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Doctrine is  for high school students to inspire spiritual formation. Students will join Pastor Chandler for 15 to 20 weeks to study core biblical truths on Saturday mornings at the New Life building at 9:30am starting January 23rd.

AN OVERVIEW OF THE CURRICULUM

Upon completion of the Doctrine course, high school students should be able to answer the following questions with biblical references and conviction:

The Bible

  1. What is the Word of God?
  2. Can we trust the Bible and, if so, why?
  3. What does it mean that the Bible is authoritative?
  4. What is the doctrine of inerrancy?
  5. Why do we need the Bible?
  6. What does it mean that the Bible is sufficient?

God

  1. Does God exist? Prove it.
  2. How do we know God?
  3. Are there characteristics about God that are unsearchable? Is this okay?
  4. How can God, who is one, be in three persons? (an exploration of the Trinity)
  5. How did the world come into existence?
  6. God is sovereign, what does that mean?
  7. Are miracles real?
  8. Who is Satan?

Man

  1. Where did we come from and why are we here?
  2. Is there a divine difference between man and woman? (a focus on biblical manhood and womanhood)
  3. Something went drastically wrong. Explain the fall and the doctrine of inherited sin.
  4. Did we pursue God or did God pursue us after the fall? (covenants)
  5. Where are we going?

Jesus Christ

  1. How is Jesus fully man?
  2. How is Jesus fully God?
  3. Why did Jesus come and live on earth?
  4. We’ve heard, “Christ died for sins,” but how does that make sense? Explain the atonement.
  5. What happened after Jesus died?
  6. Jesus holds three specific offices, what are they? Explain them.
  7. Why did Jesus leave earth and what is He going to do next?

Salvation

  1. What is common grace?
  2. Do we choose God or does God choose us?
  3. What happens at our conversion to Christ?
  4. What happens after one believes in Jesus? (justification, sanctification, and glorification)
  5. Can we lose our salvation in Christ?
  6. What is a union with Jesus Christ?

The Holy Spirit

  1. Who is the Holy Spirit?
  2. Who sent the Holy Spirit?
  3. What does the Holy Spirit do in believers?
  4. What does it mean to quench the Holy Spirit?
  5. Are people offending the Holy Spirit today?

The Church

  1. Why go to church? Why be a part of the church?
  2. Who is in charge of the church?
  3. What is our role within the church body?
  4. What is baptism?
  5. What is the Lord’s Supper?
  6. How do we worship as a church?

The Future

  1. What’s coming up next? (the return of Jesus explained)
  2. Can we make sense of the millennium?
  3. What is the final judgment? Who is the judge?
  4. What are the New Heaven and New Earth?

 

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