THEO4301 - Prolegomena to Systematic Theology - Dr Paul Henebury
This course considers the questions about the correct approach to Systematic Theology, the foundations of knowledge, Biblical epistemology, together with the place and importance of the discipline to Christian Faith and Worldview.
| Module 1 | A Study for Believers |
| True theology requires true faith in the God who is! | |
| Unit 1 | THEO4301 - Prolegomena to Systematic Theology - Syllabus |
| Unit 2 | THEO4301 - Lecture 1: Introduction to Theology |
| Unit 3 | THEO4301 - Lecture 2: The Sources of Theology |
| Module 2 | Putting Together a Theological System |
| Certain steps must be taken if we are to be biblical in our formulations | |
| Unit 1 | THEO4301 - Lecture 3: Building a Systematic Theology (1) |
| Unit 2 | THEO4301 - Lecture 4: Building a Systematic Theology (2) |
| Unit 3 | THEO4301 - Lecture 5: Building a Systematic Theology (3) |
| Unit 4 | THEO4301 - Lecture 6: The Rules of Affinity (1) |
| Unit 5 | THEO4301 - Lecture 7: The Rules of Affinity (2) |
| Unit 6 | THEO4301 - Lecture 8: The Rules of Affinity (3) |
| Unit 7 | THEO4301 - Lecture 9: The Existence of God (1) |
| Unit 8 | THEO4301 - Lecture 10: The Existence of God (2) |
| Module 3 | Revelation and Knowledge |
| In the biblical outlook God's revealing the truth about Himself, about ourselves, and about the world always takes first place. | |
| Unit 1 | THEO4301 - Lecture 11: The Primacy of Revelation |
| Unit 2 | THEO4301 - Lecture 12: Faith and Reason |
| Unit 3 | THEO4301 - Lecture 13: Unsatisfactory First Principles |
| Unit 4 | THEO4301 - Lecture 14: God: The Essential Principle of Being and Knowledge |
| Unit 5 | THEO4301 - Lecture 15: Holy Scripture: The External Principle of Knowledge |
| Unit 6 | THEO4301 - Lecture 16: The Witness of the Spirit: The Internal Principle of Knowledge |
| Unit 7 | THEO4301 - Lecture 17: The Divine Logos and the Communicative World (1) |
| Unit 8 | THEO4301 - Lecture 18: The Divine Logos and the Communicative World (2) |
| Unit 9 | THEO4301 - Lecture 19: The Divine Logos and the Communicative World (3) |
THEO5301 - The Doctrine of the Person of God - Dr Paul Henebury
A thorough study of the existence and attributes of God, including the doctrine of Trinity.
| Module 1 | Preliminaries |
| This module seeks to orient the student to thinking theologically. | |
| Unit 1 | THEO5301 - Doctrine of the Person of God - Syllabus |
| Unit 2 | THEO5301 - Lecture 1: The Concept of God |
| Unit 3 | THEO5301 - Lecture 2: The Lordship Attributes of God (1) |
| Unit 4 | THEO5301 - Lecture 3: The Lordship Attributes of God (2) |
| Module 2 | The Attributes of God |
| These lectures survey the classification and nature of God's perfections. | |
| Unit 1 | THEO5301 - Lecture 4: The Divine Attributes (1) |
| Unit 2 | THEO5301 - Lecture 5: The Divine Attributes (2) |
| Unit 3 | THEO5301 - Lecture 6: The Divine Attributes (3) |
| Unit 4 | THEO5301 - Lecture 7: The Divine Attributes (4) |
| Unit 5 | THEO5301 - Lecture 8: The Divine Attributes (5) |
| Unit 6 | THEO5301 - Lecture 9: The Divine Attributes (6) |
| Module 3 | The Triune God |
| In these lecture both the doctrine of the Trinity and the mystery of God are examined. | |
| Unit 1 | THEO5301 - Lecture 10: The Trinity (1) |
| Unit 2 | THEO5301 - Lecture 11: The Trinity (2) |
| Unit 3 | THEO5301 - Lecture 12: Trinity, Filioque and the Mystery of God |
| Unit 4 | THEO5301 - Lecture 13: A Trinitarian World |
| Module 4 | Thinking About God |
| There are certain issues which the doctrine of God must deal with. | |
| Unit 1 | THEO5301 - Lecture 14: The Incomprehensibility of God |
| Unit 2 | THEO5301 - Lecture 15: The Mind of God and the Mind of Man |
| Unit 3 | THEO5301 - Lecture 16: Speaking of God |
| Unit 4 | THEO5301 - Lecture 17: Names of God |
| Unit 5 | THEO5301 - Lecture 18: Images of God |
| Unit 6 | THEO5301 - Lecture 19: False Concepts of God (1) |
| Unit 7 | THEO5301 - Lecture 20: False Concepts of God (2) |
| Unit 8 | THEO5301 - Lecture 21: God and Time |
THEO5302 - The Doctrine of the Creation of God - Dr Paul Henebury
Building upon THEO5301 this course covers Creation and Providence, the Decrees, Miracles, etc. There is also discussion of Angels and Demons.
| Module 1 | Interpreting Creation |
| If we get the doctrine of Creation skewed it tends to skew everything else. | |
| Unit 1 | THEO5302 - The Creation of God - Syllabus |
| Unit 2 | THEO5302 - Lecture 1: Creation Doctrine |
| Unit 3 | THEO5302 - Lecture 2: Sub-Biblical Views of Creation |
| Unit 4 | THEO5302 - Lecture 3: Biblical Texts Pertaining to Creation |
| Unit 5 | THEO5302 - Lecture 4: Creation Ex Nihilo |
| Unit 6 | THEO5302 - Lecture 5: Twenty Observations on the Significance of Creation |
| Unit 7 | THEO5302 - Lecture 6: Interpreting Genesis One |
| Unit 8 | THEO5302 - Lecture 7: Other Competing Views of Genesis One |
| Unit 9 | THEO5302 - Lecture 8: Critique of the Gap Theory |
| Unit 10 | THEO5302 - Lecture 9: Ancient Creation Myths |
| Unit 11 | THEO5302 - Lecture 10: Creation and Praise |
| Module 2 | The Spirit World |
| Angels, angelic beings, demons, and Satan | |
| Unit 1 | THEO5302 - Lecture 11: The Angels (1) |
| Unit 2 | THEO5302 - Lecture 12: The Angels (2) |
| Unit 3 | THEO5302 - Lecture 13: The Angels (3) |
| Unit 4 | THEO5302 - Lecture 14: The Angel of the LORD |
| Unit 5 | THEO5302 - Lecture 15: Satan (1) |
| Unit 6 | THEO5302 - Lecture 16: Satan (2) |
| Unit 7 | THEO5302 - Lecture 17: Satan and Demons |
| Module 3 | The Providence of God |
| This section studies the ongoing work of God in His Creation | |
| Unit 1 | THEO5302 - Lecture 18: The Cumulative Force of Unwelcome Facts |
| Unit 2 | THEO5302 - Lecture 19: Providence as a Christian Notion |
| Unit 3 | THEO5302 - Lecture 20: Providence as Preservation |
| Unit 4 | THEO5302 - Lecture 21: Providence as Governance |
| Module 4 | The Sovereignty of God |
| This doctrine has often been overstretched to become wooden and inflexible; divorced from God's attributes. We believe it is best seen as the attributes at work. | |
| Unit 1 | THEO5302 - Lecture 22: Decree and Decrees |
| Unit 2 | THEO5302 - Lecture 23: The Comprehensiveness of God’s Plan |
| Unit 3 | THEO5302 - Lecture 24: God’s Sovereignty and Man’s Responsibility |
| Unit 4 | THEO5302 - Lecture 25: God’s Sovereignty in the Cosmos, Nature and History |
| Unit 5 | THEO5302 - Lecture 26: God’s Sovereignty in the Lives of Individuals |
THEO5303 - The Doctrine of Revelation - Dr. Paul Henebury
This course is an in-depth study of God’s Self-disclosure. It discusses both General and Special Revelation, inspiration, inerrancy, etc., as well as offering a critique of various unbiblical formulations of revelation.
| Module 1 | General and Special Revelation |
| God's disclosure in nature and the Scriptures is really one revelation, properly comprehended only through the Scriptures. | |
| Unit 1 | THEO5303 - Lecture 1: General Revelation (1) |
| Unit 2 | THEO5303 - Lecture 2: General Revelation (2) |
| Unit 3 | THEO5303 - Lecture 3: General Revelation and Natural Theology |
| Unit 4 | THEO5303 - Lecture 4: Futher Concerns with Natural Theology |
| Unit 5 | THEO5303 - Lecture 5: Modes of Revelation |
| Unit 6 | THEO5303 - Lecture 6: Inspiration (1) |
| Unit 7 | THEO5303 - Lecture 7: Inspiration (2) |
| Unit 8 | THEO5303 - Lecture 8: Inspiration (3) |
| Unit 9 | THEO5303 - Lecture 9: The Self-Attestation of Scripture |
| Unit 10 | THEO5303 - Lecture 10: Inerrancy |
| Module 2 | Other Attributes of Scripture |
| This section looks at right and wrong approaches to the Bible. | |
| Unit 1 | THEO5303 - Lecture 11: The Phenomena of Scripture |
| Unit 2 | THEO5303 - Lecture 12: Scripture as Propositional (1) |
| Unit 3 | THEO5303 - Lecture 13: Scripture as Propositional (2) |
| Unit 4 | THEO5303 - Lecture 14: The Witness and Perspicuity of Scripture |
| Module 3 | Is the Bible Sufficient? |
| The Sufficiency of Scripture is constantly assailed by friends and foes. | |
| Unit 1 | THEO5303 - Lecture 15: Inspiration versus Canonicity |
| Unit 2 | THEO5303 - Lecture 16: The Influence of Barth on the Doctrine of Scripture |
| Unit 3 | THEO5303 - Lecture 17: A.T.B. McGowan's View of Scripture |
| Unit 4 | THEO5303 - Lecture 18: Peter Enns' View of Scripture |
| Unit 5 | THEO5303 - Lecture 19: The Sufficiency of Scripture |
| Unit 6 | THEO5303 - Lecture 20: Sufficiency: An Admonition |
THEO5304 - The Doctrine of Man and Sin - Dr. Paul Henebury
This course offers thorough study of the “image of God,” the fall, sin and its effects, etc.
| Module 1 | Truth and Speculation |
| Introducing humanity as a subject of theological inquiry, and showing why evolutionary explanations are patently hopeless. | |
| Unit 1 | THEO5304 - Syllabus |
| Unit 2 | THEO5304 - Lecture 1: The Incoherence of Evolutionary Origins |
| Unit 3 | THEO5304 - Lecture 2: From the Big Bang to Nowhere |
| Unit 4 | THEO5304 - Lecture 3: Scientific Naturalism |
| Unit 5 | THEO5304 - Lecture 4: Creation versus Chance |
| Module 2 | What is Man? |
| The Bible is quite clear about the intrinsic worth of us as creatures. | |
| Unit 1 | THEO5304 - Lecture 5: Made in God's Image (1) |
| Unit 2 | THEO5304 - Lecture 6: Made in God's Image (2) |
| Unit 3 | THEO5304 - Lecture 7: Made in God's Image (3) |
| Unit 4 | THEO5304 - Lecture 8: Made in God's Image (4) |
| Unit 5 | THEO5304 - Lecture 9: Trichotomy or Dichotomy? |
| Unit 6 | THEO5304 - Lecture 10: The Transmission of the Soul |
| Unit 7 | THEO5304 - Lecture 11: The Facets of Man (1) |
| Unit 8 | THEO5304 - Lecture 12: The Facets of Man (2) |
| Unit 9 | THEO5304 - Lecture 13: Male and Female: Equality and Headship |
| Module 3 | The Ramifications of Falleness |
| Dealing with the issues of depravity and its fallout. | |
| Unit 1 | THEO5304 - Lecture 14: Man's Original Rectitude |
| Unit 2 | THEO5304 - Lecture 15: Man's Original Sin |
| Unit 3 | THEO5304 - Lecture 16: The Origin of Sin in the World |
| Unit 4 | THEO5304 - Lecture 17: The Will as Personal Choice |
| Unit 5 | THEO5304 - Lecture 18: The Fall and Its Effects |
| Unit 6 | THEO4304 - Lecture 19: Views of Original Sin |
| Unit 7 | THEO5304 - Lecture 20: Total Depravity |
| Unit 8 | THEO5304 - Lecture 21: Total Inability |
| Unit 9 | THEO5304 - Lecture 22: Inability and Responsibility |
| Unit 10 | THEO5304 - Lecture 23: The Social Consequences of Sin |
THEO5305 - The Doctrine of Christ and Salvation - Dr Paul Henebury
A thorough study of Christ and His works, especially in securing our salvation. There will be a focus on the centrality of Christ for a proper understanding of God’s plan.
| Module 1 | The Person of Christ |
| The teaching of Scripture which has to do with who Jesus is in His Being | |
| Unit 1 | THEO5305 - Syllabus |
| Unit 2 | THEO5305 - Lecture 1: The Cruciality and Pre-Existence of Christ |
| Unit 3 | THEO5305 - Lecture 2: Old Testament Expectations of Christ |
| Unit 4 | THEO5305 - Lecture 3: Christ is God (1) |
| Unit 5 | THEO5305 - Lecture 4: Christ is God (2) |
| Unit 6 | THEO5305 - Lecture 5: False Christology |
| Unit 7 | THEO5305 - Lecture 6: Jesus: the God-Man |
| Unit 8 | THEO5305 - Lecture 7: The Virgin Birth |
| Module 2 | The Work of Christ in Its Accomplishment |
| The first part of our study of Christ's work in salvation | |
| Unit 1 | THEO5305 - Lecture 8: Christ's Mediatorial Offices |
| Unit 2 | THEO5305 - Lecture 9: Prophet, Priest and King |
| Unit 3 | THEO5305 - Lecture 10: The Humanity of Christ |
| Unit 4 | THEO5305 - Lecture 11: A Pre-Planned Rescue |
| Unit 5 | THEO5305 - Lecture 12: Terminology of Salvation |
| Unit 6 | THEO5305 - Lecture 13: Theories of the Atonement |
| Unit 7 | THEO5305 - Lecture 14: Christ’s Resurrection and Ours (1) |
| Unit 8 | THEO5305 - Lecture 15: Christ’s Resurrection and Ours (2) |
| Unit 9 | THEO5305 - Lecture 16: Resurrection and Ethics |
| Module 3 | The Work of Christ in Its Application |
| This module studies the application of redemption | |
| Unit 1 | THEO5305 - Lecture 17: Justification (1) |
| Unit 2 | THEO5305 - Lecture 18: Justification (2) |
| Unit 3 | THEO5305 - Lecture 19: Faith and Repentance |
| Unit 4 | THEO5305 - Lecture 20: Further Questions Concerning Faith and Repentance |
| Unit 5 | THEO5305 - Lecture 21: The Believer’s Spiritual Union with Christ |
| Unit 6 | THEO5305 - Lecture 22: The Scope of the Atonement (1) |
| Unit 7 | THEO5305 - Lecture 23: The Scope of the Atonement (2) |
| Unit 8 | THEO5305 - Lecture 24: The Scope of the Atonement (3) |
| Unit 9 | THEO5305 - Lecture 25: The Logical Order of the Decrees |
| Unit 10 | THEO5305 - Lecture 26: Election (1) |
| Unit 11 | THEO5305 - Lecture 27: Election (2) |
| Module 4 | Some Other Matters |
| Several more issues are treated | |
| Unit 1 | THEO5305 - Lecture 28: The Order of Salvation |
| Unit 2 | THEO5305 - Lecture 29: Does Regeneration Precede Faith? |
| Unit 3 | THEO5305 - Lecture 30: The Content of the Gospel |
| Unit 4 | THEO5305 - Lecture 31: A Survey of the "New Perspective on Paul" |
THEO5306 - The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit and the Church - Dr. Paul Henebury
This course examines the Person and work of the Holy Spirit in both Testaments. The course includes a thorough look at the Church and its Task.
| Module 1 | The Person of the Holy Spirit |
| The Holy Spirit must be understood as personal and worthy of worship and adoration. | |
| Unit 1 | THEO5306 - Syllabus |
| Unit 2 | THEO5306 - Lecture 1: The Personality of the Holy Spirit |
| Unit 3 | THEO5306 - Lecture 2: The Deity of the Holy Spirit |
| Unit 4 | THEO5306 - Lecture 3: The Spirit in the Old Testament (1) |
| Unit 5 | THEO5306 - Lecture 4: The Spirit in the Old Testament (2) |
| Unit 6 | THEO5306 - Lecture 5: The Holy Spirit in the Ministry of Jesus (1) |
| Unit 7 | THEO5306 - Lecture 6: The Holy Spirit in the Ministry of Jesus (2) |
| Unit 8 | THEO5306 - Lecture 7: The Conception of the Spirit before Athanasius |
| Unit 9 | THEO5306 - Lecture 8: The Conception of the Spirit in Gregory Nazianzus and Augustine |
| Module 2 | The Work of the Spirit in the Christian |
| These lectures cover the essential ministry of the Third Person within us. | |
| Unit 1 | THEO5306 - Lecture 9: The Baptism of the Holy Spirit |
| Unit 2 | THEO5306 - Lecture 10: The Gifts of the Spirit (1) |
| Unit 3 | THEO5306 - Lecture 11: The Gifts of the Spirit (2) |
| Unit 4 | THEO5306 - Lecture 12: Definitive Sanctification |
| Unit 5 | THEO5306 - Lecture 13: Progressive Sanctification (1) |
| Unit 6 | THEO5306 - Lecture 14: Progressive Sanctification (2) |
| Unit 7 | THEO5306 - Lecture 15: Fellowship, Guidance and Eternal Security |
| Unit 8 | THEO5306 - Lecture 16: Correct and Incorrect Views of Assurance |
| Unit 9 | THEO5306 - Lecture 17: Sanctification and Christian Ethics |
| Unit 10 | THEO5306 - Lecture 18: Law and Gospel |
| Unit 11 | THEO5306 - Lecture 19: The Divine Reprover and Comforter |
| Module 3 | The Concept of the Church |
| The NT Church is made up of believers baptized by the Spirit into Christ. | |
| Unit 1 | THEO5306 - Lecture 20: What is the Church? (1) |
| Unit 2 | THEO5306 - Lecture 21: What is the Church? (2) |
| Unit 3 | THEO5306 - Lecture 22: Metaphors and Images of the Church |
| Unit 4 | THEO5306 - Lecture 23: The Spirituality of the Church |
| Unit 5 | THEO5306 - Lecture 24: The True Relation of the Church to Israel (1) |
| Unit 6 | THEO5306 - Lecture 25: The True Relation of the Church to Israel (2) |
| Module 4 | The Local Church |
| What are the function within the local body of believers? | |
| Unit 1 | THEO5306 - Lecture 26: Forms of Church Government |
| Unit 2 | THEO5306 - Lecture 27: Rule with Consent |
| Unit 3 | THEO5306 - Lecture 28: Biblical Leadership in the Local Church |
| Unit 4 | THEO5306 - Lecture 29: The Holy Spirit and Evangelism |
| Unit 5 | THEO5306 - Lecture 30: The Ordinances of the Local Church |
| Unit 6 | THEO5306 - Lecture 31: Communion and Eschatology |
THEO5307 - The Doctrine of the Last Things - Dr. Paul Henebury
An examination of both personal and general eschatology and its influence upon Christian thinking. The place of Israel and the importance of the Second Coming is given special attention.
| Module 1 | Introduction and Personal Eschatology |
| These lectures deal with the subject as a whole and then move into questions of death and the afterlife. | |
| Unit 1 | THEO5307 - Lecture 2: The Discovery of the Future |
| Unit 2 | THEO5307 - Lecture 3: The Meaning of Death |
| Unit 3 | THEO5307 - Lecture 4: The Intermediate State |
| Unit 4 | THEO5307 - Lecture 5: The Bema Seat |
| Unit 5 | THEO5307 - Lecture 6: The Truth About Eternal Punishment |
| Unit 6 | THEO5307 - Lecture 7: The Hope of the Hereafter |
| Module 2 | Introduction to General Eschatology |
| This module covers ground regarding the various views and interpretations of the Last Things | |
| Unit 1 | THEO5307 - Lecture 8: Prophecy and Time |
| Unit 2 | THEO5307 - Lecture 9: Survey of Millennial Views (1) |
| Unit 3 | THEO5307 - Lecture 10: Survey of Millennial Views (2) |
| Unit 4 | THEO5307 - Lecture 11: The Covenantal Structure of the Bible (1) |
| Unit 5 | THEO5307 - Lecture 12: The Covenantal Structure of the Bible (2) |