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BIBLICAL STUDIES
LC1 includes Jesus’ birth, baptism, and ministry in Galilee until mid-way in His third year of public ministry. LC2 begins there, follows His ministry in Judea and Perea, and concludes with His crucifixion, burial, and resurrection. The lessons involve reading passages selected from the four Gospels in chronological sequence. The questions are designed to review the facts of Jesus’ life, and to answer the important question, “Who is Jesus?”. Most questions are answered by filling in simple facts or missing words in the Bible quotations. Some are aimed at application to the heart and personal beliefs.
A Survey of the New Testament is an attempt to capture the history, events, people, and the Person as they converged in the first century to change man’s relation to God forever. We enter into a bustling middle eastern crossroads: between the Messiah and His Church; between Jewish and Greek cultures; between peace and persecution, past and future, tradition and Truth, timidity and triumph (and even superhuman courage); between the wisdom of man as represented in the ruling authorities of the day and the wisdom of God emblazoned through the Holy Spirit upon the unlikely heroes - fishermen and a once-blinded Pharisee. The central figure is the carpenter’s Son, revealed to the world in these pages of Scripture as the King of kings. Today as then, we can know Him personally as Jesus our Savior, our Lord, and our God!
This course consists of parts 3 and 4 of the four part series entitled A Glorious Institution: The Church in History, which encompasses the breadth of Church history from its beginnings up to the present day.
The Reformation and Its Aftermath 1517 - 1648 observes this tremendous upheaval in the history of the Church. Brave men were transforming the spiritual Church into conformity with God’s inerrant Word, in deliberate departure from the traditions of men. It is an unfolding drama, not just historical facts. First we live with Luther through his increasing conviction that sparked the Reformation in Germany. Then we see Zwingli, Calvin, and Farel in Switzerland lay a strong basis for further reform--at great cost. We are swept along with the spread of the flame to France, The Netherlands, and Scotland under Knox. In England, we are confronted by the incredible struggle for supremacy between popes, monarchs, and ideas.
We see the forces of Counter-Reformation in the Catholic Church, concluding with the Council of Trent. In the years following the Reformation, not everyone agreed as to the exact teaching of the Bible on many important issues, and different Protestant denominations were established. And within Protestantism, Arminianism arose as an alternative to the orthodox faith of the Reformation, known today as Calvinism.
The Church in the Modern Age 1648 - 1900s is the account of the incredible difficulty man has, when given freedom to study the scriptures, to avoid false doctrines springing out of pride and greed. Cults began as new religious movements departed from the historic creeds of Christendom, in favor of personal ‘revelation’ and individual interpretations. Nevertheless, “our God reigns,” and there were Great Awakenings as the Holy Spirit revived true Christianity repeatedly, and brought evangelical missions movements worldwide. Though it faces real challenges, the Church Triumphant continues to grow and to be a blessing to the world.
NOTICE: This Institution offers diplomas for the sole purpose of religious study and/or religious vocation and operates under Section 1713.02 (E) of the Ohio Revised Code. Horizons Bible College is not certified by the Board of Regents or the State of Ohio.