Module 1 - Prologomena: The Doctrine of First Principles

The first two lectures of this course provide an introduction to the whole of all seven modules. The remainder of this first module is devoted to the first of the seven sections of systematic theology—what we call “the doctrine of first principles,” which covers the first doctrinal truths that are necessary for studying theology. We’ll begin to take up the doctrine of first principles in our third lecture and in the remaining lectures of this course.

Imagine walking into a large room with bright lights. In the middle of the otherwise empty room, you see in front of you a very large white sheet that has been draped over something, forming what looks like a large mound in the middle of the room. The sheet functions like a veil, covering what is hidden. Then two men walk into the room, and, grasping opposite ends of the sheet, they lift it off, thereby unveiling what is underneath. When they do so, you discover that hidden underneath the sheet are large tables full of gold, silver, and precious gems.

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Rev. Robert McCurley is the minister of the Gospel at Greenville Presbyterian Church in Taylors, SC, a congregation of the Free Church of Scotland (Continuing). https://www.greenvillepresbyterian.com