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CONTENTS.

SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY 2
Class Notes

Robert J. Dunzweiler, Professor

These class notes are primarily intended to anticipate, prepare for, and facilitate class discussion of the areas covered by the course. They are not exhaustive, and should not be treated like published materials. This stipulation should not deter the further use of these notes, however, since a secondary purpose of their preparation is to provide a compendium of doctrinal constructions suitable for use as resource materials for teaching and preaching. Of course, reproduction of any sizable portion of these notes should be made by permission only; and quotations from them should be appropriately credited.

THE WORKS OF GOD

 I. THE DECREES OF GOD 4

     A. Statements of the Doctrine 4  004

    B. Scriptural Background to the Doctrine 5  005  006

    C. Development of the Doctrine 7  007  008

    D. Objections to the Doctrine 9 009  010  011  012  013  014

 II. CREATION 15

     A. Creation in General 15  015  016  017  018  019  020  021  022

    B. Creation of the Unseen Spirit World 23 023  024  025  026  027  028  029

        THE POWERS OF SATAN 30  030  031  032  033  034  035  036  037  038  039

    C. Creation of the Material World 40 040  041

        QUICK TRANSLATION OF BIBLICAL PASSAGES IN WHICH THE BIBLICAL "KIND" APPEARS (ALL CASES) 42 042  043  044  045

    D. Creation of Mankind 46 046  047  048  049  050  051  052  053

 III. PROVIDENCE 54

     A. Statements of the Doctrine 54  054  055  056

    B. Scriptural Background to the Doctrine 57  057  058  059  060  061  062  063  064  065  066  067  068  069  070

    C. Development of the Doctrine 71 071  072  073  074  075

 IV. MIRACLES 76

     A. Statements of the Doctrine 76  076

    B. Scriptural Background to the Doctrine 77  077  078  079  080  081  082  083  084  085

    C. Development of the Doctrine 86 086  087
ANTHROPOLOGY

 I. THE CONSTITUTIONAL NATURE OF MANKIND 88

     A. Statements of the Doctrine 88  088  089

    B. Dichotomy 90  090  091  092  093

    C. Trichotomy 94 094  095  096  097  098  099  100  101  102

 II. THE ORIGIN OF THE SOUL-SPIRIT IN THE INDIVIDUAL 103

     A. The Theory of Preexistence 103 103

    B. The Theory of Creationism 104 104

    C. The Theory of Traducianism 105 105  106  107  108  109  110

 III. THE ORIGINAL STATE OF MANKIND 111

     A. The Image of God in Mankind  111 111  112  113  114

    B. The Original Condition of Mankind 115  115  116  117  118  119  120  121

 IV. THE COVENANT OF WORKS 122

     A. Statements of the Doctrine 122  122

    B. Outline of the Covenant 123 123

    C. The Present Force of the Covenant 124 124  125  126

 V. THE NATURE OF SIN 127

     A. Statements of the Doctrine 127  127  128  129

    B. Meanings of the Term "Sin" 130  130  131  132  133  134

    C. A Definition of Sin 135 135

    D. Distinctions in the Doctrine 136 136  137  138  139

    E. Exclusions from the Doctrine 140 140  141  142

 VI. THE ORIGIN OF SIN AND THE FALL OF MANKIND 143

     A. The Origin of Sin 143  143

    B. The Fall of Mankind 144 144  145  146  147

 VII. THE RESULTS OF THE FALL 148

     A. Immediate Results of the Fall, to Adam and Eve 148

    B. Long-range Results of the Fall, to Adam's descendants 148

         1. The imputation of Adam's guilt to his descendants 148  148  149  150  151  152  153  154  155  156  157  158  159

         2. The impartation of Adam's corruption (depravity) to his descendants 160 160  161  162  163  164  165  166  167  168  169

    C. Practical Questions concerning Sin, for Discussion 170 170  171  172  173  174  175  176
OBJECTIVE SOTERIOLOGY

 I. THE PLAN OF SALVATION 177

     A. Schemes of Soteriology Compared and Contrasted 177  177

        OUTLINE OF BENJAMIN B. WARFIELD'S SURVEY OF VIEWS OF THE PLAN OF SALVATION HELD BY THOSE CLAIMING TO BE CHRISTIAN 178 178  179  180  181  182  183

    B. The "Five Points" in Modern Evangelical Theology 184 184  185  186  187  188  189

    C. Order of the Soteriological Decrees 190 190  191  192  193  194  195  196  197  198  199  200  201  202  203  204  205  206  207

 II. PREDESTINATION 208

     A. Statements of the Doctrine 208 208  209  210  211  212  213  214  215  216  217

    B. Development of the Doctrine 218

         1. Election 218 218  219  220  221  222  223  224  225  226  227  228  229  230  231  232  233  234

         2. Reprobation 235 235  236  237  238  239  240  241  242  243  244  245  246  247  248

    C. Objections to the Doctrine 249 249  250  251  252  253  254  255  256  257  258  259  260  261  262  263  264  265  266  267  268  269  270  271  272  273  274  275  276  277  278  279  280  281  282  283  284  285

 III. THE COVENANT OF GRACE 286

     A. Statement of the Doctrine 286 286  287

    B. Development of the Doctrine 288 288  289  290  291  292  293

 IV. THE PERSON OF CHRIST 294

     A. Statements of the Doctrine 294 294  295  296  297  298  299  300

    B. Development of the Doctrine 301

         1. The Deity of Christ 301  301  302  303  304  305  306

         2. The Humanity of Christ 307 307  308  309  310  311  312  313

         3. The Union of the Two Natures in One Person 314 314  315  316  317  318  319

         4. The Temptability and Peccability of Christ 320  320  321  322  323  324  325  326  327  328  329

    C. Aberrations from the Doctrine 330  330  331  332  333  334  335  336  337  338  339  340  341  342