Study Outline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5STUDY 1

Intoduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13STUDY 2

God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23STUDY 3

The Bible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39STUDY 4

Angels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55STUDY 5

Man & Sin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69STUDY 6

Jesus Christ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85STUDY 7

Salvation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99STUDY 8

The Holy Spirit . . . . . . . . . . . 115STUDY 9

The Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131STUDY 10

Prophecy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

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INTRODUCTION Prologue 13-22I. DOCTRINE DEFINED 13-14

A. Teaching 13B. Categorizing 14

II. DOCTRINE DEBATED 14-15A. The God of truth 14B. Truth transmitted 15C. Truth received 15

III. DOCTRINE DEMANDED 16A. Three defensive reasons 16B. Four positive reasons 16

IV. THE DEMAND OF DOCTRINE 16-17

V. PROCEDURE 17-18

GOD Theology Proper 23-38I. THE PERSON OF GOD 23-29

A. His knowability 23-241. He exists 232. He reveals 23-24

B. His nature 24-281. His attributes 24-27

a. God as a unity 24b. God as personal 24c. God as glorious 24d. God as a simple being 24-25e. God as holy 26-27

2. His triunity 27-28C. His names 28-29

II. THE PLAN OF GOD 29-30A. His creation 29B. His preservation 29C. His providence 29D. His purpose 29

III. THE PURSUIT OF GOD 30-31A. Fearing God 30B. Trusting God 30C. Knowing God 31D. Loving God 31

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THE BIBLE Bibliology 39-54 I. THE ORIGIN OF THE BIBLE 39-44

A. Revelation 39-401. General and special revelation 392. The means of special revelation 39-40

B. Inspiration 40-431. Defined 40-412. Extent 413. Proven by Christ 414. Proven by the Bible's own claims 41-425. Proven by prophecy 426. Proven by external evidence 42-43

C. Inerrancy 43D. The canon 44

II. THE CHARACTER OF THE BIBLE 45A. Its authority 45B. Its ability and reliability 45C. Its sufficiency 45

III. THE RECEPTION OF THE BIBLE 45-47 �

A. Illumination 45-46B. Interpretation 46-47C. Application 47

ANGELS Angelology 55-68I. THE NATURE OF ANGELS 55-59

A. Origin 55B. Names and designations 55C. Characteristics 55-56

1. Personality and spirituality 562. Appearance 563. Differ from men 564. Number 565. Capacity 56-57

D. Ministries 571. To believers 57-582. To God 583. To Christ 58

E. Classification 58-591. Organized 58-592. Angel of Jehovah 59

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II. THE NATURE OF THE ADVERSARY 59-62A. Origin and fall 59-60B. Designations and character 60C. Demons 60-62

1. Origin 602. Designations, characteristics and organization 613. Subject to Christ 614. Destiny 61-62

III. THE NATURE OF THE CONFLICT 62-63A. His sphere 62B. His strategy 62

1. Toward God 622. Toward non-Christians 623. Toward Christians 62-63

C. Issue of Authority 63

MAN & SIN Anthropology & Hamartiology 69-84

MAN 69-75I. THE ORIGIN OF MANKIND 69-73

A. Views of mankind's origin 691. Atheistic evolution 702. Theistic evolution 703. Special creation 70

a) Declared by Scripture 70b) Genesis account 70c) The age of mankind 70-71

B. Original character of mankind 71-731. Mankind as unique 712. Made in God's image 72-73

C. Purpose of creation 73

II. THE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF MANKIND 73-75A. Material and immaterial 73-74B. Multiplicity and unity 74-75

SIN 75-80I. THE DEFINITION OF SIN 75-76

A. Scriptural descriptions 76B. Words for sin 76

II. ORIGIN OF SIN 76-77A. The initiator 76B. The purpose 76-77

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III. RESULTS OF SIN 77-79A. Death 77-78B. Depravity 78

1. Man's condition 782. How man is depraved 78

C. Results of depravity 79

IV. THE SOLUTION TO SIN 79-80A. The Savior, the solution to sin 79B. The Christian's struggle with sin 80

JESUS CHRIST Christology 85-98

I. HIS PRE-EXISTENCE AND DEITY (BEFORE MEN) 85-87A. Proven by the Old Testament 85B. Proven by prophecy 86C. Proven by the New Testament 86-87

1. Direct statements 862. Christ's names 863. Christ's attributes 864. Christ's works 865. Christ's claims 86

II. HIS INCARNATION (COMING TO MEN) 87-89A. His emptying 87B. His humanity 88C. His union 88-89

III. HIS LIFE AND MINISTRY (AMONG MEN) 89-90A. His offices 89B. The events 90

IV. HIS DEATH (INSTEAD OF MEN) 90A. The purpose 90B. The payment 90C. The purchase 90

V. HIS RESURRECTION & ASCENSION (FROM MEN) 90-92A. He was physically dead 91B. He was physically raised 91C. He ascended to the right hand of God 91-92

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VI. HIS RETURN (FOR MEN) 92

VII. THE LORD OVER MEN 92-93A. Priority 92B. Passion 92C. Perspective 93

SALVATION Soteriology 99-114I. THE BASIS OF SALVATION 99-102

A. Man's need – righteousness 99B. God's solution – the Righteous One 99-102

1. Through the cross 100a) Blood and death 100b) The resurrection 100

2. Substitutionary Atonement 100-101a) Substitution 101b) Atonement 101

3. Justification 102

II. THE BOUNTIFUL RICHES OF SALVATION 103-104A. Redemption – toward sin 103B. Reconciliation – toward man 104C. Propitiation – toward God 104

III. THE PERSONAL BENEFITS OF SALVATION 104-105A. Our needs met before God 104B. Unmerited benefits 105C. My position and Christ's position 105

IV. THE BREADTH OF SALVATION 105A. The meaning of sanctification 105B. The time of sanctification 105

V. THE BASIS OF COMING TO SALVATION 106-107A. Election 106

1. Definition 1062. Views 106

B. By grace 106C. Through faith 106-107

1. The meaning of faith 1062. Repentance 1073. Faith is not merit 1074. Faith + nothing 107

VI. THE BEDROCK OF SALVATION 107-108A. The sufficiency of Christ's work 107B. The unbroken chain of God's purpose 108C. The work and promises of God 108D. The evidence of salvation 108

VII. THE BELIEVERS RESPONSE TO SALVATION 108A. Holiness 108B. Evangelism 108C. Works – rewards 108

THE HOLY SPIRIT Pneumatology 115-130I. THE PERSON OF THE HOLY SPIRIT 115-116

A. The Holy Spirit as a person 115B. The Holy Spirit as Deity 115-116

1. His divine attributes 1152. His divine association 115-1163. His divine actions and assets 116

II. THE WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT 117-123A. In relation to the Scriptures 117B. In relation to the world 117C. In relation to Jesus Christ 117D. In relation to the Old Testament 118E. In relation to salvation 118-121

1. Regenerating 118-1192. Indwelling 1193. Sealing 119-1204. Baptizing 120

F. In relation to living the Christian life 121-1231. The filling of the Spirit 121-1222. The gifts of the Spirit 122-1233. Other ministries of the Spirit 123

III. OUR WALK BY THE HOLY SPIRIT 123-124A. His goal 123-124B. Our growth 124

THE CHURCH Ecclesiology 131-148I. BASIS OF THE CHURCH 131-132

A. Definition 131-132B. The beginning of the church 132

1. The body in the Old Testament 1322. The initiation into the body 132

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II. BREADTH OF THE CHURCH (universal-organism) 133-134A. The universal church 133B. Figures for the church 133-134

III. BOUNDARIES OF THE CHURCH (local-organized) 134-139A. Organization 134-36

1. The local church 134-352. Church governments 1353. Para – local church groups 136

B. Leadership in the local church 136-381. Roles of leadership 136-1372. Responsibility to leadership 1373. Responsibility of leadership 1374. Authority for leadership 137-138

C. Ordinances 138-1391. The Lord's Supper 1382. Water Baptism 138-139

D. Responsibility to the local church 139

IV. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE CHURCH 140-143A. The purpose of the church 140

1. To glorify God 1402. To worship & serve God 1403. Evangelize 1404. Edify 140

B. The vision of the church 141-1421. The Kingdom 1412. The nations 141

C. The work of the church 142-1431. Variety of ministries and gifts 1422. Priesthood of the believer 142-143

PROPHECY Eschatology 149-164I. KNOWING THE FUTURE 149-150

A. Non-valid source for knowing the future 149B.Valid source for knowing the future 149C. Response to prophetic Scripture 149-150

II. THE FUTURE OF INDIVIDUALS 150-153A. Death 150B. Resurrection 150-151C. The intermediate state between death–resurrection 151D. Judgments 152 1. Heaven and Hell 152 2. The judgment seat of Christ 152 3. Rewards 152-153

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III. VIEWS OF FUTURE EVENTS 153-154 A. Hermeneutics 153-154

1. The allegorical method 1532. The grammatical/historical/cultural method 153-1543. Amillennialis and Millennialism 1544. Premillennialism and Postmillennialism 154

B. Israel and the church 154

IV. FUTURE EVENTS 155-159A. The rapture 155 1. Nature of the rapture 155 2. The time of the rapture 155

a. Distinct from the second coming 155 b. Wrath or rapture? 155

3. Our attitude toward the rapture 155B. The tribulation 156-157 1. The nature of the tribulation 156 2. Time of the tribulation 156 3. Length of time 156 4. Events 156 5. The Antichrist 156

a) His character 156 b) His career 157

c) Purpose 157C. The Second Coming of Christ 157-158 1. The nature of His return 157

a) Its form 157 b) Its place 157

2. The purpose of His return 157-158D. The millennial kingdom 158 1. The stages of the kingdom 158 2. An earthly reign of Christ during the millennium 158

a) Location 158 b) One last rebellion 158

E. Time of judgments and resurrections 159

BIBLIOGRAPHY 165-168