SEMESTER 1 202 – The Elements of Human Nature BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CORRESPONDENCE COURSE:  SOTERIOLOGY I LESSON # 2 THE ELEMENTS OF HUMAN NATURE  INTRODUCTION: 1. There are two basic theories that try to systematize the essen­tial elements of human nature: Trichotomous Theory and Dichotomous Theory. 2. I first question whether they indeed differ except…

SEMESTER 1 203 – The Moral Nature of Man BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CORRESPONDENCE COURSE:  SOTERIOLOGY I LESSON # 3 THE MORAL NATURE OF MAN INTRODUCTION: 1. It is scripturally obvious that man was created very different from the beasts. i. In that he, and not the beasts was created “in God’s image.” (Gen 1:26) ii.…

SEMESTER 1 204 – Man in the Image of God BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CORRESPONDENCE COURSE:  SOTERIOLOGY I LESSON # 4 MAN IN THE IMAGE OF GOD  INTRODUCTION: 1. No fact is more clearly and repeatedly stated in Scripture than that man was created in God’s image. (Gen 1:31, Gen 1:27, Jam 3:9) 2. There are two obvious…

SEMESTER 1 205 – The Fall of Man BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CORRESPONDENCE  COURSE:  SOTERIOLOGY I LESSON # 5 THE FALL OF MAN  INTRODUCTION: 1. One of the Bible’s most difficult, misunderstood and even denied subjects is the fall of man. 2. Some, in trying to analyze man’s nature, appeal to his original state, ignoring the…

SEMESTER 1 206 – The Fallen State of Man (His Character) BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CORRESPONDENCE COURSE:  SOTERIOLOGY I LESSON # 6 THE FALLEN STATE OF MAN (HIS CHARACTER)  INTRODUCTION: 1. Remember how the term soteriology refers to the study of our spiritual health. 2. It deals with our salvation, (deliverance) but from what must we…

SEMESTER 1 207 – The Doctrine of Depravity Attacked and Defended BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CORRESPONDENCE COURSE: SOTERIOLOGY I LESSON # 7 THE DOCTRINE OF DEPRAVITY ATTACKED AND DEFENDED INTRODUCTION: 1. The doctrine of inherent depravity, or human depravity, or total depravity is so logical, and more importantly biblical, that it seems inconceivable to me that…

SEMESTER 1 208 – The Fallen State of Man (His Condition) BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CORRESPONDENCE COURSE:  SOTERIOLOGY I LESSON # 8 THE FALLEN STATE OF MAN (HIS CONDITION) INTRODUCTION: 1. We mentioned in the previous lesson that man, character-wise, is a sinner. 2. In this lesson we will deal not so much with his moral…

SEMESTER 1 209 – Human Responsibility and Divine Sovereignty BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CORRESPONDENCE COURSE:  SOTERIOLOGY I LESSON # 9 HUMAN RESPONSIBILITY AND DIVINE SOVEREIGNTY INTRODUCTION: 1. By human responsibility, I simply mean man’s accountability to God for moral preferences, decisions, and acts. 2. Scripture to support this responsibility is so abundant, no citing is needed.…

SEMESTER 1 210 – Human Responsibility and Man’s Inability BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CORRESPONDENCE COURSE:  SOTERIOLOGY I LESSON # 10 HUMAN RESPONSIBILITY AND MAN’S INABILITY INTRODUCTION: 1. Someone has unwisely said and others have foolishly believed, that ability is always equal to responsibility. 2. This criteria for judging responsibility has today been applied to morality itself…

SEMESTER 1 211 – Man’s Free Agency “1” BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CORRESPONDENCE COURSE:  SOTERIOLOGY I LESSON # 11 THE FREE AGENCY OF MAN “1” INTRODUCTION: 1. Nowhere is there more fuzzy thinking than in comparing sovereignty to responsibility unless in the comparison of sovereignty to man’s free agency. 2. Many contend that the Bible doctrine…