The Foundation of All Bible Doctrine

Introduction: What will happen to a large building which doesn’t have a good foundation? Is the foundation the most beautiful or memorable part of the building? What is the foundation of all Bible doctrines? If the Word of God was written by men, no matter how good...

The Doctrine of God – Isaiah 45:22

His Existence: When you write a letter or an email, do you try to prove that you are the author? Do people with Facebook accounts have to constantly prove who they are? How do people know that Facebook posts and email letters are from the people they claim to be? Is...

The Trinity – Matthew 28:19

Introduction: In our memory verse, we see God described as three distinct persons. There are other verses which show this distinction as well. And there are many scriptures which show each person of the Trinity with one or more of the characteristics of deity. What is...

The Attributes of God – Job 42:2

Introduction: How would you define the word “attribute”? What is the difference between God’s attributes and God’s essence or nature? (Nothing, expression, deity.) Many theologians say that God has ten attributes, but some of these seem to overlap; name...

The Humanity of Christ – John 1:14

Introduction: Would you say that there is a difference between the “Doctrine of Christ” and the “Doctrine of Jesus?” How many “Jesus’es” have there been throughout the centuries? How many “Christ’s” have there been? What...

The Deity of Christ – John 1:1-4

Give me three synonyms for “deity” Is there a difference between saying that Jesus is divine and declaring that Jesus is deity? In the days when Jesus of Nazareth ministered on earth, was He recognized as deity? What percentage of the Jewish population...

The Work of Christ – Romans 5:6

Introduction: A lot of books on Systematic Theology begin to speak of the work of Christ at His crucifixion. Why is this correct, but then the other hand how is this misleading? Christ – Son of God Do you suppose that the Son of God “worked” during...

The Resurrection of Christ – I Corinthians 15:3-4

The Importance of the Resurrection of Christ. Which world religion which bases its claim to acceptance on the resurrection of its founder? (Mormonism, Islam, Hinduism, Judaism) How strong, or important, is the relationship between the death of Christ and His...

The Person of the Holy Spirit – John 16:7-11

Introduction: Should Christians have more than a passing interest in the Holy Spirit? Absolutely When Paul says in I Cor. 12:1 – “Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant,” what is the Greek word for “gifts?”...

The Work of the Holy Spirit – Job 33:4

Introduction: What is the relationship between God the Father and the Holy Spirit? (Friends, relatives, co-equals, inseparable) Does the fact that certain deeds are first ascribed to one Person of the God-head and then to one of the others prove the inconsistency or...

The Doctrine of Man – Romans 3:10-26

Man’s Creation: If given enough time (a billion years; a trillion years; a hundred trillion years) could man have evolved from an amoeba or a bit of protein? (No; yes; maybe; in some people’s dreams) Has modern science, with all of its learning and technology, been...

Faith and Repentance – Luke 13:1-5

Repentance. What was the foremost subject in the preaching of John the Baptist? (Rome, Jesus, the Kingdom, himself) What was the foremost exhortation in John’s preaching? (Joyfulness, glory, rebellion, repentance). What was the foremost subject in the early preaching...

The Doctrine of Regeneration – Titus 3:5-8

Introduction: How often is the word “regeneration” used in our Bibles? (2, 22, 122, 222 – times)? 2 How often is regeneration taught in the Word of God? (Seldom, once in a while, often, never) Often “And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto...

Spiritual Adoption – Galatians 4:1-6

Introduction: Which is an accurate synonym for “regeneration?” (Forgiveness, salvation, the new birth, justification)? Birth To which of the following does regeneration most closely relate? (forgiveness, life, peace, eternity) Life Primarily, why do living...