theology of the holy spirit - lesson 3

7/31/2019 Theology of the Holy Spirit - Lesson 3

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Theology of the Holy Spirit

Lesson Three


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Devotion


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Devotion Philippians 1:6

Being confident of this, that he who began a

good work in you will carry it on tocompletion until the day of Christ Jesus


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Devotion Philippians 1:6

Mad at yourself when you stumble and fall?

Cultivate a divine confidence in you


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Agenda

Review

Simplistic solutions Game

Assignment


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God in Three Persons: The Trinity

How can God be threepersons, yet one God?


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Overview

SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY - An Introduction

to Bible Doctrine by Wayne Grudem All Bible quotations are from NIV 1984


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Definition

1. God is three persons.

2. Each person is fully God.3. There is one God.


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The Doctrine of the Trinity IsProgressively Revealed in Scripture

(Review)


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Partial Revelation in the Old Testament

Then God said, Let us make man in our

image, in our likeness, and let them rule overthe fish of the sea and the birds of theair, over the livestock, over all the earth,andover all the creatures that move along the

ground. (Genesis 1:26)


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More Complete Revelation of the

Trinity in the New Testament

As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up

out of the water. At that moment heaven wasopened, and he saw the Spirit ofGod descending like a dove and lighting onhim. And a voice from heaven said, This is

my Son, whom I love; with him I am wellpleased. (Matthew 3:1617)


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Simplistic Solutions Must All DenyOne Point of Biblical Teaching


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Simplistic Solutions

1. God is three persons.

2. Each person is fully God.3. There is one God.


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Modalism (3rd century A.D.) Claims ThatThere Is One Person Who Appears to Us inThree Different Forms (or Modes).

John 10:30 (I and the Father are one.)

John 14:9 (Jesus answered:Dont you

know me, Philip, even after I have beenamong you such a long time? Anyone whohas seen me has seen the Father. How canyou say, Show us the Father?)


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Arianism (4th century A.D.) Denies the Full Deity of the Son andthe Holy Spirit.

The Arian Controversy (325 Nicene to 381 Constantinople) Subordinationism

Adoptionism

John 3:16 (For God so loved the world that he gave his oneand only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish buthave eternal life.)

Colossians 1:15 (He is the image of the invisible God, thefirstbornover all creation.)

Acts 13:33 (You are my Son; today I have become yourFather. )


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Filioque Clause (AD 1054) and from the

Son Egalitarian (AD 1997)


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Application


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Family

What are some ways in which members of

your family reflect the diversity found in themembers of the Trinity?

How does your family reflect the unity foundamong members of the Trinity?


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Church

Have you ever thought that if your church

allows new or different kinds of ministries todevelop, that it might hinder the unity of thechurch?

Or have you thought that encouraging people

to use other gifts for ministry than those thathave been used in the past might be divisivein the church?


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Questions?


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Game


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Assignment


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Assignment

Philippians 2:6

Acts 13:33

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