B1 is an ten week course in Bible Study Methods. After a couple weeks of learning basic skills in observation the class will study the book of Jude together....
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B1 is an ten week course in Bible Study Methods. After a couple weeks of learning basic skills in observation the class will study the book of Jude together....
Nicholas LeBlanc5/20/2020 | Size: 130k | Views: 10+
CBI - Central Bible Institute is an academic and practical discipleship program offering in and through Central Bible Church to prepare the child of God for...
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A high view of God leads to a high view of Scripture. A high view of Scripture leads to a high view of God. Join us as we study the doctrines related to the...
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The last session of each quarter is dedicated to the outworking of the theological knowledge we've acquired throughout the previous section of CBI. This...
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The Blessing of Heresy is a phrase often used for Christology. Understanding how Jesus is truly God and also truly Man has been a difficult issue in church...
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The study of the Holy Spirit has relatively little controversy in church history (with some notable exceptions). In order to know the Holy Spirit, we will...
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The fourth session of each section of CBI focuses on more practical application and implications on the sections topic. In session 8 we discuss practical...
In session 10, we explore the Imago Dei, the image of God displayed in man, and the extent of the fall in an attempt to understand the doctrine of depravity.
In Session 12, we will continue our discussion of Soteriology, with a brief introduction of several historically significant individuals who carried the torch...
To finish up this section of CBI (sessions 9-12), we will both review in discussion and address various traditional understandings of both justification and...
Angelology is a study of the angelic realm, both angels and demons. Join us for an introduction to this mysterious topic and remove some misconceptions and...
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Ecclesiology is such a vast theological category, we will consider this session and introduction to the subject. Here we will attempt to define "The Church,"...
Moving from Ecclesiology and our discussion of the nature of the church, to a study of Eschatology, the study of the end times. A critical bridge between those...
Sessions 16 and 17 addressed Israel and the Church, setting the stage for our final session of CBI digging into the various views associated with the end times.
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In Week 2 of this course on the spiritual disciplines we study the discipline of holiness and sacrifice for holiness sake. The class is live streamed and...
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"What is the Gospel?" is an eight week course in the Biblical, theological, and historical account of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Over the course of our study...
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"What is the Gospel?" is an eight week course in the Biblical, theological, and historical account of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Over the course of our study...
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"What is the Gospel?" is an eight week course in the Biblical, theological, and historical account of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Over the course of our study...
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"What is the Gospel?" is an eight week course in the Biblical, theological, and historical account of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Over the course of our study...
This is a supplemental handout to Session 5 class notes, to go a little deeper into the Key Verses section of "Unlimited Atonement." We briefly cover this...
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"What is the Gospel?" is an eight week course in the Biblical, theological, and historical account of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Over the course of our study...
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"What is the Gospel?" is an eight week course in the Biblical, theological, and historical account of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Over the course of our study...
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This is a supplemental handout to Session 3 class notes, to go a little deeper into the Key Verses section of "Arminianism." We briefly cover this handout at...
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"What is the Gospel?" is an eight week course in the Biblical, theological, and historical account of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Over the course of our study...
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"What is the Gospel?" is an eight week course in the Biblical, theological, and historical account of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Over the course of our study...
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"What is the Gospel?" is an eight week course in the Biblical, theological, and historical account of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Over the course of our study...
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These are the oulines for sessions 3 and 4 or B2. The audio of our class given 5-26-2013 are available as well. This is an introductory class to the...
This information was pulled off the slides from Session 1 of Daniel's Prophecies, a 6-8 week course on the prophetic portions of the book of Daniel. It is a...
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Session 4 of "Daniel's Prophecies" looks at chapter 8 and the vision of the two horned ram, who is conquered by the one horned goat, and the outgrowth from...
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In Session 5 we work through Daniel's 70 Weeks from chapter 9, verses 24-27. Here provided is the final chart compiled over the course of this particular...
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In this sixth session of Daniel's prophecies, we conclude our study of the prophetic portions of the book. We briefly look at the final prophecy of the book...
The Story of Redemption is a church history survey. Week 1 we look at the biblical story of redemption. This week we discuss various understandings of the...
One difficulty faced in the early church was navigating the relationship between congregations and the Elders that lead them. This week we briefly tackle a few...
With the spread of Christianity, individuals from varied backgrounds were now finding themselves in one family, a "new man" the body of Christ. The early...
In the Early Church several doctrinal controversies needed addressing two of which we discuss this week: Judaizers and Marcionism, both of which address...
Four theological controversies impacted the early church, this week we continue from the previous and address both gnosticism and its repercussion, docetism....
Here we wrap up the first section of this study, concluding our thoughts on the early church with a brief biographical sketch of Ignatius of Antioch and the...
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With the acceptance of Christianity, the church were free to discuss and clarify theological issues that were under assault, the first of which is the makeup...
In the early years of the Church, Christians struggled with Theology Proper, the doctrine of God. In particular, they sought to understand the place of the...
After Nicea-constantinople, the church wrestled with the dual nature of Christ. Nice affirmed the Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit equally divine, one...
At the end of the third century individuals within the faith sought ways to grow in holiness. Though some of their practices were extreme the monastics...
As Christianity not only was tolerated, but became both accepted and cultural, the Medieval Church needed to clarify what made someone a Christian. This at...
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Leaving the apostolic age and entering into the age of exposition and hermeneutics, the life of John Chrysostom help set the stage of expository preaching. His...
The Middle ages were an age of acceptance of the christian faith, with Christianity's acceptance came apathy. The threat of martyrdom experienced in the early...
In the early middle ages, we begin to see a shift in how the Roman empire views themselves. They become more and more Jewish in their understanding of the...
While the image of "the Dark Ages" gives a very dark view of the spiritual lives of medieval christians, this time period is not without its bright lights of...
One of the major events of the middle ages is the separation between the Eastern and Western Churches. In this lesson we explore some of the distinctions...
One of the major events of the middle ages is the separation between the Eastern and Western Churches. In this lesson we continue from last week, and focus...
Though the Middle ages (500-1500) are considered "Dark" ages, there are bright lights to be found. Two are notable apologist, Anselm and Acquinas. This week we...
We were introduced last week two two heroes of the Scholastic Movement. This week we place them in that context and compare the Scholastics to the Mysticism of...
The first challenge to the theology and practices of the authoritarian Roman Church came through a frenchman, Peter Waldo, his ideas which were derived from...
Francis of Assisi has had a greater influence in the world today than many of us realize. Gk Chesterton describes him as the first hero of humanism. We see him...
Wycliffe is known as the morning star of the Reformation. He carries on a tradition which we saw in Peter Waldo in session 20. And will influence, Jan Huss who...
At the age of thirty and as the newly hired Rector of the University of Prague, Jan Huss, the Bohemian (Czechoslovakian) Pre-reformer, began preaching the Word...
Erasmus is a complicated character in the history of the Church. Hated on all sides, Erasmus was fiercely independent and critical of both sides of the...
Taking up where we left in week 25, we dive back into the life and theology of the German Protestant Reformer, Martin Luther. He who God used so mightily to...
Having firmly entered our discussion of the Protestant Reformation, we will take the next 5 weeks to address the Five Solas of the Reformation. This week we...
Having affirmed the foundation of Sola Scriptura, the next Sola, is By Grace Alone. There is nothing either foreseen or seen in man that must take place before...
Salvation is according to Scripture, by grace, and operating in the Christian "through faith." Justification is not by will or work, but through faith alone!...
The centerpiece of the the Five Solas is Solus Christus, the object of saving faith, acquired by God's grace is Jesus Christ and His finished work. The...
The concluding Sola summarizing the theology of the Reformation and in particular the gospel, expresses the result of God's Work of Salvation. It is all For...
A contemporary of Luther, Ulrich Zwingly brought reform to the Swiss. He is known for his commitment to expository preaching, and fighting till his death for...
A brief study of the Reformation may lead some to believe that it was all heroes, and gospel progression. This week we take a moment to acknowledge the dark...
John Calvin is a polarizing figure in Church history, you either love or hate him. He predicted as much. This week we take a brief look at the preaching and...
The dutch theologian Jacob Arminius, to discipleship generations from Calvin, saw himself as a reformer of Calvinism. In reality, he was the leader of a...
Protestantism addressed the conflict between the protestants and a newly developed offshoot, the Remonstrants/Arminians at the Synod of Dort in 1618-19.
Over the next 5 weeks, we will address the conclusions, the Canons of Dort. We will do so, working through the thought, scripture, and logic of the positions.
When we come to realize that not all are atoned for, evidenced by the reality of hell and people in it, along with biblical testimony by Christ himself saying...
Unconditional Election is the next stop in exploring Protestant Soteriology. Today, many want to debate the doctrine of election, or rather the existence of...
As is the case with much of protestant theology/soteriology, the terms are confused and misunderstood. Let us again seek to clarify the meaning of the five...
The final point in TULIP, the acronym which teaches the canons of Dort (1618-19) and Protestant Soteriology, speaks of the work of God in the redeemed and the...
While Reformation took place in Europe, there was a counter reformation taking place in the Roman Church. It addressed, the theological controversies brought...
Having completed our study of Reformation history, we are taking a step back to see how reformation came to Great Brittain, which will lead us eventually to...
One significant figure in Great Brittain's reformation is John Knox, the fiery preacher from Scotland, trained with the best and used by God to transform a...
William Tyndale's life of exile in pursuit of an English translation of the Scriptures and his Bible translated from the original Greek and Hebrew is the basis...
The Marian Martyrs left a strong heritage of courage and conviction in the face of execution by the Roman Church and the Roman crown of England, "Bloody Mary."...
Puritanism found its forefather in John Knox, but a more complete expression in the years to come. Their desire to purify the church, and unwillingness to be...
The history of American Christianity is rich stretching from its religious founding. We will begin our study of American Christianity with the First Great...
A product of its time and poor theology, the second great awakening has had a profound and lasting impact on American Christianity. Studying this movement in...
Continuing in the vein of American revivals, none have had a more prominent, universal, and lasting (but not necessarily good) impact than the Azusa Street...
The nineteenth century introduced Higher Criticism, and a reaction to it, Protestant Liberalism, and a reaction to that, Fundamentalism. German Higher...
The disillusionment of the world following the failure of modernity lead to what has been called postmodernity and now, post-postmodernity. The issue in our...
