Fundamentals of Faith

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Fundamentals of Faith

• Why We Believe What We Believe

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Fundamentals

• Why we believe the Bible is Gods word.
• Why we believe in the God of the Bible.
• Why we believe in Jesus is Savior Lord.
• Why we believe in heaven and hell.
• Why we believe the church is important.
• Why we believe we must worship correctly.

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IN GOD, Part I

• Why We Believe

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Does God Exist?
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Gen. 11, In the beginning GOD created heaven
and earth John 11-2, In the beginning was the
Word and the Word was with God and the Word was
God he was in the beginning with God. Heb.
11, Long ago, at many times and in many ways,
GOD spoke to our fathers by the prophets Psalm
191, the heavens declare the glory of God and
the firmament shows His handiwork. Psalm 141,
The fool says in His heart, there is no God.
Romans 119-20, For what can be known about God
is plain to them, because God has shown it to
them. For His invisible attributes, namely, His
eternal power and divine nature, have been
clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the
world, in the things that have been made. So,
they are without excuse.
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Atheists say

• Religion leads to violence (and Christianity is
  no different).
• God is just an invention designed to console
  losers.
• Religious faith is a leap in the dark without
  any reliable basis.
• The natural sciences have disproved God.

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Religion Leads to Violence

• Christ doesnt promote violence Mt. 538-42
  Rom. 1218-21
• Does atheism lead to peace? Lenin, Stalin?

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Religion Leads to Violence

• Christ doesnt promote violence Mt. 538-42
  Rom. 1218-21
• Does atheism lead to peace? Lenin, Stalin?
• Lenin argued for the protracted use of
  brutality to promote conversion to atheism.
• Extremism leads to violence, regardless of
  motivation.

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God was Invented to Console the Weak

• Christ consoles, but also commands Mt. 713-14
  21-23 2214
• What does atheism achieve for the atheist?

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Atheisms Opium?

• NO GOD?
• No accountability.
• No judgment.
• No hell.
• No worries!

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Faith is a Leap in the Dark

• Faith is based on evidence Romans 119-20
  1017.
• Christianity is based on reason e.g., Paul in
  Athens. Acts 17 cf. Isaiah 118.

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GOD OR NO GOD
Theism
A belief system based on evidence from which they
draw conclusions about the existence of God.
Faith!
Atheism
A belief system based on evidence from which they
draw conclusions about the existence of God.
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Faith is a Leap in the Dark

• Faith is based on evidence Romans 119-20
  1017.
• Christianity is based on reason e.g., Paul in
  Athens.
• Dawkins belief in God is the same as belief in
  Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny.
• Dawkins demonstrates a lack of concern for mature
  debate and and relies on a ludicrous
  misrepresentation of Christian faith.

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HAS SCIENCE DISPROVED GOD?
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PREPARE TO MEET YOUR GODAMOS 412