Syllabus - Denominational Doctrines
I. PURPOSE:
We will set forth “The One True
Church and the History of Denominationalism,” examine “The Prominent
Heresies of the Great Apostasy,” and take a look at some of the
“Major Denominations of Today.”
II. TEXTBOOKS:
A.
Copies of each lesson will be provided for the students’ own personal
guide and study. These will serve as the basis for all tests,
essays, and required work.
B. Required readings:
1. The
Eternal
Kingdom
- F.W. Mattox (read weeks 1-6)
2. Denominational
Doctrines - Wesley Simons (read weeks 7-12)
3. Churches
of Today - L.G. Tomlinson (read weeks 13-18)
C.
The only accepted versions to be used in this class will be the King
James and American Standard Versions.
III. COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
A.
Memory Verses: Students will be given two memory verses each week (one for each lesson). All memory verses are to be e-mailed to the instructor before the next session.
B.
Attendance: Students are required to attend all classes.
If a class is missed, the student will be required to view this class on
his own time. No credit will be given to any student who fails to
make up a missed class.
C.
Essays: Our study will be divided into 3 sections - 1.
The
One
True
Church
and the History of Denominationalism; 2. Prominent Heresies of the
Great Apostasy; 3. Major Denominations of Today. For each
section studied, students will be required to write a 3-5
page essay that illustrates their understanding of the Bible in that
area; there will be a total of 3 essays written. In order to
receive credit for the class, any unacceptable essay must be rewritten
and resubmitted until an acceptable mark has been earned.
D.
Tests: There will be 3 tests, one for each section studied.
They will consist of 9-10 questions (100 questions per section) taken
from each lesson within the section. A student must answer 70 of
the 100 questions correctly in each section in order to receive credit
for the class. If a student misses more than 5 questions over any
one lesson, he will not be given a passing grade for the test,
regardless of whether his grade for the entire test is greater than 70.
Students will be given another chance to make up a failed test.
V. SCHEDULED LESSONS:
Section
One: The
One
True
Church
and the History of Denominationalism
Class
1 - “Why Study Denominational Doctrines?”
Class
2 - “Why Are There So Many Different Doctrines?”
Class
3 - “The
One
True
Church
”
Class
4 - “Its Organization”
Class
5 - “Its Creed”
Class
6 - “Its Name”
Class
7 - “Its Means of Admission”
Class
8 - “Its Worship”
Class
9 - “Its Purpose”
Class
10 - “Its Purity”
Class
11 - “Its Destination”
Class
12 - “The Great Apostasy/ The History of Denominationalism”
Section
Two: Prominent Heresies of the Great Apostasy
Class
13 - “Total Hereditary Depravity”
Class
14 - “Unconditional Election/Predestination”
Class
15 - “Limited Atonement”
Class
16 - “Irresistible Grace”
Class
17 - “Perseverance of the Saints/Once Saved Always Saved”
Class
18 - “Un-Scriptural Baptism”
Class
19 - “Unauthorized Music”
Class
20 - “Charismatics”
Class
21 - “Grace and Law”
Class
22 - “Faith and Works/Faith Only”
Class
23 - “Premillenialism”
Class
24 - “Women in the Church”
Section
Three: Major Denominations of Today
Class
25 - “Catholicism”
Class
26 - “Lutheranism”
Class
27 - “Episcopalian/Church of
England
”
Class
28 - “Presbyterianism”
Class
29 - “Baptist”
Class
30 - “Methodism”
Class
31 - “Mormonism”
Class
32 - “Adventism”
Class
33 - “Christian Church”
Class
34 - “Jehovah’s Witnesses”
Class
35 - “Pentecostalism”
Class
36 - “Nazarene”
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