Lesson Notes Christianity for Beginners Mike Mazzalongo

#1 Belief in God Instructor

Intro: this is a 7 lesson course for new Christians.

Lesson #1 Belief in God

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Lesson #2 The Christian Religion
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Lesson #3 The Bible
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Lesson #4 Jesus Christ
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Lesson #5 Salvation
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Lesson #6 The Church
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Lesson #7 Christian Living
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I. Belief in God
- The beginning point of any religion is belief in God.
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- Some believe in
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o Many Gods _______________________________________________________
o One God _________________________________________________________
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II. What Christianity believes about God

- Three sources:
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a. First Cause Argument
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b. The Complexity Argument
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c. The Moral / Spiritual Argument
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 2. The Bible
-The Bible contains information about who God is, not just that He is.
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-Some of the things the Bible actually says about God:
a. He created the world Gen. 1:1;27 & human life
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b. God loves His creation John 3:16
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c. God will judge the world I Pet. 1:17
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3. Jesus Christ
-The basic information about Jesus Christ comes from the Bible.
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-The Bible teaches that God took on a human form.
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-Jesus teaches us about God:
a. God has compassion for those who are weak.
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b. God wants people to have eternal life with Him.
-John 6:40
Fathers Will
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Believe in Him
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Should have eternal life
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I will resurrect him
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Summary
1. We come to belief in 3 ways:
a. Human reasoning
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b. The Bible records
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c. Jesus Christ
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2. The Bible & Jesus Christ are the best source.
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