Lesson Eight

KEY TOPICS OF THE BIBLE (2)
MAN, SALVATION, THE ETERNAL LIFE,
AND THE BELIEVERS

Scripture Reading

Rev. 13:8; Gen. 3:15; 1 John 3:8; Gal. 3:16; 1 Pet. 1:2;
1 Cor. 3:6-7; Rom. 12:2; Rev. 14:15; Phil. 3:21; 1 John 1:2;
Heb. 7:16; 1 Tim. 6:12; Matt. 28:19; John 3:5-6;
2 Cor. 3:18; Rom. 8:5-11; Rom. 15:16

Outline

1. Man
   1. The creation of man
      1. Man being created according to God’s image and likeness
         1. To have man to express God
         2. To have man to exercise God’s dominion
      2. God placing man in front of the tree of life in order for man to receive Him as life
   2. The fall of man
      1. The first step of the fall
         1. The cause
            1. 1) The serpent’s temptation
            2. 2) The woman’s assuming the headship
         2. The process
         3. The result
      2. The second step of the fall
      3. The third step of the fall
      4. The fourth step of the fall
2. Salvation
   1. God’s promise
      1. The seed of the woman
      2. The seed of Abraham
   2. Salvation being in three stages
      1. The initial stage
      2. The progressing stage
      3. The completing stage
3. Eternal life
   1. The definition of eternal life
   2. Laying hold of eternal life
4. Believers
   1. The baptism of the believers
   2. The regeneration of the believers
   3. The growth of the believers
   4. The function of the believers