We dont know anything for sure, except that the Bible cant be true. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

“We don’t know anything for sure, except that the Bible can’t be true.”

Shall I Bow To My Creator? • NO! • YES! – ancient myths – ancient monotheism – eastern religions – ancient Israel – western philosophy – Bible – modern theology – Fundamentalism • Continuity of Being • CREATOR/creature – nature > gods > man – God || man | nature – transmutation / evolution – everlasting distinctions • IMPERSONAL FATE / • PERSONAL CHANCE SOVEREIGN – ultimate victimization – ultimate responsibility

UNBELIEF SWALLOWING UP A BIT OF THE WORD OF GOD Unbelief reinterpreting the Word of God within its own categories A portion of the Word of God presented to unbelief

KEY EVENTS & DOCTRINAL IMAGES • God, man, nature • Creation • Evil, suffering • Fall • Judgment / Salvation • Flood • God, man, nature • Covenant • Election, Justification, Faith • Call of Abraham • Judgment / Salvation • Exodus • Revelation, Inspiration, • Mt. Sinai Canon • Conquest & Settlement • Sanctification • Rise and Reign of David • Sanctification • Golden Era of Solomon • Sanctification • Division & Decline of • Sanctification Kgdm • Sanctification, Religion • Fall of Kgdm & Exile • Canon, prayer . . . . • Restoration. . . . .

ALL POSSIBLE FACTS  PLAN OF GOD ?

THE BURIED FOUNDATION CREATION God Man Nature FALL Evil & Suffering Judgment / Salvation FLOOD God COVENANT Man Nature

Who Has the REAL “Evil Problem”? Christian: Good/Evil Mix is “Abnormal” & Temporary Good 8 Creator: 8 Good Good creation: | | | Evil Evil J Cr F Pagan: Good/Evil Mix is Forever “Normal” Good 8 8 Evi l

THE DISRUPTIVE KINGDOM CALL OF ABRAHAM Election Justification Faith Judgment / Salvation EXODUS (Blood Atonement) MT . SINAI Revelation Inspiration Canonicity CONQUEST & SETTLEMENT Sanctification RISE & REIGN OF DAVID Sanctification (Confession & Restoration)

THE THE KIN ING’S ’S DIS DISCIPLI IPLINE GOLDEN ERA OF SOLOMON Sanct ctif ifica icatio ion (Grow owth h & Wi Wisdom dom) KINGDOM DIVIDED Sanct ctif ifica icatio ion (Cha hasteni ning & ng & Repe pent ntanc nce) Sanct ctif ifica icatio ion KINGDOMS IN DECLINE (Chas asten ening,Rep epen entan ance, e, & F Fin inal C l Cle leansin sing) EXILE Sanct ctif ifica icatio ion (Sep epar arat ation) Revela latio ion / / In Insp spir iratio ion (Apocal alyp yptic Li Liter erat ature) e) Can anonicity ( y (Pres eser ervat vation of RESTORATION the e T Text ext); Prayer ayer; Es Escha hatol ology (premille illennia ialism lism)

THE TH E KI KING A AS S CREA CREATOR & & CREA CREATU TURE RE BIRT Hypostatic Union H Kenosis LIFE Impeccability Infallibility Substitutionary DEATH Blood Atonement Glorification RESURRECTION

THE THE KIN ING’S ’S Q QUALIFY ALIFYING CAM AMPAIG PAIGN Judgmen ent / / Sal alvat vation ASCENSION & SESSION (Las Last days ays b beg egin) Person & on & Wor ork of of the he PENTECOST Holy ly S Spir irit it; ; Sanct ctif ifica icatio ion Disp ispensa satio ions s EMERGENCE OF THE CHURCH (Isr Israelo lolo logy & & Eccle cclesio siolo logy) Hist istorica ical l Theolo T logy MATURING OF THE CHURCH (doct ctrin inal cla l clarif ifica icatio ion) Es Escha hatol ology ( (Rapt ptur ure, DESTINY OF THE CHURCH Bem ema, a, R Ret eturn)