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“Doctrine Made Easy” Studies 1. GOD’S UNITY Scripture references: • “Hear O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is One!” (Deuteronomy 6:4). • “I am the Lord your God…..You shall have no other gods before Me.” (Exodus 20:2-3). • “Before me no god was formed, nor will there be one after me. I, even I, am the Lord and apart from me there is no savior.” (Isaiah 43:10-11). Doctrinal Statement:
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2. GOD’S TRI-UNITY Scripture references: • “As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased” (Matthew 3:16-17). • “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 28:19). • May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all” (2 Corinthians 13:14). Doctrinal Statement:
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3. HUMAN DEPRAVITY Scripture references: • “As it is written: ”There is no one righteous, not even one, there is no one who under stands, no one who seeks God. All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.” (Romans 3:10-11) Doctrinal Statement:
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4. CHRIST’S VIRGIN BIRTH Scripture References: • “This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit….(An angel said): “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” All this took place o fulfill what the Lord has said through the prophet: “The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” – which means, “God with us” (Matthew 1:18-23). Doctrinal Statement:
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5. CHRIST’S SINLESSNESS Scripture References: • “God made him who had no sin to be sin for us” (2 Corinthians 5:12) • “For we….have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are-yet was without sin” (Hebrews 4:15) • “He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in his mouth” (1 Peter 2:23) Doctrinal Statement:
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6. CHRIST’S DEITY Scripture References: • “In the beginning was the word and the word was with God and the Word was God” (John 1:1). • “For in Christ all the fullness of the deity lives in bodily form” (Colossians 2:9). • “But about the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever” (Hebrews 1:8). Doctrinal Statement:
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7. CHRIST’S HUMANITY Scripture References: • The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. (John 1:14) Doctrinal Statement:
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8. THE NECESSITY OF GOD’S GRACE Scripture References: • “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith-and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God-not by works, so that no man can boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9). • “If a man remains in me and l in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing” (John 15:5). • “He saved us, not because of righteousness things we had done, but because of his mercy” (Titus 3:5-7). • “It does not, therefore, depend on man’s desire or effort, but on God’s mercy” (Romans 9:16) Doctrinal Statement:
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9. THE NECESSITY OF FAITH Scripture References: • “And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him” (Hebrews 11:6) • “However to the man who does not work but trusts God who justifies the wicked, his faith is credited as righteousness” (Romans 4:5). Doctrinal Statement:
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10. CHRIST’S ATONING DEATH Scripture References: • “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many” (Mark 10:45). • “He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness” (1 Peter 2:24). • “For Christ dies for sins one for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God “ (1 Peter3:18). • “No one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6). Doctrinal Statement:
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11. CHRIST’S BODILY RESURRECTION Scripture References: • “He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification” (Romans 4:25) • “If you confess with your mouth that “Jesus is Lord”, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved” (Romans10:9). • “Touch me ad see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see l have” (Luke 24:39). Doctrinal Statement:
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12. CHRIST’S BODILY ASCENSION Scripture References: • “But l tell you the truth: It is for your good that l am going away. Unless l go away, the Counselor (Holy Spirit) will not come to you, but if l go, I will send him to you” (John 16:7). • “When he had led them out to the vicinity of Bethany, he lifted up his hands and blessed them. While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven” (Luke 24:50-51). • “After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him form their sight. They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going” (Acts 1: 9-10). Doctrinal Statement:
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13. CHRIST’S INTERCESSION Scripture References: • “After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven” (Hebrews 1:3). • “For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weakness, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are-yet without sin” (Hebrews 7:25). • “But if anybody does sin, we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense- Jesus Christ the Righteous One” (1 John 2:1). Doctrinal Statement:
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14. CHRIST’S SECOND COMING Scripture References: • “At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory” (Matthew 24:30). • “Behold. I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has done” (Revelation 22:12) • “For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory” (Colossians 3:3-4). • “You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him” (Luke 12:40). Eternal Life: • “Do not let your heart be troubled. Trust in God, trust also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms, if it were it so, l would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where l am” (John 14:1-3). • “Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now l see in part, then I shall know fully, even as l am fully known. (1Corinthians 13:12). • “He will wipe every tear form their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away” (Revelation 21:4). Eternal Separation: • “This will happen when the Lord Jesus is revealed form heaven in blazing fire with his powerful angels. He will punish those who do now know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord and from the majesty of his power” (2 Thessalonians 1:7-9) • “Then l saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. Earth and sky fled from his presence, and there was no place for them. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne…….. The dead were judged according to what they had done….Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. If anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire” (Revelation 20:11-15)
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