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deeper. kyle taylor kyle deming kyle taylor kyle deming wednesdays 7:00....till you decide wednesdays 7:00....till you decide Slide 2 class overview. 4. Jesus. 5. other religions. 3. existence of God. 2. truth and knowledge. 1. what is christianity? 6. questions. Slide 3 your commitment. six weeks. two hours. notebook. Slide 4 doctrines. God. Trinity. Christ. creation. fall. atonement. last things. Slide 5 the doctrine of God. God is One God is Personal God is Perfect Slide 6 the doctrine of God. God is One -> A radical belief Slide 7 the doctrine of God. God is a person? Slide 8 the perfection of God. Omniscient Omnibenevolent Omnipotence Omnipresent Slide 9 scripture God is One God is Personal God is Perfect 2 Sam. 22:31 Gen 1:3 Mk. 12:29 Slide 10 the doctrine of the trinity The Father is God The Son is God The Spirit is God There is 1 God The Father, Son, and Spirit are 3 Persons Slide 11 the doctrine of the trinity Early church - believed it, but had difficulty expressing it. Tertullian - Trinity One Substance, three Persons Slide 12 understanding the trinity...dead ends. Modalism Tritheism Adoptionism Arianism Slide 13 scripture The Father is God The Son is God The Spirit is God There is 1 God Gal 4:4-6 John 1:1 Acts 5:3-4 Deut. 6:4 Slide 14 the doctrine of Christ. fully God, fully man Slide 15 chalcedonian creed. two natures, without confusion, without change, without division, without separation Slide 16 understanding Christ...dead ends. Docetism Arianism Nestorianism Slide 17 scripture Jesus is man Jesus is God Mk. 15:37 Rom 9:5 Slide 18 the doctrine of creation. creation ex nihilo -> creation out of nothing man -> created in the image of God Slide 19 scripture creation ex nihilo -> creation out of nothing man -> created in the image of God Gen 1:27 Gen 1:1 Slide 20 the doctrine of the fall. Creation was initially very good. Adams disobedience led to the fall. Sin + Death entered the world. Man is a slave to sin. Creation was initially very good. Adams disobedience led to the fall. Sin + Death entered the world. Man is a slave to sin. Slide 21 the doctrine of the fall...errors. Pelagianism: We can earn our salvation Slide 22 the doctrine of the atonement. Ransom Satisfaction Moral Influence Governmental Atonement Penal Substitution Slide 23 scripture Rom 8:3 Slide 24 the doctrine of last things. physical resurrection heaven or hell God is glorified Slide 25 scripture physical resurrection heaven or hell God is glorified John 2:19-21 Rom 14:11 Mat 25:46 Slide 26 what is christianity? God made earth. all fall short. Jesus. sin. heaven. Slide 27 philosophy of christianity. Jesus follower. ethical. love is greater. different. less is more. Slide 28 denominations. Slide 29 apologetics origin. definition. greek origin. apologists. Slide 30 what is apologetics? facts. science. evidence. archaeological. artifacts. Slide 31 apologetics part deuce. different for everybody. spiritual. near death experience. Slide 32 historical. Slide 33 The Apostle Paul was one of the first apologists. 1 Corinthians 15 Slide 34 great intellects. Augustine Aquinas Anselm Newton Descartes Slide 35 biblical. Slide 36 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 Slide 37 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 Slide 38 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 Slide 39 relevance. christianity declining. other religions rising. universalist media. school. defense. not stupid.