Welcome to “Learning and Living the God-centered life”

Carmel Baptist Church

www.learningandlivingtheword.com

January 3, 2010

Why people don’t read the Bible

The Bible is not relevant in our culture today

The Bible is not a priority because of my lifestyle

The Bible is full of errors and contradictions

The Bible is boring

The Bible makes me feel guilty when I read it

The Bible needs to be explained by my pastors and teachers

The Bible is too hard to understand

We exist as a community to spread a passion for Christ in such a way that His word becomes the food and daily nourishment for learning and living the God-centered life. A life in which we are transformed by the power of the Spirit, by seeing the face of God in the Lord Jesus Christ!

Mission Statement

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Transcendence means that God is far "above" the creation in the sense that He is greater than the creation and is independent of it.

Immanence means His nearness, kind, caring, protection and being close to us

Incommunicable means certain attributes of God that are not communicated to us, this does not mean that they are not revealed to us, but rather we do not share in any part of that attribute, this is distinctively divine

Communicable attributes are those attributes which He communicates and this means shares in kind with His creatures in part.

The Doctrine of the self-sufficiency of God

Questions for our study in the self-sufficiency of God

Why are we here? What is our purpose?

Why does God demand our obedience?

Why does God enlist our service?

Why does God call us to pray?

Why does God require our worship?