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True Christianity / A Treatise on Sincere Repentence, True Faith, the Holy Walk of the True Christian, Etc.

by Johann Arndt

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Contents

  1. Introduction By The American Editor
  2. The Author's Preface To The First Book
  3. Showing What The Image Of God In Man Is
  4. Of The Fall Of Adam
  5. Showing How Man Is Renewed In Christ Unto Eternal Life
  6. Of True Repentance, And The True Yoke And Cross Of Christ
  7. Wherein Does True Faith Consist?
  8. Showing How The Vital Power Of The Word Of God Should Be Manifested In Man Through Faith
  9. The Law Of God, Written In The Hearts Of All Men, Convinces Them That On The Day Of Judgment They Will Be Without Excuse
  10. No One Can Find Comfort In Christ And His Merits, Who Does Not Truly Repent
  11. The Unchristian Walk Of Many Persons In Our Day, Is A Cause Of The Rejection Of Christ And Of The True Faith
  12. The Children Of The World Are Against Christ, And, Consequently, Their Life And Their Christianity Are Both Alike False
  13. Showing That He Does Not Truly Repent, Is Not A Christian, And Not A Child Of God, Who Does Not, In His Life And Conduct , Follow Christ; Also, Wherein The New Birth And The Yoke Of Christ Consist
  14. The True Christian Dies Unto Himself And The World, And Lives In Christ
  15. The Christian Ought Willingly To Die Unto Himself And The World, For The Sake Of The Love Of Christ, And For The Sake Of That Future And Eternal Glory, For Which We Were Created And Redeemed
  16. The True Christian, Who Imitates Christ, Hates His Own Life In This World, And Forsakes The World
  17. Showing How The “Old Man” Daily Dies, And The “New Man” Is Daily Renewed, In A True Christian; Also, Wherein Self-Denial Consists, And What Is Meant By The Christian's Cross
  18. A Conflict Is Constantly Maintained In The Christian Between The Spirit And The Flesh
  19. The Inheritance And Possessions Of Christians Are Not Of This World; They Should, Therefore, Regard Themselves As Strangers In It, While They Make Use Of Earthly Things
  20. Showing How Greatly God Is Offended, When Man Prefers Things That Are Temporal To Those That Are Eternal; And How Great The Evil Is, When Our Affections Cleave To The Creature And Not To The Creator
  21. He Who Is Most Of All Conscious Of His Misery, Is Most Of All Acceptable To God; And His Christian Knowledge Of His Misery, Urges Him To Seek The Grace Of God
  22. A Truly Christian Sorrow For Sin Promotes The Daily Amendment Of The Life Of Man, Makes Him Meet For The Kingdom Of God, And Fits Him, In An Increasing Degree, For Eternal Life
  23. Of The True Worship Of God
  24. A True Christian Is Known Primarily By Love, And By A Daily Amendment Of Life
  25. He Who, In Christ, Desires To Grow In Grace, Is Often Compelled To Withdraw From Worldly Society
  26. Of The Love Of God And Our Neighbor
  27. The Love Of Our Neighbor, More Particularly Considered
  28. Wherefore Our Neighbor Is To Be Loved
  29. Wherefore Our Enemies Are To Be Loved
  30. Showing How The Love Of The Creator Should Be Preferred To That Of All Creatures; And How Our Neighbor Is To Be Loved In God
  31. Of That Reconciliation To Our Neighbor, Without Which God Withdraws His Grace
  32. Of The Fruits Of Love
  33. Pride And Self-Love Corrupt And Destroy Even The Best And Noblest Gifts
  34. Great Gifts Do Not Demonstrate A Man To Be A Christian, But Faith That Works By Love
  35. God Has No Respect To The Works Of Any One; But Judges Of Works According To The Heart
  36. Showing That God Alone, Without Any Human Aid, Is The Author Of Our Salvation, And That We Are To Submit Unreservedly To His Grace; Also, That Christ's Merit Is Not Imputed To The Impenitent
  37. All Wisdom, Arts, And Sciences, Yea, Even The Knowledge Of The Whole Scripture, Are Vain, Without A Holy And Christian Life
  38. He Who Does Not Live In Christ, But Gives His Heart To The World, Has Only The Outward Letter Of The Scriptures, But He Does Not Experience Their Power, Or Eat Of The Hidden Manna
  39. He Who Does Not Follow Christ In Faith, Holiness, And Continued Repentance, Cannot Be Delivered From The Blindness Of His Heart, But Must Abide In Eternal Darkness; And He Cannot Have A True Knowledge
  40. Showing That An Unchristian Life Leads To False Doctrine, Hardness Of Heart, And Blindness; Also, Treating Of The Eternal Election Of Grace
  41. Showing That The Purity Of The Doctrine Of The Divine Word Is Maintained Not Only By Discussions And Publications, But Also By True Repentance And Holiness Of Life
  42. Sundry Rules For Leading A Holy Life
  43. The Whole Of Christianity Consists In The Restoration Of The Image Of God In Man, And The Destruction Of The Image Of Satan
  44. In This Concluding Chapter The Reasons For Adopting The Method Observed In Book I. Are Explained; The Duty Of Guarding Against Spiritual Pride Is Described, And The Truth Is Set Forth That True Spirit
  45. Preface To The Second Book
  46. Jesus Christ, The Son Of God, Is Given To Us By Our Heavenly Father As Our Help Against The Damnable And Deadly Poison Of Original Sin, And The Pernicious Fruits Thereof, As Well As A Protector Agains
  47. The Manner In Which The Christian Should Apply And Appropriate To Himself The Consolation Noticed In Chapter I
  48. Our Righteousness Before God, Consists Solely In The Perfect Obedience And Merit Of Christ Jesus, And In The Remission Of Sin Apprehended By Faith
  49. Showing That Saving Faith In The True Christian Produces Manifold Fruits Of Righteousness, And That These Must Proceed From The Depth Of The Heart; Also, That The Character Of Our Outward Works, Depen
  50. Showing That The Evidence Of True Christianity Does Not Consist In The Knowledge And The Hearing Of God's Word, But That He Is A Christian, In Whose Life God's Word Is Manifested, And Who Beseeches Go
  51. The Perfection And Salvation Of Men Depend On Union With Christ By Faith; But To This They Can Contribute Nothing, Whereas They Rather Interfere With The Grace Of God By Their Perverse Will; But Chris
  52. Showing That In Order To Understand The True Nature Of Repentance, We Must Necessarily Know The Distinction Between The Old And The New Man; Or, How In Us Adam Must Die, And Christ Live; Or, How In Us
  53. Showing How Graciously God Invites Us To Repentance, And How Necessary It Is That It Should Not Be Delayed
  54. Showing What Repentance Is, And The Manner In Which The Sinner Truly Repents; Also, How The Goodness Of God Leads Us To Repentance
  55. The Four Properties Of True Repentance
  56. Showing That The Fruit Of Conversion Is The New Creature; Also, That The Christian Is, By Faith, A Lord Over All, And, By Love, A Servant Of All; And, That The Life Of Christ Is A Mirror For Us
  57. Showing That Christ Is The Only Way And End Of True Godliness; And That Man Goes Astray, When God Does Not Guide And Direct Him
  58. Showing That Jesus Christ Is The True Book Of Life, And That His Poverty Teaches Us To Despise The Glory Of The World
  59. Showing How Christ, By The Shame And Contempt Which He Endured, And By His Self-Denial, Teaches Us To Despise The Honor And Glory Of The World
  60. Showing How We Should, Through Christ, Bear And Overcome The Trials And Contempt Of The World
  61. Showing How Christians Are To Seek And Obtain Favor And Glory Through Christ, In Heaven
  62. Showing How We May Through Christ, And After The Example Of All The Saints, Overcome The Calumnies Of Men
  63. Showing How The Sorrows And Pains Of Christ Should Teach Us To Subdue The Lusts Of The Flesh
  64. Showing How We Should Behold In The Crucified Christ, As In The Book Of Life, Both Our Sins, And Also The Displeasure, The Love, Justice, And Wisdom Of God
  65. Of The Power And Necessity Of Prayer, In These Holy Contemplations
  66. Of The Power Of The Noble Virtue Of Humility
  67. All The Works Of A True Christian Must Be Done In Humility, Or They Will, Otherwise, Become An Abomination And Idolatry
  68. A Man Who Does Not Perceive His Own Emptiness, And Does Not Give All The Honor To God, Commits The Greatest Of Sins, And Falls Like Satan
  69. Of The Noble Virtue Of Love, And Of Its Power, Soundness, And Purity
  70. Sundry Signs By Which We May Ascertain Whether We Truly Love Christ
  71. Five Kinds Of Works Of Love, In Which The Grace And Goodness Of God Are Especially Revealed
  72. Showing How The Lord Jesus Manifests Himself To The Loving Soul As The Highest Love And The Highest Good
  73. Showing How The Highest Good Is Perceived And Tasted In The Soul
  74. Showing How The Loving Soul Considers God In His Benefits As The Most Liberal Bountifulness
  75. Showing How God Manifests Himself To The Loving Soul, As The Supreme Beauty
  76. Showing How God Manifests Himself To The Loving Soul As The Infinite Omnipotence
  77. Showing How The Loving Soul Knows God As The Highest Righteousness And Holiness
  78. Showing How The Loving Soul Considers God As The Eternal Wisdom
  79. Showing How A Man Should Seek The Wisdom Of God By Prayer; Containing Also A Useful Treatise On Prayer, Wherein The Reader Is Taught How The Heart Is To Be Moved Unto Prayer, And Brought Into A Quiet
  80. Prayer Is The Sign Of A True Christian, That Is, Of One Who Is Anointed Of The Lord
  81. On The Benefits And Power Of Prayer, And On Its True Ground Or Foundation
  82. Reasons Why God Certainly Hears Our Prayers
  83. Seven Helps Or Aids For Our Infirmities In Prayer
  84. The Conversation Of A Believing Soul With God
  85. A Conversation Between Faith And The Mercy Of God
  86. The Great Benefits, And The Great Efficacy Of Praise Offered To God
  87. The Reasons For Which We Ought Daily To Offer Praises To God
  88. To Praise God Is The Highest And Most Honorable Employment Of Men
  89. Of Patience, Which Triumphantly Endures The Cross, And Waits For The Promised Glory
  90. Divine Consolation Produces Patience Under Afflictions
  91. Motives To Patience; And, The Benefits Of The Cross
  92. Sentences, And Examples Of Patience And Consolation
  93. There Is No Affliction For Which God Has Not Provided Appropriate Consolation. The Consolation Which He Affords Is Always Greater Than Our Misery; This Consideration Should Sustain And Confirm Our Pat
  94. The Truth Of God And The Certainty Of His Promises, Ought To Dispose Us To Patience
  95. Showing How Hope Is Tested In Seasons Of Adversity; It Maketh Not Ashamed
  96. Comfort For Those That Are Weak In Faith
  97. Comforting Instructions For Those That Are Laboring Under Great Temptations In Spirit
  98. Consolations For Those Who Labor Under Great Spiritual Temptations
  99. Comforts Under Secret And Spiritual Temptations Of The Devil
  100. The Reasons For Which God Sometimes Delays His Comfort And Assistance
  101. Showing That In Seasons Of Trial The Consideration Of The Exalted Patience Of Christ, And Of The Future And Eternal Glory, Will Alleviate The Burden Of The Cross
  102. Consolations Against The Fears Of Death
  103. Conclusion Of The Second Book
  104. Preface To The Third Book
  105. Of The Great Internal Treasure Of An Enlightened Believer
  106. True Faith, And Converse With The Soul, The Only Means Of Attaining To This Inward Treasure
  107. The Whole Treasure Of The Inner Man Depends On Faith, Namely, God, Christ, The Holy Spirit, And The Kingdom Of God
  108. The Believing Soul Seeks God Internally, In Itself; Its Beauty And Blessedness When It Is United With God
  109. Showing How A Man May Be Drawn To God; Also, Wherein Spiritual Poverty Consists; And, What The Degrees Of Humility Are
  110. The Seat Of God In The Soul
  111. Of The Dignity Of The Soul; Of True Repentance; And, Of Divine Mercy
  112. The Calling Of God Is Earnest And Sincere, And Directs Us To Come To Him
  113. The Purifying Influence Of True Faith
  114. Showing How The Natural Light In Us Must Disappear, And The Light Of Grace Shine Forth
  115. God, The Light Of The Soul, Directing Us Not To Judge Our Neighbors
  116. The Christian Ought Daily, Once At Least, Wholly To Abstract Himself From All External Objects, And Retire Into His Own Soul; The Advantages Of This Course
  117. Showing How The Love Of God Enters Into The Soul, When It Is Empty Of The Love Of The Creatures
  118. Of The Exercise Of Patience And Love
  119. Showing How Christ, The Eternal Word Of The Father, Perfects His Work In The Hearts Of The Faithful, By Love And Humility
  120. Showing How The Holy Spirit Operates In Our Souls
  121. Signs Of The Presence Of The Holy Spirit In Us
  122. Showing How Worldly Pleasures Drive Away The Holy Spirit
  123. Of Inward Prayer, And Of The True Use Of The Lord's Prayer
  124. Showing That Humility Must First Be Laid As A Foundation In The Heart, And All Our Works Must Rest On It; Its Blessed Influences
  125. Showing That A Man Ought To Rest In God Alone, And Not In His Gifts; And That He Must Deny Himself
  126. Showing How Our Works May Be Rendered Acceptable To God
  127. Of The Mystery Of The Cross, By Which We Are Drawn To God
  128. All Creatures Are Messengers Of God, Intended To Lead Us To God
  129. Treating Of The Works Of The Six Days Of Creation, In General
  130. Treating Specially Of Man
  131. Conclusion

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