• Soteriology
• Christology
• Apologetics
• Ecclesiology
• Christ and Culture
• Study of how humanity is saved
• Connects to grade 9 theme of Salvation
• Scripture says that humanity is saved by Christ
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John 3:16
John 14:6
Romans 6:23
Romans 10:9
2 Corinthians 5:17
• How does Christ save us?
• Scripture does not explicitly explain how.
• Christ – Greek word for Anointed One
• Jewish concept
• Christians believe that the Christ is Jesus
(Jews don’t disbelieve that there will be a
Christ, but don’t share the belief that that
Christ is Jesus)
• Who was / is Jesus of Nazareth
• How does knowing Jesus lead to knowledge
of God?
• Word “Apology” originally meant
something different from what it means
today
• Originally meant: A rational defense
• In every time period, Christianity has been
challenged
• Rational defences (Apologetics) that
explain why the faith is reasonable to
follow
“What are your choices when some puts a
gun to your head? You take the gun, or you
pull out a bigger one. Or, you call their bluff.
Or, you do any one of a hundred and forty
six other things.” Harvey Spectre - Suits
• From Greek words Ecclesia and
ology
• Ecclesia – Church
• What is the Church (Foundation,
structure, function)?
• Is the Roman Catholic Church the
same thing as the Church of Christ?
• Relationship of the Church with
Civilization
• Does the Church have something to
offer the world?
• Richard Niebuhr’s book Christ and
Culture tries to explore this question
His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI, speaking at
the United Nations in April 2008