TH104 Introducing Bible Doctrine IV: The Church and Last Things
Overview
Why was the Church established after the resurrection of Jesus? What is its future, and the future of all humanity? Drs. Carl Sanders and Ronn Johnson introduce students to the theological discussion of the institution of the Church and the biblical doctrine of eschatology (“end times”). Attention is focused on the nature of the Church, systems of church government, church rites (baptism, Lord’s Supper), the relationship of the Church to social issues, and how doctrinal thinking about the Church affects one’s theology of end times. Various views on prophetic interpretation, a rapture, and millennialism are presented, as well as an extended discussion on how the two major theological approaches (dispensationalism, covenant theology) function and disagree.
Top Highlights
“Those four things are death, judgment, heaven, and hell” (source)
“prophecy often—I think most often—was meant to be motivational” (source)
“Progressive dispensationalists want to combine, in a sense, somewhat of the realized eschatology we may find in some amillennialists—these prophecies are fulfilled today—and future fulfillment as traditional dispensationalists have.” (source)
“Here we’re talking about theological covenants that are inferred from the text of Scripture, not directly found in the text of Scripture.” (source)
“There is something about difficult time periods that cause people to be pessimistic. That seems to have some correlation with the rise or the influence of premillennialism.” (source)
- Title: TH104 Introducing Bible Doctrine IV: The Church and Last Things
- Authors: Ronn Johnson, Carl Sanders
- Series: Logos Mobile Education
- Publisher: Lexham Press
- Print Publication Date: 2013
- Logos Release Date: 2014
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Courseware
- Subjects: Theology, doctrinal; Ecclesiology; Eschatology; Education › Theology, doctrinal
- Resource ID: LLS:TH104JOHNSON
- Resource Type: Courseware Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-12T06:15:53Z