Doctrines of Grace & Eschatology

TH403/TH603

Learning Outcomes

  1. Assist candidates in gaining a grounding in the outworking of the grace of the triune God and the implications of this for Christian hope;
  2. Introduce candidates to the implications of the work of grace in human life and particularly to the work and ministry of the Holy Spirit;
  3. Help students appreciate the nature of the Kingdom of God and Christian eschatology; and
  4. Deepen candidates’ understanding of what the work of the Spirit means for them.

On completion of this unit, a student will be able to:

  1. Outline key definitions and understandings of the Gospel of God, Kingdom of God and the return of Christ;
  2. Describe the place of repentance, faith, forgiveness, justification, election and grace in the economy of God and the life of Christians;
  3. Describe the work of the Spirit, especially in regeneration, sanctification and fellowship;
  4. Outline the various historical and theological interpretations of the Kingdom of God, future and present judgement, and the final consummation of all things in Christ; and Identify how their own life demonstrates the grace of God and points to  future hope.

Content

Section A : The Doctrines of Grace

  1. The Gospel of God
  2. Repentance, faith, forgiveness, justification, election and grace
  3. The work of the Spirit : regeneration, sanctification and fellowship

Section B : Eschatology

  1. The kingdom present and future
  2. Judgement present and future
  3. Consummation of all things in Christ
  4. Death, intermediate state, resurrection
  5. Heaven and hell


Workload: One semester, 4 credit points, 36 contact hours
Status: Elective
Pre-requisites / Co-requisites / Exclusions: 16 credit points of core foundation units
When: Semester 1, 2012
Who: Rhys Bezzant

 

Recommended Texts for this Theology Unit:

The Bible

Demarest, Bruce. The Cross and Salvation. Foundations of Evangelical Theology: The Doctrine of Salvation. Wheaton: Crossway Books, 1997.

Doyle, Robert C. Eschatology and the Shape of Christian Belief. Carlisle: Paternoster, 1999.

Hughes, Philip E. But for the Grace of God...: Divine Initiative and Human Need. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1964.

 

Reccommended Texts for All Theology Units

Allison, Gregg R. Historical Theology: An Introduction to Christian Doctrine. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2011.

Calvin, John. Institutes of the Christian Religion. Library of Christian Classics 20 and 21. Translated by Ford Lewis Battles. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1960.

Horton, Michael. The Christian Faith: A Systematic Theology for Pilgrims on the Way. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2011.

McGrath, Alister E. Christian Theology: An Introduction. 3rd ed. ed. Oxford: Blackwell, 2001.