The aim of this book and the ensuing series is to provide both pastors and laypersons with an accessible volume that teases out each doctrine under consideration and handles common objections. A give-and-take dialogue makes it easy to handle questions as they might naturally arise between a pastor and a parishioner or a Christian and a skeptic on the issues at hand, making the volumes helpful, I hope, for both pastors, church members, and the newcomer to the study of theology. I want these books to help pastors explain and apply doctrines and to serve as a resource a pastor might give to someone wrangling with these teachings after they've had a conversation with that church member or prospective church member.