Holy Spirit, Grace and Hope TH211


Australian College of Theology name: The Holy Spirit, Grace and Hope

Learning Outcomes
1. To introduce you to the whole range of major Christian doctrines;
2. To give you an overall perspective upon the structure and contents of Christian faith;
3. To enable you to begin to think theologically, integrating faith with biblical, historical and pastoral studies.

Content
1. The Holy Spirit: Old Testament perspectives; Jesus and the Spirit; "personality" and deity; ministries and gifts, individual and corporate; Holy Spirit and human spirit
2. The doctrines of grace: justification and sanctification; election; grace; regeneration and renewal; law and works in Christian life
3. Church and ministry: biblical images; marks; mission and the Kingdom of God; major developments and issues in the forms of ministry
4. The means of grace: prayer; Word and sacraments; sacramental principles; baptism in the New Testament and history; the Lord's Supper in the New Testament and history
5. The Christian hope: Jewish eschatology and the "age to come"; New Testament perspectives; eternal life; promise and fulfilment; cosmic and personal destiny

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