Systematic Theology: A Biblical and Confessional Overview

Systematic Theology:

Biblical and Confessional Overview

Samuel Waldron

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Part 1: Apologetics / Doctrine of Revelation:
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01) General Intro to the Doctrine of Revelation
a) Confessional Overview (1689) b) Scriptural Overview (two kinds of revelation: Ps. 19) c) Systematic Overview I. Section 1 – Apologetics: Epistemological Supremacy of Revelation (“Revelation is Principium”) (see an illustrative chart from the course)
02) General Revelation, Part 1
Romans 1:18-23
03) General Revelation, Part 2
Romans 2:12-15; Acts 17
04) General Revelation, Part 3
Romans 2:12-15
05) General Revelation, Part 4
Acts 17:16-34
II. Section 2 – Doctrine of The Word:
06) Special Revelation, Part 1
Self-Authentication of Scripture
07) Special Revelation, Part 2
Major Attributes of Scripture, Part 1 a) Necessity b) Authority
08) Special Revelation, Part 3
Major Attributes of Scripture, Part 2 c) Sufficiency d) Clarity
Related: (See an illustrative chart from the course here). (Dr. Waldron's course on Apologetics can be found here). (Dr. Waldron's course Doctrine of The Word can be found here).
Part 2: Doctrine of God:
09) Historical Development of the Trinity, Part 1
10) Historical Development of the Trinity, Part 2
11) Biblical Basis for the Doctrine of the Trinity
12) Attibutes of God
a) Foundation b) God's Names c) Denotation of “Attributes” d) Classifications e) Discussion of Key Attributes
13) Sovereignty of God, Part 1
Confessional Presentation: God's General Decree
14) Sovereignty of God, Part 2
Confessional Presentation: God's Specific Decree (to save)
Related: (Essential – Personal Atributes of God — Sam Waldron). (See Albert Martin's series The Sovereignty of God here). (See The God We Worship and Confess section in: Here We Stand). (Greg Nichols' course on The Doctrine of God can be found here).
Part 3: Doctrine of Man:
15) Adamic Administration
16) The Divine Image
17) Man's Fallen Condition
Related: (Greg Nichols' course on The Doctrine of Man can be found here).
Part 4: Doctrine of Christ:
I. Section 1: The Person of the Mediator:
18) The Unqualified Deity of the Mediator
19) His True Humanity; His Sinless Integrity
20) His Mysterious Complexity (Hypostatic Union)
II. Section 2: The Work of the Mediator:
21) The Atonement: Its Necessity
22) The Atonement: Its Nature
23) The Atonement: Its Extent / Intent
Related: (Albert Martin's series on The Atonement can be found here). (Here We Stand has a large section on Christ's Person/Work) (Greg Nichols' course The Doctrine of Christ can be found here). (Albert Martin's series Particular Redemption can be found here)
Part 5: Doctrine of Salvation:
I. Section 1: The Proper Approach to the Order of Salvation:
24) Ordo Salutis
a) Exegetical Justification b) Crucial Foundation
II. Section 2: The Topical Highlights to the Order of Salvation:
25) Free Offer
26) Effectual Calling
27) Saving Faith
28) Justification
29) The Gift of The Spirit and Sanctification
Related: (See Justifications page here). (See Sanctification page here). (See The Holy Spirit page here). (See messages 7-10, 69-115 from Here We Stand). (See Effectual Calling on the Doctrines of Grace page here). (Jeffery S. Smith Academy course Salvation Applied here).
Part 6: Doctrine of The Church:
I. Section 1: General Foundation:
30) Scriptural Witness to the Church
31) Credal Perspectives on the Church
II. Section 2: Special Regulation of the Church:
32) The Regulative Principle, Part 1
a) Historical Meaning b) Definition c) Scope
33) The Regulative Principle, Part 2
a) Multifacted Function b) Biblical Support c) Necessary Limitation
III. Section 3: The Ordained Administriation of the Church:
34) Ordained Administration, Part 1
The Universal and Local Church
35) Ordained Administration, Part 2
Relationship Between Universal & Local Church Gov'ts
Related: (Go here and here and search [ CRTL+f ] for “Church”) (Greg Nichols' course on The Church can be found here). (Hear Sam Waldron's Regulative Principle of Worship here). (Hear Sam Waldron's Regulative Principle in Confessions here).
Part 7: Doctrine of Last Things:
36) The Four Major Views
37) Central Biblical Teachings
38) Pivotal Events
a) The Resurrection b) The Last Judgment
Related: (Dr. Waldron's full course on Last Things can be found here).

Notes:

The Lecture One video begins with Dr. Waldron speaking — but there is no audio. This was the condition of the original recording. The audio will begin before too long. This gap has been edited out of the MP3 version of the lecture.
Several subsequent videos are likewise blank at the beginning for various portions of time, and only show Splash (title) screens. For example it takes a full nine minutes for message 20 to go from the splash screen to the actual lecture. These gaps have been edited out of the MP3 versions.
The first lecture delivered was an overview of the syllabus and apparently was not recorded. The first lecture listed above is called “lecture two” by Dr. Waldron for this reason – even though the opening Title Screen of the video will designate it as “Lecture 1”. The audios have been numbered to match the enumerations of the videos. Any subsequent mentions of the lecture numbers may be off by one for this reason.
Many important sections of this course needed to be skiped over because of the limited number of timeslots available upon this occasion. These messages therefore should be considered a summary — a limited fly-over of Systematic Theology. For those who would like to delve deeper, additional reading materials are mentioned as the lectures unfold, plus links to other “Related” audios have been provided.