Doctrine: What Christians Should Believe by Mark Driscoll and Gerry Breshears Chapter Summaries Chapter One: Trinity: God Is Humans seek unconditional love for ourselves and for others as well as to live in a perfect world. We are designed by God to need him and his perfect love. We are made to worship and love Him. God is one person, but He has three separate identities: not three separate beings. The Father, Son and the Holy Spirit are all one who is known as God. Jesus is also God, but we…
Religion plays a significant role in people’s lives as it guides the relationship between God and man, as observed in the various doctrines found in the Quran, the Bible, and many other religious publications. One of Christian religions, the Roman Catholic Church, has used the Bible to show that Jesus is the Christ, son of God, and Lord. The Church is an old religious institution established long before the civilization of many nations on earth. Moreover, it has a huge followership on many…
your own. In a Christian worldview humanity is always in a spiritual battle. We should encourage one another to keep the faith. “Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness” Hebrews 3:13 (NIVUK). Yes, the world is awfully diverse with religion and beliefs. However, there is only one true living God. Once you discern him you would not want to step back into your sinful way of life (Galatians…
Throughout the Bible the idea of covenants was promise between God and his people. The many covenants that God made with the people none were so impactful then the one that was made with the resurrection of his son Jesus. Jesus the man with the power of God that walk with the people of Jerusalem. Jesus show us all how we should treat each other “My command is this, that you love one another as I loved you” (John 15:12 NIV). The new covenant is the most important agreement in the history of…
Jesus is the Alpha, the Beginning and the Principal of creation. “These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God” (Revelation 3:14). Jesus did not just exist before the beginning but He was also the beginning. Jesus is the Alpha; it means that He is the Power that brought all things into existence. Jesus was the starting power of the creation. The life of the creation was intrinsic in Jesus. The creative power was in Christ; He gave life to the…
of Holiness, Jerry explains how to make a Christian’s life more holy. Through chapter 1, Jerry explains why Christians need holiness in their everyday lives. He explains that to find holiness we must search the Bible because the Bible has all the answers. The Bible is the spoken truth from God. As in 2 Timothy 3:16-17, “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped…
was responsible for providing it to their specific religious group. In the case of the Jews, the holy book called the Torah is asserted to be the only de jure holy book that God sanctions as God’s Own Words. Likewise, Christians assert that the Bible is the only de jure holy book that…
first accounts in Genesis to the ultimate final prophecies of Revelation, it is documented that God pursues reconciliation of His people to Himself. One way that reconciliation was established, was through the atonement. The word atonement in the Bible is deemed an Old Testament term; appearing only once in the New Testament, which is in the book of Romans 5:11. The meaning of atonement according to Baker’s Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology is, “that God has provided a way for…
Prophets accelerate the glory of god in many of the books located in the Bible, they are a main focus whether old or new testament, they hold value to overall themes and create a vessel for god to shine through. There are many prophets in the Bible and each one of their tasks are giving by god. With the ultimate purpose of protecting them from the evils of the world and leading to salvation. Many Prophets follow every word giving to them by God while others run away from their destiny causing…
“Daniel in the Den” by Bastille, is a song that references the book of Daniel, specifically chapter six where Daniel is in the lion den (Daniel 6: 10-19), and when Daniel’s friends are thrown into a fiery furnace (Daniel 3:23). In the biblical story, the king has signed a document that says no one was allowed to prey to anyone, human being or divine, for thirty days or else they were thrown into a lion’s den (Daniel 5:7). Daniel, even though he knew this was signed, prayed to God anyway…