Table of Contents
Foreword J. I. Packer 7
How This Guide Works 9
Level 1
1 Declared Not Guilty: Understanding Justification (Part 1) 13
2 God Pays the Price: Understanding Justification (Part 2) 24
3 Incredible Spiritual Benefits: Calling, Regeneration, Conversion, Salvation, Adoption 33
4 Temptations of the Flesh: Overcoming Temptation (Part 1) 43
5 Temptations of the Devil and the World: Overcoming Temptation (Part 2) 53
6 Becoming More and More Like Christ: Sanctification 64
7 The Power and Value of the Word: The Importance of Scripture 75
Level 2
8 Yesterday's Prophecies and Manuscript Evidence: Evidence for the Inspiration of the Bible (Part 1) 87
9 Christ's View of Scripture and Archaeological Findings: Evidence for the Inspiration of the Bible (Part 2) 99
10 Jesus's Model Prayer: The Great Value of Prayer (Part 1) 109
11 A Life of Prayer: The Great Value of Prayer (Part 2) 117
Appendix to Session 11: Key Promises of God to Know and Memorize 128
12 Understanding God's Will: The Guidance of God (Part 1) 130
Appendix to Session 12: The Will of God and the Holy Spirit 142
13 Knowing God's Will: The Guidance of God (Part 2) 144
14 The Mystery of the Trinity: The Trinity (Part 1) 153
Appendix to Session 14: The Ministry of the Holy Spirit 163
15 Eternally One God in Three Persons: The Trinity (Part 2) 167
Appendix to Session 15: The Nicene Creed 177
Level 3
16 Jesus's Divinity: The Uniqueness of Christ (Part 1) 181
17 Jesus's Humanity: The Uniqueness of Christ (Part 2) 193
Appendix to Session 17: The Creed of Chalcedon (AD 451) 203
18 Kept by God: Preservation, Perseverance, and Assurance (Part 1) 204
19 Living by God's Power: Preservation, Perseverance, and Assurance (Part 2) 213
20 God's Unique Character: The Attributes of God (Part 1) 224
21 God's Shared Character: The Attributes of God (Part 2) 235
22 More of God's Shared Character: The Attributes of God (Part 3) 246
23 The Sovereign God: The Attributes of God (Part 4) 257
24 The Mystery of Sovereignty: The Attributes of God (Part 5) 267
Notes 279