The Doctrines of Grace and Eschatology
AQF: 6/7/8/9, hybrid
SEMESTER 2 2025
Friday Daytime Unit
TH103-612/712/812 + TH205-912 + TH206-912
There is no more important question in life than, “What must I do to be saved?” The doctrines of grace are concerned with God’s plan of salvation from election through to glorification, through which he brings about his eternal purposes for his creation, and in particular, for those he has chosen by grace to be his people. They also describe how the finished work of Jesus Christ is applied by the regenerating and sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit to the believer, who by virtue of their union with Christ, is justified, adopted and perfected to share in his glory.
Eschatology is intrinsically connected to the doctrines of grace because it is concerned with God’s goal for his creation. God’s goal is to dwell as king over a renewed creation and to fill the earth with his glory. This has personal, political and cosmological implications for God’s people now. Without a good handle on biblical eschatology, we struggle to understand the 'now not yet' nature of reality in which God’s kingdom has come but its enemies continue to exist as we await its consummation.
Lecturer: Rev Dr Rob Smith and Rev Dr Ian Maddock
AQF level: 6/7/8/9
Lecture Mode: hybrid*
Corequisites:
TH103 = 24 credit points of NT/OT/BB,
Prerequisites:
TH205-912 = 48 level 8 credit points with 12 level 8 (or higher) credit points in TH
TH206-912 = 48 level 8 credit points with 24 credit points in TH
Times: Fridays 9.40am–10.30am + 10.55am–11.45am + 11.50am–1.05pm
Dates: 25 July; 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 August; 5, 12, 19, 26 September; 17, 24, 31 October; 7 November 2025 (Exam period = 17-21 November)
Location: Croydon Campus, 43 Badminton Road, Croydon 2132 + online via Zoom
Credit Points:
ATH103 = 36hrs - Audit (no assessments)
TH103-612= 12 credit points (1 unit) - DipCS, DipMin, DipTh, AdDipMin, AdDipTh, AssocDegMin, AssocDegTh, BMin, BTh
TH103-712 = 12 credit points (1 unit) - BMin, BTh, BDiv
TH103-812 = 12 credit points (1 unit) - GDDiv, MMin, MDiv, MTS, MICS
TH205-912 = 12 credit points (1 unit) Capstone - MMin, MDiv, MTS
TH206-912 = 12 credit points (1 unit) Specialised Studies - MMin, MDiv, MTS, MICS
Tuition Fees:
Audit = $475
AQF unit levels 5-7 (12 credit points) = $2,853 (Overseas student = $3,288)
AQF unit levels 8-9 (12 credit points) = $3,162 (Overseas student = $3,642)
For further details see Costs
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*LECTURE MODES:
On-Campus: units in this mode are delivered face-to-face in the classroom only
Off-Campus: units in this mode are delivered live online only, that is, a mix of online lectures, videos, activities and interaction with lecturers and fellow students.
Hybrid: units in this mode are delivered both on-campus and off-campus concurrently.
