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In response to the popular reception of his Systematic Theology, Berkhof wrote this shorter, more succinct, and more accessible edition for a broader audience. Manual of Christian Doctrine is based directly on his Systematic Theology, and follows the same organizational structure in simplified form. Even in this abridged form, Manual of Christian Doctrine remains a comprehensive statement of...

It continues to exist in virtue of a continued exercise of divine power by which all things are maintained in being and action. God alone is sovereign and absolutely independent, and the creature is and always remains dependent on Him. This doctrine is clearly taught in the following passages, Ps. 63:8; Neh. 9:6; Acts 17:28; Col. 1:17; Heb. 1:3. 2. DIVINE CONCURRENCE. Concurrence may be defined as that work of God by which He co-operates with all His creatures and causes them to act precisely as
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