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Bible
- Israel’s Worship: The Priesthood, Tabernacle, Law, and Feasts. Wilderness encampment, priests, Levites, tabernacle and furnishings, offerings, laws, calendar, and feasts.
- A Timeline of Israel and Judah’s History (1000 BC–400 BC). Kings, prophets, and major events in the history of the Divided Kingdom.
Christian Basics
- The Apostles’ Creed: A Thoroughly Scriptural Summary of the Faith. A demonstration of how the Creed brings together many scriptural words, phrases, and concepts into one place. Use with Chapters 1, 3, 4, and 5 of the Catechism.
- The Three Articles of Our Faith: The Economy of Redemption. The internal logic of the Apostles’ Creed and of the Christian faith. Use with Chapters 1, 3, 4, and 5 of the Catechism (especially Question 4).
- The Law of God. The uses of the law and the positive and negative of the Ten Commandments. Use with Chapter 2 of the Catechism (especially Questions 13–34).
- Prayer: Communion with God. Use with Chapter 6 of the Catechism (especially Questions 58–66).
- Praying the Hours: Introduction to the Daily Office. Use with Part III of the Catechism book.
Doctrine of Scripture and Theological Method
- Holy Scripture: The Word of God for the People of God. Inspiration, inerrancy/infallibility, final authority, and sufficiency of Scripture for salvation. Use with Question 3 of the Catechism.
- The Bible: Two Testaments, Sixty-Six Books, One Mediator. Use with Question 3 of the Catechism.
- Bible Translations: Making God’s Word Accessible. Autographs, copies, critical text, translations, and translation approaches.
- Theological Triage: Unity in Essentials, Charity in Nonessentials. Ranking doctrines by their relative importance: primary, secondary, or tertiary. See the podcast discussion of this handout.
- Theological Method: Scripture, Tradition, Reason, Experience. See the article “Exploring the Terrain of Scripture: A Metaphor for Teaching Theological Method.”
- Reading in Community: Interpreting the Bible with the Local and Catholic Church. An illustration of how the Creeds, Confessions, and the local and universal Church function in biblical interpretation.
- The Quadriga: Four Senses of Biblical Interpretation. Aka “the Fourfold Method.” See the article “How to Preach Using the Quadriga.”
- The Song of Songs: A Case Study in Using the Quadriga. The Song as a passionate human romance that points to the union of Christ and the Church, his Bride, calls the Church to seek and adorn herself for Christ, and anticipates the Marriage Supper of the Lamb in the new creation, a restored Eden.
God and Creation
- The Trinity in Creation: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Use with Questions 7–8 of the Catechism.
Christology
- The Incarnation: A Primer on Chalcedonian Christology. One person, two natures. Use with Question 30 of the Catechism.
- The Descensus: He Descended to the Dead. Use with Question 32 of the Catechism.
Soteriology
- Predestination: Three Schemes of the Order of Divine Decrees. A comparison of two Calvinistic views and one Arminian view of predestination. See the article “Yes, Wesleyan-Arminians Believe in Predestination!” Use with Question 11 of the Catechism.
- Sin & Free Will: God’s Grace for Depraved Humanity. Overview of the concepts of original sin/inherited depravity, total depravity, total inability/the bondage of the will, prevenient grace, and the initiation of faith. See the article “Original Sin, Free Will, and God’s Grace: A Wesleyan Affirmation of the Second Council of Orange.” Use with Questions 12 and 49 of the Catechism.
- Union with Christ: Every Spiritual Blessing in Him. See the article “The Big Thing in Salvation: Opening Our Eyes to Union with Christ.”
Ecclesiology
- Israel and the Church: The Church as the Israel of God (two pages). See the podcast discussion of this handout and the article “Israel and the Church: What’s the Relationship?“
- Elders and Deacons: Two Offices in the Local Church. See other resources on elders and deacons. Use with Question 42 of the Catechism.
- Spiritual Gifts: Every Member a Minister. The body-members metaphor in Ephesians 4, Romans 12, and 1 Corinthians 12.
- Holy Baptism: Sign of Regeneration, Rite of Entrance (two pages). Use with Question 44 of the Catechism.
- The Lord’s Supper: Sacrament of Redemption, Sign of Unity (two pages). Use with Question 46 of the Catechism.
- Infant Baptism: A Biblical and Theological Case (two pages). See also the video “Is Infant Baptism Biblical?” Use with Question 45 of the Catechism.
- A Healthy Church: Signs, Beliefs, and Practices
The Church Calendar
- The Church Calendar: Ordering Life by the Story of the Gospel. See also the article “An Introduction to the Church Calendar.”
- Advent to Epiphany: A Guide for Churches. See also the podcast “Understanding Advent and the Liturgical Calendar.”
Lifestyle Issues
- Modest Clothing: Reflecting the Gospel in Our Dress. See the two podcast discussions on this handout.
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