TH104 Introducing Bible Doctrine IV: The Church and Last Things

Title Page

• Syllabus

Unit 1: Ecclesiology

• S1 – The Problem of an Insufficient Ecclesiology
• S2 – The Nature of the Church
• S3 – Different Translations of the Greek Term Ekklēsia
• S4 – The Marks of the Church
• S5 – Church Government
• S6 – Levels of Ministry in the New Testament
• S7 – Looking Up Multiple Terms in a Single Text Using BDAG
• S8 – Sacraments or Ordinances?
• S9 – Introducing the Lord’s Supper
• S10 – Using Multiple Resources to Research the Lord’s Supper
• S11 – The Function and Meaning of Baptism
• S12 – Developing a Sermon or Lesson on Baptism
• Unit 1 Quiz

Unit 2: The Lord’s Supper

• S13 – Some Introductory Matters
• S14 – Survey of the Views on the Lord’s Supper
• S15 – “Church-as-Body” View
• S16 – Texts on the Lord’s Supper
• S17 – Using Multiple Bible Dictionaries to Research the Passover
• S18 – The Lord’s Supper in the Bible
• S19 – The Meal at Corinth
• S20 – The Body of Christ
• S21 – Summary of the Lord’s Supper
• Unit 2 Quiz

Unit 3: Social Justice

• S22 – Historical Orientation to the Concept
• S23 – Evangelical Interest in Social Justice
• S24 – The Biblical Concept of Social Justice
• S25 – Areas of Evangelical Debate about Social Justice
• Unit 3 Quiz

Unit 4: Liberation Theology

• S26 – Explanation of the Term
• S27 – Themes of Liberation Theology
• S28 – “Black Theology” of Liberation
• Unit 4 Quiz

• Midterm Exam

Unit 5: Eschatology

• S29 – Terms and Introduction
• S30 – Death
• S31 – Judgment, Hell, and Heaven
• S32 – Searching for All Terms Related to Hell
• S33 – The Millennium
• S34 – Finding Different Interpretations of Revelation 20:1–3
• S35 – Cultural Influences on Eschatology
• S36 – Introduction to the Tribulation
• S37 – Dispensational Eschatology
• Unit 5 Quiz

Unit 6: The Millennium

• S38 – The Term and the Views
• S39 – A Chart Comparison of the Different Millennium Perspectives
• S40 – Premillennialism: Explanation
• S41 – Premillennialism: Biblical Support
• S42 – Premillennialism: Observations
• S43 – Amillennialism: Explanation
• S44 – Amillennialism: Biblical Arguments and Issues
• S45 – Postmillennialism: Explanation, Arguments, and Issues
• Unit 6 Quiz

Unit 7: The Tribulation and Rapture

• S46 – Understanding the Concept of a Tribulation Period
• S47 – Finding Quotes and Allusions to Daniel 9:27
• S48 – The Church and the Tribulation: Pretribulational Rapture
• S49 – The Church and the Tribulation: Posttribulational Rapture
• Unit 7 Quiz

Unit 8: Dispensationalism and Covenant Theology

• S50 – Introduction to Dispensationalism and Covenant Theology
• S51 – Understanding Dispensationalism
• S52 – Understanding Covenant Theology
• S53 – Key Issues of Disagreement
• S54 – Saving Highlighted Notes from Commentaries to Specific Note Files
• S55 – Conclusions about Israel and the Church
• S56 – Progressive Dispensationalism
• S57 – Evaluating the Systems
• Unit 8 Quiz

• Final Exam