6. Church Beliefs
This is the final module for the International Certificate: Christian Theology.
You have come a long way to get to this point.
I, and the staff at the ISE Bible Seminary would like to encourage you to complete your studies with courage. We are here to support you and we are praying for our students.
The final module of this qualification is also an important one, as it answers a lot of questions that we did not know we have. It will also give you a Biblical perspective on some of the common ways and traditions practiced in churches today.
In the 2nd and 3rd year curriculum we will discuss some of these in more detail.
In this module we discuss:
1. Characteristics of a pastor
2. Call to discipleship
3. Sola Scriptura (The Bible is enough)
4. Jesus is enough
5. Evangelizing children
| Module 1 | Characteristics of a Pastor |
|---|---|
| Lesson 1 | 1.1 Characteristics of a pastor |
| Lesson 2 | Quiz Module 1 |
| Module 2 | Call to Discipleship |
| Lesson 1 | 2.1 The call to discipleship |
| Lesson 2 | 2.2. 8 Traits of a good disciple of Jesus Christ |
| Lesson 3 | 2.3 What does it mean to be called discipleship? |
| Lesson 4 | 2.4 The general call to discipleship |
| Lesson 5 | 2.5 The Disciples’ Reward |
| Lesson 6 | Quiz Module 2 |
| Module 3 | Sola Scriptura |
| Lesson 1 | 3.1 Sola Scriptura (Scripture Alone) |
| Lesson 2 | 3.2 The True Word of God attacked. |
| Lesson 3 | 3.3 Sola Scriptura |
| Lesson 4 | 3.4 Roman Catholic beliefs vs the Word of God |
| Lesson 5 | 3.5 Following God |
| Lesson 6 | 3.6 The objection to ‘Sola Scriptura’ |
| Lesson 7 | Quiz Module 3 |
| Module 4 | Jesus is enough |
| Lesson 1 | 4.1 Jesus is enough |
| Lesson 2 | Quiz Module 4 |
| Module 5 | Evangelizing Children |
| Lesson 1 | 5.1 The impact of Evangelizing children |
| Lesson 2 | 5.2 Common Dangers in Evangelizing Children |
| Lesson 3 | 5.2.1 Oversimplifying the Gospel of Christ |
| Lesson 4 | 5.2.2 Forcing a Confession of Faith |
| Lesson 5 | 5.2.3 Assuming the Reality of Regeneration |
| Lesson 6 | 5.2.4 Assuring the Child of Salvation |
| Lesson 7 | 5.2.5 Rushing the Baptism |
| Lesson 8 | 5.3 The following points are important for Child Evangelism: |
| Lesson 9 | 5.4 Where to start |
| Lesson 10 | 5.5 Responsibility of Disciplining the child |
| Lesson 11 | 5.6 Understanding the Biblical Evidence of Salvation |
| Lesson 12 | 5.7 Encourage Possible Signs of Conversion |
| Lesson 13 | 5.8 Trust God’s Absolute Authority |
| Lesson 14 | Quiz Module 5 |
| Module 6 | Church Discipline |
| Lesson 1 | 6.1 What does the Bible say about church discipline? |
| Lesson 2 | 6.2 What does the Bible say about confrontation? |
| Lesson 3 | 6.3 What is Legalism in theology? |
| Lesson 4 | 6.4 Love vs charity |
| Lesson 5 | 6.5 Hypocritical judgment is wrong |
| Lesson 6 | 6.6 How to judge others |
| Lesson 7 | 6.7 What is righteousness? |
| Lesson 8 | 6.8 We must be discerning |
| Lesson 9 | 6.9 Love tries to prevent destruction |
| Lesson 10 | 6.10.1 What does the Bible say about the form of church government? |
| Lesson 11 | 6.10.2 Appointing Elders |
| Lesson 12 | 6.10.3 Appointing Deacons |
| Lesson 13 | 6.10.4 Other church roles |
| Lesson 14 | 6.10.5 The Dictator leader |
| Lesson 15 | 6.10.6 How should the church handle sin in the church? |
| Lesson 16 | 6.10.7 Which types of sins should a church confront? |
| Lesson 17 | 6.10.8 Accusing an Elder |
| Lesson 18 | 6.10.9 When is it necessary to rebuke another believer? |
| Lesson 19 | 6.10.10 How do we know when to rebuke another believer? |
| Lesson 20 | 6.10.11 Rebuke checklist |
| Lesson 21 | Quiz Module 6 |
| Module 7 | Ministry Insights |
| Lesson 1 | 7.1 9 Ministry Insights for Pastors |
| Lesson 2 | Quiz Module 7 |