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The Bible Is Sort of Like the Universe
If you look at the universe, you see everything existing in an
orderly fashion and following established natural laws. You
won’t find the sun rising one day in the east and another day in
the west. The moon passes through established cycles, and
gravity always exerts a pulling force. You will never perform a
vertical leap without coming down again. You see, God the
Creator does everything in an orderly way. He is infinitely well
organized. So we shouldn’t be surprised to learn that His written
Word, the Bible, is well organized.
The Bible contains two parts: the Old Testament and the
New Testament, so named because they involve two great
covenants (testaments). These are the Mosaic Covenant given at
Mount Sinai (Exodus 24:8) and the New Covenant introduced
by Jesus at the Last Supper (Matthew26:28).
by Jesus at the Last Supper (Matthew26:28).
This is the first of 50 studies on Basic Christian Doctrine. Each study will include 10
summary statements, explanations of the terms and topics covered, and the main
Scripture verses to study. The Bible is our textbook, and it places a high value on
doctrine. For example, God often says, “I want you to know” (I Cor. 11:3; Col. 2:1). God
gave us the Bible so that we might know certain important things (I John 5:13). Sadly, too
many Christians know very little about the Bible and Christian doctrine. They often know
more about sports than about God’s Word. This series will study the basics for beginners,
but also give teaching for those who are more advanced. It will cover Christian doctrine
from the Bible, not the theories of philosophy, psychology, opinions, or false religions.
History has two sides, a divine, and a human. On the part of God, it is his revelation in the order
of time (as the creation is his revelation in the order of space), and the successive unfolding of a
plan of infinite wisdom, justice, and mercy, looking to his glory and the eternal happiness of
mankind. On the part of man, history is the biography of the human race and the gradual
development, both normal and abnormal, of all its physical, intellectual, and moral forces to the
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History of the Christian Church, Volume I: Apostolic Christianity. Philip Schaff
A.D. 1-100.
final consummation at the general judgment, with its eternal rewards and punishments. The idea
of universal history presupposes the Christian idea of the unity of God, and the unity and common
destiny of men, and was unknown to ancient Greece and Rome. A view of history that overlooks
or undervalues the divine factor starts from deism and consistently runs into atheism; while the
opposite view, which overlooks the free agency of man and his moral responsibility and guilt, is
essentially fatalistic and pantheistic.
We live in an age of discovery and research, similar to that which preceded the Reformation.
The beginnings of Christianity are now absorbing the attention of scholars.
During the present generation early church history has been vastly enriched by new sources
of information, and almost revolutionized by independent criticism.
Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. (GR, diakonion; services, ministries, and offices.)
And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all. (GR, energema; workings or operations.)
But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
(GR, phanerosis; making visible the manifestations.)
A New Testament survey course is one which reviews the content, unity, and
progression of the New Testament. Its purpose is to explore God’s Word on a
brief book-by-book basis to see how each fits into the overall plan of the New
Testament.
The fifth book of the New Testament has been known
from ancient times as The Acts of the Apostles; but this
title cannot be found in the book itself. One of the earliest
manuscripts, the Codex Sinaiticus, gives as the title the
simple word Acts, with no mention of the apostles. There
is a reason for this. Acts was intended to be more than a
brief history of the service rendered by the twelve disciples,
much more than the principal events in the lifework of its
four leading characters, Peter, James, John, and Paul.
The purpose of this work is to give a living picture of St. Paul
himself, and of the circumstances by which he was surrounded.
This document consists of a number of overlapping studies and resources (of uneven quality) that
pertain to the composition, transmission, and translation of the Scriptures, with a particular focus
on the canonical development of the Old Testament and New Testament.
The issue that we are going to deal with is explaining our faith to others.
Why do we believe what we believe? How do we deal with the many questions about
Jesus, God, the Christian faith, and is relevance for our daily life? What answers can we
give to those who doubt, those in difficult situations, those who don’t want to believe us at
all? Are our answers convincing, or do we realize that we don’t really know ourselves how
to deal with certain issues? Are we shocked when people question the very foundation of or
faith – or can we reach out to them and give them answers that help them on their way to
Christ? Do we just know “the basics” or can we explain why we view certain things as right
or wrong? Can we participate when people discuss issues that currently move the world or
do we realize that we don’t know how to voice our opinion without sounding ridiculous –
even to ourselves?
Four Studies on the Seven Annual Feasts
Appointed by the Lord for the Israelites
Today we’re going to start a new series – something quite different from what we have done
before. The issue that we are going to deal with is explaining our faith to others.
Why do we believe what we believe? How do we deal with the many questions about
Jesus, God, the Christian faith, and is relevance for our daily life? What answers can we
give to those who doubt, those in difficult situations, those who don’t want to believe us at
all? Are our answers convincing, or do we realize that we don’t really know ourselves how
to deal with certain issues? Are we shocked when people question the very foundation of or
faith – or can we reach out to them and give them answers that help them on their way to
Christ? Do we just know “the basics” or can we explain why we view certain things as right
or wrong? Can we participate when people discuss issues that currently move the world or
do we realize that we don’t know how to voice our opinion without sounding ridiculous –
even to ourselves?
Study on the Old Testaments Minor Prophets
Jackie Feldman is an associate professor in sociology and anthropology at the Ben Gurion University of the Negev. He has researched pilgrimage and tourism and the interface between them, Christian pilgrimage to the Holy Land, pilgrimage to the Second Temple, and Jewish-Israeli youth voyages to Poland.
This paper, “Jesus’ Words to Seven Churches of Roman Asia”, was prepared to discover and examine
that part of John’s vision recorded in Revelation that pertains to Jesus and His instructions to the seven
angels of the seven churches in Roman Asia. It is intended to share with others what I learned while
researching Jesus’ messages to the seven churches to discover what the messages meant then, and what
they mean for us today
The Doctrine of Salvation
The Holy Spirit’s presence and work can be found all throughout redemptive history. However, He is sometimes the forgotten person of the Trinity. In this course, Dr. Sinclair Ferguson traces the work of the Spirit of God throughout the pages of Scripture. From creation to the ministry of Jesus Christ, to the Spirit’s indwelling the hearts of God’s people today, Dr. Ferguson sheds light on the vital role played by the third person of the Trinity. The more we know about the Holy Spirit, the better we can enjoy our fellowship with Him and understand His power at work within us and in the church today.
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Let me open the door, switch on the light and quickly walk
you through this book and, as we go, make some
explanations so you get an overview of what it contains.
THE FLOOR PLAN
A brief look at the Contents page helps get this book into
perspective. This overview gives some idea of my core
commitments in writing this book. I have sought to achieve the
following:
• To show that mentoring is not an optional extra, if followers of
Christ are to mature and fulfil God’s purpose for them.
• To encourage every follower of Christ to take an interest in
another’s personal and spiritual growth (to ‘watch over one
another in love’). Mentoring others is not reserved for the giants
of the faith!
• To emphasise that the foundation for effective Christian
mentoring is a vital, growing relationship with Jesus Christ.
• To give a clear understanding of the various dimensions of
mentoring and what is involved.
• To explain that mentoring can be done with varying degrees of
intensity from a close friendship to a professional relationship,
occasional wise words of encouragement and guidance to wellstructured, regular meetings.
• To lay a sound biblical and theological basis for mentoring.
• To provide some practical guidelines for both mentors and
mentorees.
INTRODUCTION
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• To emphasise that mentoring is essentially experience-based
learning to which reflection is central.
• To help especially leaders see the broad possibilities for
mentoring. To provide case studies of some options and enable
them to develop mentoring networks in their churches or
organisations.
• To present Jesus Christ as our prime mentoring model.
WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR
I have written this book for a broad cross-section of readers,
including:
• Potential mentors/mentorees, who want to know how to go
about it and how to begin.
• Mentors who want to improve their performance by honing their
skills and discovering new ideas.
• Team leaders who want to build their teams through mentoring.
• Supervisors in bible and theological college supervised field
education programs, who want to maximise their mentoring.
• Church and para-church leaders who want to implement their
own mentoring networks.
• Trainers who want a sound educational resource to equip
mentors.
• Friends who want their friendships to be more effective in
helping each other grow personally and spiritually.
WHAT THIS BOOK CAN DO FOR YOU
It will:
• help you catch a vision of mentoring
• encourage you to begin
• provide practical know-how
• help you experience the potential of reflection for learning from
the experiences through which God has taken you
• enable you to find a mentor or a mentoree
• equip you to build effective teams
• open your eyes to how churches and Christian organisations can
be transformed through organised mentoring.
INTRODUCTION
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HOW THE STUDY/TRAINING DIMENSION WORKS
THE STUDY GUIDES: Most sections of this book have study guides.
• The personal reflection. This segment is central to facilitating
self-understanding and insight. The outcome for a mentored
person is not only to become a Christ-centred disciple, but a
reflective Christ-centred disciple. It can be used on your own to
help make more of your reading of the text. If you are using it
with others, you will need to make notes.
• Group work can be done with one other person or a small group
of ideally six or eight people. Your reading of the text and
personal reflection provides the basis of the group work. There
will be little, if any, lecturing. If other groups are involved, there
will be times for groups to share their findings with each other
There are three primary purposes of mentor training. The first is for us to better understand the purpose and role of
mentoring, both as a biblical concept and as a resource tool for elders and churches. The next purpose is to learn about
specific mentoring skills and understand issues of confidentiality, boundaries, and sources of support. Finally, we will learn
what a mentor does in order to gain the confidence needed to undertake this role
There is a great war being waged in the world today. It is not a conflict between nations, tribes, or
government leaders. It is not a rebellion or coup. It is an important invisible battle taking place in
the spirit world. The Bible states that God's people are destroyed because of a lack of knowledge
(Hosea 4:6). One of the main areas in which believers are being defeated due to a lack of knowledge
is spiritual warfare.
Innumerable works have been written, countless sermons have been preached, and myriads of tracts have been circulated on the subject of antichrist. However, the one outstanding feature that attracts one’s attention and must be very perplexing to the average individual is the confusion that exists, which characterizes all such efforts. Generally speaking, every scholar has a different doctrine, and every teacher a different understanding of who the antichrist is or will be. And hence, as all doctrines cannot be correct, all therefore must be wrong, with the exception of one.
We have pointed out in this series that Aaron and his sons represent Christ and His body,
the great High Priest, and the members of the Royal Priesthood. Those elect saints of
God who have received the call to sonship are in the process of being prepared and
formed into a kingdom of priests. They are spiritual priests, they worship in a spiritual
temple, they stand at a spiritual altar, they offer up spiritual sacrifices, they are clad in
spiritual vestments, and they minister in a spiritual ministry. "Ye also, as lively stones, are
built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to
God through Jesus Christ" (I Pet. 2:5). "By Him, therefore, let us offer the sacrifice of
praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to His name. But to do
good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased" (Heb.
13:15-16).
In the Bible, there are a great number of words, phrases, and expressions that are
especially significant in the creative and redemptive plan of God.
There are many other examples of such words and phrases, but one we want to consider
in this message is the proclamation of the Lord to His people in Ex. 19:5-6: "And ye shall
be unto Me A KINGDOM OF PRIESTS." The full text reads, "Now, therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto
Me above all people: for all the earth is Mine: and ye shall be unto Me A KINGDOM OF
PRIESTS, and a holy nation."
The subject of religion has as many beliefs, feelings, and perceptions around it as there are people on the planet. In a way, everyone has their own religion, even if they subscribe to a religion that many others do. This is because everyone has their own interpretations of the religion they subscribe to. If you were to ask followers of any given religion what their beliefs are, or what parts of the religion they agree or disagree with, they would all say something a little different from each other. Many people adopt the things they like in a particular religion and ignore the things they donʹt believe in, even if this is done on an unconscious level.
This popular introduction to the history of Christian thought has been thoroughly revised and expanded for a second edition. It features substantial new material, including additional coverage of orthodox theology, the Holy Spirit, and Medieval mysticism, alongside new sections on liberation, feminist, and Latinotheologies, as well as the global spread of Christianity.
Covering the entire history of Christian thought, this textbook provides all the material needed for a broad understanding of Christian theological development, from the earliest days of the church fathers right up to the present day. The book is ordered in four distinct periods including:
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