Faith 101 Discovering the Faith

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Faith 101 Discovering the Faith

• Lesson Nine
• The Church on Earth and in Heaven

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The Third Article

• I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian
  Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness
  of sins, the resurrection of the body and the
  life everlasting. Amen.
• What does this mean?

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The Holy Christian Church

• What is church?
• Visible Church
• Invisible Church

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The Holy Christian Church

• Local Church
• Universal/ catholic/ Christian Church
• Communion of the Saints

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What about Denominations?

• Never intended by God
• No true church

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Benefits of a Denomination

• Constancy and Consistency
• Mutual accountability
• Joint Work

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Why Should I Join a Church?

• Its Gods church. Its his tool to reach us.
• We are created for community
• We support and encourage each other.
• We hold each other accountable.

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What does it mean to join Lamb of God?

• Doctrinal Agreement
• Life Expectations
• Support of the Church

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The Forgiveness of Sins

• The Office of the Keys
• The Office of the Keys is that special authority
  which Christ has given to his church on earth to
  forgive the sins of repentant sinners, but to
  withhold the forgiveness from the unrepentant as
  long as they do not repent.
• John 2022-23
• 1 Corinthians 54-6, 13

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The Christian Faith Makes the Difference

• Death is the wages of sin! Romans 623
• Without faith hopeless view of life
• Christians live as citizens of heaven
• Phil 320-21
• We live looking forward to Christs return
• Grieve with hope
• 1 Thess 413-18

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Looking forward to His Return

• Millenialism vs Amillenialism
• Rapture?
• Matthew 24 1 Thess 4 Rev. 20

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Jesus Comes to Judge

• The Christian Doesnt fear that judgement
• The Christian has been declared Not Guilty
• For the Christian Judgment Day is the public
  proclamation of that verdict

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What Happens When You Die?

• The Bible doesnt say much about the in between
  time.
• The thief is promised Paradise, with Jesus.
  Luke 2340-43
• The souls of believers are in the hands of God.
  Rev. 69-11

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The Hope

• The Resurrection of the Body
• Our new Body will be like the Easter Body of
  Jesus
• Phil 3 1 John 3 and 1 Cor. 15

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The Resurrection Body

• Sown perishable raised imperishable
• Sown in dishonor - raised in glory
• Sown in weakness - raised in power
• Sown a natural body raised a spiritual body

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The Final Great Moment of Victory

• The sting of death is sin but Christ has taken
  its sting for us
• The strength of sin is the Law but Christ has
  fulfilled the law for us
• Christ has taken the punishment demanded by the
  law for us.
• Christ has risen from dead!
• We are raised up with new bodies
• DEATH IS SWALLOWED UP IN VICTORY!

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Life Everlasting

• THE BEST THING ABOUT HEAVEN WE WILL BE WITH
  GOD, FACE TO FACE, FORVER!!!!
• THERE WE WILL DRINK FREELY OF LIFE FOREVER!
• WHAT DOES THAT MEAN GOES BEYOND ALL WE CAN
  IMAGINE.
• Rev. 21-22 Rev. 79-17