Complete Bible Framework

If you don’t understand the doctrines of God, man, and nature, you cannot understand Jesus Christ. The virgin birth is implicit in the Old Testament. The problem of a corrupt lineage is completely avoided through the virgin birth of Jesus Christ (Joseph’s line was under the Coniah curse). The virgin birth was prophetically necessary. Jesus Christ could not be who He claimed to be unless He was born of a virgin. Questions and answers.

“The fullness of time” means that the Gentiles and the Jews had enough exposure that there was no excuse for misidentifying Jesus Christ. Recognizing Jesus Christ as the Messiah is both an individual and a national (Israel) decision. The nature and method of Christ’s presentation during His incarnation. Five reasons Jesus Christ was crucified. Jewish reasons for rejecting Jesus Christ. Reasons modern Jews reject Jesus Christ as the Messiah. Whenever you have a weak Christology, you have a strong state. Gentile reasons for rejecting Jesus Christ. Questions and answers.

How the pagan world was prepared for the arrival of the Son of God (continued). How the Jewish world was prepared for the arrival of the Son of God. The intense Jewishness of Jesus Christ. Questions and answers.

The confrontation with the King. God reveals the hearts of men through their response to the person of Christ. The revelation of Jesus Christ is God’s highest revelation to the human race. Jesus argued that He was self-authenticating, that because He said it, it was true. Rebellion against God blinds you, deafens you, and hardens your heart. How the pagan world was prepared for the arrival of the Son of God. God has a plan that includes every molecule and every action of every molecule in human history. Questions and answers.

What view of the Kingdom best fits what the creation teaches about man and nature? The doctrine of the covenants applied to prophecy. The issue of rejection of Christ and the inter-advent age. Prophecy fulfillment and the Jewish calendar. Brief questions and answers.

Eschatology. Comparing the three views of the Millennium (part 4). Premillennialism has a very high view of what it takes to bring in the Kingdom and what the Kingdom will be (catastrophic origins, miraculous geophysical and biological changes). Interpreting Old Testament prophecy related to the Kingdom. Kingdom implications of a biblical view of nature and a biblical view of man.

Eschatology. On a pagan basis, there is no future resolution in history. Any pagan who is optimistic about history is borrowing from Scripture or is a naïve sentimentalist. Comparing the three views of the Millennium (part 3). Features of amillenialism (continued). Features of postmillennialism. Questions and answers.

Eschatology. Comparing the three views of the Millennium (part 2). Premillenialists throughout church history. Features of premillenialism. Features of amillenialism. Questions and answers.

Eschatology. Everyone has an eschatology, but, apart from the Bible, no one has a correct eschatology. The glory of God is a higher goal than salvation. “The kingdom of God” is not a synonym for Heaven. What is the relationship of the church to “the Kingdom of God?” Comparing the three views of the Millennium (part 1). The power and historical consequences of various eschatologies. Questions and answers.

Four basic conclusions about the partial restoration of Israel to the land. The church must be submissive to the authority of Scripture. Important factors in canonicity. A picture of how a text of Scripture came into existence. The prophet’s protection and updating of the Scriptures. The preservation of the text of Scripture after the prophets. Jesus Christ and the Apostles accepted the Old Testament as the Word of God. Questions and answers.

A message from the book of Daniel. History is dynamic. It has a pattern and a purpose. God’s sovereignty and human responsibility. The problem of textual variations. The closing of the Old Testament text. Extended questions and answers.

Mastering a pattern of biblical thinking (review). The Bible is a package deal. You must not allow its doctrines to lay on the table unconnected! Eve’s decision-making process in the garden is an analog of what goes on in our hearts every time we sin. The launching path for faith is always God’s revelation. An example of a believer living under an imperial, pagan regime who survived and was blessed through prayer. Questions and answers.

Why study systematic theology? You can’t separate the history of God’s revelation from biblical doctrine. Demonstrating that most of the New Testament is not new. The writers of the New Testament assumed their readers knew the Old Testament. God disrupts sin patterns in our lives because He cares for us. The Bible is coherent because God thinks coherently. God is big enough to be sovereign and still allow personal responsibility. If you have a view of your life or past that is not a consequence of your choices, you will never change your life for the better. Man’s fall.

Examining our presuppositions. The biblical map of reality compared to the pagan map. All of paganism follows the same basic trends and model. Sin should not be thought of in terms of social consequences. All sin is against God alone! What is your ultimate reality? What is man? Anchoring yourself in the major events of Scripture. What do you evaluate as the final value of our life? How do you view salvation? Questions and answers.

Living in the exile. The Mosaic Law is one of the great normative pieces of legislation in the history of man. God never taxed His people’s capital, only their income and only at a flat rate. When God’s laws are put into practice, they work. The definition of biblical revelation. How critics attack the Book of Daniel and evidences that disprove their attacks. The apocalyptic vision gives us confidence to live, recognizing that the world is passing away.

The doctrine of separation. The format and purpose of apocalyptic literature. The emphasis in separation is not on what you are doing or where you are living, but how you think. The connection between separation and apocalyptic literature. Apocalyptic literature cuts pagan power down to size and says God has a final plan in history. [Lesson ends prematurely] Note that the audio quality of this lesson is now much improved.

Due to technical difficulties part of this lesson was not recorded. Since the common values and common ideas of a pagan unbelieving society have paganism as their source, functioning in a pagan society can, in a sense, be “serving other gods.” True biblical separation begins with the renewing of our minds. Three core counterfeits to true biblical separation: physical separation, capitulation, accommodation. Apocalyptic literature provides an energizing motive to stand against the relentless pressure to give in to pagan society. Questions and answers.

A wise believer in a pagan society. Daniel, Nebuchadnezzar’s dream, and the fiery furnace. An example of how quickly society can turn demonic. Paganism dissipates, distorts, and perverts truth. There cannot be harmony between paganism and the Word of God. A classic statement of godly civil disobedience and the spirit in which it is given. Two repercussions of the exile. The differences between prophetic and apocalyptic literature. Questions and answers.

The glory of God departs from the house of Israel (Ezekiel chapters 10 & 11) at the Mount of Olives. From the Mount of Olives Christ ascended and to there He will return. Even in her exile, Israel was a blessing to the nations. Extended questions and answers.

How God uses the enemies of sanctification. Both elect and fallen angels have a role in the believer’s spiritual growth. The period of the exile. Daniel’s example of how to live in a pagan world. Dreams in Scripture. Questions and answers.