Christ’s Doctrine of the Atonement

George Smeaton (1814–89) was a theologian in the Free Church of Scotland, and a contemporary of Robert Murray McCheyne and the brothers Andrew and Horatius Bonar. He is best known for his twin volumes, “Christ’s Doctrine of the Atonement” and “The Apostles’ Doctrine of the Atonement.” 


This classic is organized as follows: 


Preliminary Remarks 

Chapter I. The Sources of Our Knowledge in the Recorded Sayings of Jesus, and the Mode of Investigation 

Chapter II. The Postulates or Presuppositions of the Doctrine of, the Atonement 

Chapter III. The Constituent Elements of the Atonement 

Chapter IV. The Effects of Christ’s Death 

Chapter V. The Relation of the Atonement to Other Interests in the Universe 

Chapter VI. The Actual Efficacy of the Atonement, or the Question for Whom It Was Specially Offered 

Chapter VII. The Application of the Atonement 

Chapter VIII. The Endless Happiness or Woe of Mankind Decided by the Reception or Rejection of the Atonement