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course description
Why did God create man? What is man anyway? What is the Fall? How can people be condemned for a sin they did not commit? Do we have a free will? Is there such a thing? Men and women: what is the big difference? Hard questions that affect the way we view and relate to one another.
This course is a study the nature of humanity and sin. We will look at the nature of humanity from a biblical perspective examining the what and why of man. We will spend time understanding the different theories about the composition of man and attempt to understand what it means to be in the image of God. The issue of free will shall be covered with sensitivity and conviction, tracing the debate through the centuries. We will also wrestle with issues pertaining to the nature, purpose, and design of the sexes, understanding that our stance will ultimately affect our view of marriage and society.
course outline
Session 1 - Introduction and Why did God create man?
Session 2 - What is man? Monism and trichotomy
Session 3 - What is man? Dichotomy, conditional unity, and Gnostic dualism
Session 4 - The when, what, and how of the human soul
Session 5 - How are people in the "image of God?"
Session 6 - What happened at the Fall? Pelagianism and Augustinianism
Session 7 - What happened at the Fall? Arminianism
Session 8 - Free will: Is there such a thing?
Session 9 - The sex of man: Egalitarianism
Session 10 - The sex of man: Complementarianism |