Doctrine of the Church
Final State
Doctrine of the Holy Spirit

Are Miraculous Gifts normative?

Openness

Cessationist

Miraculous or Extraordinary Gifts

Holy Spirits and Spiritual Gifts

Holy Spirit Give Gifts

[[The Gift of Prophecy]]

[[Speaking in Tongue]]

[[How does Pentecostal view Baptism in the Holy Spirit?]]

[[The Work of the Holy Spirit]]

[[Baptism in the Holy Spirit]]

The Person of the Holy Spirit

In the Life of Jesus

Work of the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament

Holy Spirit in the Life of the Christian

Nature of the Holy Spirit

Beginning

Holy Spirit is a Person

Holy Spirit is God

Normative

[[Intermediate State - Traditional Protestant Position]]

[[Purgatory]]

[[Intermediate State]]

[[The Gift of Healing]]

Basic Truths About Spiritual Gifts

[[Pneumatology|Doctrine of the Holy Spirit]]

[[History of the Doctrine of the Holy Spirit]]

Contintuation

Subject of the Judgment

They include all humans (Matt. 25:32; 2 Cor. 5:10; Heb. 9:27), and evil angels (2 Pet. 2:4; Jude 6). The good angels gather all who are to be judged (Matt. 24:31).

Basis of the Judgment

  • Human will be judged based on their earthly lvies. The good and bad they've done (2 Cor. 5:10; Rev. 20:11-15; Matt. 25:31-46).
  • The lives of all will be clearly evident (John 5:29; Matt. 7:21-23; John 12:48).

For both the righteous and unrighteous

Dan. 12:2; John 5:28-29; Acts 24:1415.

Finality of the Judgment

It is permanent and irrevocable (Matt. 25:46).

In Christ

Physical Death Secures Eternal Death

[[Resurrection of the Dead]]

Effects of Death

[[Instantaneous Resurrection]]

[[Soul Sleep]]

Popular Eschatology

Character of His Coming

[[Second Coming of Christ]]

Indefiniteness of the time

See Mk. 13:32-35; Matt. 24:36-44; Acts 1:7.

[[Eschatology|Doctrine of End Times]]

[[The Final Judgment]]

Cosmic Eschatology

Definiteness of the Event

See Matt. 24:30, 37, 39, 42, 44; 26:64; Mark 13:26; Luke 21:27; Acts 3:19-21; Phil. 3:20-21; 1 Thess. 4:15-16; 2 Thess. 1:7, 10; Heb. 9:28; 1 John 2:28

Jesus Christ is the Judge

See Matt. 25:31-33; John 5:22, 27; Acts 10:42; 17:31; 2 Cor. 5:10; 2 Tim. 4:1. Believers will share in this judgement (Matt. 19:28; Luke 22:28-30; 1 Cor. 6:23; Rev. 3:21).

A Future Event

See Matt. 11:24; 25:31-36; John 5:27-29; Acts 17:31; Heb. 9:27; Rev. 20:11-15. It will occur after Christ’s Second Coming (Matt. 16:27; 1 Cor. 4:5).

Individual Eschatology

Endless punishment (rev 21:8)

Eternal Death

Physical Death Occurs, but Eternal Death is removed (Gal. 3:13; 1 Cor. 15:54-57)

Nature of Death

The believers will be resurrected

This is taught in the OT (Isa. 26:19; Dan. 12:2; Ezek. 37:12-14; Ps. 17:15; 49:15); and it is taught in the NT (Mark. 12:2427; John 5:25, 28-29; 6:39, 40, 44, 54; Acts 2:24-32; 1 Cor. 15:51-52; 1 Thess. 4:13-16).

Spiritual Death

Eschatology Proper

All are born in this state

Lausanne Covenant on the Return of Christ

We believe that Jesus Christ will return personally and visibly, in power and glory, to consummate his salvation and his judgment. This promise of his coming is a further spur to our evangelism, for we remember his words that the gospel must first be preached to all nations. We believe that the interim period between Christ’s ascension and return is to be filled with the mission of the people of God, who have no liberty to stop before the end. We also remember his warning that false Christs and false prophets will arise as precursors of the final Antichrist. We therefore reject as a proud, self-confident dream the notion that people can ever build a utopia on earth. Our Christian confidence is that God will perfect his kingdom, and we look forward with eager anticipation to that day, and to the new heaven and earth in which righteousness will dwell and God will reign forever. Meanwhile, we re-dedicate ourselves to the service of Christ and of people in joyful submission to his authority over the whole of our lives.

Reality of Death

  • Genesis 4 & 5
  • Hebrew 9:27

Death

Not experienced by those in Christ (Rev. 20:6)

Secrued at death by those outside of Christ (Heb 9:27)

Ceasation of life in physical body (Matt 10:28; John 13:37-38; Eccl. 12:7)

Not apart of God's original creation, judgement on sin (1 Cor. 15:21; Rom 5:12-14)

Outside of Christ

Imminence of the Second Coming

Bodily in nature

See Rom. 8:11; Phil. 3:20-21; 1 Cor. 15:44; 2 Tim. 2:18; Rom. 8:22-23.

  • The old body will be transformed into a piritual body (1 Cor. 15:44). One controlled by the Spirit
  • ? Continuity betwen the old and the new
    • Will be like Christ's ascended glorified body

A Work of the Triune God

The Spirit (Rom. 8:11), God the Father (1 Thess. 4:14) and Christ (Col. 1:18).

baptism is appropriately administered only to those who give a believable profession of faith in Jesus Christ.

Finalization of Spiritual Death

Unity of the Second Coming

Physical Death

Separation between man and God (Eph 2:1-2)

Changing of State of Existence

Social Concerns

Roles of the Church

Local

Beleivers in one location (Rom 16:5, 1 Cor 1:2)

Family (1 Tim 5:1-2)

Birde of Christ (Eph 5:32)

Branches on a Vine (John 15:5)

immaterial

Prepared Heart

Make right interpersonal relationships (1 Tim 2:8; Matt 5:24)

Response to who God is

In the realm of Spiritual Activity

Evangelical

Ekklesia (Gk.): a gathering of people in a place

Qahal (Hb.): act of assembly

Edah (Hb.): people gathered before the tent of meeting

Michael Bird

  • Church is the company of Gospel
  • Church is the public face of the Gospel
  • Church is the hermeneutic of the Gospel

Hyper-individualism

Universal

All believers (Eph 5:25)

Temple of the Spirit (HS)

Biblical Image of the Church

People of God (Father)

A suggested Perspective from Stan Fowler

Implication

  • Defined by scripture
  • Exist to carry out God's will
  • Continuation of God's presence
  • Fellowship of believers
  • made of imperfect beleivers

Invisible

All beleivers, dead or alive

Visible

Mix of true and false believers (Matthew 7:15-16)

Tradition is Bad

Platonic Dualism

Absolute

Dynamic/Relative

Evangelism

Redeemed

Discipleships

Worship

Purpose

Edification (Eph 4:12-13)

Time

Distraction Free (Matt 21:12-13; Matt. 6:6)

Individual > Collection

Environments

  • Result
    • The Lord's Enemies flee
    • God ministers to us
    • Draw near
      • To God
      • God to Us
    • Joy
      • In God
      • God in Us
    • Unbelievers know they're in God's presence

Orderly (1 Cor 14:33)

[[Church and Israel]]

Special Problems

[[Marks of a Church]]

[[Time of Inception of the Church]]

[[Ecclesiology]]

Example of Jesus

[[The Necessity of Baptism]]

[[Consubstantiation]]

[[Transubstantiation]]

[[Who Should Administer the Lord's Supper]]

[[Baptism]]

[[Communion|The Lord's Supper]]

[[Church and Kingdom]]

Definition

[[Who Should Participate in the Lord's Supper]]

[[Protestant View of The Lord's Supper]]

[[Baptism by Immersion]]

[[How is Christ Present in the Lord's Supper]]

[[The Meaning of the Lord's Supper]]

[[Communion-Background in the History of Redemption]]

[[How Often Should the Lord's Supper be Celebrated]]

Head of the Church

(Eph 1:22-23; 4:15-16)

Prayer

Personal Holiness

[[The Effect of Baptism]]

[[The Age for Baptism]]

Body of Christ (Son)

[[Metaphor for the Church]]

1 Cor 12
A body that serves Christ

[[Is Foot Washing a Sacrament]]

[[Means of Grace Within the Church]]

[[Worship in Spirit and Truth|What does it mean to worship in Spirit and Truth?]]

Worship

Triumphant

Believed, died, and in heaven

Militant

Believers on Earth

Importance

[[The Subject of Baptism]]

Do Churches Need to Be Divided over Baptism?

  • Baptism is not a major doctrine of the faith

  • Can co-exists, but to not make it pushy and not a requirement to take on church office or for ordination. Difficult

Who Can baptize?
Who Can baptize?