Doctrine 2 Welcome!

Course Structure

  

Units 6-10 - Process of being renewed in Christ How do we go from being in Adam to being in Christ? By the Spirits workAs God calls us through his gospelTo repentance of our sinAnd faith in Jesus our saviour kingAccording to God's will, his choice

 Units 1&2 - Humanity in Adam  How do we understand our nature and purpose in the light of: Adam: man of dust Adam: man of sin  

Units 3-5 - Humanity in Christ   How do we understand God's plans for us in Christ: Christ: The man of heavenChrist crucifiedChrist exalted

Assignments

Mini Essays (800 words max)

Relevant to each unit

Submit and it will be markers

Unit 1 – Knowing Ourselves?

Know then thyself, presume not God to scan;The proper study of mankind is man!

Alexander Pope

If we wish to know the truth about ourselves and build our social and personal policies on the truth, we will need to hear what God is saying about us in his word

Nature of Humanity

Adam our representative?

• Rom 5:12• 1 Corinthians 15:21-22

Nature of Humanity

Genesis 1:29, 9:3Acts 17:28Revelation 4:11

We are d_________

Nature of Humanity

Genesis 1:26, Psalm 8:4-8

We have special d_______

Nature of Humanity

Let’s watch a clip…

Nature of Humanity

All are p_______ to God and a_________ to Him

Proverbs 16:4Psalm 139:42 Corinthians 5:10

Matthew 5:45 -48John 3:162 Peter 3:9

Nature of Humanity

1. We are d_______

2. We have special d_________

3.  All are p_______ to God and a_________ to Him

Humanity in Relationship

As dependant beings we are necessarily created in and for RELATIONSHIP – 

Being truly human involves proper relationship with:

GodNeighboursThe World

Humanity in Relationship

We are One Race

How do we see this from Acts 17:25-31?

What views in our society challenge this truth?

Luke 10:25-37 – who is my neighbour?

Humanity in Relationship

We are Two Sexes

What do we learn about the status of men and women?Gen 1:27, 5:1-2

Equal but Different – Compliment each other.

Humanity in Relationship

We have Three Callings

To God

To Work

To Suffer

Assignment

“Just as we have borne the image of the man of dust…”

What does it mean to bear the image of the man of dust in the light of what we’ve covered in Unit 1?

(800 words max)