WaterStone Church
Triune – A Defense of the Trinity
Foundations: God & His Word
Locations & Times
Waterstone Church - Longwood Campus
900 North St, Longwood, FL 32750, USA
Sunday 9:00 AM
Sunday 11:00 AM
A Historical, Scientific, & Logical Foundation for the Trinity
An understanding of the Trinity can be anchored in 4 components:
An understanding of the Trinity can be anchored in 4 components:
1. An acknowledgment of an ______________________
2. An acknowledgment of the ______________________ as the designer
3. An acknowledgment of the ______________________
4. An acknowledgment that belief in God cannot be __________________
from belief in His Word
2. An acknowledgment of the ______________________ as the designer
3. An acknowledgment of the ______________________
4. An acknowledgment that belief in God cannot be __________________
from belief in His Word
Why Intelligent Design?
Is it a series of centillions of perfect inexplicable accidents or an intelligent designer?
Atheism and Science, particularly the _______________, are NOT aligned.
All mankind is given ______________________ of God.
All mankind is given ______________________ of God.
Why the Christian God & the Bible?
An argument of ______________________.
Scripture has been physically / archaeologically validated as accurate – no change in diction or doctrine in the canon.
Numerous extra-biblical accounts / Evidence of Christ validates the Bible – even those unfriendly to Christianity.
Numerous extra-biblical accounts / Evidence of Christ validates the Bible – even those unfriendly to Christianity.
The Authority of Scripture
1. The Bible (God’s Word) was written by men in observation of historical events and through God’s ______________________.
Scriptural evidence: Isa 55:11, Jer 1:9, Mat 4:4, John 14:26, Rom 3:2, 1 Cor14:37, 1 Thes 2:13, 2 Tim 3:16, 2 Pet 1:21, Rev 1:1-3, etc.
Scriptural evidence: Isa 55:11, Jer 1:9, Mat 4:4, John 14:26, Rom 3:2, 1 Cor14:37, 1 Thes 2:13, 2 Tim 3:16, 2 Pet 1:21, Rev 1:1-3, etc.
2) The Bible is ______________________.
Scriptural evidence: Psa 12:6, 18:30, 19:7, 33:4, Pro 30:5, John 17:17, Acts 17:11, Jude 1:3, etc.
Scriptural evidence: Psa 12:6, 18:30, 19:7, 33:4, Pro 30:5, John 17:17, Acts 17:11, Jude 1:3, etc.
3) The Bible is the ______________________ of God’s truth for all mankind.
Scriptural evidence: 1 Cor 4:6, Gal 1:6-7, 2 Tim 3:16-17, Rev 22:18-19, etc.
Scriptural evidence: 1 Cor 4:6, Gal 1:6-7, 2 Tim 3:16-17, Rev 22:18-19, etc.
4) ALL truth provided in the Bible is as relevant now as it was when written and ______________________.
Scriptural evidence: Psa 119:89, 119:160, Isa 40:8, Mat 5:18, 24:35, Mark 13:31, Rom 15:4, Heb 4:12, 1 Pet 1:25, etc.
Scriptural evidence: Psa 119:89, 119:160, Isa 40:8, Mat 5:18, 24:35, Mark 13:31, Rom 15:4, Heb 4:12, 1 Pet 1:25, etc.
5) The Bible is the ______________________ for the life and judgment of man and the standard for all religious perception.
Scriptural evidence: Deu 6:6-9, Josh1:8, Psa 119:8-10, 119:130, Pro 2:6, 3:11-12, Mat 7:24, Luke 11:28, John 8:31-32, 12:48, 2 Tim 1:13, 3:16, Jam 1:21-22, etc.
Scriptural evidence: Deu 6:6-9, Josh1:8, Psa 119:8-10, 119:130, Pro 2:6, 3:11-12, Mat 7:24, Luke 11:28, John 8:31-32, 12:48, 2 Tim 1:13, 3:16, Jam 1:21-22, etc.
6) Through the Bible, God has already revealed Himself in complete and absolute perfection, ______________________ can be added to or taken away from the Bible.
Scriptural evidence: Deu 12:32, Mat 15:3, 15:8-9, 2 Cor 4:2, Gal 1:8, 2 Pet 3:15-17, Rev 22:18-19
Scriptural evidence: Deu 12:32, Mat 15:3, 15:8-9, 2 Cor 4:2, Gal 1:8, 2 Pet 3:15-17, Rev 22:18-19
Why God Cannot Be Separated from His Word
One cannot believe in the Christian God, and not believe in all of His Word.
The Bible and all of its doctrine ______________________ from God or any belief in God.
Scriptural Evidence: Deu 8:3, Psa 138:2, John 1:1-2, 6:63, 8:47, 14:14, 14:21, Col 3:16, 1 Pet 1:23, etc.
The Bible and all of its doctrine ______________________ from God or any belief in God.
Scriptural Evidence: Deu 8:3, Psa 138:2, John 1:1-2, 6:63, 8:47, 14:14, 14:21, Col 3:16, 1 Pet 1:23, etc.
Word: Λόγος or “Logos”; a nominative masculine singular noun – Christ.
To the Jewish audience, the reference “word” is made to personify the revelations made in the OT (Psa 33:6, 119:89, Isa 40:8, etc.) - Christ and the Gospel that followed fulfilled the purpose of the complete canon.
To the Jewish audience, the reference “word” is made to personify the revelations made in the OT (Psa 33:6, 119:89, Isa 40:8, etc.) - Christ and the Gospel that followed fulfilled the purpose of the complete canon.
The ultimate connection between Christ and the Father…and Christ as the Word!
ANSWERS
1. An acknowledgment of an intelligent designer
2. An acknowledgment of the Christian God as the designer
3. An acknowledgment of the authority of Scripture
4. An acknowledgment that belief in God cannot be separated from belief in His Word
Atheism and Science, particularly the scientific method, are NOT aligned.
All mankind is given knowledge of God.
An argument of unequaled credibility.
1. The Bible (God’s Word) was written by men in observation of historical events and through God’s divine inspiration.
2. The Bible is infallible.
3. The Bible is the complete source of God’s truth for all mankind.
4. ALL truth provided in the Bible is as relevant now as it was when written and endures forever.
5. The Bible is the solitary authority for the life and judgment of man and the standard for all religious perception.
6. Through the Bible, God has already revealed Himself in complete and absolute perfection, nothing can be added to or taken away from the Bible.
One cannot believe in the Christian God, and not believe in all of His Word.
The Bible and all of its doctrine cannot be separated from God or any belief in God.
Word: Λόγοςor “Logos”; a nominative masculine singular noun – Christ.
1. An acknowledgment of an intelligent designer
2. An acknowledgment of the Christian God as the designer
3. An acknowledgment of the authority of Scripture
4. An acknowledgment that belief in God cannot be separated from belief in His Word
Atheism and Science, particularly the scientific method, are NOT aligned.
All mankind is given knowledge of God.
An argument of unequaled credibility.
1. The Bible (God’s Word) was written by men in observation of historical events and through God’s divine inspiration.
2. The Bible is infallible.
3. The Bible is the complete source of God’s truth for all mankind.
4. ALL truth provided in the Bible is as relevant now as it was when written and endures forever.
5. The Bible is the solitary authority for the life and judgment of man and the standard for all religious perception.
6. Through the Bible, God has already revealed Himself in complete and absolute perfection, nothing can be added to or taken away from the Bible.
One cannot believe in the Christian God, and not believe in all of His Word.
The Bible and all of its doctrine cannot be separated from God or any belief in God.
Word: Λόγοςor “Logos”; a nominative masculine singular noun – Christ.