Complete Bible Framework

A picture of how God rules His own. God takes authority structures, inside His kingdom, very seriously. The Southern and Northern Kingdoms compared. Human solutions, in defiance of the Word of God, collapse of their own weight. How to tell a true prophet from a false prophet. God’s plans don’t change. Jeroboam establishes a man-made religion with a biblical vocabulary. Elijah, Ahab, and Jezebel. The gospel of Baal proven feckless. Questions and answers.

The foundation of the second kingdom. God’s plans work in and through man, but do not need man. The exaltation of civil law over the Word of God is sin and structurally warps society. When sin erases truth, it can’t stand the vacuum and fills it with something else. Questions and answers.

The geography of the nation Israel. Solomon’s spiritual decline leads to national decline. The nation of Israel fractures. In marriage, the common ground will either be biblical truth or not. The first rejection of the Davidic Covenant. Biblical history is the revelation of God’s faithfulness.

How kings should operate (the Davidic/Messianic leadership model). The structure of a psalm. David spares Saul’s life and places his trust entirely in the Lord. Psalm chapter 57. Questions and answers.

The aim of sanctification is loyalty to God. Responses to the world system: capitulation, accommodation, separation, or engagement filtered through the Word of God. Strong sanctification leads to biblical culture that reflects that sanctification. Characteristics of biblical culture. Questions and answers.

The biblical model for a political leader. Solomon: religious apostasy, international treaties, and religiously mixed marriages. Solomon confused the wisdom of God with the wisdom of men. Sanctification shapes believers to live with God for eternity. The parts of sanctification. The need for sanctification would exist even if Adam had not sinned. Models of sanctification: Jesus Christ, Adam, David, and the nation Israel. Questions and answers.

How biblical wisdom generates culture. Good and evil cannot be separated without righteous violence. The true and the false view of wisdom. The features of wisdom. A wise culture will have wise legislation. A foolish culture will have foolish legislation. As long as man stays within the constraints of wisdom, God gives him creative freedom. A society without a wisdom structure will lack creativity. Where biblical wisdom plays a role in the believer’s life. Rebellion against the Word of God has profound effects on society. Questions and answers.

Orientation to the doctrine of Christian sanctification (example: Solomon). Biblical prayers have a structure. There is no such thing as “natural law.” The Abrahamic Covenant guarantees the future of Israel, not the Mosaic Covenant. God teaches through His disciplinary processes. The golden era of Solomon. The Queen of Sheba. Questions and answers.

The golden era of Solomon was the peak of Israel’s culture. Israel’s history is controlled by the covenants. Solomon’s prayer, dedicating the Temple. Inside God’s kingdom: how God disciplines His own. The manifestations of blessing and of cursing for Israel.

David as a model for leadership in the Kingdom of God. The aim of and the tools God uses in the believer’s sanctification. The enemies of sanctification. The dimensions of sanctification. Resolving sin in the believer’s life: conviction, confession, and God’s response. Questions and answers.