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.
Ecclesiology
Ecclesiology
The Problem of an Insufficient Ecclesiology
5m
The Nature of the Church
3m
The Marks of the Church
6m
Church Government
6m
Levels of Ministry in the New Testament
3m
Sacraments or Ordinances?
3m
Introducing the Lord’s Supper
4m
The Function and Meaning of Baptism
5m
The Lord’s Supper
Some Introductory Matters
2m
Survey of the Views on the Lord’s Supper
24m
“Church-as-Body” View
5m
Texts on the Lord’s Supper
11m
The Lord’s Supper in the Bible
7m
The Meal at Corinth
8m
The Body of Christ
8m
Summary of the Lord’s Supper
7m
Social Justice
Historical Orientation to the Concept
9m
Evangelical Interest in Social Justice
5m
The Biblical Concept of Social Justice
3m
Areas of Evangelical Debate about Social Justice
5m
Liberation Theology
Explanation of the Term
8m
Themes of Liberation Theology
7m
“Black Theology” of Liberation
7m
Eschatology
Terms and Introduction
8m
Death
5m
Judgment, Hell, and Heaven
8m
The Millennium
7m
Cultural Influences on Eschatology
5m
Introduction to the Tribulation
2m
Dispensational Eschatology
6m
The Millennium
The Term and the Views
3m
Premillennialism: Explanation
4m
Premillennialism: Biblical Support
10m
Premillennialism: Observations
5m
Amillennialism: Explanation
4m
Amillennialism: Biblical Arguments and Issues
6m
Postmillennialism: Explanation, Arguments, and Issues
7m
The Tribulation and Rapture
Understanding the Concept of a Tribulation Period
7m
The Church and the Tribulation: Pretribulational Rapture
11m
The Church and the Tribulation: Posttribulational Rapture
5m
Dispensationalism and Covenant Theology
Introduction to Dispensationalism and Covenant Theology
2m
Understanding Dispensationalism
14m
Understanding Covenant Theology
3m
Key Issues of Disagreement
8m
Conclusions about Israel and the Church
2m
Progressive Dispensationalism
8m
Evaluating the Systems
6m
Appendix: Screencasts
Different Translations of the Greek Term Ekklēsia
4m
Looking up Multiple Terms in a Single Text Using BDAG
3m
Using Multiple Resources to Research the Lord’s Supper
3m
Developing a Sermon or Lesson on Baptism
4m
Using Multiple Bible Dictionaries to Research the Passover
3m
Searching for All Terms Related to Hell
4m
Finding Different Interpretations of Revelation 20:1–3
3m
A Chart Comparison of the Different Millennium Perspectives
3m
Finding Quotes and Allusions to Daniel 9:27
3m
Saving Highlighted Notes from Commentaries to Specific Note Files