Category: Faith

Bible study questions, from Elisabeth

1. Why is knowing what you believe on the controversy issues important? Or are they?
2. What is theology? Is it important in making any decisions of what you believe? John
3. Father, son, holy Ghost. What’s the different beliefs, some explain a egg example. Leisa
4. Is father, son, holy spirit 3 different people? Leisa
5. What is a theological bible study?  John
6. What exactly do you need to know/ belief so you can find a church that you agree with their beliefs/ teaching?  Leisa and John
7. Does missionary groups follow a doctine/ denomination?  Yes – usually the church that is supporting them.  Varies widely.
8. Question for study- how do we know we are learning wisdom?  If you are studying the Bible, praying, and Worshiping God – you are being trained by God and enabled by the Holy Spirit.

Our God is a Trinity. This means there are three persons in one God and not three Gods.The persons are known as the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and they have all always existed as three distinct persons. The person of the Father is not the same person as the Son. The person of the Son is not the same person as the Holy Spirit. The person of the Holy Spirit is not the same person as the Father. If you take away any one, there is no God. God has always been a trinity from all eternity: “From everlasting to everlasting, You are God,” (Psalm 90:2).

What is a theological bible study? 
Theology – The study of the nature of God and religious truth; rational inquiry into religious questions.
What is theology? Is it important in making any decisions of what you believe?

• What you believe about God defines many things,  especially about your self.
  • Origin meaning morality destiny
  • Apologist Ravi Zacharias offers what he calls the 3-4-5 method of analyzing worldviews.  I would like to share it with you because it will provide you a method with which to judge worldview options.
  • First, there are three tests that a worldview must pass.  It must be:
    • 1. logically consistent – Its teachings cannot be self-contradictory.
    • 2. empirically adequate – Its teachings must match what we see in reality.
    • 3. existentially relevant – Its teachings must speak directly to how we actually live our lives.
  •  Second, each worldview must address the following fourultimate questions:
    • 1. origin – Where do the universe and human beings come from?
    • 2. meaning – What is the meaning or purpose of life?
    • 3. morality – How do we know what is right and what is wrong?
    • 4. destiny – What happens to us after we die?
  •  Third, there are five academic disciplines that must be employed to study a worldview:
    • 1. theology – the study of God
    • 2. metaphysics – the study of what is ultimately real
    • 3. epistemology – the study of how we can know things
    • 4. ethics – the study of moral right and wrong
    • 5. anthropology – the study of what and who humans are
  • Why do I believe that the worldview of biblical Christianity is the best choice? 
    • Its teachings are logically consistent, they accurately describe reality as it is, and they speak directly to the human condition.
    • In addition, Christianity provides compelling and powerful answers to the questions of origin, meaning, morality, and destiny.
  • Finally, the theology, metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, and anthropology of the Christian worldview are expansively rich and deeply profound – unsurpassed by any other worldview. 
  • If you are a Christian and you haven’t analyzed Christianity using the 3-4-5 method, you are truly missing out.  Read, and read some more.  Dig into your faith, as it provides comprehensive answers to life’s most important questions.
  • If you are not a Christian, I plead with you to open your heart and mind, and study the Christian worldview.  Apply the 3-4-5 method described above, but never forget that Christian doctrine always revolves around a person, Jesus Christ.  He is the embodiment of our faith, and it is to him that we look.
  • https://johnbuna.blog/2020/07/21/origin-meaning-morality-and-destiny/

Why is knowing what you believe on the controversy issues important? Or are they?

• Depends on the issue
  • If the issue is about Jesus then we need to defend if important
  • If the issue is about salvation then we need to know how to explain and defend.

What exactly do you need to know/ belief so you can find a church that you agree with their beliefs/ teaching?

• Do they teach the bible,  How do they View Jesus?  the Trinity?  What is their statement of faith or Doctrine?  Do they offer Bible Study and prayer group sessions?  To answer these questions you have to answer them first for yourself.

Origin meaning morality destiny

Apologist Ravi Zacharias offers what he calls the 3-4-5 method of analyzing worldviews.  I would like to share it with you because it will provide you a method with which to judge worldview options.
First, there are three tests that a worldview must pass.  It must be:
1. logically consistent – Its teachings cannot be self-contradictory.
2. empirically adequate – Its teachings must match what we see in reality.
3. existentially relevant – Its teachings must speak directly to how we actually live our lives.
 Second, each worldview must address the following fourultimate questions:
1. origin – Where do the universe and human beings come from?
2. meaning – What is the meaning or purpose of life?
3. morality – How do we know what is right and what is wrong?
4. destiny – What happens to us after we die?
 Third, there are five academic disciplines that must be employed to study a worldview:
1. theology – the study of God
2. metaphysics – the study of what is ultimately real
3. epistemology – the study of how we can know things
4. ethics – the study of moral right and wrong
5. anthropology – the study of what and who humans are
Why do I believe that the worldview of biblical Christianity is the best choice?  Its teachings are logically consistent, they accurately describe reality as it is, and they speak directly to the human condition.
In addition, Christianity provides compelling and powerful answers to the questions of origin, meaning, morality, and destiny.
Finally, the theology, metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, and anthropology of the Christian worldview are expansively rich and deeply profound – unsurpassed by any other worldview. 
If you are a Christian and you haven’t analyzed Christianity using the 3-4-5 method, you are truly missing out.  Read, and read some more.  Dig into your faith, as it provides comprehensive answers to life’s most important questions.
If you are not a Christian, I plead with you to open your heart and mind, and study the Christian worldview.  Apply the 3-4-5 method described above, but never forget that Christian doctrine always revolves around a person, Jesus Christ.  He is the embodiment of our faith, and it is to him that we look.