faith 101 discovering the faith lesson nine the church on earth and in heaven
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Faith 101 Discovering the Faith
Lesson Nine
The Church on Earth and in Heaven
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?
The Holy Christian Church
What is “church”?
Visible Church Invisible Church
The Holy Christian Church
Local Church Universal/ catholic/ Christian Church
Communion of the Saints
What about Denominations?
Never intended by God
No “true church”
Benefits of a Denomination
Constancy and Consistency
Mutual accountability
Joint Work
Why Should I Join a Church?
It’s God’s church. It’s his tool to reach us.
We are created for community
We support and encourage each other.
We hold each other accountable.
What does it mean to join Lamb of God? Doctrinal Agreement
Life Expectations
Support of the Church
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 20:22-23 1 Corinthians 5:4-6, 13
The Christian Faith Makes the Difference Death is the wages of
sin! Romans 6:23
Without faith – hopeless view of life
Christians live as citizens of heaven Phil 3:20-21 We live looking
forward to Christ’s return
Grieve with hope1 Thess 4:13-
18
Looking forward to His Return
Millenialism vs Amillenialism
Rapture?
Matthew 24; 1 Thess 4; Rev. 20
Jesus Comes to Judge
The Christian Doesn’t fear that judgement
The Christian has been declared Not Guilty
For the Christian Judgment Day is the public proclamation of that verdict
What Happens When You Die?
The Bible doesn’t say much about the in between time.
The thief is promised “Paradise”, “with Jesus.” Luke 23:40-43
The souls of believers are in the hands of God.; Rev. 6:9-11
The Hope
The Resurrection of the Body
Our new Body will be like the Easter Body of JesusPhil 3 1 John 3 and 1 Cor. 15
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
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!
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. 7:9-17