Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion you should be able to:

• Be familiar with the biblical terminology related to God and other divine beings

• Be acquainted with theological issues concerning God’s relationship to the existence of evil

• Understand differing views of the relationship between providence, foreknowledge, and free will

• Be able to properly describe the personhood of Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit with respect to Trinitarian Theology

• Understand how monotheism and Trinitarianism are compatible

• Understand Spirit baptism and varying modern views of spiritual gifts

Course Outline

Unit 1: God

• Introduction to the Doctrine of God

• What We Don’t Mean

• Finding the God of the Bible

• Determining the Meaning of Elohim with the Bible Sense Lexicon

• The Name of Our God

• Identifying the Hebrew Names for God

• God as Creator

• God as Controller

• God in Character

• Quiz – Unit 1

Unit 2: Creation and Providence

• Introduction to God’s Work

• Creation

• Creation Theology

• Ethical Implications of Creation

• Divine Providence: Preservation

• The Dispute about God’s Rule

• Total Control

• Subject-Verb Clause Searching to Discover God’s Actions in Ruth

• Partial Control

• Open Theism

• Openness Arguments

• Performing a Bible Word Study for the Hebrew Term Nacham

• Concerning Open Theism

• Quiz – Unit 2

Unit 3: The Problem of Evil

• The Problem Defined

• Background of the Problem of Evil

• Evil and Providence

• Two Kinds of Evil

• Approaches to the Problem of Evil

• Conclusion: One Final Approach

• Quiz – Unit 3

Unit 4: Angels

• Introduction to Angels

• Defining Angels

• Searching the Old Testament for the Term “Angel”

• Identifying Angels

• Appreciating Angels

• Quiz – Unit 4

• Midterm Exam

Unit 5: Christology: The Person and Work of Christ

• Introduction to the Doctrine of Christ

• Background to Deity

• The Deity of Christ

• Implications of Deity

• The Humanity of Christ

• The United Person

• Adding Verses to a Topic Guide Search

• Implications of Humanity

• The Work of Christ

• Stages of Christ’s Work

• Quiz – Unit 5

Unit 6: The Holy Spirit: Person and Work

• Importance of the Holy Spirit

• Overview of the History of the Holy Spirit

• Personality of the Spirit

• Deity of the Spirit

• The Old Testament Work of the Holy Spirit

• Searching for References to the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament

• The Holy Spirit in the Life of Jesus

• The Spirit and the Believer

• Disputed Works of the Spirit

• Quiz – Unit 6

Unit 7: THe Holy Spirit: Spirit Baptism

• Spirit Baptism in Acts

• What Is Spirit Baptism?

• Searching the Words of Christ for References to the Holy Spirit

• Paul and the Spirit

• Quiz – Unit 7

Unit 8: Spiritual Gifts: The Contemporary Debate

• Debates Surrounding Spiritual Gifts

• Purpose of Spiritual Gifts

• General Observations: 1 Corinthians 12–14

• The Use of Charisma in Contemporary Greek Literature

• Cessationism vs. Continuationism

• The Cessationist Challenges

• The Nature of Tongues: Issues

• The Nature of Tongues: More Cessationist Arguments

• Quiz – Unit 8

• Final Exam

Details

• Title: TH102 Introducing Bible Doctrine II: The Triune God and His Heavenly Host

• Instructors: Carl Sanders and Ronn Johnson

• Publisher: Lexham Press

• Publication Date: 2014

• Product Type: Logos Mobile Education

• Resource Type: Courseware, including transcripts, audio, and video resources

• Courses: 1

• Video Hours: 6