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C410:BaptistCovenantTheology

ShortCourse

COURSEINSTRUCTORS

Dr.FredMaloneservesaspastorofFirstBaptistChurch,Clinton,LA.

Dr.JimRenihanisProfessorofHistoricalTheologyandAcademicDeanoftheInstituteofReformedBaptistStudiesonthecampusofWestminsterSeminary,Escondido,CA.Andguestspeakers

COURSEDESCRIPTION

ThestudyoftheCovenantshasoftenbeencalledthe"marrow"ofdivinity.HowweunderstandthecovenantsishowweunderstandthewholeofGod'sredemptiveplaninhistory.ThiscourseprovidesanintroductiontoaReformedBaptistviewofthecovenants,comparingandcontrastingitwithotherprominentviewincluding:

1)PresbyterianCovenantTheology,2)Theonomy,3)Dispensationalismand4)NewCovenantTheology

REQUIREMENTS

READING

• BaptismofDisciplesAlonebyFredMalone(FoundersPress,2007)• CovenantTheology:ABaptistDistinctiveeditedbyEarlBlackburn(SolidGroundChristian

Books,2012)Additionalreadingassignments/articleswillbeprovidedonline.

COURSEPARTICIPATION—Thestudyguideforeachsessionwillincludediscussionquestionsoverthereadingandlecture(s).Pleaselistentothelecturesandcompleteallthereadings.Ifyouareworkingthroughthecourseinastudygrouporwithamentor,printoutahardcopyofyouranswerstothediscussionquestionssoyouarepreparedtodiscussthecoursecontent.

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MAJORPROJECT:Yourmajorprojectforthiscoursewillbeapositionpaper.

PositionPaper

Youwillchoosefromalistoftopicscoveredinthiscourse(TheKingdomofGod,TheNewCovenant,TheLawandGospel...).Yourpapershouldcover:

1)Yourownunderstandingofthetopic2)Abiblicaldefenseofyourview3)AbriefcomparisonofyourviewtothatofDr.MaloneandDr.Renihan,4)Devotionalandpastoralapplication.

Yourpapershouldbe5to7pages(notincludingtitlepage),double-spaced,nolargerthan12-pointfont(TimesRomanorArial)with1inchmargins.MoredetailedinstructionswillbeprovidedinSession6.

Allcourseworkmustbecompletedbythefinalweekofthecourse.

TOPICSANDCOURSESCHEDULE

Class LectureTopic Reading AssignmentDue

1 AnOverviewofCovenantTheologyandtheNewCovenant(JimRenihan)

CovenantTheology:AReformedBaptistView

DiscussionQuestions(fromreadingandlecture)

2 Baptism—Part1(FredMalone) Baptism(Preface) DiscussionQuestions (fromreadingandlecture)

3 Baptism—Part2(WaltChantry)

Baptism(Chapter1) DiscussionQuestions (fromreadingandlecture)

4 HermeneuticsofBaptistCovenantTheology(FredMalone)

Baptism(Chapter2) DiscussionQuestions (fromreadingandlecture)

5 NewCovenantTheology(JimRenihan)

Baptism(Chapter3) DiscussionQuestions (fromreadingandlecture)

6 TheFoundersoftheSBCandCovenantTheology(FredMalone)

Baptism(Chapter4) DiscussionQuestions (fromreadingandlecture)BeginworkonPositionPaper

7 TheDoctrineofElectionandCovenantTheology(JimRenihan)

Baptism(Chapters5–6) DiscussionQuestions (fromreadingandlecture)

8 Dispensationalism(SteveGarrick)

Baptism(Chapters7–8) DiscussionQuestions (fromreadingandlecture)

9 TheSpiritualNatureoftheKingdom(FredMalone)

Baptism(Chapters9–11) DiscussionQuestions (fromreadingandlecture)

10 OurCovenantKeepingGod(JimRenihan)

Baptism(Chapters12–14) DiscussionQuestions (fromreadingandlecture))PositionPaperDue