He must hold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give

instruction in sound doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it. Titus 1:9
(ESV)
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need
to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15 (ESV)
For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having
itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions
2 Timothy 4:3 (ESV)
Why do we bother with Bible doctrine? Where does it originate from? Is there any real
use for it? These are but a few of the questions we will attempt to answer in our next
Discovery session. A key issue will relate to the role of the mind in the life of a follower of
Jesus.
We will conclude our Unchartered Territories series by investigating the great doctrine of
the person and work of Jesus Christ. We will also touch on the doctrine of salvation which
is considered by most evangelical scholars to be the central theme of the Bible.


Little by little Christians these days are being brainwashed. One evidence is that
increasing numbers of them are becoming ashamed to be found unequivocally on the
side of truth. They say they believe, but their beliefs have been so diluted as to be
impossible of clear definition. Moral power has always accompanied definite beliefs.
Great saints have always been dogmatic. We need a return to a gentle dogmatism
that smiles while it stands stubborn and firm on the Word of God that lives and
abides forever. A. W. Tozer

Your task is to do research, discover and formulate short answers to the following
questions by making use of 1) a Bible and 2) any of the resources listed under Your
Toolox:
1. What do you think is the real value of Bible doctrine, if any?
2. Look up and write down the meaning of the following terms:

Systematic
Theology
Theology
Proper
Bibliology

Christology
Pneumatology
Angelology
Anthropology
Hamartiology

Soteriology
Ecclesiology
Eschatology

3. Use a Bible concordance and look up all the passages that deal with the
concept of redemption and salvation. Then, summarise at least five of these
passages found in the Old Testament and five of them found in the New
Testament. Lastly, based on your summaries, write a paragraph or two
describing what you believe the Bible teaches us today on the topic of
salvation.
4. What do you think can followers of Jesus gain from studying Christology?

You are free to use other resources - in fact we strongly encourage you to do so. This will
greatly enhance your learning experience and will set you on course for a lifelong journey
of exploring the riches of Gods Word. Here are some ideas for additional resources:


Most of the resources on the following
websites are free:
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Most of the resources on the following

websites are not free:

www.ligonier.org
www.bible.org
www.desiringgod.org
www.e-sword.net
www.biblestudytools.com

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www.logos.com
www.crossway.org
www.esvstudybible.org

Guidelines for citing and referencing resources:

Remember to cite and reference any resources you are using when formulating your
answers. A good reference will make mention of the following:
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Initials and surname of the author or editor

Date the book or article was published
Title of the book or article, or the complete URL address when using an internet
article
The page numbers where the information was found (unless its an internet article)

Here are two examples:

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Sproul RC 1995. Justified by faith alone. Pages 42-46

Wallace DB 2014. Does Mark 1:1 Call Jesus 'Gods Son? A Brief Text-Critical Note.
www.bible.org/article/does-mark-11-call-jesus-gods-son-brief-text-critical-note