/ETCF.019 CREATION

Summary 1. Everything in time and space has a beginning. 2. Something cannot come from nothing. Nothing cannot do anything. 3. If ever there was nothing, then nothing could exist now. 4. Something exists now; therefore something must exist that has no beginning. 5. Things cannot create themselves because they would have to be before they are. 6. If some “part” of the universe is uncreated, then it is superior or transcendent to the parts that have a beginning. 7. An uncreated being is supreme (a higher order of being than created beings), regardless of where it lives. 8. Transcendence refers to a level of being, not to geography. Gen1;Psa33.1-9;Psa104.24-26;Jer10.1-16;Heb11.3;

/ETCF.018. THE JUSTICE OF GOD

Summary 1. Justice is giving what is due. 2. Biblical justice is linked to righteousness, to doing what is right. 3. Injustice is outside the category of justice and is a violation of justice. Mercy is also outside the category of justice but is not a violation of justice.



Gen18.25;Exo34.6-7;Neh9.32-33;Psa145.17;Rom9.14-33;

/ETCF.016. THE HOLINESS OF GOD

Summary 1. Holiness has two distinct meanings: (1) “otherness” or being “set apart” and (2) “pure and righteous actions.” 2. We are called to be holy—to reflect God’s righteousness and purity. Ex.3:1-6;1Sa2:2;Psa99:1-9;Isa6:1-13;Rev4:1-11;

/ETCF.015. THE OMNISCIENCE OF GOD

Summary 1. Omniscience means “all knowledge.” 2. Only an infinite Being can possess infinite knowledge. 3. God has a higher degree of knowledge than His creatures, but it is of the same logical order. 4. To attribute a different kind of logic to God is fatal to Christianity. 5. God’s omniscience is grounded in His infinity and His omnipotence. 6. God’s omniscience is crucial to His role as the Judge of the world. Psalm 147:5;Ezekiel 11:5;Acts 15:18;Romans 11:33-36;Hebrews 4:13;

/ETCF.014 THE OMNIPRESENCE OF GOD

1. Only an infinite Spirit can be omnipresent. 2. God is not bound by time or space. His Being transcends time and space. 3. God’s omnipresence includes His immensity by which He is able to be present in His fullness at all times and in all places. 4. God’s omnipresence is a comfort to the believer and a terror to the unbeliever.
1 Kings 8:27;Job 11:7-9;Jeremiah 23:23-24;Acts 17:22-31;

/ETCF.013 THE OMNIPOTENCE OF GOD

1. Omnipotence does not mean that God can do anything. He cannot act against His nature. 2. Omnipotence refers to God’s sovereign power, authority, and control over the created order. 3. Omnipotence, though a threat to the wicked, is a source of comfort to the believer. 4. The same power God exhibited in creation is displayed in our redemption. 5. Nothing in the universe can thwart or frustrate God’s plans.

Genesis17.1;Psalm115.3;Romans11.36;Ephesians1.11;Hebrews1.3;

/ETCF.011.THE TRIUNITY OF GOD

From: Essential Truths of the Christian Faith ~ R.C. Sproul

Summary

1. The doctrine of the Trinity affirms the triunity of God.

2. The doctrine of the Trinity is not a contradiction: God is one
 in essence and three in person.

3. The Bible affirms both the oneness of God and the deity of 
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

4. The Trinity is distinguished by the work assumed by the Father,
 Son, and Holy Spirit.

5. The doctrine of the Trinity sets the limits of human 
speculation about the nature of God.

Biblical passages for reflection:

Deu6.4;Mat3.16-17;Mat28.19;2Co13.14;1Pe1.2;

/ETCF 007 The Canon of Scripture

    http://bit.ly/MTBee_Googlebooks_HBSHB_Apocrypha http://bit.ly/MTBee_Googlebooks_HBSHB_Notable_Sayings (about the Bible)

/ETCF-004 SPECIAL REVELATION AND THE BIBLE

Biblical Passages for Reflection: I liked this study. Wish it could have been longer in making it's points. For some reason, I think because God is not only author of the Bible -- but, superintends our life in total--this reminded me of this passage from 'Mere Christianity': ...When the Author walks on to the stage the play is over

/ETCF~3 IMMEDIATE ~ MEDIATE ~ GENERAL REVELATION

Psa19.1-14;Act14.8-18;Act17.16-34;Rom1.18-23;Rom2.14-15; Add to your Google ~ Calendar(I've mine set to repeat yearly):

/ETCF_002_MYSTERY_PARADOX_AND_CONTRADICTION

Note: You can ignore the 'tinyurl' link in the 'where' of the calendar item. If you add to your own calendar - I'd recommend making it recur 'yearly' on this/these dates. Text ~ http://bit.ly/MTBEE_ESI_BSTUDY_ETCF_002 Scriptures~Mat13.11;Mat16.25;Rom16.25-27;1Co2.7;1Co14.33;~ http://bit.ly/MTBee_ESI_BStudy_ETCF_002_BPFR

/ETCF~100.HEAVEN

Learning points from #100 Heaven from Essential Truths of the Christian Faith by R.C. Sproul 1Co15:50-57;2Co5:1-8;1Pe1:3-9;Rev21-22;

ETCF VII 60 REBIRTH

http://books.google.com/books?id=DC-TRU4tEvsC&lpg=PT191&dq=REBIRTH&pg=PT191#v=onepage&q=REBIRTH&f=false

ETCF IV. 25-30...

From Essential Truths of the Christian Faith by R.C. Sproul

(c) 1992 R. C. Sproul Published by Tyndale ISBN 0-8423-2006-1

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ETCF III.19-24 ETCF III. Works and Decrees of God

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(c) 1992 R. C. Sproul Published by Tyndale ISBN 0-8423-2006-1

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ETCF II.10-18 Nature and Attributes of God,

From Essential Truths of the Christian Faith by R.C. Sproul
(c) 1992 R. C. Sproul Published by Tyndale ISBN 0-8423-2006-1

Part II. The Nature and Attributes of God ~ 10-18

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ECTF I.1-9 Divine Revelation

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Part I. Revelation ~ 1-9. Divine Revelation

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