantse Akademie Biblioteek

Sermons delivered on Friday nights in Westminster Chapel, May 1961-May 1962.

Glorification the ultimate end of salvation -- Wrong reactions to suffering -- Reasons for Paul's confidence -- Minimizing sufferings -- Important deductions about evolution -- The manifestation of the sons of God -- The eternal state and the millennium -- Understanding and rejoicing -- Hope in practice -- The further work of the Holy Spirit -- An additional proof of our sonship -- Practical lessons -- A consolation for lovers of God -- God's control and use of evil -- Personal application of the consolation -- The final perserverance of the saints -- God's purpose before the foundation of the world -- The error of universalism -- The glorifying of Christ, the ultimate object and supreme guarantee of our salvation -- Predestination -- Justification -- Difficulties with the doctrine of final perseverance -- Canons of interpretation for problem passages -- More principles of interpretation -- Warning passages -- Consideration of Hebrews 6:4-8 -- The unbreakable chain -- Further arguments for final perseverance -- Implications of denying the doctrine -- The Apostle's method of argument -- The certainty of God's work being completed -- The sufferings of Christ -- Discussion of the relation of questions and answers -- Condemnation unthinkable -- Christ's ascension and heavenly session -- The danger of failing under severe trials