This module focuses on major doctrines of the Scriptures, including those outlined by Paul in Hebrews 6:1-3 as foundational for ongoing maturity of the Believer. We also consider the awe-inspiring teachings concerning the Person of God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Each of these doctrinal subjects provides essential building blocks for a life lived accurately according to the Word and the will of God.
“What do you think about the Christ? Whose Son is He?” Matthew 22:42 Jesus asked this question of men in his generation. The same question is asked of us today. Matthew 16, Mark 8 and Luke 9 also record a similar question that Jesus asked of His disciples: “But who do you say that I…
When Adam fell God promised that someone would be born, a man born of woman, who would rescue Creation from the curse that had been placed upon it (Genesis 3:15). This person was Jesus Christ. His genealogy as recorded in the Scriptures is pictured here. God promised that David would always have a descendent upon…
Incarnation simply means: “God taking upon Himself human flesh” The Bible teaches that Jesus was born of a virgin The Bible declares that God decided His Son would have a miraculous entrance into humanity. Seven hundred years before the birth of Christ, the prophet Isaiah said, “Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign:…
Scripture confirms the divinity of the Son of God in many ways. These include: divine attributes divine names divine works divine worship divine claims divine relationship ascribed to Him. Kevin Conner in ‘Foundations of Christian Doctrine’ presents the following scriptural evidences for Christ being fully God: He pre-existence in eternity (outlined earlier in this session)…
Scripture presents the incarnate Christ as having two natures. He is God and man yet one person. In this section we will consider the evidences of Christ’s perfect and sinless humanity, and His supreme example to all believers. He had a human birth Matt 1:18-23; Gal 4:4 He had human ancestry Luke 3:23-38; Matt 1:1-17…
“Sinlessness is complete conformity to the will of God in thought, word and deed.” Christ was absolutely without sin, for if He had sinned He would have needed redemption like any other man, and could never have been our Redeemer. Various theories surround the doctrine of Christ’s sinlessness but almost all agree with the following…
