You will learn an overview of the major teachings of the Bible concerning the person and work of Jesus Christ, the salvation and security of the believer, the ministry of God the Holy Spirit, the biblical study of the church, and a study of the end times and future. Even though this is not a course on the evidences for the Christian faith, it will at times refer to historical and scientific evidence that supports the biblical view of the world and the truthfulness of the Scriptures. This course will also give special attention to some of the objections that have been raised against the central teachings of Christianity. Together with your study of Doctrine 1, this course will complete your study of the central teachings of Christianity.

• It takes twelve 150-minute sessions (total 30 hours) to complete the course.

1. Understand clearly why God became a man and defend the full deity and full humanity of Jesus Christ. Study the importance of and the evidences for Christ‘s resurrection, the reasons for and the meaning of Christ‘s death, and understand the biblical meaning of the term gospel.
2. Study the decree of God and respond to various objections to the decree. Know how to defend the doctrine of unlimited atonement and explain the relationship between the gospel and baptism, repentance, surrender, and perseverance.
3. Understand how to counsel believers who struggle with assurance of salvation, and the Calvinist and Armenian views of the security of the believer to defend the doctrine of eternal security.
4. Study key passages regarding the Holy Spirit and God‘s plan for the church to define and explain the concepts related to the Spirit and the church.
5. Understand and distinguish the characteristic features of the various views of the Tribulation, the Rapture, and the Millennium and explain the biblical teaching on the rewards of the believer
6. and on the judgment of the unbeliever"

• Galatians

In this course, you will be introduced to the basic issues involved in the defense of the Christian faith. You will see that explaining the tenets of the Christian faith in understandable terms is the responsibility of every follower of Jesus Christ. In view of this challenging ministry, praise God for your position in Christ, prepare to be His witness in the world as you prayerfully apply the concepts learned in this course.

• It takes twelve 150-minute sessions (total 30 hours) to complete the course.

1. Discuss the biblical precedent for the study of apologetics, explain Pinnock's approach to apologetics and his five circles of evidence for the Christian faith, and write out your own conversion experience in terms your unsaved neighbor or friend could understand and share it with at least one person.
2. Study the existence of God, Christ's divinity, and the reliability of both the Old and New Testaments.
3. Study how to respond to the creationist and evolutionist theories for the origin of man, and give a biblical explanation for the origin of evil and suffering. Understand how to answer to the questions, "How can a righteous God allow evil and suffering to exist?" and "How could a merciful God condemn unbelievers to hell?"
4. Compare the Christianity and other religious and develop an apologetics for humanists. Evaluate yourself in defending Christian faith.

• Evangelism and Discipleship 1