Category Archives: Foundations of Our Faith

A survey of the major doctrines

 

Hamartiology – The Doctrine of Sin

Hamartiology – The Doctrine of Sin

Where did the idea of sin come from?  Is it just some old-fashioned idea that was created to help keep humans in line?  Is guilt just a social construct? It would be nice to think that sin and guilt were something fictional that we made up, but I think we all know that is ludicrous. …
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Foundations of Our Faith – Anthropology: the doctrine of man

Foundations of Our Faith – Anthropology: the doctrine of man

So when we think of anthropology, we tend to think of history and archeology and maybe even sociology or science.  The truth is, the study of anthropology has many subsections, but today we want to look at the most important, the origin and purpose of man as taught by God in the Bible.  This study…
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Foundations of Our Faith – Satanology

Foundations of Our Faith – Satanology

September 11 and October 7 - these dates have some things in common.  Two different peace-loving democracies learned a hard lesson on those dates - that you cannot underestimate the power and evil of your enemies. Christians need to learn this lesson as well, but we should avoid learning it the hard way.  In this…
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Foundations of Our Faith – The Doctrine of Angels

Foundations of Our Faith – The Doctrine of Angels

What do you think of when you hear the word angel?  Do you think of little cherubs floating around, or maybe of cupid?  Do you think of gentle creatures with wings?  Do you think of them as deities, helpers to call on?  Or simply figments of people’s imaginations?  Let me tell you that if you…
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Foundations of Our Faith – Theology Proper part 2

Foundations of Our Faith – Theology Proper part 2

In this second message on the nature of God, we dig into six more attributes or perfections of God.  We will take a look at His omniscience, His righteousness, simplicity, and truth. We will also look into two attributes that are a little tougher to fully comprehend: His unity, which deals with the Trinity, and…
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Foundations of Our Faith – Theology Proper

Foundations of Our Faith – Theology Proper

What do you believe about God? Everyone has some form of "God Belief".  Your God Belief may be that there is no God - you may be an atheist.  Your God Belief may be that there are many gods, so you would be considered a polytheist.  Or, as Jews, Muslims, and Christians believe, your God…
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Foundations of Our Faith – Bibliology

Foundations of Our Faith – Bibliology

How confident are you that what we call the Bible is really God's Word? Is it all God's Word, or just part of it?  Are the ideas God's, or the very words?  Maybe you noticed that a particular publishing company printed the version you are using; has it been changed from the original?  And how…
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The Foundations of Our Faith

The Foundations of Our Faith

"What comes to our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us".  This quote by the great author and pastor, A.W. Tozer is true at so many levels.  Today, we tend to evaluate church, preaching, and religion in general at the surface level - personality, style, and atmosphere.  The very…
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