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Bible Doctrines: A Study

by Dr. Reve' M. Pete

Notes on Bible Doctrines

  1. Bibliology: The Doctrine of the Scriptures
  2. Theology: The Doctrine of God
  3. Angelology: The Doctrine of Angels
  4. Anthropology: The Doctrine of Man
  5. Christology: The Doctrine of Jesus Christ
  6. Pneumatology: The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit
  7. Soteriology: The Doctrines of Salvation
  8. Ecclesiology: The Doctrine of the Church
  9. Eschatology: The Doctrine of Last Things
  1. Appendix A: The Books of the Bible, Authors and Dates Written
  2. Appendix B: Arguments Proving the Bible is the Embodiment of a Divine Revelation
  3. Appendix D: Bible Terms and Definitions

Bibliology: The Doctrine of the Scriptures

1Evans, The Great Doctrines of the Bible, p. 194.
2Ibid, p 193.
3Thiessen, Lectures in Systematic Theology, p. 41.
4Ibid, pp 57, 59.
5Ibid, p 59.
6Ibid, p 60.
7Merriam-Webster Online.
8Hayford, The Spirit-Filled Life Bible, p. 1893.
9Ibid, p 1943.
10Thiessen, pp 57-58, 60-61.
11Ibid, p 60.
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Theology: The Doctrine of God

1Evans, The Great Doctrines of the Bible, p. 22.
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Angelology: The Doctrine of Angels

1For distinctions between Jesus’ Appearing and His return to earth, see Eschatology: The Doctrine of Last Things.
2Scripture quotation is taken from the New King James Version of the Bible.
3Evans, The Great Doctrines of the Bible, p. 228.
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Anthropology: The Doctrine of Man

1See the subtopic, ‘The Spirituality of God' under the topic, ‘The Nature of God’ in the chapter, Theology: The Doctrine of God.
2See the topic, ‘The Nature of God’ in the chapter, Theology: The Doctrine of God.
3Evans, The Great Doctrines of the Bible, p. 22.
4See the topic, ‘Jesus Christ the Man’ ’ in the chapter, Christology: The Doctrine of Jesus Christ.
5Adam before the fall, was the closest thing to seeing what God is like until Jesus -- and He came as a Man. Jesus is the second Man. The scripture calls Him the Last Adam (Romans 5:14; 1 Corinthians 15:45). The first Adam blew it. The Last Adam got it right. John 6:38; Romans 5:12,15,18,19; Colossians 2:14,15; Matthew 28:18; Revelation 1:5,6,18
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Christology: The Doctrine of Jesus Christ

1Justification means persons who accept Jesus as Savior and Lord are declared legally righteous. God no longer holds them guilty of sin. Their spiritual standing before Him has changed to acquitted.
2Adoption means becoming a child of God.
3Sanctification means being set apart from sin by first being separated unto God.
4This quotation is taken from the New King James Version of the Bible.
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Pneumatology: The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit

1The word Comforter comes from the Greek word parakletos. It means one called along side to help.
2AV refers to Authorized Version. It means the King James Version of the Bible.
3Unregenerate means not born again. The unregenerate are persons who are not saved. The Holy Spirit has not recreated their spirits.
4Regeneration is being born again or being saved. (John 3:5,6; Titus 3:5) Regeneration is the recreation of the spirit of man by the Holy Spirit. (2 Corinthians 5:17)
5Baptism into the Body of Christ is the same as regeneration.
6This is the Baptism of the Holy Ghost.
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Soteriology: The Doctrines of Salvation

1Definition was taken from Merriam-Webster Online.
2Definition was taken from Webster’s Dictionary.
3There is a difference between becoming holy and living holy. Men become holy when they are born again. Men live holy (conduct and actions) day by day.
4Scripture quotation was taken from the New King James Version of the Bible.
5For the definition of the Appearing of Jesus, see the chapter, The Doctrine of Last Things.
6See the topic, ‘The Doctrine of Regeneration’ in this chapter.
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Ecclesiology: The Doctrine of the Church

1Scripture quotations are taken from the New King James Version of the Bible.
2Definition taken from Merriam-Webster Online.
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Eschatology: The Doctrine of Last Things

1The millennial reign of Jesus Christ is His one thousand year reign on earth.
2In his book, The Great Doctrines of the Bible, William Evans states there are 318 references to the "Second Coming of Jesus Christ".
3The word propitiation means mercy seat or covering. Jesus is the propitiation or covering for our sins. This means He is the only way to make atonement for our sins.
4The word, annihilate means to put out of existence.
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Appendix A: The Books of the Bible, Authors and Dates Written

1Thiessen, Lectures in Systematic Theology, pp. 50-56.
2Hayford, The Spirit-Filled Life Bible.
3The Spirit-Filled Life Bible lists Moses or Solomon as possible authors.
4Date is given as shortly before 612 B.C.
5Thiessen states the author of Hebrews is unknown.
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Appendix B: Arguments Proving the Bible is the Embodiment of a Divine Revelation

1Scripture quotations are taken from the New King James Version of the Bible.
2Thiessen, Lectures in Systematic Theology, p. 48.
3Ibid, p 49.
4The scripture quotation is taken from the New American Standard Bible, © The Lockman Foundation 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973.
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Appendix D: Bible Terms and Definitions

1William Evans is the author of The Great Doctrines of the Bible. In his book, he makes a distinction between the Day of the Lord and the Day of Christ.
2Regeneration is being born again or being saved. (John 3:5,6; Titus 3:5) Regeneration is the recreation of the spirit of man by the Holy Spirit. (2 Corinthians 5:17)
3S. Maxwell Coder states the Kingdom of God and the Kingdom of Heaven are not the same. He discusses the discrepancies between the two in The Great Doctrines of the Bible by William Evans.
4Webster's Dictionary defines a theocracy as a state ruled by God.
5Unregenerate means not born again. The unregenerate are persons who are not saved. Their spirits have not been recreated by the Holy Spirit.
6The millennial reign of Jesus Christ is His one thousand year reign on earth.
7In his book, The Great Doctrines of the Bible, William Evans states there are 318 references to the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.
8The word propitiation means mercy seat or covering. Jesus is the propitiation or covering for our sins. This means He is the only way to make atonement for our sins.
9The word annihilate means to put out of existence.
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Bible Doctrines

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Further Studies in Theology

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