christianity 1 for beginners mike mazzalongo belief in god
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Christianity
1for Beginners
Mike Mazzalongo
Belief in God
7 Lessons
1. Belief in God
7 Lessons
1. Belief in God2. The Christian Religion
7 Lessons
1. Belief in God2. The Christian Religion3. The Bible
7 Lessons
1. Belief in God2. The Christian Religion3. The Bible4. Jesus Christ
7 Lessons
1. Belief in God2. The Christian Religion3. The Bible4. Jesus Christ5. Salvation
7 Lessons
1. Belief in God2. The Christian Religion3. The Bible4. Jesus Christ5. Salvation6. The Church
7 Lessons
1. Belief in God2. The Christian Religion3. The Bible4. Jesus Christ5. Salvation6. The Church7. Christian Living
Belief in God
1. No God
Belief in God
1. No God2. Many gods
Belief in God
1. No God2. Many gods3. Only one God
1. Human reasoning
What Christianity Believes
1. Human reasoningA – First cause argument
What Christianity Believes
1. Human reasoningA – First cause argument
B – Complexity argument
What Christianity Believes
1. Human reasoningA – First cause argument
B – Complexity argument
C – Moral/spiritual argument
What Christianity Believes
What Christianity Believes
2. The Bible
“In the beginning God create the heavens and the earth.” - Genesis 1:1
What Christianity Believes
2. The Bible
“So God created human beings in his own image: In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.”
- Genesis 1:27
What Christianity Believes
2. The Bible
“For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life.”
- John 3:16
What Christianity Believes
2. The Bible
“And remember that the heavenly Father to whom you pray has no favorites. He will judge or reward you according to what you do.” - I Peter 1:17
What Christianity Believes
2. The Bible
What Christianity Believes
3. Jesus Christ
What Christianity Believes
3. Jesus Christ
Compassion for the weak
• sick• handicapped• emotional problems• moral failures
• social outcasts• cultural minorities• children
What Christianity Believes
3. Jesus Christ
Offer of Eternal Life
“For this is my Father’s will that all who see his Son and believe in Him should have eternal life. I will raise them up at the last day.”- John 6:40
What Christianity Believes
“…for this is my Father’s will..”“...that all who see his Son and believe in Him..”
“…should have eternal life..”
“…I will raise them up at the last day.”
• Jesus gives eternal life.• There will be an end.
Summary
1. We can believe in God using several methods.
A. Human Reasoning
B. Bible Records
C. Jesus Christ
Summary
2. Christianity provides the clearest revelation of God.
Next Lesson
“The Christian Religion”