gospel dyslexia (tis version)
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Sumair Mirza
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Sumair Mirza
I go to church
I lead Sunday School
I lead fellowship
I was born Christian
I hang with Christian friends
I like going to church
I am a good person
I don’t do bad things
I pray once in a while
I go to prayer meeting
I go to fellowship
I read my bible
I…
I go to church
“We love [him] because he first loved us.”
- 1 John 4:19
“We love [him] because he first loved us.”
- 1 John 4:19
Muslims21%
Roman Catholics17%
Hindus13%
Other religions12%Non-religious
12%
Buddhists6%
Protestant Christian
6%
Orthodox Christian
4%
Atheists2%
Anglicans1%
Sikhs0.35% Jews
0.23%
World Population
“For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For it is written, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.” Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, it pleased God through the folly of what we preach to save those who believe. For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.” - 1 Corinthians 1:18–25
Is it foolishness?
A B
A B A B
A B
Option 2
A B
Option 1
(or the reverse)
Don't all religions point to God?
What makes Christianity unique
from other religions?
What does all this mean to you?
“For while we were still weak, at the right timeChrist died for the ungodly.”
- Romans 5:6
“And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment: concerning sin, because they do not believe in me; concerning righteousness, because I go to the Father, and you will see me no longer; concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged. ”
- John 16:8–11
“but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God.
For if while we were enemies we were
reconciled to God by the death of his Son,
much more, now that we are
reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. More than that, we
also rejoice in God through our Lord
Jesus Christ, through whom we have now
received reconciliation.”
- Romans 5:8–11
“For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,”
- Ephesians 2:8
“And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”
- Acts 4:12
It starts and ends at the cross
So what’s the difference?
It starts and ends at the cross with Jesuswith Jesus
ALL RELIGIONS & CULTS SEEM TO DO ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING…
1. Strip the deity of Christ2. Bring God down to our level3. Lift us up to God’s level4. Focus on self and not God5. Negate God’s existence altogether6. Dismiss our sinful nature
This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one andonly Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love:not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Sonas an atoning sacrifice for our sins. – 1 John 4:9-10
This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his oneand only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love:not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Sonas an atoning sacrifice for our sins. – 1 John 4:9-10
Jesus lived in history
Does not deny that other religious
founders didn’t live in history
Their being rooted in history is not as
essential to truthfulness of
claims
Others focus on teachings/practices
whereas Christianity is
focused on the saving work of
Christ
Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection is
the foundation unlike other beliefs
This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one andonly Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love:not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Sonas an atoning sacrifice for our sins. – 1 John 4:9-10
This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his oneand only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love:not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Sonas an atoning sacrifice for our sins. – 1 John 4:9-10
God himself became flesh
Unique statement of who Jesus is.
Not just a being part of a “oneness”
“Son” implies one who is of
the same nature =
uniqueness
Means that Jesus is not
just a manifestation
but an incarnation of
God
Through Jesus God
became man (John 1:1, 14)
This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his oneand only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love:not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Sonas an atoning sacrifice for our sins. – 1 John 4:9-10
This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his oneand only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love:not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Sonas an atoning sacrifice for our sins. – 1 John 4:9-10
Humanity is spiritually dead
Sin and death are
our problem.
Spiritual condition
worst of any religion
(Romans 6:23, Ephesians 2:1,
Colossians 2:13)
We are hopeless...
We need God’s
transforming power to
give new life (Romans 8:6-8)
This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his oneand only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love:not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Sonas an atoning sacrifice for our sins. – 1 John 4:9-10
This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his oneand only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love:not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Sonas an atoning sacrifice for our sins. – 1 John 4:9-10
God is absolutely holy
Severe penalty of sin implies
God’s holiness
“Your eyes are too pure to look on evil; you cannot
tolerate wrong”
(Habakkuk 1:13)
We rebel and want to lower
standard
God’s love and justice are
fully satisfied on the cross
This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his oneand only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love:not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Sonas an atoning sacrifice for our sins. – 1 John 4:9-10
This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his oneand only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love:not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Sonas an atoning sacrifice for our sins. – 1 John 4:9-10
Jesus conquered death
Unique resurrection
claim (John 20-21, 1
Corinthians 15:3-8)
“we have been united with him... In His death, we will certainly also be united with him in His
resurrection” (Romans 6:5)
This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his oneand only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love:not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Sonas an atoning sacrifice for our sins. – 1 John 4:9-10
This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his oneand only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love:not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Sonas an atoning sacrifice for our sins. – 1 John 4:9-10
Salvation is a free gift
Grace of God is paramount and unique (Romans 1:17,
Ephesians 2:8-9)
We are trained to earn. “Pride is the anti-God state of mind”
(C.S. Lewis)
As we diminish God’s
holiness to make salvation attainable, we lose assurance
God’s holiness is maintained
when we realize we
have no way to live up to His standard
This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his oneand only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love:not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Sonas an atoning sacrifice for our sins. – 1 John 4:9-10
This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his oneand only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love:not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Sonas an atoning sacrifice for our sins. – 1 John 4:9-10
This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his oneand only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love:not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Sonas an atoning sacrifice for our sins. – 1 John 4:9-10
1. Jesus lived in history - Others focus on teachings/practices whereas Christianity is focused on the saving work of Christ
2. God himself became flesh - Unique statement of who Jesus is. Not just a being part of a “oneness”
3. Humanity is spiritually dead - We need God’s transforming power to give new life (Romans 8:6-8)
4. God is absolutely holy - Severe penalty of sin implies God’s holiness5. Jesus conquered death - Unique resurrection claim (John 20-21, 1 Corinthians
15:3-8)
6. Salvation is a free gift - Grace of God is paramount and unique (Romans
1:17, Ephesians 2:8-9)
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THE GOSPEL IN SIX WORDS
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