Associate's Degree

Bibliology – The Doctrine of the Word of God
The nature and authority of Scripture
• Inspiration and inerrancy
• Interpretation and application of the Bible
• How do we know that the Bible is God’s Word?
• Are there any errors in the Bible?
     
Theology – The Doctrine of God
• How do we know that God exists?
• Can we really know God?
• How is God different from us?
• The nature of God God's attributes
(e.g., omnipotence, omniscience, omnipresence)
• God's providence
     

 Anthropology – The Doctrine of Man
• The Creation of Man
• Why did God create two sexes?
• Sin and its consequences
• The image of God in man
     
Christology – The Doctrine of Christ
• The person of Christ (divine and human nature)
• The work of Christ (incarnation, atonement, resurrection)
• Resurrection and Ascension
• The significance of Christ's life and death
     

 Soteriology – The Doctrine of the Application of Redemption
• Justification
• Sanctification
• Death, the Intermediate State, and Glorification
• Common Grace
• Election
• The Gospel Call
• Conversion, Faith, and Repentance
• The Perseverance of Saints
    
Ecclesiology – The Doctrine of the Church
• The nature of the church (universal and local)
• The ordinances of the church (Baptism, the Lord's Supper)
• The gifts and ministries of the church
• Gifts of the Holy Spirit
     
Eschatology – The Doctrine of the Future
• The return of Christ: When and How?
• The Millennium
• The Final Judgement and Eternal Punishment
• Eschatology (the study of the last things)
• The Second Coming of Christ
• The New Heavens and New Earth