Copyright © 2003 by Ruth Dunzweiler

CONTENTS.

SYSTEMATIC     THEOLOGY 4

CLASS NOTES

BIBLICAL THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

Robert J. Dunzweller
Associate Professor of Systematic Theology
NOTE: These class notes have been prepared for use as a teaching tool in the classroom. They are intended to be supplemented by comments from the professor. Therefore they should not be regarded as a published book, and should not be quoted out of context. However, students are encouraged to use these materials by adapting them to their own needs and modes of expression. Direct quotations should of course be credited to their author.
OUTLINE OF THE CLASS NOTES

SPIRITUAL GIFTS

 I. General Definition of Spiritual Gifts 5  005  006  007  008  009

 II. The Main Scripture Passages Relevant to the Subject 10  010  011

 III. Specific References to "Gifts" or "Gift" (In the NASB) 12  012  013

 IV. Specific References Employing Key Greek Words in the New Testament 14  014

 V. Classifications of Gifts 15  015

 VI. Lists of Spiritual Gifts 16  016  017

 VII. Specific Definitions of Spiritual Gifts 18  018  019  020  021  022  023  024  025  026  027  028  029  030  031  032  033  034  035  036  037  038  039  040  041  042  043  044  045  046  047

 VIII. Purpose of Spiritual Gifts 48  048  049  050  051

IX. Ordinary Spiritual Gifts and Miraculous Sign Gifts 52  052  053

 X. The Contemporary Relevance of Spiritual Gifts 54  054

     A. The Contemporary Relevance of the Spirit's Ministries in General 54

     B. The Contemporary Relevance of the Supernatural Sign Gifts

         1. The gift of prophet/prophecy 54  054  055  056  057  058  059  060  061  062  063  064

         2. The gift of miracles/healing 65  065  066  067  068  069  070  071  072

         3. The gift of tongues 73  073  074  075  076  077  078  079  080  081  082  083  084  085  086  087  088  089  090  091  092

 XI. Summary of the Doctrine of Spiritual Gifts
    A. Questions of a General Nature 93  093  094  095

     B. The Question of Continuance or Noncontinuance of the Spiritual Gifts 96
 096  097  098  099  100  101  102  103  104  105  106  107  108  109  110  111

THE CHURCH AND ITS ORDINANCES (ECCLESIOLOGY)

 I. The Nature of the Church

     A. Old Testament Background 112  112  113  114

    B. New Testament Data 115  115  116  117

    C. Aspects of the Church 118  118  119

    D. Relationship of the New Testament Church to the Old Testament Congregation

         1. A dispensational view 120  120  121

         2. A non-dispensational view 122  122  123  124  125  126  127  128  129  130

 II. The Functions of the Church

     A. Scriptures that speak of the Functions of the Church 131  131

     B. Categorization of the Functions of the Church 132  132  133

 III. The Government of the Church
   
    A. Nature of Government in General 134  134

    B. Nature of the Government of the Church 135  135 136  137

    C. Need for Government in the Church 138  138

    D. Form of Government of the Local Church 139  139  140  141  142  143  144  145  146  147  148  149  150  151  152  153  154  155  156  157  158  159  160

        Insert: Scriptural Usage of "Diakonos" 147-table
       
        Insert: Levels of Authority in Local Church Politics 151-table
       
    E. Organized Relationship between Local Churches 161  161  162  163  164  165  166  167

        Insert: Some Advantages and Disadvantages of Historical Patterns of Relationship Among Local Churches 164-table

    Appendix: The Administration of Government in the Church 168  168  169  170  171  172  173

 IV. The Discipline of the Church

     A. Definition of Church Discipline 174  174

    B. Necessity of Church Discipline 175  175  176  177  178  179  180

    C. Basis for Church Discipline 181  181  182  183  184

    D. Purpose of Church Discipline 185  185

    E. The Recipients of Church Discipline 186  186

    F. The Executors of Church Discipline 187  187

    G. Degrees of Discipline 187  187  188  189

 V. The Ordinances of the Church

    A. The Ordinances in General 190  190  191  192  193  194  195  196  197  198  199  200  201  202  203  204

    B. The Ordinances of Baptism 205  205

        1. The significance of baptism 205 205  206  207  208  209  210  211  212  213  214  215  216  217  218
       
        2. The mode of baptism 219  219  220  221  222  223  224  225  226  227  228  229  230  231  232  233  234  235  236  237  238  239  240  241  242  243  244

         3. The recipients of baptism 245  245  246  247  248  249  250  251  252  253  254  255  256  257  258  259  260  261  262  263

     C. The Ordinance of the Lord's Supper 264  264

         1. Scriptural data 265  265

         2. The significance of the Lord's Supper 266  266  267  268

         3. The recipients of the Lord's Supper 269  269  270
FUTURE THINGS (ESCHATOLOGY)

 I. The States of Persons after Death

    A. The Nature of Death 271  271  272  273  274  275  276  277  278

    B. The Nature of the Intermediate States

         1. Intermediate state of the unrighteous 279  279  280  281  282  283  284  285  286  287  288

         2. Intermediate state of the righteous 289  289  290  291

     C. The Nature of the Final States

         1. Final state of the unrighteous 292  292  293  294  295  296

         2. Final state of the righteous 297  297

 II. The Hermeneutics of Predictive Prophecy

     A. Principles and Emphases Set Forth by Certain Writers 298  298  299  300  301  302  303  304  305  306  307

     B. Distinctions and Clarification of Certain Basic Conceptions and Terms 308  308  309  310  311  312  313  314

 III. Dispensational Theology and Covenant Theology

     A. Definitions of Covenants and Dispensations in these Systems of Interpretation 315  315  316  317  318  319  320  321  322  323  324  325

     B. Contrasts in these Systems 326  326  327  328

    C. Analysis of Genuine Differences between these Systems, together with Proposals Regarding Possible Areas of Rapprochement 329  329  330  331  332  333  334  335  336  337  338  339

 IV. The Kingdom and the Millennium

    A. The Kingdom of God in Scripture 340  340  341  342  343  344  345  346

    B. Basic Views of the Millennial Kingdom of Christ

         1. Amillennialism 347  347

         2. Postmillennialism 347  347

         3. Premillennialism 348  348  349  350  351  352  353  354  355

 V. The Rapture and the Return

     A. Scriptural Data 356  356

     B. Eight Basic Views of the Relationship of the Rapture to the Tribulation 357   357  358  359  360  361  362  363  364  365  366

 VI. A Chronological Framework for Prophetic Events

     A. Chronologically Significant Passages in Scripture

         1. The Olivet Discourse 367   367  368  369  370  371  372  373  374  375  376  377  378  379  380

         2. Daniel's Vision of the Seventy "Weeks' 381  381  382  383  384  385  386  387  388  389  390  391  392  393  394

         3. Paul's Reference to the 'Man of Lawlessness" 395  395  396  397  398  399  400  401

         4. John's Vision of the Two Beasts 402  402  403  404

     B. A Synthesis of these Passages 405  405

    C. A Framework Developed from these Passages 406  406

 VII. The Concept of Imminency in Prophecy

     A. Definitions of imminency in Eschatological Writings 407  407

    B. Imminency and the Scriptural Teachings and Emphases

          1. Four basic conceptions of imminency in current usage 408  408

        2. Imminency and the fourth section of the Olivet discourse 409  409  410  411  412  413  414

        3. Implications of views denying absolute imminency at the present time 415  415

         4. Imminency and the Rapture 416   416

        5. A personal view and its implications 417  417  418  419  420  421

        6. What if my view (or your view) is incorrect? 422  422  423  424