Doctrine Evolution
Doctrine evolution on Anakalypsis: how the tracked doctrines have developed across two millennia — from patristic articulation through medieval systematization to Reformation dispute and modern retrieval. 25 major doctrines.
Atonement
Christ's work reconciles sinners to God.
Soteriology
Authority of Scripture
Scripture is authoritative for faith and practice.
Revelation and Scripture
Divine Unity
There is only one God.
Trinity
Final Judgment
God will judge the living and the dead.
Eschatology
Full Deity of the Son
The Son is fully divine.
Trinity
Full Deity of the Spirit
The Holy Spirit is fully divine.
Trinity
Hypostatic Union
Christ is one person in two natures, divine and human.
Christology
Imago Dei
Human beings are made in the image of God.
Anthropology
Inspiration of Scripture
Scripture is inspired by God.
Revelation and Scripture
Justification
God declares sinners righteous through Christ.
Soteriology
Justification by Faith
Justification is received by faith.
Soteriology
Messianic Identity of Jesus
Jesus is the promised Messiah.
Christology
New Covenant
God establishes a new covenant through Christ.
Covenant Theology
New Heavens and New Earth
God will renew creation.
Eschatology
Original Sin
Humanity inherits a fallen condition from Adam.
Hamartiology
Personal Distinction of Divine Persons
The Father, Son, and Spirit are personally distinct.
Trinity
Personhood of the Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is a person, not merely a force.
Pneumatology
Resurrection of Christ
Jesus rose bodily from the dead.
Soteriology
Resurrection of the Dead
The dead will be raised.
Eschatology
Sanctification
Believers are progressively made holy.
Soteriology
The Church
God gathers a people in Christ as the Church.
Ecclesiology
The Divinity of Christ
Jesus Christ is fully divine.
Christology
The Humanity of Christ
Jesus Christ is fully human.
Christology
The Trinity
God is one in essence and three in persons.
Trinity
Theotokos
Mary is rightly called God-bearer because the one she bore is truly God.
Mariology