Covenant Worldwide
Spirit, Church, & Last Things
Course Description
Biblical teaching on the person and ministries of God, the Holy Spirit, the nature and purpose of the Church, the return of Christ, and the eternal state. The class also includes material on the doctrine of election and the sacraments (baptism and the Lord's Supper).
Instructor: Dr. Robert Peterson
Course Contents
Course audio files are in MP3 format.
Study Guides are in PDF format.
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MP3 Lectures & Resource List (numbered items are the course lectures) | Lecture Transcript | Study Guide |
| Course Syllabus | | PDF |
| 1. Person of the Holy Spirit, I | PDF HTML | PDF |
| 2. Person of the Holy Spirit, II | PDF HTML | PDF |
| 3. Person of the Holy Spirit, III | PDF HTML | PDF |
| 4. The Fruit of the Spirit | PDF HTML | PDF |
| 5. Gifts of the Holy Spirit | PDF HTML | PDF |
| 6. Romans 8:28-30: Called | PDF HTML | PDF |
| 7. Ephesians 1:3-14: Chosen, I | PDF HTML | PDF |
| 8. Ephesians 1:3-14: Chosen, II | PDF HTML | PDF |
| 9. Discussion: Berkhof's "Systematic Theology" | PDF HTML | PDF |
| 10. Romans 9-11: Election in Salvation History, I | PDF HTML | PDF |
| 11. Romans 9-11: Election in Salvation History, II | PDF HTML | PDF |
| 12. Discussion: R.C. Sproul's "Chosen by God" | PDF HTML | PDF |
| 13. Systematic Summary of Election, I | PDF HTML | PDF |
| 14. Systematic Summary of Election, II | PDF HTML | PDF |
| 15. Doctrine of the Church: Nature of the Church | PDF HTML | PDF |
| 16. Doctrine of the Church: Historical Theology | PDF HTML | PDF |
| 17. Doctrine of the Church: Marks | PDF HTML | PDF |
| 18. Doctrine of the Church: Attributes, I | PDF HTML | PDF |
| 19. Doctrine of the Church: Attributes, II | PDF HTML | PDF |
| 20. Doctrine of the Church: Service | PDF HTML | PDF |
| 21. Discussion: Edmund Clowney's "The Church" | PDF HTML | PDF |
| 22. Doctrine of the Church: Gov't. & Presbyterianism | PDF HTML | PDF |
| 23. Doctrine of the Church: Offices | PDF HTML | PDF |
| 24. Discussion: Berkhof's "Systematic Thelogy" | PDF HTML | PDF |
| 25. Means of Grace: Word & Sacraments, I | PDF HTML | PDF |
| 26. Means of Grace: Word & Sacraments, II | PDF HTML | PDF |
| 27. Means of Grace: Historical Views of Baptism | PDF HTML | PDF |
| 28. Means of Grace: Baptism | PDF HTML | PDF |
| 29. Means of Grace: Lord's Supper | PDF HTML | PDF |
| 30. Means of Grace: Prayer | PDF HTML | PDF |
| 31. Last Things: "Already" & "Not Yet" | PDF HTML | PDF |
| 32. Last Things: Second Coming | PDF HTML | PDF |
| 33. Last Things: Signs of the Times | PDF HTML | PDF |
| 34. Last Things: the Millenium | PDF HTML | PDF |
| 35. Last Things: Dispensationalism & the Rapture | PDF HTML | PDF |
| 36. Discussion: Hoekema's "The Bible & the Future" | PDF HTML | PDF |
| 37. Last Things: The Resurrection Body | PDF HTML | PDF |
| 38. The Eternal State | PDF HTML | PDF |
| Appendix A: Election | | PDF |
| Appendix B: Millenium Charts | | PDF |
| Appendix D: Lecture Expansions | | PDF |
Related Readings
All of the books specified as related reading for this course are listed below. Books may be ordered from a local Christian bookstore, through a mail order catalog, from the Covenant Seminary Online Store, or from the Covenant Seminary Bookstore on campus (call toll-free at 877-213-3353).
- Systematic Theology, Louis Berkhof
- The Church, Edmund Clowney
- The Bible and the Future, Anthony Hoekema
- The Holy Spirit, Sinclair Ferguson
- Hell on Trial, Robert Peterson
- Westminster Confession of Faith (WCF)
- The Lord's Supper, Robert Letham
- Two Views of Hell, Peterson and Fudge
- Why I Am Not an Arminian, Peterson and Williams