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Chapter 4 – The Historical Maturing of the Church

Mar 2002 - Nov 2002

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Sermons in this series
Lesson 199 – Church History – The Modern Period, Eschatology
Thu, May 02, 2002
by Charles Clough
Series: Chapter 4 – The Historical Maturing of the Church
Duration: 1 hr 32 mins 38 secs
Church history. Grace is not a reward for obedience. The connection between the nature of the church and the nature of future things. Premillennialism, amillennialism, and postmillennialism. The church was premillennial for the first 300–400 years of its history. Matter is not inherently evil. Anti-Semitism. The Bible Conference Movement, the Scofield Bible and Fundamentalism. Your view of the nature of the church is intimately related to your eschatology. Questions and answers.
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Lesson 198 – Church History – From the Reformation Through to the Present
Thu, Apr 25, 2002
by Charles Clough
Series: Chapter 4 – The Historical Maturing of the Church
Duration: 1 hr 28 mins 55 secs
Church history during the Reformation. The issue of how God’s grace comes to man from the Cross. The three areas of sin. The Council of Trent and the Reformation. Roman Catholic and Protestant definitions of “justification.” The correct definition of sin. What is the purpose, goal, nature, and role of the church? Questions and answers.
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Lesson 197 – Church History – The Middle Ages and the Reformation
Thu, Apr 11, 2002
by Charles Clough
Series: Chapter 4 – The Historical Maturing of the Church
Duration: 1 hr 22 mins 59 secs
Review of the Framework. Apostolic succession. You can’t understand the Cross of Christ without a firm understanding of God’s justice. The ethical dilemma of all religions without a blood atonement. Debates in church history over human free will and total depravity. In what way are all men related to Adam and the fall? Questions and answers.
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Lesson 196 – Church History – The Middle Ages
Thu, Apr 04, 2002
by Charles Clough
Series: Chapter 4 – The Historical Maturing of the Church
Duration: 1 hr 17 mins 2 secs
Major doctrinal questions in church history, from Augustine to the Reformation. Lines of evidence for the deity of Christ. Historical church debate over the purpose and results of the work of Christ on the Cross. Questions and answers.
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