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 Looking
at a survey of world religions, most fix the population of the
Christian faith at two Billion. The two-billion Christians
include about 1 billion Protestants and 1 billion Catholics.
This number includes every sort and variety of “Christian”. Many
who would not even call themselves Christian. How can we define
Christianity?
In
order to answer just what is a Christian we need to understand
the essentials of Christianity. First, Christianity is based
around a person. The person is Jesus Christ; Christ is Greek
equivalent of Messiah. To discover just what is essential
Christianity we need to see what Jesus and his disciples taught
and wrote. How did they define a follower of Jesus the Christ?
The
foundation of Christianity is based the writings of the prophets
of the Hebrew Bible. Jesus of Nazareth was the fulfillment of
prophecies regarding the coming of a Messiah who would redeem
man from their sins and restore man to a relationship with God,
the creator of the universe. The Jewish nation rejected Jesus
as Messiah, and the Romans crucified him on a Cross, as a false
prophet and blasphemer at the request of the High-priest. His
rejection by Israel was foretold 730 years before the event in
the book of Isaiah (Isaiah 52:12-53:13); the concept of the
Messiah suffering was not understood by the nation of Israel.
The
Jewish nation looked for the coming of King Messiah, from the
line of David who would rule over the nations. The rejection
and death Jesus, a descendent of David, was foretold by the
prophets. His return to judge the world of its sins and to
establish his kingdom is foretold also. The responsibility of
delivering the Gospel (Good News) of the forgiveness of sins
(Redemption) by faith in Jesus Christ has been given to the
church.
The
church is composed of both Jews and Gentiles who have trusted in
Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior, who have received the
Holy Spirit as a deposit guaranteeing their redemption. The
message delivered to the Apostles (Luke 6:13) was to be
delivered to the world at large and not to just Israel,
following Pentecost.
At
Pentecost (Acts 2:1, Leviticus 23:15) the Holy Spirit descended
on the Apostles and they began to speak in languages of
different nations, proclaiming the wonders of God’s works.
From Jerusalem,
the Church spread throughout the Roman Empire and beyond.
With the
“Inspired” writings of the Apostles and the Hebrew Prophets
before them, the Gospel (Good News) of redemption reached the
Pagan cities outside of Jerusalem. These groups of believers
formed into local church bodies. These local church bodies were
then built up by the Apostles during their lifetime and their
disciples after their death.
The
teachings and writing of Jesus and his Apostles formed the
essence of Christianity. Their words recorded and broadcast
via the transmission of the written word. The New Testament is
written in Greek and the Old Testament
in Hebrew and Aramaic. The inspired writings of the Prophets
and Apostles are the
 scripture
for the Church. The Old Testament cannon was closed during the
5th century BC, the last book Malachi being written
about 425 BC. The collection of New Testament documents was
complete by 90 AD with the book of Revelation near the reign of
Domitian (96 AD). Apostolic and scriptural authority was the
foundation of the early church’s authority.
Doctrine of Authority
The children of
Israel
at Mt. Sinai pleaded with Moses to speak to them for God because
they were afraid of God speaking directly to them. God
responded, “What they have spoken is good. 18I will
raise up for them a Prophet like you from among their brethren,
and will put My words in His mouth, and He shall speak to them
all that I command Him.” (Deuteronomy 18:17b-18). God would
speak through individuals who would represent Him to the
people.
The
authority of the Hebrew Bible (The Old Testament) is God Himself
who revealed Himself through prophets who wrote God’s word to
the people. This authority of Scripture continued with the New
Testament as the church is built on the foundation of the
Prophets and Apostles (Ephesians 2:19-20).
Protestants…The
historic protestant church hold that scripture alone (66 Books
of the Old and New Testament) is the sole authority “Sola
Scriptura” Scripture alone.
Eastern
Orthodox…
Eastern
Orthodox also holds to the same 66 Books, but add church
tradition as authoritve.
Catholic…Catholics
accept the 66 books, but also see the Apocrypha as inspired by
God. They also view Church tradition as authoritative.
The Authority of Scripture
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"Abraham said to him, 'They have Moses and
the prophets; let them hear them.' |
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30 |
"And he said, 'No, father Abraham; but if one
goes to them from the dead, they will repent.' |
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31 |
"But he said to him, 'If they do not hear
Moses and the prophets, neither will they be
persuaded though one rise from the dead.' "
Luke 16:29-31 |
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The
words Moses and the prophets are more effective then a
dead man coming to life |
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Then He
said to them, "These are the words which I spoke to you
while I was still with you, that all things must be
fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses
and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning
Me."
Luke
24:44 |
Jesus
confirmed the inspiration of the Old Testament |
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20 |
knowing this first, that no prophecy of
Scripture is of any private interpretation, |
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for prophecy never came by the will of man,
but holy men of God spoke as they were
moved by the Holy Spirit. |
2 Peter 1:20-21 |
Scripture is God revelation through chosen men |
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20 |
To the law and to the testimony! If they
do not speak according to this word, it is
because there is no light in them. |
Isaiah 8:20 |
God’s
revelation of Truth is “Light” anything contrary is
darkness |
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"You search the Scriptures, for in
them you think you have eternal life; and these
are they which testify of Me.
John 5:39 |
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The Old
Testament speaks of Jesus |
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All Scripture is given by inspiration of God,
and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for
correction, for instruction in righteousness, |
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that the man of God may be complete,
thoroughly equipped for every good work. |
2
Timothy 3:16-17 |
Scripture is a guide for the person of God. |
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29 |
Jesus answered and said to them, "You are
mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures nor the
power of God. |
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31 |
"But concerning the resurrection of the dead,
have you not read what was spoken to you by God,
saying, |
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Matthew
22:29,31 |
Without
the scripture, God revelation of truth we are mistaken |
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So when they did not agree among themselves,
they departed after Paul had said one word: "The
Holy Spirit spoke rightly through Isaiah the
prophet to our fathers, |
Acts 28:25 |
The Holy
Spirit spoke through the prophets who wrote the words |
Doctrine of God
The doctrine of
God is the same in all three branches of Christianity. The
Westminster Shorter Catechism (Question 6) reads, “There are
three persons in the Godhead; The Father, the Son, and the Holy
Ghost; and these three are God, the same in substance, equal in
power and glory.”
The Athenasian
Creed
………We worship
one God in Trinity, and
Trinity in Unity; (4) Neither confounding the persons, nor
dividing the substance.
(5) For there is one person of the Father, another of the Son,
and another of the
Holy Spirit. (6) But the Godhead of the Father, of the Son, and
of the Holy Spirit
is all one, the glory equal, the majesty co-eternal………
The word
“Trinity” does not appear in the scripture, but is demonstrated
in both the Old and New Testaments. The Trinity is merely a
word to describe God’s revelation of Himself in the scripture.
By reading both the Old and New Testament we see Three Distinct
revelations of the One God. God is revealed as Father, Son and
Spirit, with each being in substance God but having
distinctness. The word “Trinity” describes this revelation.
The Deity of
Christ
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6 For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given;
And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His
name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6 |
The
Messiah will be called Mighty God
Everlasting Father
Wonderful |
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13 “I was watching in the night visions, And behold,
One like the Son of Man,
Coming with the clouds of heaven! He came to the
Ancient of Days, And they brought Him near before Him.
14 Then to Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom,
That all peoples, nations, and languages should serve
Him. His dominion is an everlasting
dominion,Which shall not pass away, And His kingdom
the one Which shall not be destroyed.
Daniel 7:13-14 |
The Son
of Man will be served (Worshipped) by the people of the
Earth
Worship
is for God Only.
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"And I will pour on the house of David and on the
inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and
supplication; then they will look on Me whom they
pierced. Yes, they will mourn for Him as one
mourns for his only son, and grieve for Him as one
grieves for a firstborn. Zechariah 12:10 |
Zechariah wrote 550 years before Christ. God is speaking
first person. Then God says.. “They shall look on
Me”…The Me being Jesus who was killed at His “First
Coming”. |
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In the beginning was the Word, and the Word
was with God, and the Word was God. |
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2 |
He was in the beginning with God. |
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3 |
All things were made through Him,
and without Him nothing was made that was
made. John 1:1-3 |
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The Word
was …At the Beginning Jesus already existed as God with
God the Father.
Jesus is
creator of All
All made
things came through the Word.
All
includes everything.. emphasized by “Nothing”
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"But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on
earth to forgive sins"-then He said to the
paralytic, "Arise, take up your bed, and go to your
house." Matthew 9:6 |
Jesus
was able to forgive sins…Only the possessor of the sin
can forgive Sins….
By
forgiving sins, Jesus is claiming deity. |
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"For the Father judges no one, but has
committed all judgment to the Son, |
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"that all should honor the Son just as
they honor the Father. He who does not honor
the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.
John 5:22-23 |
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Judgment
is God’s prerogative
Jesus is
claiming equal honor to the Father |
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who, being in the form of God, did not
consider it robbery to be equal with God, |
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but made Himself of no reputation, taking the
form of a bondservant, and coming in the
likeness of men. |
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And being found in appearance as a man,
He humbled Himself and became obedient to the
point of death, even the death of the cross. |
Philippians 2:6-8 |
Jesus in
Heaven was God
Jesus
came in Human form to die for the sins of mankind. |
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Jesus said to them, "Most assuredly, I say to
you, before Abraham was, I AM." John 8:58 |
Jesus by
saying “I AM” was calling Himself by the name of God. |
The Holy Spirit
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The earth was without form, and void; and
darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit
of God was hovering over the face of the waters Genesis
1:2 |
The Holy
Spirit was involved in Creation |
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"And when He has come, He will convict the
world of sin, and of righteousness, and of
judgment: |
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"of sin, because they do not believe in Me;
John 16:8-9 |
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The Holy
Spirit will convict the world of Sin
The
Holy Spirit will point people to Jesus |
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16Do
you not know that you are the temple of God and that
the Spirit of God dwells in you? 17If
anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him.
For the temple of God is holy, which temple you
are.
I
Corinthians 3:16 |
The Holy
Spirit will dwell inside the believer
The body
becomes the
Temple
because the HS is God dwelling inside human flesh |
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And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom
you were sealed for the day of redemption. Ephesians
4:30 |
The HS
can be grieved by our actions |
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And the Spirit of the Lord came
mightily upon him, and he tore the lion apart as
one would have torn apart a young goat, though
he had nothing in his hand. But he did not tell
his father or his mother what he had done.
Judges 14:6 |
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The HS
empowered and inspired in the Old Testament as in the
New |
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But Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your
heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of
the price of the land for yourself? Acts
5:13 |
The HS
can be lied to |
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"You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears!
You always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did,
so do you. Acts
7:51 |
The HS
can be resisted |
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"Therefore I say to you, every sin and
blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the
blasphemy against the Spirit will not be
forgiven men. |
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"Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of
Man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks
against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven
him, either in this age or in the age to come. |
Matthew
12:31-32 |
You can
blaspheme the HS meaning the HS is God |
Doctrine of the
Church
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10that
in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He
might gather together in one all things in Christ,
both which are in heaven and which are on
earth—in Him.
22And
He put all things under His feet, and gave Him
to be head over all things to the church,
23which is His body, the fullness of Him who
fills all in all.
Ephesians 1:10,22,23 |
Jesus
Christ is head of the Church.
The
Church is the body which all the saved in the fullness
of time are gathered. |
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23For
the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head
of the church; and He is the Savior of the body. 27that
He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not
having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she
should be holy and without blemish. 32This is
a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the
church.
Ephesians 5:23,27,32 |
Marriage
irepresents the relationship between Christ and the
Church.
Christ
seeks a righteous and sinless Church, made sinless by
Christ’s sacrifice. |
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18And
He is the head of the body, the church, who is the
beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all
things He may have the preeminence.
Colossians 1:18 |
Christ
is head of the Body |
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2To
the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who are
sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints,
with all who in every place call on the name of Jesus
Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:
I
Corinthians 1:2 |
The
church is made of sanctified believers (Saints) |
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19Now,
therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners,
but fellow citizens with the saints and members
of the household of God, 20having been built
on the foundation of the apostles and prophets,
Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone,
21in whom the whole building, being fitted
together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord, 22in
whom you also are being built together for a dwelling
place of God in the Spirit.
Ephesians 2:19-22 |
All
believers are citizens of the household of God.
The
Church is built on the foundation of the Apostles and
prophets.
Members
of the Church are part of the Temple of God. |
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19Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son
and of the Holy Spirit, 20teaching them to
observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I
am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
Amen. Matthew 28:19-20 |
The
Church is made of all nations |
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11And
He Himself gave some to be apostles, some
prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and
teachers, 12for the equipping of the saints
for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body
of Christ, 13till we all come to the unity of
the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a
perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the
fullness of Christ;
Ephesians 4:11-13 |
The
Church body has
Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors and Teachers to
edify the body |
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12“And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write,
‘These things says He who has the sharp two-edged sword: 13“I
know your works, and where you dwell, where Satan’s
throne is. And you hold fast to My name, and did
not deny My faith even in the days in which Antipas
was My faithful martyr, who was killed among you,
where Satan dwells. 14But I have a few things
against you, because you have there those who hold the
doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling
block before the children of
Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit
sexual immorality. 15Thus you also have those
who hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which
thing I hate. 16Repent, or else I will come
to you quickly and will fight against them with the
sword of My mouth.
17“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the
churches. To him who overcomes I will give some of the
hidden manna to eat. And I will give him a white stone,
and on the stone a new name written which no one knows
except him who receives it.”’
Revelation 2:13-17 |
Satan
attacks the Church with by attempting to introduce false
doctrines (Cults).
Jesus
purifies his Church through judgment. |
Doctrine of
Man
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Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image,
according to Our likeness; let them have
dominion over the fish of the sea, over the
birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all
the earth and over every creeping thing that
creeps on the earth." |
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So God created man in His own image; in the
image of God He created him; male and female He
created them. |
Genesis
1:26-27 |
Mankind
is made in the image of God. |
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The burden of the word of the Lord against
Israel. Thus says the Lord, who stretches out
the heavens, lays the foundation of the earth,
and forms the spirit of man within him: |
Zechariah 12:1 |
Our
spirit is created at conception |
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And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after
this the judgment
Hebrews 9:27 |
Man will
be judged after death
Man only
has one life |
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"He who believes in Him is not condemned; but
he who does not believe is condemned already,
because he has not believed in the name of the
only begotten Son of God. John 3:18 |
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Man is
under a general condemnation without Christ
Christ
came to save man |
Doctrine of
Salvation
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Jesus answered and said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you,
unless one is born again, he cannot see the
kingdom of God." John 3:3 |
Those
who come to Christ must be born again of the Holy
Spirit. |
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14And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so
must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15that
whoever believes in Him should not perish
but have eternal life. 16For God so loved
the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that
whoever believes in Him should not perish but have
everlasting life. 17For God did not send His
Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the
world through Him might be saved.18“He who
believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not
believe is condemned already, because he has not
believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.John
3:14-18 |
Salvation belongs to those believe.
The
world was condemned before Jesus came into the world.
Faith in
Jesus Christ the only begotten Son, is the only way of
salvation |
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28Then they said to Him, “What shall we do, that we may work the
works of God?”29Jesus answered and said to
them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in
Him whom He sent.”John 6:28-29 |
God only
requires one work for salvation, faith in Christ. |
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In Him you also trusted, after you heard the
word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in
whom also, having believed, you were sealed
with the Holy Spirit of promise, |
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who is the guarantee of our
inheritance until the redemption of the
purchased possession, to the praise of His
glory. |
Ephesians 1:13-14 |
The Holy
Spirit seals those who accept Christ, guaranteeing
redemption. |
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For by grace you have been saved through
faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the
gift of God, |
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not of works,
lest anyone should boast.
Ephesians 2:8-9 |
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Salvation is from faith and not works.. |
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not by works of righteousness which we have
done, but according to His mercy He saved us,
through the washing of regeneration and renewing
of the Holy Spirit, Titus 3:5 |
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The Holy
Spirit dwelling inside us makes us new (Born Again) |
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"Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord,
Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he
who does the will of My Father in heaven. |
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"Many will say to Me in that day, 'Lord,
Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast
out demons in Your name, and done many wonders
in Your name?' |
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"And then I will declare to them, 'I never
knew you; depart from Me, you who practice
lawlessness!' Luke 7:21-23
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Salvation is dependent on having a relationship with the
Lord.
Religious works are not enough to save.
Works
can be done in Jesus name without a relationship but
they are meaningless. |
The
Creed
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I. |
I believe in God the Father, Almighty, Maker of
heaven and earth. |
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II. |
And in Jesus Christ, His only begotten Son, our
Lord; |
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III. |
Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of
the virgin Mary; |
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Suffered under Pontius Pilate; was crucified,
dead, and buried; He descended into hell; |
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The third day He rose again from the dead; |
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VI. |
He ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the
right hand of God the Father Almighty; |
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From thence He shall come to judge the living
and the dead. |
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VIII. |
I believe in the Holy Spirit. |
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IX. |
I believe a holy catholic
Church, the communion of saints; |
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X. |
The forgiveness of sins; |
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XI. |
The resurrection of the body; |
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XII. |
And the life everlasting. Amen. |
The
Creed
I
believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven
and earth, and of
all things visible and invisible.
And in
one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God,
begotten of the
Father before all worlds; God of God, Light of Light,
very God of very God;
begotten, not made, being of one substance with the
Father, by whom all things
were made.
Who,
for us men and for our salvation, came down from heaven,
and was
incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary, and was
made man; and was
crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; He suffered
and was buried; and the
third day He rose again, according to the Scriptures;
and ascended into heaven,
and sitteth on the right hand of the Father; and He
shall come again, with glory,
to judge the living and the dead, whose kingdom shall
have no end.
And I
believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of life;
who proceedeth
from the Father and the Son; who with the Father and the
Son together is
worshipped and glorified; who spake by the prophets.
And I
believe one holy catholic and apostolic Church. I
acknowledge one
baptism for the remission of sins; and I look for the
resurrection of the dead, and
the life of the world to come. Amen.
Introduction
The
Creed
(1)
Whosoever will be saved, before all things it is
necessary that he hold the
catholic faith; (2) Which faith except every one do keep
whole and undefiled,
without doubt he shall perish everlastingly.
(3) And
the catholic faith is this: That we worship one God in
Trinity, and
Trinity in Unity; (4) Neither confounding the persons,
nor dividing the substance.
(5) For there is one person of the Father, another of
the Son, and another of the
Holy Spirit. (6) But the Godhead of the Father, of the
Son, and of the Holy Spirit
is all one, the glory equal, the majesty co-eternal. (7)
Such as the Father is, such
is the Son, and such is the Holy Spirit. (8) The Father
uncreate, the Son uncreate,
and the Holy Spirit uncreate. (9) The Father
incomprehensible, the Son
incomprehensible, the Holy Spirit incomprehensible. (10)
The Father eternal, the
Son eternal, and the Holy Spirit eternal. (11) And yet
they are not three eternals,
but one uncreated and one incomprehensible. (13) So
likewise the Father is
almighty, the Son almighty, and the Holy Spirit
almighty; (14) And yet they are
not three almighties, but one almighty. (15) So the
Father is God, the Son is God,
and the Holy Spirit is God; (16) And yet they are not
three Gods, but one God.
(17) So likewise the Father is Lord, the Son Lord, and
the Holy Spirit Lord; (20)
So are we forbidden by the catholic religion to say:
There are three Gods or three
Lords. (21) The Father is made of none, neither created
nor begotten. (23) The
Holy Spirit is of the Father and of the Son; neither
made, nor created, nor
begotten, but proceeding. (24) So there is one Father,
not three Fathers; one Son,
not three Sons; one Holy Spirit, not three Holy Spirits.
(25) And in this Trinity
none is afore, or after another; none is greater, or
less than another. (26) But the
whole three persons are co-eternal, and co-equal. (27)
So that in all things, as
aforesaid, the Unity in Trinity and the Trinity in Unity
is to be worshipped. (28)
He therefore that will be saved must thus think of the
Trinity.
(29)
Furthermore is it necessary to everlasting salvation
than he also believe
rightly the incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ. (30)
For the right faith is that we
believe and confess that our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son
of God, is God and man.
(31) God of the substance of the Father, begotten before
the worlds; and man of
the substance of His mother, born in the world. (32)
Perfect God and perfect
man, of a reasonable soul and human flesh subsisting.
(33) Equal to the Father as
touching His Godhead, and inferior to the Father as
touching His manhood. (34)
Who, although He is God and man, yet He is not two, but
one Christ. (35) One,
not by conversion of the Godhead into flesh, but by
taking of the manhood into
God. (36) One altogether, not by confusion of substance,
but by unity of person.
(37) For as the reasonable soul and flesh is one man, so
God and man is one
Christ; (38) Who suffered for our salvation, descended
into hell, rose again the
third day from the dead; (39) He ascended into heaven,
He sitteth on the right
hand of the Father, God Almighty; (40) From thence He
shall come to judge the
living and the dead. (41) At whose coming all men shall
rise again with their
bodies; (42) And shall give account of their own works.
(43) And they that have
done good shall go into life everlasting, and they that
have done evil into
everlasting fire.
(44)
This is the catholic faith, which except a man believe
faithfully, he
cannot be saved.
2. Can you enter a fishbowl ?
All of me
can’t enter the bowl…I am bigger then the bowl, The fish could
not comprehend me. But my hand or a finger could enter the bowl
and the fish could comprehend. This position is
illustrated in Isaiah 53:1, we read “To whom has the arm of the
Lord been revealed” In Isaiah 59:16
He saw that there was no man, And
wondered that there was no intercessor; Therefore His own arm
brought salvation for Him; And His own righteousness, it
sustained Him. Isaiah 59:16
God
entered the world of man as a man, to intercede on our behalf as
Isaiah foretold
3. Which of the three points is
me?
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