Table of Contents
Preface 9
Stage 1 The Nature of God
1 God Is Eternal 17
2 God Is Creator 25
3 God Is Holy 33
4 God Is Father, Son and Holy Spirit 42
5 God Is Love 51
Stage 2 The Character of God
6 God's Love in Action 63
7 God Is All-Powerful (Omnipotent) 71
8 God Is All-Knowing (Omniscient) 77
9 God Is in All Places (Omnipresent) 83
10 God of Covenant 88
Stage 3 Angels and Demons
11 Angels and Archangels 99
12 God's Plan for the Angels 107
13 Lucifer-and His Fall from Heaven 116
14 From Lucifer to Satan 123
15 Satan's Power and Authority 131
Stage 4 Satan and His Kingdom
16 Satan's Role 139
17 Satan's Forces 146
18 Satan's Objectives 154
19 Satan's Defeat at the Cross 161
20 Satan's Eternal Destiny-and Ours! 168
Stage 5 Man-God's Special Creation
21 Created for Glory 175
22 Made in the Image and Likeness of God 183
23 Created for Love and Relationship, Part One 190
24 Created for Love and Relationship, Part Two 198
25 Created to Worship 207
Stage 6 The Nature of Man
26 The Spirit of Man 219
27 The Soul of Man 228
28 The Body of Man 235
29 Man's Free Will 243
30 Man's Power, Authority and Dominion 251
Stage 7 What Happened When Man Fell
31 Satan's Strategy with Fallen Man 261
32 The First Commandment and the First Sin 269
33 Man Discovers the Law 275
34 God Covers Their Nakedness 281
35 Broken but Loved 288
A Final Word of Encouragement 295
Notes 297