Systematic Theology: Part II

Anthropology

Hamartiology

Soteriology
 Anthropology

The Origen of Man

The Purpose for Man’s Existence

The Nature & Constitution of Man

 Anthropology

Table Discussion:

1. Was man created by God to be essentially good or

evil?

2. What was God’s original purpose for creating man?

 2 Propositions
Proposition #1: God Created Man.
A. We were made from the dirt of the ground.
B. God gave man a living soul and spirit.
C. Man was made to reflect God’s image.
D. Man was created as a sexual creature.
 2 Propositions
Proposition #2: God created Man on the sixth day of
the first week, literally.

Natural Evolution Deism

Theistic Evolution Creationism

 Anthropology

Table Discussion:

How does theistic evolution attack our beliefs?

 Anthropology

The Origen of Man

The Purpose of Man’s Existence

The Nature and Constitution of Man

 The Purpose For Man’s Existence
Purpose #1: To live in communion with God

Man was created to have an intimate relationship

with God. God loves to bless mankind (Genesis
1:28), and mankind should respond with
appreciation and worship.
 The Purpose For Man’s Existence
Purpose #2: To rule over God’s Creation.
 The Great Commissions
O.T. N.T.
1. Be Fruitful 1. Obey His Commands

2. Multiply 2. Make Disciples

3. Fill the Earth 3. Evangelize the Nations

4. Rule over all Creatures 4. Rein in Heaven

 Anthropology

The Origen of Man

The Purpose of Man’s Existence

The Nature and Constitution of Man

The Components of Man
Dichotomy

Body Soul

Trichotomy

Body Soul

Spirit
The Personality of Man

Intellect

Emotions

Will
Hamartiology

The Nature of Sin

The Fall of Man
The Effects of Sin
The Punishment for Sin
The Need for Salvation
 The Nature of Sin
2 Forms:

Selfish Ambition Vain Conceit

The Root of Sin is Pride.

 Hamartiology

Table Discussion

List 4 or 5 random sins that come to your mind,

then answer the question: “How does this sin
have pride (selfish ambition or vain conceit) as
its root?”
Hamartiology

The Nature of Sin

The Fall of Man
The Effects of Sin
The Punishment for Sin
The Need for Salvation
 The Fall of Man

A. The Test

1. Man was given a choice to obey

God.
2. Free will sets man apart from
animals.
3. Disobedience leads to knowledge
of evil.
4. As descendants of Adam, we are
no different. By nature, we do not
believe in God’s word.
 The Fall of Man

B. The Act of Disobedience

1. The Serpent made sin look
attractive.
2. Adam & Eve chose to disobey
God.
3. The knowledge of evil
brought shame upon them.

C. The Imputation of Sin

Romans 5:12-19
Hamartiology

The Nature of Sin

The Fall of Man
The Effects of Sin
The Punishment for Sin
The Need for Salvation
 The Effects of Sin
A. The Effects on Man

1. Mortality

2. Sin Nature

3. Loss of Innocence

4. Spiritual death / Separation from the presence

of God
The Story of Sin and Separation
Adam & Eve
The Story of Sin and Separation
Cain & Abel
The Story of Sin and Separation
The Flood
The Story of Sin and Separation
Tower of Babel
The Story of Sin and Separation
Worshipping the Golden Calf
 The Effects of Sin
A. The Effects on Creation
1. Plants, animals, and every part of
creation are subject to the
consequences of sin, including death
and decay, making it difficult to “be
fruitful.”

2. There is great pain in childbearing (Genesis 3:16),

making it difficult to “multiply and fill the earth.”

3. The ground is cursed, so it produces thorns and

thistles, making it difficult to “subdue the earth.”
 Hamartiology

Table Discussion:

Watch the chapter “The Fall” on the Hope

video. Discuss observations at your table.
Hamartiology

The Nature of Sin

The Fall of Man
The Effects of Sin
The Punishment for Sin
The Need for Salvation
 The Punishment for Sin
A. In One Word… Death!

B. The 2 Stages of Death

1. Physical Death

2. The Second Death

Hamartiology

The Nature of Sin

The Fall of Man
The Effects of Sin
The Punishment for Sin
The Need for Salvation
 The Implied Need for Salvation

1. We are all sinners, as guilty as Adam.

2. We cannot save ourselves.

3. We need a divine act of grace to escape the

punishment for sin.
Soteriology

The Plan of Salvation

The Purpose of Salvation

The Power of Salvation

The Permanence of Salvation

 The Persons Involved

1. God the Father

Salvation is based upon His
foreknowledge.
He predestined the process
of salvation.
He reconciles sinners to
Himself.
He adopts us as His own
children.
 The Persons Involved

2. God the Son

He made atonement for our

sins.

He redeemed us as His own.

He justified us before God

the Father
 The Persons Involved

3. God the Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit calls us to

repentance.

He regenerates us.

He makes us persevere in
the faith.
 The Persons Involved

4. Man (The Recipient)

Man’s role is not one of

earning or deserving.
Man must choose to respond
in faith.

Man must repent of his sins.

 The Process of Salvation

5 Glorification
4 Justification
3 Calling
2 Predestination
1 Foreknowledge
 1 Foreknowledge

1. Extreme Arminianism
Foreknowledge = of who would
naturally accept Jesus as Lord
and Savior.
 1 Foreknowledge

2. Moderate Arminianism

Foreknowledge = of who
would accept the gospel
once they have been
convicted of sin by the Holy
Spirit.
 1 Foreknowledge

3. Extreme Calvinism

Foreknowledge is not the

basis of predestination, but
predestination is the basis of
God’s foreknowledge.
 1 Foreknowledge

4. Moderate Calvinism

They usually define

foreknowledge in a similar
way, but emphasize the
importance of responding in
faith.
 1 Foreknowledge

5. Harmonious View

Foreknowledge includes God’s

knowledge of everything. While
God knew who would accept the
gospel upon the Holy Spirit’s
conviction, He also chose to
save some based on other
divine motives.
 The Process of Salvation

5 Glorification
4 Justification
3 Calling
2 Predestination
1 Foreknowledge
 2 Predestination

1. Extreme Arminianism

Predestination does not

exist.
 2 Predestination

2. Moderate Arminianism

Predestination is the act by

which God predestined only
those persons that He knew
would accept the gospel
upon conviction of the Holy
Spirit.
 2 Predestination

3. Extreme Calvinism

God has foreknowledge only

because He has already
predestine each man’s final
destination.

“If God is the Great Puppeteer, and Man has

no free will, would He be just to punish us?
 2 Predestination

4. Moderate Calvinism

They focus on God’s election

of some to be saved. Hell is
merely the just destination for
all men.
 2 Predestination

4. Harmonious View
Predestination is based on
God’s foreknowledge. This
includes knowledge of those
who would accept the gospel
upon conviction, but is not
limited to that. Foreknowledge
includes any and all
information that God used
when He formed His plan –
The Decree of God.
 The Process of Salvation

5 Glorification
4 Justification
3 Calling
2 Predestination
1 Foreknowledge
 3 Calling

6 Methods that God Uses to Call Men to Salvation

1. Creation
2. Concience
3. Conviction
4. Character of God
5. Christians
Universal
6. Compulsion
 3 Calling

1. Extreme Arminianism

God never uses compulsion.

Man can find his own way to
God. A divine calling is
unnecessary.
 3 Calling

2. Moderate Arminianism

They do not deny

compulsion, but stress the
other 5 methods as the
normative way in which God
calls the elect.
 3 Calling

3. Extreme Calvinism
God’s first five methods of
calling always ends in
failure. Only compulsion, or
an effectual call, will
successfully bring a sinner
to Christ.
 3 Calling

4. Moderate Calvinism

God may use any of the 6

methods of calling, but He
chooses to be successful
only with the elect.
 3 Calling

5. Harmonious View
God must initiate the
process of salvation
because man, by nature,
does not seek the things of
God; but He is not limited to
the use of compulsion. He
may choose any method or
combination of methods He
chooses.
 The Process of Salvation

5 Glorification
4 Justification
3 Calling
2 Predestination
1 Foreknowledge
 Justification

Justification is the legal act of God in which He

declares a sinner that our sins are forgiven and
the righteousness of Christ is applied to us
changing our standing with Him.
 Justification
There are several terms that describe what happens
at the point of justification.
1. Reconciliation

2. Adoption

3. Atonement

4. Redemption

5. Regeneration
 The Process of Salvation

5 Glorification
4 Justification
3 Calling
2 Predestination
1 Foreknowledge
 Glorification

Glorification refers to our state

of being once we have truly
been conformed into the image
of Christ.
Soteriology

The Plan of Salvation

The Purpose of Salvation

The Power of Salvation

The Permanence of Salvation

 The Purpose of Salvation

The Purpose of Everything:

Everything exists to bring glory to God.
 The Purpose of Salvation

The Purpose of Human History:

When Lucifer incited a rebellion
against God, it was because of
his pride.
He convinced one-third of the
angels to join him in his rebellion.

Part of the purpose of human history is for God to

create a race of humble servants with whom He
may have an intimate relationship.
 The Purpose of Salvation

The purpose of salvation, then,

is to undo all the effects that
are caused by sinful pride.

So then the purposes are:

1. To restore mankind to a
place where he can bring glory to God.
2. To conquer death.
3. To give mankind power over sin.
4. To restore order to Creation.
Soteriology

The Plan of Salvation

The Purpose of Salvation

The Power of Salvation

The Permanence of Salvation

 The Power of Salvation

A. The Power to Save

The payment for sin is death.

Christ died on the cross to

pay for our sins.

Christ conquered death through the Resurrection.

 Soteriology

Table Discussion:

Why was there a need for the cross?

How have I been crucified with Christ?

 The Power of Salvation
A. The Power to Sanctify
1. The Proper Attitude
a. Obedience brings
blessing, and diobedience
brings curses.
b. Grace gives the ability
and the desire to obey.

c. God gives grace to the humble.

 The Power of Salvation
A. The Power to Sanctify

2. Process of Sanctification

a. Take off the old nature.

b. Renew your mind with
the truth.
c. Put on the new nature.
 The Power of Salvation
A. The Power to Sanctify

3. Types of Sanctification

a. Positional

b. Progressive

c. Perfect
Soteriology

The Plan of Salvation

The Purpose of Salvation

The Power of Salvation

The Permanence of Salvation

 The Permanence of Salvation
Perseverance – The doctrine that everyone who
has been born again will remain in their saved
state.
 The Permanence of Salvation

Various Views
A. Salvation can be lost via evil deeds.
However, good works are a
demonstration of true faith, not a
requirement of it.
B. Salvation can be lost via a lack of faith.
However, the elect are a gift to
Christ from God the Father. He will
never drive them away.
 The Permanence of Salvation

Various Views

C. Salvation can never be lost.

Once a person is saved, he or she is

destined (even predestined) for an
eternity with God in heaven. If God
begins a work in someone, He will
see it to its end.
Systematic Theology: Part II

Anthropology

Hamartiology

Soteriology