B.SC. THEOLOGY (2ND SEMESTER)

Adam was created by God for the purpose of communing, fellowshipping and multiplying in a wonderful garden relationship forever. Adam was a perfect creation made to function perfectly for eternal earthly bliss.

Adam interfered with God’s plan and chose to destroy the eternal garden relationship, through an act of rebellion and disobedience. Through Adam’s fall, death entered the scene along with Satan’s entire inventory of tactics designed to bring an end to mortal life. Through Adam’s error, Satan gained entrance to impact all of Adam’s seed. Satan’s purpose in all his endeavors is covered in half of one verse in God’s Word.

Ephesians focuses on the believer’s responsibility to walk in accordance with his heavenly calling in Christ Jesus (4:1). Ephesians was not written to correct specific errors in a local church, but to prevent problems in the church as a whole by encouraging the body of Christ to maturity in Him. It was also written to make believers more aware of their position in Christ because this is the basis for their practice on every level of life.

The Book of Hebrews is one of the most beautiful commentaries on the Old Testament that we possess as Christians. The key figure is Messiah. Therefore, we have a New Testament perspective of Messiah as presented from the Old Testament. Furthermore, we have the exhortation of a people that originated in the Old Testament. Several prefigures and types are explained by the Author. The Book of Hebrews is a connection between the Old and New Testament.

The common title for these books is “minor prophets.” This title originated in Augustine’s time (late 4th centuries A.D.). The books are “minor” only in the sense of being much shorter than such prophecies as Isaiah and Jeremiah (called “major prophets”). Their message is surely not less important today, nor was it when first delivered in Old Testament times. They were Minor Prophets preaching a major message.

In these last days, the Lord desires a people that are not ignorant but full of the knowledge of Him. God is the creator, the master architect, the engineer of us and our world and all that is. His Word is the blueprint for us to follow. His blueprint for prayer is, in what is commonly referred to as, the “Lord’s Prayer.” Buildings have cracked and even collapsed when the builders failed to fully follow the blueprints. In like manner, many of our prayers have failed to get results, because we have failed to follow God’s blueprint.

Before we are introduced directly to the study of the Holy Spirit, it will be profitable to briefly consider the doctrine of “The Unity of God.”  There is one and only one, true and living God (Is.44:6; De.6:4).  Yet while there is but one God, there are three (3) distinct personal beings in the Godhead: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. We should also understand the fact that in the Scriptures, and in this commentary, the words “Holy Spirit” and “Holy Ghost” are used interchangeably.