SOUTHEASTERN COLLEGE

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SOUTHEASTERN COLLEGE AT WAKE FOREST MIS 401
CHRISTIAN FAITH AND WORLD RELIGIONS Professor
Cky J. Carrigan, Ph.D. National Missionary,
NAMB ccarrigan_at_namb.net www.ontruth.com
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World Religions
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Non-Christian Religions of the United States (in
millions)
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--INTRODUCTION TO WORLD RELIGIONS I. FACTORS
FOR DIVERSITY IN NORTH AMERICA A. INTERNATI
ONAL TRAVEL B. IMMIGRATION C. CULTURAL
PRIDE D. MILIEU OF RELATIVISM
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II. CORE EVANGELICAL CHRISTIANITY A.
BIBLE 1. INSPIRED 2. INERRANT 3. UNIQUEL
Y AUTHORITATIVE 4. HISTORICAL-GRAMMATICAL
INTERPRETATION
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B. JESUS CHRIST 1.UNIQUE HISTORICAL
PERSON 2. FULLY GOD 3. FULLY MAN 4. VIRGIN
BORN 5. SUBSTITUIONARY DEATH 6. BODILY
RESURRECTION 7. HEAVENLY ASCENSION 8. IMMANENT
RETURN
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The Biblical and Reasonable Doctrine of
the TRI-UNITY of GOD
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• Six Propositions on the Tri-Unity of God

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• Six Propositions on the Tri-Unity of God
• The Father is God

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• Six Propositions on the Tri-Unity of God
• The Father is God
• The Son is God

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• Six Propositions on the Tri-Unity of God
• The Father is God
• The Son is God
• The Holy Spirit is God

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• Six Propositions on the Tri-Unity of God
• The Father is God
• The Son is God
• The Holy Spirit is God
• God is ONE

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• Six Propositions on the Tri-Unity of God
• The Father is God
• The Son is God
• The Holy Spirit is God
• God is ONE
• The Bible is True and Doesnt Contradict

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• Six Propositions on the Tri-Unity of God
• The Father is God
• The Son is God
• The Holy Spirit is God
• God is ONE
• The Bible is True and Doesnt Contradict
• The Trinity is a Unique Mystery with No
  Exact Analogy

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The Tri-Unity 0f God is NOT . . .
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• The Tri-Unity 0f God is NOT . . .
• Oneness in Purpose Only (Mormons)

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• The Tri-Unity 0f God is NOT . . .
• Oneness in Purpose Only (Mormons)
• One Person Known by 3 Titles

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• The Tri-Unity 0f God is NOT . . .
• Oneness in Purpose Only (Mormons)
• One Person Known by 3 Titles
• Three Parts of One Whole (Egg, Pie)

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• The Tri-Unity 0f God is NOT . . .
• Oneness in Purpose Only (Mormons)
• One Person Known by 3 Titles
• Three Parts of One Whole (Egg, Pie)
• One God in 3 Modes, Manifestations, Forms
• (Oneness Pentecostals)

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• The Tri-Unity 0f God is NOT . . .
• Oneness in Purpose Only (Mormons)
• One Person Known by 3 Titles
• Three Parts of One Whole (Egg, Pie)
• One God in 3 Modes, Manifestations, Forms
• (Oneness Pentecostals)
• Expressed by the Formula 1 x 1 x 1 1

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• The Tri-Unity 0f God is NOT . . .
• Oneness in Purpose Only (Mormons)
• One Person Known by 3 Titles
• Three Parts of One Whole (Egg, Pie)
• One God in 3 Modes, Manifestations, Forms
• (Oneness Pentecostals)
• Expressed by the Formula 1 x 1 x 1 1
• Expressed by the Formula 3 1

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The Tri-Unity IS Expressed By The Formula
3 1
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The Tri-Unity of God
Three-Ness of Tri-Unity
One-Ness of Tri-Unity

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The Tri-Unity of God
Three-Ness of Tri-Unity
One-Ness of Tri-Unity
God is THREE in Person-hood

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The Tri-Unity of God
Three-Ness of Tri-Unity
One-Ness of Tri-Unity

• God is THREE in
• Person-hood
• Eternal Father

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The Tri-Unity of God
Three-Ness of Tri-Unity
One-Ness of Tri-Unity

• God is THREE in
• Person-hood
• Eternal Father
• Eternal Son

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The Tri-Unity of God
Three-Ness of Tri-Unity
One-Ness of Tri-Unity

• God is THREE in
• Person-hood
• Eternal Father
• Eternal Son
• Eternal Holy Spirit

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The Tri-Unity of God
Three-Ness of Tri-Unity
One-Ness of Tri-Unity

• God is THREE in
• Person-hood
• Eternal Father
• Eternal Son
• Eternal Holy Spirit

• God is ONE in
• Essence

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The Tri-Unity of God
Three-Ness of Tri-Unity
One-Ness of Tri-Unity

• God is THREE in
• Person-hood
• Eternal Father
• Eternal Son
• Eternal Holy Spirit

• God is ONE in
• Essence
• Or Being-ness

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The Tri-Unity of God
Three-Ness of Tri-Unity
One-Ness of Tri-Unity

• God is THREE in
• Person-hood
• Eternal Father
• Eternal Son
• Eternal Holy Spirit

• God is ONE in
• Essence
• Or Being-ness
• Or Nature

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Father
is
GOD
is
is
Holy Spirit
Son
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Father
is not
is not
Holy Spirit
Son
is not
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Father
is
is not
is not
GOD
is
is
Holy Spirit
Son
is not
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C. MAN 1. SINNER BY NATURE AND
DEED 2. ALIENATED FROM GOD 3. NEEDS
REDEMPTION
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D. SALVATION 1. POSSIBLE BY DEATH OF
CHRIST 2. APPROPRIATED BY FAITH AND
REPENTANCE ALONE
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E. EXCLUSIVISM 1. ONLY ONE REAL GOD 2.
ONLY ONE REAL WAY 3. ONLY ONE REAL
TRUTH 4. ONLY ONE REAL LIFE 5. ALL OTHERS
ARE ALIEN
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F. EVANGELISM 1. GENUINE CONCERN 2. GODLY
CHARACTER 3. BIBLICAL CONTENT 4.
CHRIST-CONFIDENCE
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III. DEFINITION OF RELIGION RELIGION IS A.
A SYSTEM OF BELIEFS AND B. PRACTICES
C. THAT PROVIDES VALUES D. TO GIVE
MEANING AND E. COHERENCE TO LIFE F. BY
DIRECTING A PERSON TOWARD TRANSCENDENCE.
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IV. ORIGIN OF RELIGION SCHOOLS A. SUBJECTIVE
PSYCHOLOGICAL 1. ANALYSIS OF SYMBOLISM 2.
NON-HISTORICAL 3. ROOT OF RELIGION IS SUB-
CONSCIOUS MIND OF MAN 4. CONSCIOUS
RELIGIOUS PRACTICE SATISFIES
SUBCONSCIOUS NEEDS
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• 5. ADVOCATES
• F.W. SCHLEIERMACHER RELIGION BEGINS WITH
  FEELING OF ABSOLUTE DEPENDENCE
• L. FEUERBACH IDEA OF GOD IS MERELY IDEALIZED
  MAN MANUFACTURED IN THE MIND OF MAN
• S. FREUD IDEA OF GOD IS MERELY IDEALIZED
  FATHER IMAGE BY INSECURITY MAN

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• R. OTTO ROOT OF RELIGION IS AWARENESS OF THE
  HOLY
• M. ELIADE ROOT OF RELIGION IN HEIROPHANIES,
  HOLY MANIFESTATIONS
• C. JUNG ROOT OF REL IN UNIVERSAL SYMBOLIC
  ARCHETYPES EXPERIENCED IN DREAMS

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B. EVOLUTIONARY 1. HISTORICAL APPROACH 2.
BASIS OF RELIGION ROOTED IN MAN 3. ASSUMES
BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTIONARY HYPOTHESIS 4. ASSUMES
LESS DEVELOPED CULTURES PRACTICE ORIGINAL
RELIGION
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• 5. STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
• MANA-FETISHISM
• MANA-Impersonal spiritual force
• FETISHISM-Special object full of the spiritual
  force
• -Magic-Manipulation of spiritual forces
• -Healers-magic without divination

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b. ANIMISM-Personal spiritual forces (souls) Two
types of spirits - nature, ancestor. Use of
divination (contact with spirits). c.
POLYTHEISM- Many gods. Gods more powerful than
spirits. Spirit elevated to status of a god.
Pantheon. Ideally, moving away from magic toward
worship. Worshipping a god, entreating their
favor.
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d. HENOTHEISM-Worshipping only one god among many
who exist. e. MONOTHEISM-Recognize and worship
only one God who is supreme. (Judaism, Islam,
Christianity) f. BEYOND GOD(S)- Realization that
God is only a mere idea. Secularism, Zen
Buddhism.
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• CRITIQUE
• a. ZERO EVIDENCE
• b. TWO MAIN ASSUMPTIONS FLAWED
• c. EVIDENCE SUPPORTS ORIGINAL MONOTHEISM

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• ORIGINAL MONOTHEISM
• 1. HISTORICAL APPROACH
• 2. ROOT OF RELIGION IN GOD HIMSELF
• 3. PRINCIPLE EARLY SCHOLARLY ADVOCATE W.
  SCHMIDT

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4. NINE FEATURES OF ORIGINAL MONOTHEISM (GEN
426f) a. ONE PERSONAL GOD b. DESCRIBED IN
MASCULINE TERMS AND POSSESSES MAINLY MASCULINE
QUALITIES c. DWELLS IN HEAVEN (SKY) d.
GREAT KNOWLEDGE AN POWER
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• CREATOR
• f. AUTHOR OF MORAL STANDARDS
• g. GOD EXPECTS MAN TO OBEY STANDARDS
• h. DISOBEDIENCE RESULTS IN ALIENATION
• i. GOD PROVIDES WAY TO OVERCOME ALIENATION

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• 5. IMPLICATIONS OF ORIGINAL MONOTHEISM MODEL
• PATTERN OF FALLING AWAY FROM MONOTHEISM
• b. BUT NO UNIVERSAL ALTERNATIVES
• c. AFTER MONOTHEISM, CHANGE IS THE NORM
• d. DEPARTURE FROM OM RESULTS IN MAGIC RITUAL

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V. RITUAL AND RELIGION A. SERIES OF REPEATED
ACTIONS IN ORDER TO BRING ABOUT A DESIRED
RESULT B. ATTEMPT TO MANIPULATE SPIRITUAL AND
PHYSICAL WORLD C. PRIESTHOOD AND RITUAL INCREASE
TOGETHER D. PRIESTHOOD PRACTICES CLASSIC
RELIGION E. LAITY PRACTICE FOLK RELIGION
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VI. RITES OF PASSAGE AND RELIGION A. MOST RITES
OF PASSAGE HAVE A CORROLATING RELIGIOUS
EVENT B. FOUR LIFE EVENTS 1. BIRTH 2.
PUBERTY 3. MARRIAGE 4. DEATH
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VII. EVANGELISM AND STUDY OF WORLD
RELIGIONS A. IDENTIFIES BARRIERS B.
IDENTIFIES POINTS OF CONTACT C. THREE
CULTURES 1. BIBLICAL 2. EVANGELISTS 3.
RECEPTORS
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SOUTHEASTERN COLLEGE AT WAKE FOREST MIS 401
CHRISTIAN FAITH AND WORLD RELIGIONS Professor
Cky J. Carrigan, Ph.D. National Missionary,
NAMB ccarrigan_at_namb.net www.ontruth.com
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