Essential Tenets and Controversial Debates in Theology
Delve into the foundational beliefs of Christology and the innerancy, foreknowledge, providence, Genesis, divine image, and Christology debates. Explore varying viewpoints on critical theological issues through insightful imagery and scripture references.
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CHRISTOLOGY What do we believe about Jesus?
1 Corinthians 3:1-5, 21-23 Brothers and sisters, I couldn t talk to you like spiritual people but like unspiritual people, like babies in Christ.2 2I gave you milk to drink instead of solid food, because you weren t up to it yet.3 3Now you are still not up to it because you are still unspiritual. When jealousy and fighting exist between you, aren t you unspiritual and living by human standards?4 4When someone says, I belong to Paul, and someone else says, I belong to Apollos, aren t you acting like people without the Spirit?5 5After all, what is Apollos? What is Paul? They are servants who helped you to believe. Each one had a role given to them by the Lord. 21 21So then, no one should brag about human beings. Everything belongs to you 22 present, things in the future everything belongs to you,23 belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God. 22Paul, Apollos, Cephas, the world, life, death, things in the 23but you
THE INNERANCY DEBATE Without Error of Any Kind (Inerrantist View) Infallible in Matters of Faith and Practice (The Infallibilist View)
THE FOREKNOWLEDGE DEBATE God Foreknows by Sovereignly Ordaining the Future (Calvinist) God foreknows Future Free Actions (Arminian) God Foreknows All That Shall Be and All That May Be (Open Theism)
THE PROVIDENCE DEBATE All things happen according to God s Sovereign Will (Calvinist) God Limits His Control by Granting Freedom (Arminian)
THE GENESIS DEBATE Created in the Recent Past (Young Earth View) A Very Old Work of Art (The Day-Age View) Restoring a Destroyed Creation (The Restoration View) Literary Theme over Literal Chronolgy (Literary Framework View)
THE DIVINE IMAGE DEBATE The Image of God is the Soul (Substantival View) The Image of God is is Our Given Authority (Functional View) The Image of God is Our Relationality (Relational View)
THE CHRISTOLOGY DEBATE The Unavoidable Paradox of the God-man (The Classical View) Christ relinquished His Divine Prerogatives (The Kenotic View)
THE ATONEMENT DEBATE Christ Died In Our Place (Penal Substitution View) Christ Destroyed Satan and his Words (Christus Victor View) Christ Displayed God s Wrath against Sin (Moral Government View)
THE SALVATION DEBATE TULIP - Total depravity, Unconditional election, limited atonement, Irresistible grace, and Perseverance of the saints (Calvinist View) God Wants All to Be Saved (Arminian View)
THE ETERNAL SECURITY DEBATE Secure in the Power of God (Eternal View) The Need to Persist in Faith (Conditional Security View)
THE DESTINY OF THE UNEVANGELIZED No Other Name (Restrictivist View) God Does All He Can Do (Universal Opportunity View) Hope Beyond the Grave (Postmortem Evangelism View) He Has Not Left Himself without a Witness (Inclusivist View)
THE BAPTISM DEBATE Believer s Baptism as act of Christian Discipleship Infant Baptism as Covenant and Community of God
THE LORDS SUPPER DEBATE This is my Body (Spiritual Presence View) In Remembrance of Me (Memorial View)
THE LORDS SUPPER DEBATE This is my Body (Spiritual Presence View) In Remembrance of Me (Memorial View)
THE CHARISMATIC GIFTS DEBATE The Gifts are for Today (Continuationist View) Tongues Shall Cease (Cessationist View)
THE WOMEN IN MINISTRY DEBATE Created Equal, with complimentary Roles (Complementarian View) The Irrelevance of Gender for Spiritual Authority (Egalitarian View)
THE HELL DEBATE Unending Torment of the Wicked (Classical View) The Wicked Shall be no More (Annihilationist View)
WHAT BELIEFS ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE CHRISTIAN FAITH?
1 Corinthians 3:1-5, 21-23 Brothers and sisters, I couldn t talk to you like spiritual people but like unspiritual people, like babies in Christ.2 2I gave you milk to drink instead of solid food, because you weren t up to it yet.3 3Now you are still not up to it because you are still unspiritual. When jealousy and fighting exist between you, aren t you unspiritual and living by human standards?4 4When someone says, I belong to Paul, and someone else says, I belong to Apollos, aren t you acting like people without the Spirit?5 5After all, what is Apollos? What is Paul? They are servants who helped you to believe. Each one had a role given to them by the Lord. 21 21So then, no one should brag about human beings. Everything belongs to you 22 present, things in the future everything belongs to you,23 belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God. 22Paul, Apollos, Cephas, the world, life, death, things in the 23but you
JOHN CALVIN On The Necessity of Reforming the Church - 1543
FIRST ESSENTIAL TENET - WORSHIP WORSHIP God is the chief foundation the only source of all virtue, justice, holiness, wisdom, truth, power, goodness, mercy, life, and salvation. What doctrines fall What doctrines fall into this category? into this category? Trinity Trinity Authority of Authority of Scripture Scripture (preeminent place (preeminent place of God s Word) of God s Word) Christology Christology
SECOND ESSENTIAL TENET - SALVATION Knowledge of the source from which salvation is obtained. 3 stages of this knowledge: 3 stages of this knowledge: Conviction of one s utter sinfulness, coupled with an awareness of God s rightful judgement Living anew in the knowledge of Christ, the only source of salvation. Having received Christ, one grows into a kind of Christian maturity - resting in Christ with confidence. SALVATION
JUSTIFICATION BY GRACE THROUGH FAITH
THE INDIFFERENT VS. THE IMPORTANT
LET ESSENTIALS BE OUR ESSENTIALS DANGER OF LINKAGE
