CHARIS – Theology and Practice of Grace

CHARIS – Theology and Practice of Grace (In English, translation to Russian)

CHARIS course provides a detailed overview of the grace of God, its foundation and work in our lives. Grace is the basis of our relationship with God and it has a crucial part in the growth, the equipping and the mission of a believer.

CHARIS course aims at helping the students to understand the grace of God, to trust grace in one’s life, to operate systematically on the basis of pure grace in relationships and ministry, and to accept that unique portion God has given to each believer.

This class was taught in English and translated to Russian for an Internet live audience. The class textbook is “Charles Bing: Simply Grace” which can be purchased from Amazon.com or from the Scandinavian School of the Bible.

Main instructor is pastor Arto Nousiainen and a couple of classes are taught by other instructors.

Class schedule

  1. Class 1: Why to Study Grace? 
  2. Class 2: What is Grace?
  3. Class 3: The Semantics of Grace 
  4. Class 4: God’s Plan of Grace 
  5. Class 5: Excursion 1: The Mosaic Covenant and the Dispensation of Law 
  6. Class 6: The Finished Work of Christ 
  7. Class 7: Positional and Experiential Truth 
  8. Class 8: The Harmony of Grace 1: Common grace and other types of grace 
  9. Class 9: The Harmony of Grace 2: Mercy, Forgiveness, and the Fruit of the Spirit 
  10. Class 10: The Counterpoint of Grace 1: God’s intention for the law; law as a principle 
  11. Class 11: The Counterpoint of Grace 2: Law in the NT; law of Christ; legalism 
  12. Class 12: The Counterpoint of Grace 3: Works, guilt, and judgment
  13. Class 13: Dynamics of Grace-life 1: Undeservedness, Brokenness, and Neediness 
  14. Class 14: Dynamics of Grace-life 2: Faith and the Holy Spirit 
  15. Class 15: New Creation in Christ 
  16. Class 16: Grace and the Body of Christ 
  17. Class 17: Grace and Spiritual Life (Ken Davis) 
  18. Class 18: Rebound 
  19. Class 19: Sanctification 1 
  20. Class 20: Sanctification 2 
  21. Class 21: Grace and Good Works 
  22. Class 22: What Hinders Grace Inside of Us 
  23. Class 23: Attacks Against Grace in the Church and in the World 
  24. Class 24: The Stewardship of Grace 
  25. Class 25: The Mediation of Grace (Ken Davis) 
  26. Class 26: Giving by Grace 1 – Spending Oneself 
  27. Class 27: Giving by Grace 2 – Giving Freely to God’s Cause 
  28. Class 28: The Limits of Grace and the Abuse of Grace 
  29. Class 29: Grace Obedience 

Write to raamattukoulu@raamattupuhuu.onmicrosoft.fom to obtain the access to the class materials and recordings.