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in the Battle for Truth Truth is relative There are no absolutes Truth is what you make it VBS Day 4 Lesson Focus Take the shield of faith and the helmet of salvation They will guard your from the enemys attacks ID: 230691

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Standing Strong

in the Battle for Truth

“Truth is relative.

There are no absolutes.

Truth is what you make it.” Slide3
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VBS: Day 4Slide6

Lesson Focus

Take the shield of faith and the helmet of salvation. They will guard your from the enemy’s attacks.Slide7

A little Bit About

the

Middle

Ages

(

400-1400)

The Kingdom Chronicles

:

Influential Thinkers in the Middle AgesSlide8

Thomas Aquinas

The great theologian and apologist of the Middle Ages, Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274

)

Aquinas

was concerned with defending the truth of Christianity.

(Apologetics)

He used

reason and logic in order to “prove” the absolute truth of those assumptions. Slide9

Thomas Aquinas

He

believes that man has the capacity for reason as a

God-given

gift.

An

infinite God gave finite man the capacity to

reason

and logic as part of the image of God (imago Dei

).

You don’t have to sacrifice your intellect for faith

.Slide10

Thomas Aquinas

God’s

Existence

can be known by Reason, through nature.

God’s

Being

(His essence) can only be known by Special Revelation the ScriptureSlide11

Thomas Aquinas

God is also logically proven by NEGATION

God

is not limited by time- He is the Creator of time.

God

is not moveable- He is the Creator of motion.

God

is not designed- He is the Designer.

God

does not degrade- He is Eternal Perfection.

God

is not contingent- He is Perfect in Essence.Slide12

Thomas Aquinas

AQUINAS ON FAITH AND REASON

In

Summa

Theologica

, Aquinas defines faith with exacting

language

. “Faith is to believe…with assent.” (II, II, 2,1).

[

1] Faith believes what can’t be proven or it wouldn’t be faith.

[

2] However, faith is not irrational. It must be made on

credible

grounds and evidence.

In

Aquinas’ thought, faith and reason are two layers of Truth that

cannot

contradict one another.

Philosophy

is not the enemy, but a servant of

theologySlide13

King SolomonSlide14

1 Kings 2:4

“If your sons take heed to their way, to walk before Me in

truth

with all their heart and with all their

soul...

you shall not lack a man on the throne of Israel.”Slide15

1 Kings 4:30-34

-Solomon's

wisdom excelled the wisdom of all

men

-His

fame was

known in all the surrounding nations

-He spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs were one thousand and

five Slide16

But... Solomon allowed his affections and attachments to the women in his life to blur the line between right and wrong.Slide17

1 Kings

11:1-3

-

King Solomon loved

many foreign women

-

They were from nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, "You must not intermarry with them, because they will surely turn your hearts after their gods." Slide18

What Happened?

He let his guard down.

He allowed influences in his life to skew his view of life.Slide19

Ultimately what we believe as truth will affect our behavior.

We will make decisions based on what we regard as truth.Slide20

"It would have been useless to argue with Solomon for the claims of idols. He could at once, by his wisdom, have annihilated all infidel arguments, and have established the existence and unity of God. But, step by step, he was led by silken cords, a captive, to the worship of other gods." (FB Meyer)Slide21

1 Kings

11:9

“The

LORD became angry with Solomon because his heart had turned away from the LORD, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice

.”Slide22
Slide23

Thinking in terms of

AbsolutesThink Truth:

The

Shield of FaithSlide24

Ephesians

6:10-11; 16

10

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.

11

Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes...

16

above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. Slide25

Medieval knights always carried shields into battle.

They were so big it covered their entire bodies.Slide26

The shield protected them from flaming arrows. Without his shield the knight would be vulnerable in battle.Slide27

The Shield of Faith

Faith is represented as a shield, protecting us from the fiery darts of the wicked one, those persistent efforts of demonic foes to weaken us through fear and unbelief.Slide28

The Idea behind the shield is that must we continually be aware of the lies that the devil tries to shoot our way.

-The people we hang out with

-The things we read in a book

-What we hear from friends

-What we learn from our teachersSlide29

The shield of faith helps us deflect

The D-Darts of:

Doubt

Discouragement

Deception

Division

DestructionSlide30
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1

Corinthians 15:33

“Do not be deceived: "Evil company corrupts good

habits.“”Slide32

Proverbs 22:24-25

24

Make no friendship with an angry man, And with a furious man do not go,

25

Lest you learn his ways And set a snare for your soul

.”Slide33

Discern and Recognize

Does it Agree with the Truth of Scripture?

Everything has to be evaluated to the standard of the truth of God’s Word.Slide34

Ultimately what we believe as truth will affect our behavior.

We will make decisions based on what we regard as truth.Slide35

Psalm 91:4

“He shall cover you with His feathers, And under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler

.”Slide36

Think Truth:

The Helmet of Salvation

Thinking in terms of

AbsolutesSlide37

Ephesians

6:10-11; 17

10

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.

11

Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes...

17

And take the helmet of

salvation...Slide38

The medieval knight always put on their helmet, to protect the ‘operating system’ of the body.Slide39

The helmet of salvation protects us against thinking worldly.

Proverbs 23:7 says, “as a man thinks in his heart, so is he

.”Slide40

Ultimately what we believe as truth will affect our behavior.

We will make decisions based on what we regard as truth.Slide41

The Idea behind th

e helmet is that we can guard what we put into our minds.

-The things we watch on TV

-The things we read in a book

-What we hear from friends

-What we learn from our teachers

Everything has to be evaluated to the standard of the truth of God’s Word.Slide42

Philippians 4:8

“Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy--meditate on these things

.”Slide43

1 Corinthians 2:16

“But we have the mind of Christ

.”Slide44

Proverbs 3:3

“Let not mercy and truth forsake you; Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your

heart”Slide45