PPT-Christianity 1 D The Bible as a source of wisdom and authority:

How the Christian biblical canon was established Diverse views on the Bible as the word of God different understandings of inspiration the objective view of inspiration the subjective view of inspiration . Objective. To use pair work, picture clues and media clips to understand more about Christians and the Bible. . Grade C. You . will . list. reasons why some Christians . only use the Bible. as a basis for making moral . J. Gresham Machen. Order of business.... I. Introduction. II. Doctrine. III. God and Man. IV. The Bible. V. Christ. VI. Salvation. VII. The Church. III. God and Man. III. God and Man. “. The Purpose of the Bible. The Land of the Bible. The Story of the Bible – Old Testament. The Story of the Bible – New Testament . The Message of the Bible . 6. . The Authority of the Bible. Mark 11:27-33. Man’s . False Standards of Authority. Our own conscience or feelings. The heart is deceitful . Jeremiah 17:9. Jacob “knew” . Joseph was dead . Genesis 37:32-36. Paul persecuted the church in good conscience. Belief and Faith in The Word. Course Content. Establishing Credentials. How the Bible was put together.. The Dead Sea Scrolls. The Apocrypha. Cults and others. Evolution and its Blasphemy. . Establishing Credentials. What you need to know. You . will need to have . a basic understanding of the role of a Pope and how a Pope is elected.. You. . will . be . able to explain the duties and responsibilities of the Pope in greater detail.. James 3:13-18. Worldly wisdom shown by:. Sinning and blaming God (1:13-15). Dishonoring the poor (2:1-7). Hypocritical speech (3:9-10). Fighting with each other (4:1-2, 11). Arrogantly counting on tomorrow (4:13-16). Women . Slaves. Poor. Christian Community. "In a corner at the entrance to the house was a huge cupboard with a small built-in shrine. Inside the shrine were the silver statuettes of the household gods, a Venus in marble and a golden casket.". Rome at the Birth of Christ. Rome at the Birth of Christ. Rome: The Right time… The right place!!!. GEOGRAPHIC FACTORS. PHILOSOPHICAL FACTORS. POLITICAL FACTORS. Rome: The Right time… the right place!!!. The Roman Empire and Religion. The Big Idea. People in the Roman Empire practiced . many. religions . before. Christianity, based on the teachings of . Jesus. of Nazareth, spread and became . Rome’s. Jews and the Roman Empire. Jews had trouble with the idea of honoring the Roman Emperor as a god. Jews refused to pay Roman taxes at times and mounted several rebellions (between 3. rd. c. BCE and 1. that. . religious . traditions view other religions and non-religious worldviews and their truth claims. Historical developments in religious thought – challenges from secularisation:. The conflicting religious and non-religious views on Christianity in the UK (the value of Christian faith schools; whether the UK can be called a ‘Christian country’); beliefs conflicting with laws of the country; perceived challenges to Christianity (decline of role and status of Christianity; reduced impact in public life; restricted religious liberty).. RISE OF CHRISTIANITY History of Preaching 1 Christianity in the 1 st Century 3 RISE OF CHRISTIANITY: Religion of Rome -Relationship of Roman Empire w/ Christianity: Paganism -Religion a matter of belief, a series