SOTERIOLOGY

This session is designed to give participants a knowledge of what Christ does for us in salvation and how His work on the cross impacts us now and for eternity.

Goals

The goals of the Soteriology session are to:

1. Summarize what it means to be regenerated, converted, justified, and adopted

2. Understand future glorification and a future resurrection body

3. Articulate common grace, and understand how the following work together

Common grace + Covenants between God and Man

Election and Reprobation- when and why did God choose us?

Gospel Call and Effective Calling

Perseverance of the Saints- Can true Christians lose their salvation?

 Prep Work

Read + Define: Read Romans 3:23-26; 5:1-5; 8:28-30 and define the following terms using word studies and commentaries: justified, redemption, propitiation, peace with God, called, foreknew, predestined, glorified, grace in which we now stand.  Be prepared to give a concise sentence definition for each of the terms.

Read: How Salvation is Ultimately About God - Wilson

Read: Infographic on the Order Salutis (become familiar with the content)

Read: Systematic Theology, Ch. 36 (Doctrine of Justification) - Grudem

Read: Repentance: Counseling and Sharing Christ - Jack Miller

Read: Regeneration: What Does it Mean to Be Born Again - Wayne Grudem

Listen: How the Gospel Changes Us - Tim Keller

Watch: G.O.S.P.E.L. - Propaganda

Watch: The Gospel in 6 Minutes - Piper

Exegete: Ephesians 2.1-10 (using the Exegetical Worksheet)

Outline: Ephesians (using the Book Outline Worksheet - understanding the individual points of each chapter)

Continue: Personal Development Plan (using the PDP Worksheet)