What are the most pressing problems in our society today?

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What are the most pressing problems in our society today?

Write down your answers

Christian Apologetics Defending the Faith

Session 1

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Session 1

? Lesson 1 ? God's Word is our Foundation ? Lesson 2 ? Studying the Bible ? Lesson 3 ? God's Word Guides Us

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Preface

This study is for believers.

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Lesson 1 God's Word is our

Foundation

God's Word is our Foundation

Psalm 86:11

Teach me your way, O Lord, that I may walk in your truth; unite my heart to fear your name.

Understanding the passage: Who is speaking? Who is being spoken to? What two requests does David

have for the Lord? David also talks about walking

in God's truth. What does he mean by this phrase? The Christian Walk

John 8:12 Romans 6:4 2 Corinthians 5:7 Ephesians 4:1

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Psalm 86:11 In summary, David desires to live his life in light

of God's truth. Do we, as believers, also have this goal?

God's Word is our Foundation

Psalm 119:105

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

Understanding the passage: Look ahead at the verses which

follow

106 ? righteous rules 107 ? your word 108 ? your rules 109 ? your law 110 ? your precepts 111 ? your testimonies 112 ? your statutes

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God's Word is our Foundation

Psalm 19: 7-11

7 The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul;

the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple;

8 the precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart;

the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes;

9 the fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever;

the rules of the Lord are true, and righteous altogether.

10 More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold;

sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb.

11 Moreover, by them is your servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward.

Understanding the passage: Poetic form What adjectives are used to

describe God's revelation to us? What roles in our lives should God's Word play?

God's Word is our Foundation

What is your worldview? Are you fit to render judgment? Or, do you judge all things according to God's

word? Is God's word the "lamp to my feet and a light to my path" or do I light the way with my own

good ideas?

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Question: What are the most pressing problems in our society today?

Abortion Sexual Immorality Divorce Covetousness Greed Relative Truth / Morality Complacency

God's Word is our Foundation

What is more important: 1. For people in our country to get back to

traditional family values? Or

2. For people to depend on the Bible as the absolute authority?

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Judges 17:6, 21:25 In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes.

God's Word is our Foundation

2 Corinthians 10: 4-6 For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ, being ready to punish every disobedience, when your obedience is complete.

Matthew 28: 18-20 And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age." The mission of the Church is not to transform the culture, although that is a byproduct. The mission of the Church is to make disciples of all nations, baptizing and teaching.

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God's Word is our Foundation

Questions for Reflection 1. What happens to a society that ignores God's word? 2. How does your worldview impact your everyday life? 3. Why do people reject the Bible as the absolute authority? 4. How would you attempt to change a person's understanding

of the Bible's authority and reliability?

Lesson 2 Studying the Bible

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