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The Essence of Christianity

I am the way, the truth and the life, no one comes to the Father except by me. John 14:6

Primary Players1) God (Father, Son, Holy Spirit)

2) Man (Adam & Everelationship)

3) Satan

SettingEarth

(1stheaven)

QuestionObedience or rebellion

Under God or own god (determine our ownmorality, right/wrong) CollectivelyThe state asgod; Individually - supermanU

Source of lawgod of any society

At StakeEat and die? Spiritually & physically

God says yes

Satan says no

Sets up creator/creature separation

The necessity of Jesus Christ

Closed system + 2nd

law ofthermodynamics/entropy

Law of sin & death

Ex. fishbowl

Jesus ChristKey question: What think ye ofChrist Matthew 22:42

Jesus Christ

A. Son of God & man

1) Historical evidence2) Prophecy

(Isaac NewtonJesusentered Jerusalem)

Or

B.1)Madman

2)Liar/con man

3)Disciplesliars, con men,madmen

a) man unified with godb) Man is godc) Man part of godd) Man becomes god

Man asks 4 questions:

1) Origin2) Purpose3) Rules4) Destiny5)

Ex. Keys dropped on sidewalk

Animals dont ask these questions,no self-awareness, sense of time ormeaning

Ex.cow, chicken dont ask

Escape From ReasonFrancis A.Schaeffer

AdamPrimary Sin (Error)Irresponsibility

(love, provide, defend, cherish, teamleader)

EvePrimary Sin (Error) Dominant

(Role reversal)

(Helpmate, team player)

Resurrection1) Appeared to women2) Stone rolled away3) Roman guard4) Disciples remarkable response

5) Authorities didnt deny it6) Disciples went from being

wimps to roaring lions

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CreationBelieveact of faith

We werent there

Scientific evidence

Josh McDowell

Henry Morris

The Christ Within

God is a person

A personcreates a person

Potterclay

Organizationintelligent thought

Evolution

Believeact of faithwe werent there

Carl Sagan

From the goo to you via the zoo

Micro-mutationwithin species

Life does not spring from deathclosedsystem

Phoenix rises from the ashes?

All thinking iscircular due toreligiouspresuppositionsabout the nature

of reality.

Natural ManDoes not understand.

Slave to the closedsystem.

Not born again to theopen system.

1) TNT-genius2) Opposite of what is

naturalEx. go down to go up,

give to receive, serve tolead, humble to beexalted, die to live, beleast to be greatest

3) Spiritually blocked

Ex. Dogs hear thesound, not the music.

1) Origin

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Made in the image of God

Callingwork (like Adam)

God speaks to man through Living Word-Bible Holy Spirit speaks to man

Professional self worthcalling

Personal self worthfamily, friends

Believer/priestreligion

King, ambassadorgovt.

Stewardeconomy

Covenant & contractindividuals create unity

Many become one (carpool)

(solitary confinement)

Life has meaning

Redeem the time Ephesians 5:16

Bring every thought captive-II Corinthians 10:5

2) Purpose

Dust in the wind

No purpose, chance, survival of thefittest

Elite rulepyramid bureaucracy

No meaning in life, expendable,

Homogenized

Why try?

Eat, drink, be merry

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Creation

How then shall we live?

If you love me keep my commandments.-John 14:15

Depart from me you who practicelawlessness. Matthew 7:23 (You shall surely die.)

transcendent justiceheld by all men

absurdGod awaits us at heaven and lets inrape and murder victims, and lets in rapists andmurderers, both equally welcome

Moral absolutesjudgments and eternalrewards

Self-govt.plus govt of home, church,business, community, state

honest money

all manmade institutions under Gods authority

Evolution

Man in his own law, therefore his own god.

Does what is right in his own eyes.

Random, chance, change - no law

No Godno law (Marquis de Sade)

Trust your heart, your feelings (22 times Bible says theheart is desperately wicked)Jeremiah 17:9

Mark 7:21-23

Heartnot linear (not of this world)

state is god walking on earth Hegel

There are no moral absolutesstate-civil govt parasite and predator

Nietzscheman is superman

Tyranny

debt (death ) money

man under mans authority

Ten Commandments or big government

natural mandeceived, in willful denial or rebellion

3) Rules

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Man

Like Jesus Christ Like Satan

Humility (give to get) vs. Pride (lust of the eye, flesh, pride of life)

Obedience under godly authority Autonomous, Rebellious

Under God Wants to be as God

Tranquil orderpeaceable kingdom Tumultuous, chaos

Garden Wilderness

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Eternity with GodBelieve & do His will

James 2

Rewardsrun the good race

Hope, joy, future

Eternity in helltormented

(cease to existno consciousness)

(dust in the wind)

No hope, no joy, no future

Life of lonely desperation

4) Destiny

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