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Key Truth Review Lesson #1

Key Truth Review Lesson #1. Lesson One

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Key Truth Review Lesson #1

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  1. Key Truth Review Lesson #1 Lesson One • Confirmation means _______________________- in Christian ________________ and ________________ . The Christian faith is ________________ in the Bible, stresses the way of ________________, and is centered in ________________. The Christian life is also ________________ in the Bible, lived out of ________________ to Jesus and is ________________ by all Christians.

  2. Key Truth Answers • Lesson One • Confirmation means STRENGTHENING- in Christian FAITH and LIFE. The Christian faith is REVEALED in the Bible, stresses the way of SALVATION, and is centered in JESUS. The Christian life is also REVEALED in the Bible, lived out of THANKFULNESS to Jesus and is EXPRESSED by all Christians.

  3. Opening Prayer

  4. Introduction

  5. LESSON 2 GOD TELLS US ABOUT HIMSELF

  6. Psalm 14:1 • 1 The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who does good.

  7. IS THERE A GOD? “I don’t know if there is a god.” An agnostic says

  8. IS THERE A GOD? “I don’t know if there is a god.” An agnostic says “There is no god.” (He is a fool.) An atheist says

  9. His Word in My Life • Time for reflection – How would your family be different if there was no God?

  10. IS THERE A GOD? All people can know that there is a God. Psalm 19:1 ; Hebrews 3:4 Romans 1:20 ; Romans 2:15

  11. PSALM 19:1 • 1 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.

  12. HEBREWS 3:4 • 4For every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything.

  13. IS THERE A GOD? All people can know that there is a God. Psalm 19:1 ; Hebrews 3:4 Romans 1:20 ; Romans 2:15 • From nature (the created universe)

  14. ROMANS 2:15 • 15since [the Gentiles] show that the requirements of the law are written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts now accusing, now even defending them.)

  15. IS THERE A GOD? All people can know that there is a God. Psalm 19:1 ; Hebrews 3:4 Romans 1:20 ; Romans 2:15 • From nature (the created universe) 2.From conscience (the voice within us)

  16. “Pull up! Pull up!”

  17. IS THERE A GOD? Natural knowledge of God = What can be learned about God from nature and one’s conscience

  18. ROMANS 1:20 • 20For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities--his eternal power and divine nature--have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.

  19. IS THERE A GOD? Natural knowledge of God = What can be learned about God from nature and one’s conscience NatureConscience tells me There is a God who is powerful, wise and holy

  20. Niagara Falls

  21. IS THERE A GOD? The weakness of natural knowledge - It doesn’t tell: • Who the true God is (versus idols) 2.About one’s Savior from sin Acts 17:26-27

  22. “You have a problem!”

  23. ACTS 17:26-27 • 26From one man he made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live. 27God did this so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us.

  24. IS THERE A GOD? God gives people natural knowledge to lead them to seek after the Lord and know more about him John 1:18 ; John 14:8-9 ; John 5:39

  25. JOHN 1:18 • 18No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only [Jesus Christ], who is at the Father's side, has made him known.

  26. JOHN 14:8-9 • 8Philip said, "Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us." 9Jesus answered: "Don't you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, 'Show us the Father'?

  27. IS THERE A GOD? God gives people natural knowledge to lead them to seek after the Lord and know more about him John 1:18 ; John 14:8-9 ; John 5:39 God shows what He is really like through Jesus Christ

  28. IS THERE A GOD? God gives people natural knowledge to lead them to seek after the Lord and know more about him John 1:18 ; John 14:8-9 ; John 5:39 God shows what He is really like through Jesus Christ We find Jesus Christ in the Bible God Jesus man

  29. IS THERE A GOD? The book “Bible” = The writings “Scriptures” = Revealed knowledge of God = What God has made known about Himself in the Bible

  30. IS THERE A GOD? The Bible tells us: Isaiah 43:11-12

  31. ISAIAH 43:11-12 • 11 I, even I, am the LORD , and apart from me there is no savior. 12 I have revealed and saved and proclaimed- I, and not some foreign god among you. You are my witnesses," declares the LORD , "that I am God.

  32. IS THERE A GOD? The Bible tells us: Isaiah 43:11-12 1. Who the true God is: the triune God 2. Who one’s Savior is: Jesus Christ

  33. “How do you start this thing?”

  34. WHAT IS THE TRUE GOD LIKE? holy/just (punishes sin) eternal (no beginnings or end unchangeable omnipresent (present everywhere) omniscient (all-knowing) omnipotent (all-powerful) loving

  35. His Word in My Life • What does the awesome natural wonder you mentioned earlier tell you about God? • OR • What do the following tell you about God? • A spring garden in bloom • Our bodies’ ability to develop immunity

  36. His Word in My Life • Agree or Disagree – People could come to saving faith if they would only look closely at nature and listen to their conscience.

  37. His Word in My Life • Agree or Disagree? The Bible is the light of salvation for everyone who reads it.

  38. WHAT IS THE TRUE GOD LIKE? Three persons in one Godhead or Deity Our God is TRIUNE = Deuteronomy 6:4 2 Corinthians 13:14 Genesis 1:26

  39. DEUTERONOMY 6:4 • 4Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one.

  40. DEUTERONOMY 6:4 • 4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. GOD

  41. GENESIS 1:26 • 26 Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground."

  42. MATTHEW 28:19-20 • 19Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."

  43. 2 CORINTHIANS 13:14 Father Son GOD Holy Spirit 14May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

  44. THE PERSONS OF THE GODHEAD 1.The Father, who is the is not FATHER SON Creator (one who made us all is is 2. The Son, who is the is not GOD Redeemer (one who bought us back) is not is 3. The Holy Spirit, who is the HOLY SPIRIT Sanctifier (one who sets us apart) Note: All of the above descriptions of God – holy, eternal, etc. – apply equally to each person of the Trinity.

  45. His Word in My Life • Agree or Disagree – We have one God but sometimes he acts like the Father, sometimes He acts like the Son, and sometimes he acts like the Holy Spirit.

  46. His Word in My Life • Agree or Disagree – Essentially all people believe in the same God. They only call him different names and worship him in different ways.

  47. His Word in My Life • Question: We said that there are three persons in the Trinity and that they all do divine things. Can we distinguish between the work of the Father, the work of the Son, and the work of the Holy Spirit?

  48. His Word in My Life • Question: Would it be proper to address a prayer to only one member of the Trinity?

  49. His Word in My Life • “God is three and one at the same time – just as a triangle has three sides but at the same time is only one thing.” In what way is this a useful illustration of the Trinity? In what way is this not very helpful as an explanation of the Triune God?

  50. His Word in My Life • Why is it a comfort knowing that we have a Triune God? • Hint: “My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the LORD (Isaiah 55:8)

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