What I Believe
Premise
I. Foundational Ideas
1. The Nature of God
A. What Does God Mean?
B. The Sovereignty of God
C. Self-Existence
D. First Cause
E. Eternal
F. Complete
G. Summation
2. The Necessity of God
A. The Necessity of a Monotheistic View
B.The Significance of Perfection
C. The Essentiality of God
3. The Nature and Necessity of Truth
A. Essential Nature of Truth
B. Lawful, Orderly Nature of Truth
C. Logical, Consistent Nature of Truth
D. Truth is Non-negotiable
4. The Nature and Role of Scripture
A. Authorized Revelation
B. Revealed Authorization
C. God Breathed / Human Authored
D. Governed and Guarded by God
E. Infallible and Inerrant
F. Historically, Supernaturally Preserved
5. Wrapping Up
II. God
1. Sovereign
2. Exclusive
3. Eternal
4. God is...
A. Terms
B. Names and Titles
C. Characteristics
D. I AMs
5. Omni...
A. Omnipresent
B. Omniscient
C. Omnipotent
6. Trinity
A. One Being, Three Persons
B. Three Persons, One Being
C. Father
D. Son
E. Spirit
III. Creation
1. Scope of Creation
A. Heavenly Realms
B. The Heavens
C. The Earth
D. Hades
2. Span of Creation
A. Before and After Time
B. Creation and Scientify Theory/Evidence
3. Orders of Creation
A. Spiritual Beings
i. Angels
ii. Demons
iii. Dead Souls
iv. Spiritual Phenomena
B. Physical Beings
C. Inanimate Matter
4. Purpose of Creation
IV. Man
1. In God's Image
A. Adam's Design
B. Adam's Ability
2. The Fall of Man
A. The First Sin
B. Federal Headship
C. The Nature of Sin
i. Sin Defined
ii. Sins Distinguished
iii. Sin and Inheritance
D. The Sin Nature
i. The Depth of Depravity
ii. Autonomy and Lawlessness
iii. Social Structure
iv. Family Structure
v. Slavery to Sin
3. Man Restored
A. Redemption from Sin
i. The Arc of History
ii. God's Work
iii. Man's Hope
B. Reformed and Remade
i. The Reformed Spirit
ii. The Reformed Body
V. Revealed Religion
1. Defining Religion
A. Faith and Doctrine
B. Word and Conscience
C. Creeds and Councils
i. Creeds
ii. Councils
D. Canonicity
E. Putting it Together
2. Defining Christian
3. Defining Church
A. The Physical Plant
B. Community Worship
i. Centrality of the Word Preached
ii. The Ordinances
a. Defining Terms
b. Creation Ordinances
c. General Ordinances
d. Law as Ordinance
e. Baptism
f. Communion
iii. The Gospel
iv. The Application of Arts
v. The Place for Fellowship
C. Church Polity
i. Widescale Governance
ii. Local Governance
a. Apostles
b. Prophets
c. Pastors and Teachers
d. Elders
e. Deacons
iii. Membership
iv. Discipline
D. Church Function
i. Internal Function
ii. External Function
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