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2. What Is God Like?

Matthew Finlay — Wed, 29 Sep 2004 05:00:00 +0000

In the modern world, atheism is making a bold attempt to banish all thought of God from the minds of men. By teaching that men and apes evolved from a common ancestor, atheists try to prove that all ignorance, superstition, witchcraft and religion are related to man’s primitive state. They blandly assume that science has banished all such ignorant beliefs and demand that God must be rejected along with fairies and goblins. Yuri Gagarin, the Russian cosmonaut, joked that up in space he saw no sign of God. What did he expect to see?

Biblical Topics:

Theology Proper (God)

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3. What Is A Prophet?

Matthew Finlay — Wed, 29 Sep 2004 05:00:00 +0000

In chapter one we made frequent references to the holy prophets. This raised a very important question; “What do we mean when we speak of prophets, and who are prophets?” We must find what the Bible says about this subject.

The first person in the Bible to be called a prophet was Abraham, the “Father of the Faithful.” It is important to notice also, that it was God who gave him this title. The story is found in Genesis 20:6-7.

Biblical Topics:

Prophecy/Revelation

Inspiration

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4. The Continuity of Doctrine

Matthew Finlay — Wed, 29 Sep 2004 05:00:00 +0000

A study of the authority of the Bible sooner or later means facing a problem which has confused many people, and which presents particular difficulties to Jews and Muslims. It is a double question (1) What do Christians mean by the terms “The Old Testament” and “The New Testament”? (2) What relationship exists between the Hebrew Old Testament and the Christian New Testament?

Biblical Topics:

Introduction to Theology

Prophecy/Revelation

Inspiration

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5. Prophecies Concerning Christ

Matthew Finlay — Wed, 29 Sep 2004 05:00:00 +0000

THE ANOINTED ONE

There is so much written in the Bible about the Messiah that we obviously must be selective. We shall choose some of the main prophecies and predictions which relate to the coming of the promised Messiah, and show how they were fulfilled in precise detail in New Testament times. What does the word “Messiah” mean? It is a Hebrew word which really means the “anointed One.” Right through the Old Testament period certain people were “anointed” with oil as a sign that God had chosen them for special tasks.

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Prophecy/Revelation

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6. Why the Messiah Came

Matthew Finlay — Wed, 29 Sep 2004 05:00:00 +0000

In the last chapter we saw that God foretold the coming of the Messiah to be the Deliverer and the Savior from sin. Now we must examine some prophecies which have been misunderstood by millions of people despite the fact that the prophecies themselves are quite straightforward. Although all these predictions are found in the Hebrew Scriptures, the Jews somehow formed a completely wrong idea of the purpose of the Messiah’s coming.

Biblical Topics:

Soteriology (Salvation)

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7. The Most Important Question of All

Matthew Finlay — Wed, 29 Sep 2004 05:00:00 +0000

As we have examined some of the predictions of the Old Testament and their dramatic fulfillment in the New Testament we have been drawing closer to the most important question of all. What is the truth about Jesus Christ? Why should Jesus become a sacrifice for the sins of other men? The Bible says that He was sinless, while all other men are sinners. But what does this mean? In what way was He different from other men?

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8. The Final Messenger

Matthew Finlay — Wed, 29 Sep 2004 05:00:00 +0000

As we have seen the Bible reveals the unique nature of Jesus. He cannot be explained in terms of normal human life and personality; He is God self-revealed in human form for the purpose of saving His creatures from their sin. Because of this, His authority over men is absolute and final.

Biblical Topics:

Eschatology (Things to Come)

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9. The Sin Question

Matthew Finlay — Wed, 29 Sep 2004 05:00:00 +0000

In every land, in every culture and every religion we find that men have certain ideas of what is right and what is wrong. These ideas vary considerably, so that something which one man calls “virtue” is called “vice” by others. A pagan savage may throw his baby to the crocodiles as a sacrifice, thinking this is a virtuous act which pleases his gods, but to us, the same act is classed as murder. For this reason, the question, “What is sin?” is very important.

Biblical Topics:

Hamartiology (Sin)

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10. Salvation From Sin

Matthew Finlay — Wed, 29 Sep 2004 05:00:00 +0000

The time has now come to gather together the strands of thought from several earlier chapters. We have studied the teaching of the Bible on the tragic fact of sin in human experience. Sin has so cursed the world, that in spite of all our progress, education, knowledge and religion we still see pride, selfishness, greed, lust, cruelty, violence, hate, war, sorrow and grief wherever we look. Humanism, the belief that man is basically good at heart, has been proved false. The Bible teaching about sin fits in perfectly with the obvious facts of daily experience.

Biblical Topics:

Soteriology (Salvation)

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