George W. Stroup is J. B. Green Professor of Theology at Columbia Theological Seminary, Decatur, Georgia.
Preface
ix
1. Beforeness
1
(34)
Beforeness in the Bible
4
(5)
Theology before God
9
(6)
Beforeness
15
(9)
The Eclipse of Beforeness
24
(11)
2. Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
35
(34)
Christ and Adam
37
(3)
Jesus before God
40
(12)
Jesus before Neighbor
52
(8)
Dying before God
60
(6)
Without Sin
66
(3)
3. Sin
69
(36)
Unmentionable Sin
69
(6)
The Loss of Life before God
75
(5)
Sin and the Law
80
(3)
The Forms of Sin
83
(6)
Idolatry
89
(3)
Self-Deception
92
(5)
The Paradoxes of Sin
97
(4)
Sin, Guilt, and Confession
101
(4)
4. Grace
105
(36)
Sin and Grace
105
(6)
Parables of Grace
111
(3)
The Contours of God's Grace
114
(15)
Christian Freedom
129
(7)
Salvation
136
(5)
5. Gratitude
141
(32)
Grace and Gratitude
141
(6)
Ingratitude
147
(3)
Gratitude as Obedience
150
(5)
Giving Thanks
155
(7)
Grateful Worship
162
(6)
The Ministry of Reconciliation
168
(5)
6. Presence, Absence, and Beforeness
173
(30)
Beforeness, Hiddenness, and Absence
175
(5)
Beforeness and Presence
180
(7)
Spiritual Presence
187
(5)
Practicing Life before God
192
(11)
Name Index
203
(2)
Subject Index
205
(2)
Scripture Index
207
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