Instructions
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Course Description:
This course comes in two parts. First, it investigates the doctrine of Christology, focusing on the person and work of Jesus Christ, the most important human being that has ever lived. He is God in the flesh, the center of all history, and the only hope for the salvation of humanity and creation. Then we’ll explore what the Bible teaches about doctrine of the Trinity. There is only one God who exists eternally as three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. And each person of the Trinity is fully equal in power and glory. But how can this be? And why do we believe it? This course is based on two Thirdmill video series, We Believe in Jesus, as well as The Biblical Doctrine of the Trinity produced by Third Millennium Ministries and presented by Dr. Dan Doriani and Dr. Andrew Parlee, with contributions from a variety of professors.
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
Goals
In this course, we would like to accomplish the following:
- We hope you will make use of all the instruction elements of the course to learn the biblical teachings about the person and work of Jesus, developing a greater love for him and an increased gratitude for what He has done for us by relating to Him as your prophet, priest, and king
- We hope you will have a clear orientation to what Scripture teaches about the doctrine of the Trinity, becoming more enthusiastic about God’s Trinitarian nature as three persons in one divine essence.
- We hope you make changes in your life as a response to the teachings of this course. It should help you interpret and apply passages from the whole Bible.
Objectives
When you have done the following, it will show that the goals are met:
- Obtain satisfactory grades on the quizzes and test, demonstrating that you can identify
- a) correctly describe the doctrines of the Trinity and the incarnation in relation to the person of Jesus Christ,
- b) distinguish the life and ministry of Jesus in the past, present and future
- c) correctly identify key aspects of Jesus’ work, especially in terms of his human offices.
- Complete the study guides and other assignments of the course, expressing your sentiments about the Trinity and Jesus in particular, showing that you are following Jesus faithfully as your prophet, priest, and king, living according to His Word, trusting in Him as your Mediator, and submitting to His rule.
- Participate in weekly discussions that both review and reflect up on the teachings of the Thirdmill videos, in order to more fully understand the concepts and apply them to your life and ministry.
Thematic Outline of the Course
- The Redeemer
- The Christ
- The Prophet
- The Priest
- The King
- Introduction to the Trinity
- The Unity of the Trinity
- The Diversity of the Trinity
EXPLANATION OF ASSIGNMENTS
The Multimedia Lessons
- Study the lessons, watching the video, listening to the audio, or reading the text.
- Complete the Study Guide for each lesson. These study guides will prepare you for the online quizzes and help you apply the teachings of the lesson to your own life.
- Take the online quizzes for each lesson. The quizzes may be taken as many times as you want, but you must wait one hour between each attempt. Your highest grade will be the official grade. We suggest achieving at least an 80% before participating in the weekly discussion to ensure you understand the concepts correctly.
- Participate in the weekly discussions with your group and Trainer, utilizing that sessions Discussion Guide. These discussions are vital to your full understanding of the course material and your ability to correctly apply the concepts to your life and ministry. We recommend the discussion on the video lessons last at least one hour.
- Take the Christology – Final Exam. You may take the test again as many times as you want for review, but you must wait one hour between each attempt. The official grade will be your highest grade and we recommend achieving at least an 80% before moving on to the next course.
Course Requirements:
1. You must complete each lesson in the course. After you complete the requirements for a lesson/session, go to the Activity Feed and post a comment about something that interested or impacted you as you worked through the lesson. Your comment needs to be well thought out and at least 75 words. These posts will be counted as part of the writing requirement for the course so please write well thought out comments on what you are learning in the lesson. Please start your comment by referring to the course name and session or lesson number of the course. You also need to post comments on two other students recent comments on courses they are currently taking.
2. After completing all of the lessons in the course, you will need to write a 750 word paper on three things that have impacted you during the course and submit it using the Completed Coursework Upload form. At the Bachelor’s Degree Level, your paper must be well-written.
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3. Once you complete a course with a satisfactory grade at Third MIll Institute (IIIM), you can print out a certificate for yourself and then you need to email us a copy so we can record it as a completed course in your school record.
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