The document provides an introduction to theology, discussing various definitions and classifications of theology. It begins by defining theology as the study of God and discussing general uses of the term, including naming theologies after influential theologians like Augustine, Calvin, and Luther. It then discusses classifying theologies by their source material, place of origin, particular content, or methodological approach. Examples are given for each classification, such as biblical theology focusing on biblical authors, and systematic theology summarizing doctrinal traditions. The document concludes by outlining the first chapter of theology which will cover the doctrine of Scripture.

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AMA THEOLOGY ONLINE SCHOOLING
1ST
SESSION: AUGUST 26, 2022
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INTRODUCTION
PURPOSE: 1.To deepen and widen our knowledge and understanding
God’s nature and existence.
*Upang mapalalim at mapalawak ang ating kaalaman at
pang-unawa ukol sa kalikasan ng Diyos at kanyang pag-
iral.
2. To deepen and strengthen our knowledge in faith to adher
to an accurate holy spirit centered faith and perspective, as
the only way to salvation.
*Upang palalimin at palakasin ang ating kaalaman sa
pananampalataya upang sumunod sa katotohanan at
paniniwala na nakasentro sa Espiritu Santo na tanging
paraan tungo sa kaligtasan.
3. Gain knowledge of other doctrines and discipline to
contend and depend questions on God’s nature and
existence, as well as church doctrines, beliefs and practices.
*Upang magkaroon ng sapat kaalaman sa iba pang mga
docktrina at disiplina upang masagot ang mga tanong
patungkol sa Diyos, gayundin sa mga doktrina,
paniniwala at gawain ng simbahan.

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THEOLOGY
I – THE WORD “THEOLOGY”
- The word THEOLOGY derived from the Greek word “THEOS”
means God and “LOGUS” means words and expressions.
- The study of the Doctrine of God or the Word of God/ Or more
accurately from the Platonic origin, a conversation or discussion about
God.
II – GENERAL USES OF THE WORD (THEOLOGY)
a. When recognition of the first exponent of the theological system is a
desired, individual names combined in the term as;
1. Augustinian Theology
- Augustinianism is the philosophical and theological system of
Augustine of Hippo and its subsequent development by other
thinkers, notably Boethius, Anselm of Canterbury and
Bonaventure. Among Augustine's most important works are The
City of God, De doctrina Christiana, and Confessions.
-Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis - 354-430, Bishop of Hippo
Regius in Numidia, Roman, North Africa.
2. Calvinistic Theology
- The system of biblical doctrine often known as “Calvinism”
grows out of a deep conviction that God’s glory is the goal of all
things, and that his freedom and his sovereignty are essential to his
deity. Because God is free and sovereign and glorious, he doesn’t
need to be served by anyone to meet his needs and, therefore, he is
gloriously free to be gracious to us.
- John Calvin – 1509-1564, French. Protestant.
3. Lutheran Theology
- Lutherans believe that humans are saved from their sins by God's
grace alone (Sola Gratia), through faith alone (Sola Fide), on the
basis of Scripture alone (Sola Scriptura). Orthodox Lutheran
theology holds that God made the world, including humanity,
perfect, holy and sinless.
- Martin Luther – 1483-1546, German. Augustinian Priest.
Protestant reformation.
(e.g. Christ alone (Solus Christus) To the Glory of God alone
(Soli deo Gloria).

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4. Armenian Theology
-Armenianism, a theological movement in Protestant Christianity
that arose as a liberal reaction to the Calvinist doctrine of
predestination. The movement began early in the 17th century and
asserted that God's sovereignty and human free will are
compatible.
- Jocobus Armenius – 1560 – 1609, Dutch Theologian.
b. When resources of each material is in view, specific terms are
employed, as;
1. Revealed Theology
- theology based on the doctrine that all religious truth is
derived exclusively from the revelations of God to humans.
2. Natural Theology
- Natural theology is generally characterized as the attempt to
establish religious truths by rational argument and without reliance
upon alleged revelations. It has focused traditionally on the topics
of the existence of God and the immortality of the soul.
3. Catholic Theology
- Catholic theology is the understanding of Catholic doctrine or
teachings, and results from the studies of theologians. It is based
on canonical scripture, and sacred tradition, as interpreted
authoritatively by the magisterium of the Catholic Church.[1][2]
This
article serves as an introduction to various topics in Catholic
theology, with links to where fuller coverage is found.
4. Evangelical Theology
- Evangelical theology is the teaching and doctrine that relates to
spiritual matters in evangelical Christianity and a Christian
theology. The main points concern the place of the Bible, the
Trinity, worship, Salvation, sanctification, charity, evangelism and
the end of time.
c. Theology may be classified by the place of origin, as;
1. Genevan Theology
- an adherent of the theological doctrines of John Calvin.
- Geneva, Switzerland
2. Mercersburg Theology
- Mercersburg Theology was a German-American theological
movement that began in the mid-19th century. It draws its name

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from Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, home of Marshall College
from 1836 until its merger with Franklin College (Lancaster,
Pennsylvania) in 1853, and also home to the seminary of
the Reformed Church in the United States (RCUS) from 1837
until its relocation to Lancaster in 1871.
3. Oxford Theology
- Oxford Theology is an ancient intellectual discipline, with
continuing and momentous social significance around the world
today. Students gain an understanding of the intellectual
underpinning of religious traditions, and of the social and cultural
contexts for religious belief and practice. In order to engage fully
with the questions raised by the critical study of Theology and
Religion, you will have to become something of a historian and a
philosopher, a textual and literary critic, and a linguist.
-Oxford, England.
4. New England Theology
- New England theology (or Edwardsianism) designates a school of
theology which grew up among the Congregationalists of New
England, originating in the year 1732, when Jonathan
Edwards began his constructive theological work, culminating a
little before the American Civil War, declining afterwards, and
rapidly disappearing after the year 1880.
5. Oberlin Theology
- History. The Graduate School of Theology began as the
Theological Department of Oberlin Collegiate Institute in 1833.
Academic work began in 1835 with the arrival of rebel seminarians
from Lane Theological Seminary. By the 1870s, the school had
become known as the Oberlin Theological Seminary.
-Oberlin, Ohio, USA
d. When the particular content of the given theology is in view it may be
named accordingly, as;
1. Biblical Theology
- Biblical theology focuses on the teachings of the individual
authors and books of the Bible and places each teaching in the
Scriptures' historical development. It is a presentation of the Old
and New Testament writers' theological teachings within their
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2. Fundamental Theology
- Fundamental theology refers to a field within Christian theology
in which philosophical, anthropological, scientific, and theological
categories are deployed to mediate religious faith and the meaning
of faith in culture.
3. Historical Theology
- Historical theology is the study of the interpretation of Scripture
and the formulation of doctrine by the church of the past.
4. Homiletical Theology
- Homiletics means the art of preaching. Homiletics comprises the
study of the composition and delivery of religious discourses. It
includes all forms of preaching: sermons, homilies and catechetical
instruction.
5. Ethical Theology
- Theological Ethics includes the ecumenical study of major
Roman Catholic and Protestant ethicists and attends to the Biblical
foundations and theological contexts of ethics.
6. Practical Theology
- Practical theology describes the mutually strengthening
relationship between the theological learning and research of a
university-based seminary, and the actual experience and needs of
Christian communities.
7. Pastoral Theology
- the study of the theological bases as well as the practical
implications of the professional activities of religious workers.
e. Theology maybe classified by the method, process or approach the
employ, as;
1. Dogmatic Theology
- Dogmatic theology may be defined as the scientific exposition of
the entire theoretical doctrine concerning God and God's external
activity, based on the dogmas of the Church. Dogmatic theology
emphasizes the importance of propositional truth over experiential,
sensory perceptions.
2. Exegetical Theology
- A branch of theology dealing with the interpretation or
explanation of scripture.

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3. New Theology
- a movement away from orthodox or fundamentalist theological
thought, originating in the late 19th century and aimed at
reconciling modern concepts and discoveries in science and
philosophy with theology.
4. Polemic Theology
- Theological polemic is one of the most important traditional
instruments of Christian church formation and faith development.
It served to delineate the boundaries between “true” and “false”
Christian doctrine and piety. The term is derived from Greek
pólemos (war, conflict).
5. Rational Theology
- A theology holding that knowledge of God may be acquired by
human reason and observation alone without the aid of revealed
knowledge.
6. Systematic Theology
- a branch of theology concerned with summarizing the doctrinal
traditions of a religion (such as Christianity) especially with a view
to relating the traditions convincingly to the religion's present-day
setting.
Lewis Sperry Chafer, 1871-1952/ Wyne A. Grudem, 1948-
The “term SystematicTheology” originated in the 16th
century with
the work of German theologian, “Bartholomaus
Keckermann(1572-1609).
7. Elemental or Conservative Theology
- Elemental Theology presents the basics of systematic theology in
brief, easy-to-follow outline form that will be appreciated by
students, teachers, pastors, and laypersons wanting a practical-level
introduction to the subject. Bancroft's thorough survey of doctrine
includes numerous quotations from well-known biblical
commentators and study questions at the end of each chapter for
personal or class review.
Emery Herbert Bancroft – 1804-1944

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THEOLOGY
CHAPTER 1
THE DOCTRINE OF SCRIPTURE
(BIBLIOLOGY)
A. Their Canonicity or Genuineness
I. Meaning
II. Proof
1. Old Testament Canon
(1) The Law
(2) The Prophets
(3) Supplementary proof from New Testament
2. New Testament Canon
B. Their Credibility or Trustworthiness
I. Meaning
II. Proof
1. Established by negative consideration
2. Established by positive consideration
(1)Topographical and geographical trustworthiness
(2)Ethnological or racial trustworthiness
(3)Chronological trustworthiness
(4)Historical trustworthiness
(5)Canonical Trustworthiness
C. Their Inspiration or Divine Authority
I. Meaning
II. Proof
1. The testimony of archeology
2. The testimony of the Bible
3. The testimony of Christ
4. The testimony of transformed lives
CHAPTER 2
THE DOCTRINE OF GOD
(THEOLOGY)
A. The fact of God
I. Established by reason
1. Argument from Universal Belief
2. Argument from Cause and Effect
3. Argument from evident harmony of belief in God with existing facts
II. Established by Revelation
B. The Nature of God (Revealed by His attributes)
I. Natural attributes
1. The Life of God
(1) The Meaning of “life”
(2) The Scriptural fact of Life as a divine attribute
(3) The Life of God illustrated and demonstrated in the Scriptures
2. The Spirituality of God
(1) Definition
(2) The Scriptural fact established
(3) The Scriptural fact illuminated
(4) The Scriptural fact interrogated
3. The Personality of God
(1) Definition of Personality
(2) The Scriptural fact of God’s personality established
a. By names which are given to God which reveal personality
b. By personal pronouns used of God
c. By the characteristics and properties of personality ascribed to
God
d. By the relations which God sustains to the universe and to men
4. The Tri-unity of God
Sabellianism, Swedenborgianism, and Tritheism refuted

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(1) Unity of Being
a. Definition
b. The Scriptural fact of the Divine Unity established
(2) Trinity of Personality
a. Definition
b. The Scriptural fact of the Trinity
5. The Self-Existence of God
(1) The meaning of it
(2) The fact of it
6. The Eternity of God
(1) The meaning of it
(2) The fact of it
7. The Immutability of God
(1) The meaning of it
(2) The fact of it
(3) Objections to the doctrine of Immutability
8. The Omniscience of God
(1) The meaning of it
(2) The fact of it
(3) The application of it
9. The Omnipotence of God
(1) The meaning of it
(2) The fact of it
(3) The application of it
10. The Omnipresence of God
(1) The meaning of it
(2) The fact of it
(3) The application of it
(4) The application of it to human life and experience
II. The Moral attributes
1. The Holiness of God, including Righteousness and Justice
(1) The Holiness of God
a. The importance of doctrine
b. the meaning of Holiness as applied to God
c. The Scriptural fact of God’s holiness
d. The manifestation of God’s holiness
e. The application of God’s holiness
(2) The Righteousness and Justice of God
a. The Righteousness of God
(a) The meaning of it
(b) The scriptural fact of it
b. The Justice of God
(a) The meaning of it
(b) The scriptural fact of it
c. The manifestation of God’s righteousness and justice
2. The Love of God, including Mercy and Grace
(1) The Love of God (proper)
a. The meaning of it
b. The Scriptural fact of it
c. The object of it
d. The manifestation of it
e. Various aspect of it
(2) The Mercy and Grace of God
a. The mercy of God
(a) The meaning of it
(b) The scriptural fact of it
b. The Grace of God
(a) The meaning of it
(b) The Scriptural fact of it
c. The manifestation of God’s mercy and grace
C. The Counsel of God
I. The Plan of God in relation to the Universe and men
1. The meaning of it
2. The Scriptural fact of it
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II. The Purpose of God in relation to redemption
1. The meaning of it
2. The Scriptural fact of it
3. The application of it
(1) In general invitation or call
(2) In the effectual invitation or call
4. The objection of it
CHAPTER 3
THE DOCTRINE OF JESUSCHRIST
(CHRISTOLOGY)
A. The Person of Christ
I. The humanity of Jesus Christ, as shown
1. By His human parentage – Virgin Birth
2. By His natural growth and development
3. By His personal appearance
4. By His possession of a human physical nature
5. By His human and sinless limitations
6. By the human names given to Him by Himself and others
7. By the human relation which He sustained to God (The Self-emptying of Christ)
II. The Deity of Jesus Christ as shown
1. By the divine names which are given to Him in the Scriptures
2. By the divine worship which is ascribed to Him
3. By the divine offices which the Scriptures assigned to Jesus Christ
4. By the New Testament fulfillments in Christ of Old Testament statements
concerning Jehovah
5. By the association of the name of Jesus Christ the Son with that of God the Father
III. The Character of Jesus Christ
1. The Holiness of Jesus Christ
(1) The meaning of it
(2) The attestations to the fact of it
(3) The manifestation of it
2. The Love of Jesus Christ
(1) The meaning if it
(2) The object of it
(3) The manifestation of it
3. The Meekness of Jesus Christ
(1) The meaning of it
(2) The fact of it
(3) The manifestation of it
4. The Humility of Jesus Christ
(1) The meaning of it
(2) The fact of it
(3) The manifestation of it
B. The Work of Jesus Christ
I. The death of Jesus Christ
1. The importance of it
2. The necessity of it
3. The nature of it
(1) Negatively considered
a. The Accident theory
b. The Martyr theory
c. The Moral influence theory
d. The Governmental theory
e. The Love-of-God theory
(2) Positively considered
a. Predetermined
b. Voluntary
c. Vicarious
d. Sacrificial
e. Expiatory
f. Propitiatory
g. Redemptive
h. Substitutionary
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5. The result of it
(1) In relation to men and general
(2) In relation to the believer
(3) In relation to Satan and the powers of darkness
(4) In relation to material universe
II. The Resurrection of Jesus Christ
1. The fact of it
2. The evidences of the resurrection of Christ
3. The result of it
CHAPTER 4
THE DOCTRINE OF HOLY SPIRIT
(PHEUMATOLOGY)
A. The nature of the Holy Spirit
I. Personality of the Holy Spirit
1. The definition of it
2. The proof of it
3. Importance of it
II. The Deity of the Holy Spirit
1. Definition of it
2. Proof given
(1) Divine names given to Him
(2) Divine attributes ascribed to Him
(3) Divine works performed
(4) Interpretation of Old Testament Passages concerning Jehovah
(5) Coupling of the name of the Holy Spirit with that of God and Christ
B. The Names of the Holy Spirit
I. Names which are descriptive of His own Person
1. The Spirit
2. The Holy Spirit
3. The Eternal Spirit
II. Names which set forth His relationship to God
1. The Spirit of God
2. The Spirit of Jehovah
3. The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah
4. The Spirit of the Living God
III. Names which set forth His relationship to the Son of God
1. The Spirit of Christ
2. The Spirit of His Son
3. The Spirit of Jesus
4. The Spirit of Jesus Christ
IV. Names which set forth His relation to men
1. Spirit of Burning
2. Holy Spirit of Promise
3. Spirit of Truth
4. Spirit of Life
5. Spirit of Grace
6. Spirit of Glory
7. Comforter
C. The Work of the Holy Spirit
I. In relation to the material universe
1. With regard to its creation
2. With regard to its restoration and preservation
II. In relation to unregenerate men
1. He strives with them
2. He witnesses to them
3. He convicts or convinces them
III. In relation to believers
1. He regenerates
2. He baptizes into the body of Christ
3. He indwells
4. He infills
5. He liberates
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7. He equips for service
8. He produces the fruit of Christ like graces
9. He makes possible all forms of communion with God
10. Shall quicken the believer’s body
IV. In relation to Jesus Christ
1. Conceived by the Holy Spirit
2. Anointed with the Holy Spirit
3. Led by the Spirit
4. Filled with the Holy Spirit
5. Accomplished His ministry in the power of the Spirit
6. Sacrificially offered Himself through the Spirit
7. Resurrected by the power of the spirit
8. Commandment to the Apostles after His resurrection, given through the Holy Spirit
9. Bestower of the Holy Spirit
V. In relation to the Scriptures
1. The Author of them
2. The Interpreter of them
CHAPTER 5
THE DOCTRINE OF SALVATION
(SOTERIOLOGY)
A. Regeneration
I. The importance of it
1. Strategic relation sustained to the family of God
2. Strategic relation sustained to the kingdom of God
II. The meaning of it
1. Negatively considered
(1) Not baptism
(2) Not reformation
2. Positively considered
(1) A spiritual generation
(2) A spiritual quickening
(3) A spiritual translation
(4) A spiritual creation
III. The necessity of it
1. The inability of that which belongs to one kingdom to enter another
2. Man’s condition of spiritual death
3. Man’s lack of a holy spiritual nature and the perversity of his nature
IV. The mode of it
1. On the divine side – a sovereign act of power
2. On the human side – a two-fold act of dependent faith
V. The result of it
1. A radical change in life and experience
2. Son ship with God
3. The indwelling of the Holy Spirit
4. Liberated from the sphere and slavery of the flesh
5. A living faith in Christ
6. Victory over the world
7. Cessation of sin as a life practice
8. Established of righteousness as a life practice
9. Christian love
B. Repentance
I. Importance, as known in
1. The earlier New Testament ministries
2. Christ’s commission
3. The later New Testament ministries
4. The expression of God’s desire and will for all men
5. The part it plays in man’s salvation
II. The meaning of it
III. The manifestation of it
1. In confession f sin
2. In forsaking of sin
IV. The mode of it
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2. On the human side – accomplished through means
V. The result of it
1. Joy in Heaven
2. Pardon and forgiveness
3. Reception of the Holy Spirit
C. Faith
I. Importance of it
II. The meaning of it
1. Natural faith – possessed by all
2. Spiritual faith – possessed only by the believers
(1) In relation to salvation
(2) In relation to God
(3) In relation prayer
(4) In relation to works
(5) In relation to its possessor
III. Manner of it
1. The Divine side – originates with the Triune God
2. The human side – secured through the use of means
IV. Result of it
1. Salvation
2. A normal Christian experience
3. Holy achievements
D. Justification
I. Meaning of it
II. Scope of it
1. Remission of sins
2. Reckoning of Christ’s righteousness
III. Method of it
1. Negatively considered
(1) Not by moral character
(2) Not by works of the law
2. Positively considered
(1) Judicially by God
(2) Causatively by grace
(3) Meritoriously and manifestly by Christ
(4) Mediately by faith
(5) Evidentially by works
IV. Result of it
1. Freedom from incrimination
2. Peace with God
3. Assurance and realization of future glorification
E. Sanctification
I. Meaning of it
II. Period of it
1. Initial stage – contemporaneous with conversion
2. Progressive stage – contemporaneous with believer’s earth life
3. Final Stage – contemporaneous with the coming of Christ
III. Manners of it
1. On the divine side – the work of the Triune God
2. On the human side – accomplished by means
F. Prayers
I. Reason or necessity for it
II. Qualifications for it
III. Persons addressed in it
IV. Subjects of prayer
1. Ourselves
2. Fellow Christians
3. Christian workers
4. Young converts
5. The sick
6. Children
7. Rulers
8. Israel
9. Those who mistreat us
10. All men
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1. Time of it
2. Place of it
3. Manner of it
VI. Result of it
1. Great achievements
2. Definite answer
3. Accomplishments of the Divine purpose
4. Glorification of God
CHAPTER 6
THE DOCTRINE OF THE CHURCH
(ECCLESIOLOGY)
A. Meaning of it
I. As an organism
II. As an organization
B. Fact of it, as set forth
I. In types and symbols
1. The body with its members
2. The bride in relation to her espoused husband
3. The temple when its foundation and building stones
II. In prophetic utterance
1. The promise of the church
2. The pre-instruction of the church
III. In positive description
C. Ordinances of it
I. Baptism
1. Commanded by Christ
2. Practice by early church
II. The Lord’s Supper
1. Commanded by Christ
2. Observed by early church
D. Mission of it
CHAPTER 7
THE DOCTRINE OF MAN
(ANTROPOLOGY)
A. Creation
I. The fact of it
II. The method of it
1. Negatively considered – not by evolution
2. Positively considered
(1) Called into being by an act of creation
(2) Given a physical organism by an act of formation
(3) Made a complete living personal being by final action
B. Original Condition
I. Possessed the image of God
II. Possessed intellectual faculties
III. Possessed a holy moral nature
C. Probation
I. The definition of it
II. The fact of it
III. The period of it
D. The Fall
I. The fact of it
II. The manner of it
1. The Temper – Satan through the serpent
2. The Temptation
III. Result of it
1. To Adam and Eve particular
2. To the race in general
CHAPTER 8
THE DOCTRINE OF SIN
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A. The Meaning of it
I. Negatively considered
1. Not a fortuitous or chance happening
2. Not a mere creature weakness
3. Not the mere absence of good
4. Not outgrown good
II. Positively considered
1. A failure to meet one’s obligation to God
2. A wrong attitude toward the Person of God
3. A wrong action in relation to the will of God
4. A wrong action in relation to men
5. A wrong attitude toward Jesus Christ
6. A wrong tendency of nature
B. The fact of it
I. A fact of revelation
II. A fact of observation
III. A fact of human experience
C. The extent of it
I. The Heavens
II. The Earth
1. The vegetable kingdom
2. The animal kingdom
3. The race of mankind
CHAPTER 9
THE DOCTRINE OF ANGEL
(ANGELOLOGY)
A. Angel (proper)
I. Their existence
1. Established by the teaching of the Old Testament
2. Established by the teaching of the New Testament
II. Their characteristics
1. Created beings
2. Spirit beings
3. Personal beings
4. Unmarriageable beings
5. Deathless being
6. Swift being
7. Powerful being
8. Being of superior intelligence
9. Glorious being
10. Being of various ranks and orders
11. Numerous being
III. Their moral nature
1. All created holy
2. Many obedient – confirmed in goodness
3. Many disobedient – confirmed in wickedness
IV. Their employment
1. Of good angels
2. Of evil angels
B. Satan
I. His existence
II. Original state
1. Created perfect in wisdom and beauty
2. Set upon the mountain as covering cherub
3. Sinless in conduct
4. Heart lifted up with pride and false ambition
5. Degraded in moral character and deposed from high position
III. His nature
1. Personality
2. Character
IV. His position – most exalted
1. Prince of the power of the air
2. Prince of this world
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V. His present habitation
VI. His work
1. Originated sin
2. Causes suffering
3. Causes death
4. Allures to evil
5. Ensnares men
6. Inspires wicked thought and purposes
7. Takes possession of men
8. Blinds the minds of men
9. Dissipates the truth
10. Produces a fruitage of evil
11. Energizes his ministers
12. Opposes God’s servants
13. Test believers
14. Accuses believers
15. Will energize the Antichrist
VII. His destiny
1. To be perpetually cursed
2. To be treated as a conquered enemy
3. To be cast out of the heaven lies
4. To be confined in the abyss for a thousand years
5. To be loosed a little season after the Millennium
6. To be cast into the lake of fire
VIII. Believer’s course in relation to him
1. Redemption rights to be claimed
2. Full equipment to be appropriated
3. Strict self-control to be maintained
4. Unceasing vigilance to be exercised
5. Trustful resistance to be made
C. Demons
I. Their existence
1. Recognized by Jesus
2. Recognized by the seventy
3. Recognized by the Apostle
II. Their nature
1. Essential nature
2. Moral nature
III. Their employment
1. Taking possession of the bodies of human being and beast
2. Bringing physical and mental affliction upon men
3. Producing moral impurity
CHAPTER 10
THE DOCTRINE OF LAST THINGS
(ESCHATOLOGY)
A. Second Coming of Christ
I. Fact of it established by
1. The testimony of the Prophets
2. The testimony of John the Baptist
3. The testimony of Christ
4. The testimony of Angels
5. The testimony of the Apostles
II. Character of it
1. Negatively considered
2. Positively considered
III. Purpose of it
1. With regard to the righteous
2. With regard to the wicked
3. With regard to the antichrist
4. With regard to Israel
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7. With regard to Satan
IV. Practical value of it
1. A doctrine of comfort for sorrowing saints
2. A blessed hope for the recipient of God’s grace
3. An incentive to a holy life
4. A motive to a life of faithful service
B. The resurrection of the dead
I. Fact of it
1. Taught in Old Testament
2. Taught in New Testament
II. Manner of it
1. Literal and bodily
2. Universal
3. Twofold
III. Characteristics of the resurrection body
1. Of the believer
2. Of the unbeliever
IV. Time of it
1. In relation to believers – before the millennium
2. In relation to unbelievers – after the millennium
C. The judgments
I. Meaning of Divine judgment
II. Fact of them
1. As taught in the Old Testament
2. As taught in the New Testament
III. Personality of the Judge
1. God
2. God in Christ
3. Saints as assistants
IV. Order of them
1. Judgment of the Cross
2. Present judgment of the believer’s self-life
3. Judgment of the believer’s works
4. Judgment of Israel
5. Judgment of the living nations
6. Judgment of fallen angels
7. Judgment of the Great White Throne
D. Future destiny of the righteous and the wicked
I. Heaven in its relation to the future destiny of the righteous
1. Scriptural fact of it
2. Character of it
3. The inhabitants of it
4. The occupation of it
II. Hell in its relation to the future destiny of the wicked
1. The Scriptural fact of it
2. The character of it
3. The occupation of it
4. The duration of it