Contend Earnestly for The Faith

Upon completion of this course the student should be able to:

• Intelligently discuss the various arguments for the existence of God.
• Recognize and refute the various arguments against the existence of God.
• Be familiar with basic Theology.
• Be familiar with basic hermeneutical principles.
• Based upon the electives chosen, the student will also have a working knowledge of various world religions, cults, philosophy of religion, and Christian ethics.

Upon completion of this course the student should be able to:

• Discuss and/or instruct others in the basic beliefs of the Christian faith.
• Identify and refute doctrinal teaching that is opposed to historic Christian theology.
• Discuss, in depth, the doctrine of Christ.
• Discuss, in depth, the doctrine of salvation
• Discuss, in depth, the doctrine of the end times.
• Depending upon the electives chosen, the student should acquire a working knowledge of New Age / Occult practices and beliefs, various world religions, OT and NT overviews, and apologetic's.

Upon completion of this course the student should be able to:

• Discuss the content of OT books.
• Discuss the content of NT books.
• Discuss and apply principles of biblical hermeneutics
• Discuss in depth the content, themes, style, and theology of the Gospel of John.
• Discuss in depth the content, themes, style, and theology of the book of Romans.
• Discuss in depth the content, themes, style, and theology of the book of Revelation.

Upon completion of this course the student should be able to:

1. Understand and discuss the history of Christian philosophical thought.
2. Understand and discuss the various divergent paths of Christian philosophical thought.
3. Apply Christian epistemology to the development of a Christian philosophy.
4. Understand and discuss the role of Christian philosophy in the area of apologetic's.