LIVING THE SANCTIFIED LIFE — A SUMMARY SUMMARY OF JACK COTTRELL’S “COLLECTED WRITINGS” SERIES: VOLUME 14: LIVING THE SANCTIFIED LIFE, by Jack Cottrell INTRODUCTION The words “doctrine” and “theology” are not synonymous. “Doctrine” literally means “teaching” in a generic sense; it comes from the Latin word doctrina, which means “a teaching, a body of teachings, instruction.” (The Latin word doctor means “teacher”!) In the Christian context, the word “doctrine” stands for everything the Bible teaches to be true or false, and right or wrong. That last sentence is important, because it distinguishes the two main categories of Bible doctrine, i.e., … Continue reading →

FROM NOW TO ETERNITY: PROPHECY AND THE END TIMES – A SUMMARY SUMMARY OF JACK COTTRELL’S “COLLECTED WRITINGS” SERIES: VOLUME TWELVE: FROM NOW TO ETERNITY: PROPHECY AND THE END TIMES, by Jack Cottrell INTRODUCTION The first eleven volumes in this series were not written as parts of a “systematic theology”; they are just miscellaneous brief studies on various aspects of Biblical subjects and (mostly) grouped around specific subjects. This volume is different, however. Here I have indeed attempted to produce a unified systematic study of what the Bible says about a specific subject: prophecy and the end times. This is … Continue reading →

GOD’S AMAZING SALVATION, VOL. II – A SUMMARY SUMMARY OF JACK COTTRELL’S “COLLECTED WRITINGS” SERIES: VOLUME TEN: GOD’S AMAZING SALVATION, VOL. II, by Jack Cottrell INTRODUCTION As I explained when introducing the previous volume, I have enough material on the subject of salvation to fill two volumes; thus this one (Collected Writings, vol. 10) is God’s Amazing Salvation, Volume II. PART ONE: OBEDIENCE TO THE GOSPEL Part One of this book is about “Obedience to the Gospel,” including a four-part sermon series by that title. The four parts are (guess what?) faith, repentance, confession, and baptism! Here I will give … Continue reading →

SPIRITS: HOLY AND UNHOLY – A SUMMARY SUMMARY OF JACK COTTRELL’S “COLLECTED WRITINGS” SERIES: VOLUME EIGHT: SPIRITS: HOLY AND UNHOLY, by Jack Cottrell INTRODUCTION After compiling volume 7 on the person and work of Jesus, it seemed natural that the next volume in this series should be about the Holy Spirit. A problem arose, however: I did not seem to have enough available material about the Spirit to fill a complete volume! This is why I decided to combine what material I did have with my even smaller amount of essays and articles on demonic spirits. Hence the title combines … Continue reading →

BIBLICAL ANTHROPOLOGY: MAN, SIN, & DEATH—A SUMMARY SUMMARY OF JACK COTTRELL’S “COLLECTED WRITINGS” SERIES: VOLUME SIX: BIBLICAL ANTHROPOLOGY: MAN, SIN, & DEATH, by Jack Cottrell INTRODUCTION Here I am continuing to summarize the contents of my 18-volume series of “Collected Writings”; this one is volume 6, Biblical Anthropology: Man, Sin, and Death. In systematic theology this subject would come up directly after the doctrine of God, and would simply be called “the doctrine of man.” As you can see, in preparing these volumes I have not followed the usual order. That is because this book series is not meant to … Continue reading →