Systematic Theology II: God, The Bible, and Sin

Unpack truths about who God is and what he does, examining arguments for existence and attributes described in scripture to reveal the triune, creator-sustainer God.

Explore how scripture reveals God's immutability, omnipotent power, and goodness, and how these attributes ground hope. Learn how revelation shows God discloses himself, contrasts with creation, and invites praise.

Explore the trinitarian doctrine: one God in three coequal, coeternal persons—Father, Son, and Spirit—fully God, distinct yet indivisible, revealed progressively in scripture and active in unity.

Explore how God reveals himself as creator and sustainer, who creates ex nihilo by the word, sustains all things by providence, and governs creation for his glory.

Explore how God reveals himself through general revelation—conscience, common grace, and creation—and through Scripture, the sufficient, clear, authoritative, inerrant word of God in Christ.

Examine the verbal and plenary inspiration of scripture, where the Holy Spirit guides writers to utter God’s exact words—breathed by God, without neglecting human authorial voice.

Examine the inerrancy of scripture as the inspired, truthful word of a perfect God, free from error in the original manuscripts and reliable for guidance.

The lecture argues that scripture is sufficient, clear, authoritative, and necessary: it leads to salvation, equips for good works, is God-breathed, and understandable by the Holy Spirit.

Explore how the image of God shapes anthropology, detailing humanity's original reflection of God, the impact of sin, and the new identity in Christ, including reason, righteousness, rulership, and relationships.

Explore the image of God as humanity's visible representation, the fall into sin, and restoration through Christ and the spirit, culminating in bearing the image of the man of heaven.

Explore the essence of humanity as body and soul with conditional unity, and define our purpose to reflect God's image and glory through dominion and relating with God and others.

Trace the source and essence of sin—from the spiritual realm to humanity’s doubt, deception, desire, and disobedience. Show how sin separates us from God and brings death.

Explore the existence of God, the Trinity, and the origin and authority of Scripture. See humanity reflecting God, the reality of sin, and Christ and the Holy Spirit at work.

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