Monthly Archives: August 2018

God the Son (Part 3)

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

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God the Son (Part 2)

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

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God the Son (Part 1)

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

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God the Holy Spirit

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

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God the Father

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

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The Bible (Part 2)

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

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The Bible (Part 1)

The blogs in this category are the notes I used when teaching this series. The Basic Doctrines of the Christian Faith Lesson 1 In this series, we will learn about the doctrines that make Christianity, Christianity. If a person does … Continue reading

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Bless Those Who Persecute You

Garry Trudeau is the liberal cartoonist who draws the Doonesbury comic strip, so I was surprised to find that even he saw, many, many years ago, how ridiculous the politically correct movement would eventually become. In a Sunday strip released … Continue reading

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Looking Past the Surface: Judging Others (Part 2)

Judge not, that you be not judged. For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you. And why do you look at the speck in your … Continue reading

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This is Not a Day Care. It’s a University

Today I ran across a letter written by Dr. Everett Piper, the President of Oklahoma Wesleyan University, which I believe is worth passing on to others. The letter was distributed to the entire student body. There is no date on … Continue reading

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