SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD INTRODUCTION to God's Sovereignty Definition- “The supremacy of God's authority and control over all things.” NOT deism—God is not a “watchmaker” who creates but does not oversee General Scriptural refs. Psalm 103:2 2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, Psalm 115:3 3 Our God is in the heavens; he does … [Read more...] about Doctrine of God’s Sovereignty, 10-17-21
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The Doctrine of the Trinity 10-10-21
THE DOCTRINE OF THE TRINITY* Introduction—Study of God begins at His most basic level—his BEING--His essence Star Trek—humans are “carbon-based life forms” biologically/chemically Definition: “God eternally exists as three Persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and each person is fully God, and there is one God.” Grudem I. The doctrine of the Trinity in the Old Testament--a modest … [Read more...] about The Doctrine of the Trinity 10-10-21
The Doctrine of Scripture (10-03-2021)
THE BIBLE--SOME BASIC TRUTHS ABOUT THE WORD OF GOD Uniqueness of the Bible Diversity of authors—more than 40 authors—rich, poor, uneducated, educated, scholars, herdsman, fishermen Diversity of languages—3 languages Diversity of literary forms—narrative history, poetry, biography, drama, exposition, letters, parables, prophecies, sermons, narrative stories, wisdom … [Read more...] about The Doctrine of Scripture (10-03-2021)
Why Study Doctrine? 09-26-2021
“WHY STUDY DOCTRINE?”* Definition of “doctrine”—“What the whole Bible teaches us today about some particular topic.” 1 “WHY STUDY DOCTRINE?” is an important question today especially because… People today, in ways not seen for a very long time, are not interested in doctrine—in and out of the church. LIES PEOPLE BELIEVE that you hear… “Christianity is a life, not a doctrine.” “Deeds, NOT … [Read more...] about Why Study Doctrine? 09-26-2021
DANIEL: Lesson 22 (2/21/21)
This morning we hope to finish the book of Daniel. My hope is that the truths you have discovered through our study will continue to bless you in the future. The final section of the book is written to provide a summary of the book and especially of the last three chapters. The main topic of all these final chapters in Daniel is related to this long and detailed prophecy that we have seen in … [Read more...] about DANIEL: Lesson 22 (2/21/21)
DANIEL: Lesson 21 (2/14/21)
This week we turn to the 12th and final chapter in the book of Daniel. Last time, as we looked at the final section of chapter 11, we saw that, beginning with verse 36, is a significant break separating it from the rest of the chapter. The prophecy up to that point is miraculously accurate in it’s foretelling of events that occurred up to 350 years later. From verse 36 however, the events … [Read more...] about DANIEL: Lesson 21 (2/14/21)
