deeper.
kyle taylor
kyle deming
wednesdays
7:00....till you decide
class overview.
1. what is christianity?
2. truth and knowledge.
3. existence of God.
4. Jesus.
5. other religions.
6. questions.
your commitment.
six weeks.
two hours.
notebook.
doctrines.
God.
Trinity.
Christ.
creation.
fall.
atonement.
last things.
the doctrine of God.
God is One
God is Personal
God is Perfect
the doctrine of God.
God is One -> A radical belief
the doctrine of God.
God is a person?
the perfection of God.
Omnipotence
Omniscient
Omnipresent
Omnibenevolent
scripture
God is One
Mk. 12:29
God is Personal
Gen 1:3
God is Perfect
2 Sam. 22:31
the doctrine of the trinity
The Father is God
The Son is God
The Spirit is God
The Father, Son, and Spirit are 3 Persons
There is 1 God
the doctrine of the trinity
Early church - believed it, but had difficulty expressing it.
Tertullian - Trinity
One Substance, three Persons
understanding the trinity...dead ends.
Modalism
Adoptionism
Arianism
Tritheism
scripture
The Father is God
Gal 4:4-6
The Son is God
John 1:1
The Spirit is God
Acts 5:3-4
There is 1 God
Deut. 6:4
the doctrine of Christ.
fully God, fully man
chalcedonian creed.
two natures, without confusion, without change,
without division, without separation
understanding Christ...dead ends.
Docetism
Arianism
Nestorianism
scripture
Jesus is man
Mk. 15:37
Jesus is God
Rom 9:5
the doctrine of creation.
creation ex nihilo -> creation out of nothing
man -> created in the image of God
scripture
creation ex nihilo -> creation out of nothing
man -> created in the image of God
Gen 1:1
Gen 1:27
the doctrine of the fall.
Creation was initially very good.
Adam’s disobedience led to the fall.
Sin + Death entered the world.
Man is a slave to sin.
the doctrine of the fall...errors.
Pelagianism: We can earn our salvation
the doctrine of the atonement.
Satisfaction
Ransom
Moral Influence
Governmental Atonement
Penal Substitution
scripture
Rom 8:3
the doctrine of last things.
physical resurrection
heaven or hell
God is glorified
scripture
physical resurrection
John 2:19-21
heaven or hell
Mat 25:46
God is glorified
Rom 14:11
what is christianity?
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God made earth.
heaven.
sin.
all fall short.
Jesus.
philosophy of christianity.
Jesus follower.
ethical.
less is more.
different.
love is greater.
denominations.
apologetics origin.
definition.
greek origin.
apologists.
what is apologetics?
evidence.
facts.
archaeological.
science.
artifacts.
apologetics part deuce.
different for everybody.
spiritual.
near death experience.
historical.
The Apostle Paul was one of the first “apologists.”
1 Corinthians 15
great intellects.
Aquinas
Augustine
Anselm
Newton
Descartes
biblical.
“But set Christ apart as Lord in your hearts and
always be ready to give an answer to anyone who
asks about the hope you possess. Yet do it with
courtesy and respect...”
1 Peter 3:15
“Dear friends, although I have been eager to write to
you about our common salvation, I now feel
compelled instead to write to encourage you to
contend earnestly for the faith that was once for all
entrusted to the saints.”
Jude 3
“Paul went to the Jews in the synagogue, as he
customarily did, and on three Sabbath days he
addressed them from the scriptures, explaining and
demonstrating that the Christ had to suffer and to
rise from the dead, saying, "This Jesus I am
proclaiming to you is the Christ."
Acts 17:2-4
relevance.
defense.
not stupid.
christianity declining.
other religions rising.
universalist media.
school.