The Christian Life: An Owner's Manual
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The words for sin
Falling short of a standard
Unbelief
What is faith?
Summary
Application
It's easy to trivialize sin.
We need to look at root causes
Conclusion
Study Summary
Chapter2: Understanding Humans
The first people
The original picture
Spiritual beings
Productive
Able to choose
Relational
After the Fall
Death
Relational alienation
Alienation from the world
Choice restricted
Conclusion
Study Summary
Chapter3: God had a plan
God enters history
Who Was Jesus Christ?
Colossians 2:9
Hebrews 2:17
How can Jesus have two natures?
Conclusion
Study Summary
Humans need a savior
God's justice: The problem of sliding scales
God will judge, but only some
God won't judge any
Good and evil are relative
The Bible's answer: Impartial justice
The standard is perfection
Justice must be served
A surprise substitute!
Jesus died for God's justice
We could see several things in the death of Christ
Substitution is what happened at the cross
Different terms for the death of Christ
Propitiation / Atonement
Reconciliation
Redemption
Conclusion
Study Summary
How to receive God's forgiveness
Faith / Belief
John 3:16
John 5:24
John 3:18
Receive
Ask / Seek
Turn
Confess
Why is it so hard to have faith?
It's hard to believe
Ephesians 2:8, 9
Romans 3:24
"Grace" is contrasted with "law"
Salvation requires humility
Ephesians 2:8, 9
Galatians 2:16
Luke 7:36-50
I Peter 5:5
What happens when we are forgiven?
Justification
Romans 5:1
I Corinthians 6:10, 11
Given the Holy Spirit
Luke 11:13
John 7:38-39
Romans 8:16
Eternal life
Revelations 20:12
John 5:24
Born Again
Made Alive / Made New
Salvation
Salvation is also a process
How do I know that I have been saved?
Assurance as an objective fact
Assurance as a subjective experience
How God views us versus how God wants to change us
What actually changes when I am justified?
The struggle runs deep
Failure to appreciate the struggle
A shallow view of sin
Excessive guilt and feelings of rejection from God
An avoidance orientation
Conclusion: There are no easy answers
Study Summary
A relational goal
Scriptures which teach a relational goal
The means God give us
The Bible
Prayer
Suffering
Suffering from sin
Suffering in the course of serving Christ
Other Christians
Study Summary
Why believe that God is personal?
A personal God would communicate
Study Summary
Chapter 9: The Bible As God's Word
Evidences that the Bible is what it claims to be
Prophecy
Wisdom
More evidence for the Bible
How much authority?
The interaction of humans and God in Scripture
Study Summary
Chapter 10: The Church
Misconceptions About the Church
An institution
A building
A Social Club for the Family
What the Bible Says About the Church
It belongs to Christ
It consists of all Christians
The term "church" can refer to any gathering of Christians
It is the center of God's work on earth
Spiritual gifts
Study Summary
Chapter 11: The Holy Spirit
The Trinity
Why so unclear?
How does it work?
The Experience of God
Not everyone experiences God the same
Empowering
The Filling of the Spirit
Study Summary
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