추천사 1 김태윤 목사 _ 한국성경공회 사무총장··········· 5
추천사 2 김종옥 목사 _ 홀리랜드 성경연구소 대표·········· 7
추천사 3 최규남 박사 _ Grace Mission University 부총장, CEO··· 9
저자 서문···························16

서론 ································20

제1부 기독교는 무엇을 믿는 종교인가? ··············· 23
제1장 하나님이 우주와 인간의 창조주임을 믿는다 ······ 24
제2장 예수 그리스도가 구세주임을 믿는다 ·········· 27
제3장 성경을 하나님 계시의 말씀으로 믿는다 ········ 32

제2부 성경은 어떠한 책인가? ··················· 35
제1장 성경의 기록 목적 ···················· 36
제2장 계시 ·························· 38
1. 일반계시 - 우주적 계시 ················· 38
2. 특별계시 - 성경 ····················· 40
제3장 성경의 특성 ······················ 45
1. 성경의 일반적인 특성 ·················· 45
2. 성경의 영감성 ······················ 48
3. 성경의 무오성 ······················ 50
4. 신약성경의 정경화 ···················· 52
5. 성경의 신뢰성 및 정확성 검증 ·············· 57
제4장 성경의 권위 - 하나님의 말씀 ············· 68
제5장 성경은 누가, 언제 기록하였는가? ··········· 71

제3부 하나님은 어떠한 분이신가? ················· 75
제1장 하나님의 존재하심을 어떻게 알 수 있는가? ······ 76
1. 절대자를 찾는 인간의 내적 인식 ············· 76
2. 자연현상을 보고 절대자를 느끼는 인간의 이성 ······ 77
3. 하나님의 존재하심을 알 수 있는 증거들 ········· 80
제2장 하나님은 어떠한 분이신가? ·············· 96
1. 인간은 절대자 하나님을 온전히 이해할 수가 없다 ····· 96
2. 인간에 나타난 하나님의 본질과 성품 ··········· 98
3. 삼위일체 하나님(God’s Three-in-Oneness: Trinity) ···· 112
4. 하나님의 창조 ······················ 121

제4부 인간은 어떠한 존재인가? ················· 127
제1장 기독교의 인간관 ··················· 128
1. 하나님의 창조물인 인간 ················ 128
2. 하나님의 형상으로 창조된 인간 ············· 131
제2장 죄의 상태에 있는 인간 ················ 134
1. 죄의 본질 ······················· 134
2. 죄의 기원 ······················· 136
3. 하나님은 왜 선악과를 만드셨나? ············ 138
4. 원죄란 무엇인가? ···················· 141
5. 죄의 결과 ······················· 145
6. 본죄(성품죄)와 자범죄 ·················· 147
제3장 은혜의 언약 안에 있는 인간 ············· 156
1. 하나님과 인간의 언약 ················· 156
2. 행위의 언약 ······················ 158
3. 구속의 언약 ······················ 159
4. 은혜의 언약 ······················· 161

제5부 예수 그리스도는 어떤 분이신가? ············· 165
제1장 예수 그리스도의 본질 ················ 168
1. 예수 그리스도의 인성 ················· 168
2. 예수 그리스도의 신성 ················· 176
제2장 예수 그리스도의 부활과 승천 ············· 187
1. 부활과 승천의 의미 ··················· 187
2. 부활, 믿을 수 있는가? ·················· 191
제3장 예수 그리스도는 왜 이 땅에 오셨는가? - 계시와 속죄 · 200

제6부 성령이란? ························· 205
제1장 성령의 본질 ····················· 208
1. 성령의 신성 ······················ 208
2. 성령의 인격성 ····················· 213
3. 성령에 함축된 의미들 ················· 216
제2장 성령의 사역 ····················· 218
1. 구약 시대의 성령의 사역 ················ 218
2. 예수님에게 나타난 성령의 사역 ·············· 221
3. 신자의 삶에 나타난 성령의 사역 ············· 223

제7부 인간은 어떻게 해야 영생의 구원을 받는가? ········ 237
제1장 구원과 구원의 방편 ·················· 238
제2장 일반 은혜 ······················· 241
1. 일반 은혜의 사례 ···················· 243
2. 일반 은혜의 이유 ··················· 245
제3장 구원의 전제조항 - 예정 ··············· 247
1. 하나님의 예정 ····················· 247
2. 하나님의 예정에 대한 우리의 이해 ··········· 250
제4장 구원의 단계(순서) ·················· 255
제5장 구원의 주관적인 요소들 ··············· 257
1. 소명(Calling) ······················257
2. 회심(Conversion)····················259
3. 중생(Regeneration)···················260
제6장 구원의 객관적인 요소들 ··············· 263
1. 그리스도와의 연합(Union with Christ)··········263
2. 칭의(Justification)····················266
3. 양자됨(Adoption)····················267
제7장 구원의 계속과 완성 ················· 270
1. 성화(Sanctification)···················270
2. 견인(Perseverance)····················273
3. 영화(Glorification)···················277

제8부 교회의 역할 ·························279
제1장 교회의 본질 ····················· 280
제2장 교회의 목적 ······················284
1. 하나님을 향한 사역 - 예배···············284
2. 신자들을 향한 사역 - 양육···············285
3. 세상을 향한 사역 - 전도와 구제·············285
제3장 교회 - 은혜의 수단 ··················287
1. 교회의 주요 의식 - 세례················288
2. 교회의 주요 의식 - 성만찬···············290
3. 교회의 주요 의식 - 예배················292
제4장 교회의 권위 ····················· 294
제5장 교회의 정치 ····················· 297
1. 교회의 직분자들····················297
2. 직분자들은 어떻게 선출되어야 하는가········· 300
3. 교회의 정치 형태··················· 301

제9부 우주의 종말은 있는가? ·················· 304
제1장 개인적 종말 - 죽음 ················· 305
제2장 중간 상태 ······················ 308
제3장 그리스도의 재림과 그 이후 ············· 310
1. 그리스도의 재림··················· 310
2. 죽은 자의 부활···················· 316
3. 최후의 심판····················· 319
제4장 천년왕국과 대환난 ·················· 324
1. 천년왕국······················· 324
2. 대환난························ 327
제5장 최후의 상태 ····················· 328
1. 의로운 자들의 최후 상태··············· 328
2. 악한 자들의 최후 상태················ 330

이 책을 읽은 독자에게 ····················· 332

참고문헌 ····························· 338

부록: 오순절 성령강림 사건이 솔로몬행각에서 일어난 정황 연구 · 340
1. 서론 ·························342
2. 성령강림 사건이 일어나기 전·후의 사정········ 344
3. 성령강림 사건이 오순절 날에 일어난 이유······· 346
4. 성령강림 사건이 솔로몬행각에서 일어난 정황적 증거···348
5. 결론 ························ 360

[부록] 예루살렘 성전의 구조와 솔로몬행각 그림······ 363
참고문헌·························365