
The layout for the 8-week course is below.
Week 1: Theology and Doctrine
Many people hear those two words and immediately start looking for a place to hide for fear of someone getting out a textbook. In this first week, we want to destigmatize these concepts and give Beulah People a foundational understanding of two things that they interact with on a daily basis without even realizing it.
Week 2: Scripture (Bibliology)
The Bible did not fall to the earth from heaven as a bunch of parchment bound in leather. It came from men writing on behalf of the Holy Spirit in order to leave behind truths of who God is and what He has said. We will discuss how the story of the Bible unfolds and how we can best apply it to our lives without making things up or guessing.
Week 3: The Trinity
This is probably one of the most difficult and widely debated subjects in Christianity. What does it mean that God can be three but is also one? We will spend this whole week answering that exact question and giving people the ability to articulate this truth themselves.
Week 4: Jesus (Christology)
Jesus is the center of all of Scripture for a Christian. His identity has been debated since the very beginning of the church. In week 4, we will talk about the various heresies (untrue ideas) that have popped up about the person and nature of Christ.
Week 5: Salvation (Soteriology)
Salvation comes with a lot of extra difficult words. Justification, sanctification, atonement, holiness, righteousness...we will discuss what all of these mean in the life of a believer and how they should affect the way you live.
Week 6: Spirit (Pneumatology)
Jesus said that He left the Holy Spirit to remind us of what He taught the disciples. He also tells the disciples to await a special equipping of power that would end up coming in the form of the Holy Spirit in Acts. Who is the Holy Spirit? How does he interact with the Father and Son? Do I need Him? That's week 6.
Week 7: The Church (Ecclesiology)
The Bible expects believers to attend a local church. Much of what Paul writes about in his letters would be worthless if viewed outside of the context of a local congregation. But, many of us struggle to fully know what the church's function is outside of a gathering of people on a Sunday morning. In week 7, we will talk about the body of Christ and what its purpose is in the world.
Week 8: The End (Eschatology)
Revelation is a scary book for some. The visions are intense, and the implications of what those visions mean for the world are a hard pill to swallow. The truth is that Christians are an end-times people. We need to know what we believe about the end through the context of Scripture in order to know where we place our hope.
