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MIKE MAZZALONGO

Belief in God

7 Lessons

1. Belief in God

7 Lessons
1. Belief in God

2. The Christian Religion

7 Lessons
1. Belief in God
2. The Christian Religion

3. The Bible

7 Lessons
1. Belief in God
2. The Christian Religion
3. The Bible

4. Jesus Christ

7 Lessons
1.
2.
3.
4.

Belief in God
The Christian Religion
The Bible
Jesus Christ

5. Salvation

7 Lessons
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Belief in God
The Christian Religion
The Bible
Jesus Christ
Salvation

6. The Church

7 Lessons
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Belief in God
The Christian Religion
The Bible
Jesus Christ
Salvation
The Church

7. Christian Living

Belief in God
1. No God

Belief in God
1. No God

2. Many gods

Belief in God
1. No God
2. Many gods

3. Only one God

What Christianity Believes

1.Human reasoning

What Christianity Believes

1.Human reasoning
First cause argument

What Christianity Believes

1.Human reasoning
First cause argument
Complexity argument

What Christianity Believes

1.Human reasoning
First cause argument
Complexity argument
Moral/spiritual argument

What Christianity Believes

2. The Bible

In the beginning God create

the heavens and the earth.

- Genesis 1:1

So God created human

beings in his own image: In
the image of God he
created them; male and
female he created them.
- Genesis 1:27

For God loved the world so

much that he gave his one
and only Son, so that
everyone who believes in
Him will not perish but have
eternal life.
- John 3:16

And remember that the

heavenly Father to whom
you pray has no favorites.
He will judge or reward you
according to what you do.
- I Peter 1:17

What Christianity Believes

3. Jesus Christ

3. Jesus Christ

Compassion for the weak

sick
handicapped
emotional
problems
moral failures

social outcasts
cultural
minorities
children

3. Jesus Christ

Offer of Eternal Life

For this is my Fathers will that all
who see his Son and believe in Him
should have eternal life. I will raise
them up at the last day.
- John 6:40

God wants people to have eternal life with Him.

for this is my Fathers will..

God wants people to have eternal life with Him.

for this is my Fathers will..

...that all who see his Son and believe in
Him..

God wants people to have eternal life with Him.

for this is my Fathers will..

...that all who see his Son and believe in
Him..
should have eternal life..

God wants people to have eternal life with Him.

for this is my Fathers will..

...that all who see his Son and believe in
Him..
should have eternal life..
I will raise them up at the last day.

God wants people to have eternal life with Him.

for this is my Fathers will..

...that all who see his Son and believe in
Him..
should have eternal life..
I will
raise
them
up
at
the
last
day.
Jesus gives eternal life.

God wants people to have eternal life with Him.

for this is my Fathers will..

...that all who see his Son and believe in
Him..
should have eternal life..
I will
raise
them
up
at
the
last
day.
Jesus gives eternal life.
There will be an end.

Summary

1.We can believe in God using

several methods.
Human Reasoning
Bible Records
Jesus Christ

Summary

2. Christianity provides the

clearest revelation of God.

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