Biblical Foundations (Part 1)
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Why are there so many Religions?
Why are there so many Religions?
What makes what I believe correct?
What makes what I believe correct?
How would I know?
How would I know?
These are the questions of the ages. People spend a lifetime in search of answers to these questions.
1 Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,
2 Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.
1 Therefore, leaving behind the elementary message about Christ, let us move on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and faith in God,
2 teaching about baptisms and laying on of hands, and resurrection of the dead and eternal judgment.
1 So let us stop going over the basic teachings about Christ again and again. Let us go on instead and become mature in our understanding. Surely we don’t need to start again with the fundamental importance of repenting from evil deeds and placing our faith in God.
2 You don’t need further instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.
A foundation is building platform for a structure
A foundation is building platform for a structure
A foundation
++determines the capacity of the structure
++is essential, it is typically unseen
Biblical foundation
++determines faiths capacity in the believer’s life
++is unseen yet essential
++permeates the life of the believer
They are not the first thing you speak about in a normal conversation, yet they without saying a word always on display in the life of the believer.The Science of Faith
Biblical foundations include
++Faith
++Repentance
++Baptism
++Laying on of Hands
++Resurrection
++Judgement
15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
Faith is
++not blind
++not naive
++the response to the word
1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Faith reminds us
++Confidence
++Evidence
++Unseen realm
6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
What is the main purpose of science?
What is the main purpose of science?
The Purpose of Science
++Offer explanations
the universe around us: One feature which sets us apart from animals is our curiosity,...
The Purpose of Science
Offer explanations
++Improves our quality of life
As science has developed, our lifespans have increased,...
The Purpose of Science
Offer explanations
Improves our quality of life
++Brings equality
In numerous ways, science has helped in eradicating class distinctions.
Science Functions
++Information
++Observation
++Experimentation
What if there is something
++That cannot be explained?
++That cannot be measured?
It is easy to relegate
++those things to chance.
++anomalies outside of scientific norms
++not real
This becomes the foundation
++To thought
++To belief
++To actions
Foundations are very important
Foundations are very important
15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
A strong Biblical foundation is anchored in study.
A strong Biblical foundation is anchored in study.
Why do we Study?
Why do we Study?
We study
++Clarity before God
++Transparency among people
++That truth will be revealed
++That God’s word would be known
3 If the foundations be destroyed, What can the righteous do?
It is because of a foundation
++The righteous exist
++The righteous act
3 For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.
The Importance of the Bible
The Importance of the Bible
3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,
6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
What did you observe in this passage?
When Jesus was tempted
++There was a challenge
++There was a response
++The response was the word
His responses reflected his Biblical foundation
His responses reflected his Biblical foundation
He drew from the word
++His identity
++His connection
++His value
What does the word of God tell you about you?
A Biblical foundation
++Shapes our worldview
++The basis of personal theology
What is a personal theology?
Personal Theology: The framework through which faith is expressed
Theological Knowledge
Theological Knowledge
“a scientific theology is possible” and even “a rational necessity,” since all human beings have organizing, reflective minds.
The mind has been designed
++To ask questions
++To determine deeper meaning
++To discover
Look at this picture
What do you see?
++A dove
++What else do you see?
++What does it mean to you?
Biblical knowledge
++Peace
++Good news
++Christ
++Spirit
Biblical Foundation is a place of trust.
Biblical Foundation is a place of trust.
16 These are the names of the men which Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Oshea the son of Nun Jehoshua.
17 And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said unto them, Get you up this way southward, and go up into the mountain:
18 And see the land, what it is; and the people that dwelleth therein, whether they be strong or weak, few or many;
19 And what the land is that they dwell in, whether it be good or bad; and what cities they be that they dwell in, whether in tents, or in strong holds;
20 And what the land is, whether it be fat or lean, whether there be wood therein, or not. And be ye of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the firstripe grapes.
21 So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath.
22 And they ascended by the south, and came unto Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
23 And they came unto the brook of Eshcol, and cut down from thence a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bare it between two upon a staff; and they brought of the pomegranates, and of the figs.
24 The place was called the brook Eshcol, because of the cluster of grapes which the children of Israel cut down from thence.
25 And they returned from searching of the land after forty days.
26 And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word unto them, and unto all the congregation, and shewed them the fruit of the land.
27 And they told him, and said, We came unto the land whither thou sentest us, and surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it.
28 Nevertheless the people be strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are walled, and very great: and moreover we saw the children of Anak there.
29 The Amalekites dwell in the land of the south: and the Hittites, and the Jebusites, and the Amorites, dwell in the mountains: and the Canaanites dwell by the sea, and by the coast of Jordan.
30 And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.
31 But the men that went up with him said, We be not able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we.
32 And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had searched unto the children of Israel, saying, The land, through which we have gone to search it, is a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it are men of a great stature.
33 And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.
Two reports of the same observations
Two reports of the same observations
What is the same in each report?
++Good Land
++Flowing with Milk and honey
++Just as God had promised
++Giants and walled cities
Both groups had based their observation on a perception.
Both groups had based their observation on a perception.
The 10 spies
++brought an evil report
++focus was on the problem
22 Because all those men which have seen my glory, and my miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice;
23 Surely they shall not see the land which I sware unto their fathers, neither shall any of them that provoked me see it:
The 2 Spies
++Brought a good report
++focus on the promise
24 But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land whereinto he went; and his seed shall possess it.
The word of the Lord
++Shapes our perception
++Gives us another spirit
19 And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh:
20 That they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.