Christian Doctrine

This course is designed to assist the student in gaining the basic understanding of Christian doctrine. This is not adequate preparation for students preparing for the Entry-Level Competency Exams. Essential preparation materials for the exams may be found at Entry Level Competency Exams.

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026. Original Sin

Joel Biermann

We are born into Original Sin and are by nature sinful and unclean.
027. Concupiscence

Joel Biermann

The way Original Sin affects us on a daily basis.
028. Actual Sin

Joel Biermann

The effects of actual sin in our daily lives and the life of the church.
029. The Law

Joel Biermann

The Law of God is carried out when creation does what it was created to do.
030. Three Uses of the Law

Joel Biermann

The Law of God governs our civil, and spiritual lives so it can guide us to live for God's Law.
031. Functions of the Law

Joel Biermann

Good works are necessary for a Christian life not salvation.
032. Two Kinds of Righteousness 2

Joel Biermann

People often confuse the two types of righteousness between God's righteousness and civil righteousness.
033. Simul Iustus et Peccator

Joel Biermann

We are at the same time sinner and saint because of our sinful nature and God's mercy.
034. Christology

Joel Biermann

Where do we get the different names for God?
035. The Incarnation

Joel Biermann

The different ideas of how God and man could exist in the same person at the same time.
036. Negations of Chalcedon

Joel Biermann

The final resolution of the heresies about Christ as true God and true man are resolved.
037. The Hypostatic Union

Joel Biermann

The Hypostatic union helps to explain the divine and human natures of Christ.
038. Angels

Joel Biermann

Angels are the messengers of God and we do not become an angel when we die.
039. The Work of Christ

Joel Biermann

The works of Christ as prophet, priest and king.
040. Vicarious Substitution

Joel Biermann

The vicarious substitution of Christ gives us the Blessed Exchange.
041. Salvation

Joel Biermann

Our salvation comes through Christus Victor and Christ as victim.
042. Abelard and Catholicism

Joel Biermann

The errors of Abelard and the teaching of indulgences.
043. Justification

Joel Biermann

Justification through Christ gives us righteousness and grants us salvation.
044. Faith 2

Joel Biermann

Faith comes from God so I believe in the promise of God.
045. Two Kinds of Righteousness 3

Joel Biermann

The difference between alien and proper righteousness.
046. Election

Joel Biermann

We are elected by God to be saved because of God's promise.
047. The Holy Spirit

Joel Biermann

The Holy Spirit sanctifies you and brings Grace through mediate means.
048. The Sacraments

Joel Biermann

The sacraments are a means of by which the Holy Spirit gives us God's Grace.
049. The Word

Joel Biermann

The Word is what makes the sacrament not the person doing the act.
050. The Bible 1

Joel Biermann

The Bible tells us about Christ but it is not magic.