The Book of Genesis is the wellspring of all Biblical doctrine and a thorough understanding of its teachings, particularly the universal emphasis of chapters 1-12 is essential. Subjects covered in Module 3 include issues surrounding creation/evolution, fossil records, origin of nations, the nature and purpose of man and more.
The scriptures teach that the nature of man comprises spirit, soul, and body. The Soul Our soul is the faculty that is self-conscious, or, self-aware. The central and mediatory part of man, connecting the spirit and body together in tri-unity. Can influence both the spirit and the body because of its centrality. God formed Adam’s…
The Spirit of Man – The Inner Man God-conscious part of man, capable of knowingand communing with God. The eternal part of man, capable of true worship. When man fell his spirit lost its contact with God. This can only be restored through the new-birth. When a man becomes a new creation, it is his…
As we consider the great themes of Scripture, we cannot bypass the doctrine of sin. Many today would like to deny the fact of sin, or indeed that there is any God whom we could sin against. This doctrine however, displays the awful fact of sin as it is declared and displayed through man’s own…
As we have already seen in previous sessions. Mankind was created in the image of God; free-will beings. Under one single law of God, recorded for us in Genesis 2:17, Adam was placed under probation: “but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that…
As a result of the fall all the afflictions of mankind were introduced. These included: Shame. Adam and Eve knew they were naked and tried to cover their nakedness. Evidently, like their Creator, the pair were clothed with garments of light prior to the fall:“Who cover Yourself with light as with a garment” (Psa 104:2…
In concluding the Doctrine of Sin, it will be useful to look at the various laws mentioned in Scripture. The work of the atonement is to bring man back to the obedience from which Adam fell, to bring him back in harmony with the law of God, the royal law of loving obedience. a. The…
