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Lesson 9 6. The Virgin Birth Why is it necessary to believe in the virgin birth of Christ? Because the Scriptures teach it. This doctrine is taught by all of the Christian denominations and until recently, the only people who … Continue reading →

When I taught this series to my home group, I gave this chart to the members as a reference. There is only one God The first step is to establish how many Gods exist: one! Isaiah 43:10; 44:6, 8; 45:5, … Continue reading →

The Athanasian Creed is named after Athanasius, who defended the doctrine of the Trinity against the Arians. He did not write the creed, nor was it written by a Church Council. In fact, we do not know who wrote it. … Continue reading →

Lesson 8 5. The Trinity We have seen that the Scriptures teach that the Father is God, the Holy Spirit is God, and the Son is God. But we have also seen that the Scriptures teach that there is only … Continue reading →

Lesson 7 Some objections to the Deity of Christ John 10:30-39 – Jesus referred to other people as “gods” (v. 34). So Jesus is also a “god” in the same sense. Jesus is quoting Ps. 82:6. The Hebrew word for … Continue reading →

Lesson 6 After the Council of Constantinople affirmed that Jesus is in fact both God and man, the problem became, “How can Jesus be both at the same time? How do the two natures interact with each other?” To most … Continue reading →

Lesson 5 4. God the Son Jesus Christ is, of course, the central figure of Christianity. He is why Christianity is called Christianity. The Scriptures clearly teach that Jesus was more than a man: he was and is also God … Continue reading →

Lesson 4 3. God the Holy Spirit The Holy Spirit is probably the most misunderstood person of the Trinity. What must we believe about the Holy Spirit according to the Scriptures? First, we must believe that the Holy Spirit is … Continue reading →

Lesson 3 2. God the Father The Bible has a lot to say about God the Father, and we could not possibly cover it all in one night. Besides, we are studying the essential doctrines about Christianity, the doctrines that … Continue reading →

Lesson 2 A third objection is, “The Bible as we now have it is not what was originally written.” This objection can take two forms. One is that changes were accidentally made to the Bible so that we can no … Continue reading →