Xenos Christian Fellowship
Christian Principles Unit 1

Foundations of Spiritual Growth

Instructors

In order to pass Unit 1, students must visit one fundamental church and one liberal church and write a one-paragraph summary of their experience at each church. See your instructor for suggestions on which churches to visit. This assignment is due at the beginning of week 9.

Week

Quiz

Topic

Memory Verses

Assignment

Notes/Handouts

1
(9/29)

  Introduction and
The Big Picture
Gen. 12:1-3**
Matt. 28:18-20*
Complete assignment on God's attributes. Lecture notes
Student outline (pdf)
Exam Review Guide

2
(10/6)

  Theology Proper Ex. 34:6-8**
Gen. 1:26,27**
Answer Christology questions Lecture notes
Student outline (pdf)

3
(10/13)

  Quiz Christology Col. 2:9*
Phil. 2:6,7*
Heb. 1:8-10**
Answer questions concerning Gen. 3-11 Lecture notes
Student outline (pdf)

4
(10/20)

Biblical Anthropology Rom. 5:12-19**
Eph. 2:1-3**
Study substitutionary atonement passages. Record what new information regarding substitutionary atonement is revealed in each passage. Lecture notes
Student outline (pdf)

5
(10/27)

  Soteriology: Substitutionary Atonement Lev. 16**
Isa. 53**
Rom. 3:23,24*
Study security of our salvation passages. Complete the questions. Lecture notes
Student outline (pdf)

6
(11/3)

  Quiz
Soteriology: The Security of Our Salvation Rom. 8:1*
Eph. 4:30*
Jn. 10:27-30**
Study freewill and predestination passages. Complete the questions. Lecture note
Student outline (pdf)

7
(11/10)

Soteriology: Calvinism & Arminianism; Trusting God's Providence 1 Pet. 1:1b,2*
1 Jn. 2:2*
2 Pet. 3:9*

Read Revelation 19:11-21:8. Draw a timeline that locates each of these
events in the order that John describes them.

Read historical background for Daniel.

Lecture notes
Student outline (pdf)

8
(11/17)

  Eschatology 1: Covenantalism & Dispensationalism Jer. 31:31-37**
Rom. 11:29*
Read Daniel 2,7,8. How many kingdoms does Daniel predict? How many of these kingdoms are specifically identified? How do the visions in chapter 7 & 8 correlate to the vision in chapter 2? Lecture notes
Student outline (pdf)
11/24   No class on Wednesday prior to Thanksgiving

9
(12/1)

Quiz  Eschatology 2: Double-Reference, Daniel's Visions, & Introduction to Revelation Dan. 9:27*
Dan. 2,7,8,9,11-12**
Read the entire Book of Revelation, summarize each chapter
briefly & broadly
Lecture notes
Student outline (pdf)

10
(12/8)

Eschatology 3: Overview of Revelation & End-times Events Matt. 24:1-31**
Rev. 19:11-21:8**
1 Cor. 3:10-15**
Church visitation assignment due. Required to finish the class. Lecture notes
Student outline (pdf)

11
(12/15)

  EXAM      

* memorize the book and chapter reference, exact verse quote, and its application.
** know the book and chapter reference, general content of the verse, and its application.

 

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