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Paul's Theology - Overview And Approach |
10/30/2009 |
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PAUL'S THEOLOGY Lesson 1 Overview and Approach "Theology" has always struck me as a powerful and impressive word. Even before I understood the meaning behind the word, I was under its spell as a word of significance and serious thought. As I aged and my studies progressed, the word took on more shape and meaning. Yet all that time, its effect and power never diminished, but grew, as I learned to appreciate its reflection of some of humanity's best thoughts of and understandings about God, his creations, past, present, and future.
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God - How Do We Understand God? |
10/30/2009 |
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How does God communicate? God is a God of revelation. God chooses to make Himself known. A primary tool of communication is the Bible, âthe word of Godâ which reveals to us Jesus, the âWordâ of God.
God did not create us to be robotic, but to be relational. In speaking through Paul, God did not bypass Paulâs personality and experiences. Of all the New Testament authors, Paul is the one who has stamped his own personality most unmistakably on his writings.
Join us as we discover Godâs desire to make himself known to us through the writings of Paul in our first lesson on Paulâs views on God.
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God - The Father |
10/30/2009 |
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The Bible often speaks about God in terms of humanized traits and ideas so that we can better understand certain aspects of his character and nature. What does the Bible really mean when it calls God our âFatherâ? For us to understand Paulâs usage of âFatherâ more fully we need to put ourselves into Paulâs time and culture as best as we can to understand what Paulâs concept of a Father was.
So we start looking at âFatherâ in its context. We will then consider Paulâs verses that reference God as Father and try to make theological sense of them. This is our second lesson on Paulâs views of God.
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God - The Judge |
10/30/2009 |
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Have you ever seen a time when justice was denied? Disregarded? Ignored? That is NOT the kind of judge that Paul understands God to be. It is not the kind of justice that God practices. His justice is not for sale; he is not swayed by the powerful; he does not need to be re-elected.
This week, we turn to consider Paulâs theology on God as Judge as we examine Paul on God â Part 3.
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God - Transcendent And Immanent |
10/30/2009 |
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Where is God? Have you ever asked that question? You canât see him. You canât touch him. But he is there. In fact, he is more than just âthereâ. God exists not only within the universe, but he also exists independently outside of the universe and outside of space and time. Two terms describe this for us: the immanence of God and the transcendence of God.
Today, in our fourth lesson on Paulâs teaching on God we consider Paulâs theology of God as Creator, as a being both transcendent to the universe and yet also immanent. These are words and concepts worth knowing, so letâs get started!
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The Pre-existent Christ |
10/30/2009 |
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What does Paul teach, directly or indirectly, about the âpreexistentâ Christ? What does it mean that Jesus was âin the form of God?â Is He truly in âthe image of the invisible Godâ and how could He exist for all time and still be âthe firstborn of all creation?â
Join us as we discover the truth of the preexistent Christ! This is our first part of the lesson series on Paulâs theology of Christ. |
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Jesus - Fully God |
10/30/2009 |
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Jesus. Was he man? Was he God? Was he both? How would you answer? How would you answer in light of Paul's quote from the Old Testament 'Yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist.' ?
Explore the rich depths of this subject as we explore what Paul and the Bible says about who Jesus really is!Â
Part two of our lesson set on Paulâs theology of Christ. |
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Jesus - Paul's Participatory Language |
10/30/2009 |
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Christ in us; us in Christ. Jesus introduced this concept to the disciples during their final evening together before his arrest. Paul was clear on this truth that while we live on earth as Christians, we are not alone. In a real sense, Christ lives within us and we live within him. This is true on a personal as well as a corporate (church) level. Scholars sometimes call this our participation in Christ, and his participation in us!
Join us as we look to the Bible to study what the scholars call Paulâs âparticipatory language!" Part three on Paulâs theology of Christ. |
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The Faith Of Christ |
10/30/2009 |
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Prepositions. Do they really matter? How might their use change the meaning of a sentence or phrase?
Seven times in six verses Paul writes about the âfaith of Christ.â Does Paul mean our faith in Christ or does he mean the faith that Christ has? Scholars around the globe are debating this issue. We join that debate today in our fourth installment of Paulâs theology on Christ.
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Jesus The Christ |
10/30/2009 |
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Time breeds familiarity, and with familiarity we begin to take for granted those things that were once fresh and new. You're probably doing that right now as you read this on a computer whose technology didn't even exist a generation ago!
For many of us, that has occurred with the label âChrist.â âChristâ is used so often in the Bible, the uninitiated might think it the last name of Jesus!
As we study Paul, we properly stop and ask what it is about the term that was so important to Paul. Why does Paul repeatedly call Jesus the Christ? Why does the label âChristâ flow so effortlessly from Paulâs lips as he dictated his letters? Join us as we consider this in our fifth lesson on Paulâs theology of Christ.
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The Holy Spirit #1 |
02/14/2007 |
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The Holy Spirit #2 |
02/14/2007 |
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The Holy Spirit #3 |
02/14/2007 |
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The Holy Spirit #4 |
02/14/2007 |
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The Trinity #1 |
02/14/2007 |
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The Trinity #2 |
02/14/2007 |
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Scripture #1 |
02/14/2007 |
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Scripture #2 |
02/14/2007 |
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Scripture #3 |
02/14/2007 |
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Scripture #4 |
02/14/2007 |
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Law #1 |
02/14/2007 |
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Law #2 |
02/14/2007 |
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Law #3 |
02/14/2007 |
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Salvation - The Call |
02/14/2007 |
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Salvation - Metaphors: Justifed |
02/14/2007 |
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Salvation - Metaphors: Adopted & Reckoned |
02/14/2007 |
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Salvation - Metaphors: Redeemed |
10/30/2009 |
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Salvation - Metaphors: Propitiation |
10/30/2009 |
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Salvation - Predestination |
10/30/2009 |
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Did you choose God or did He choose you?
Though the debate has existed for centuries, today we take a fresh approach to discover what God, through Paul, has to say about it! Together we will discover why Paul wrote what he did, what it means and what it doesnât mean. Perhaps youâll find Paul has already answered some of our 21st century questions ! This and much more as we seek to examine Paulâs words on predestination, in part four of a four part series on Paulâs theology of salvation! |
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Sanctification |
10/30/2009 |
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Trapped? Feel like you can't get away from sin? Or worse yet, canât overcome it? You're not alone! Paul had those same feelings, and today we explore that very topic - sanctification! What does it mean, and how are we really set free to live a holy life that is honoring to God? Those questions and more, as we study Paul and sanctification! |
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Guidance And Discerning God's Will |
10/30/2009 |
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Evangelism |
02/14/2007 |
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Evangelism - what is the biblical way to do it? You might be surprised by the examples found in the life and writings of the Apostle Paul!
Join us as we explore the topic that can bring one of the greatest joys in life - telling others about Jesus! |
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Ethics #1 |
11/13/2009 |
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Ethics #2 |
11/13/2009 |
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Paul And Suffering |
11/13/2009 |
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Paul And Prayer |
10/30/2009 |
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Ethics #3 |
11/13/2009 |
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Anthropological Terms - Heart #1 |
02/14/2007 |
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Anthropological Terms - Body #2 |
02/14/2007 |
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Fellowship |
02/14/2007 |
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Anthropological Terms - Spirit #3 |
02/14/2007 |
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Paul And Spiritual Warfare |
10/30/2009 |
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Anthropological Terms - Flesh #4a |
02/14/2007 |
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Anthropological Terms - Flesh #4b |
02/14/2007 |
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Anthropological Terms - Soul |
02/14/2007 |
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Anthropological Terms - The Composite Man |
02/14/2007 |
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Prayer |
10/30/2009 |
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Church - Overview |
02/14/2007 |
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Church - Israel |
02/14/2007 |
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Church - It's Purpose |
02/14/2007 |
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Church - It's Structure |
02/14/2007 |
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Church -the Role Of Women, # 1 |
02/14/2007 |
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Church -the Role Of Women, # 2 |
02/14/2007 |
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Paul And Baptism |
12/08/2009 |
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Paul And The Lord's Supper |
12/18/2009 |
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Christmas |
12/28/2009 |
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Paul And Money And Possessions |
01/10/2010 |
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Paul And Gifts # 1 |
01/10/2010 |
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Paul And Gifts # 2 |
01/20/2010 |
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Paul And Gifts # 3 |
02/01/2010 |
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Paul And Gifts # 4 |
02/01/2010 |
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Paul And The Maturing Christian |
02/09/2010 |
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