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1. A cHRISTIAN
today’s world
WITNESS in
Tactics + sTRATEGIES
Relativism
The Bible
Pluralism
Islam
Sexual Revolution
Media
Training and Equipping Believers
to Live Out a Confident Faith
2. A cHRISTIAN
today’s world
WITNESS in
Tactics + sTRATEGIES
Relativism
The Bible
Pluralism
Islam
Sexual Revolution
Media
Training and Equipping Believers
to Live Out a Confident Faith
12. usGod
He takes our
punishment
God himself takes the
punishment for our
crimes against Him
We take our own
punishment
We get the appropriate
punishment for our
crimes against God.
The Result: Mercy The Result: Justice
18. Jesus…
is the only source of salvation for the world
is the Father’s choice
provides forgiveness of sin
will be man’s judge on that final day
19. Rejection of Jesus is rejection of God
No other alternatives for salvation
All nations are to be given the gospel
Rejection of Jesus brings wrath
and judgment
24. “You Christians think you have the
truth, but you only have one part of
the larger truth about God.”
25.
26. The rajah, awakened by the commotion,
calls out from the balcony. “The elephant
is a big animal,” he says. “Each man
touched only one part. You must put all
the parts together to find out what an
elephant is like.”
27. Enlightened by the rajah’s wisdom, the
blind men reach agreement. “Each one of
us knows only a part. To find out the
whole truth we must put all the parts
together.”
28. “You Christians think you have the
truth, but you only have one part of
the larger truth about God.”
How would you respond?
Take 5 minutes and discuss
29. it means that a view and its opposite
cannot both be true at the same
time, and the same way.
Mutually Exclusive
If something thing is
31. uNDERSTANDING THE eLEPHANT
God existsChristianity:
Atheism: God does not exist
God is personalChristianity:
islam: God is not personal
32. uNDERSTANDING THE eLEPHANT
Jesus is the messiahChristianity:
Judaism: Jesus is not the messiah
Evil is realChristianity:
Hinduism: Evil is an illusion
33. uNDERSTANDING THE eLEPHANT
Go to heaven or hellChristianity:
Hinduism: We come back as something else
One of three levels of heaven,
possibly attain godhood
Mormonism:
Atheism: We go into the ground
34.
35. Columbo Questions:
How can we go to heaven or hell, be
reincarnated, and stay dead in the
ground all at the same time?
48. “Christ is the grounds of faith, but he
doesn’t have to be the object”
49. “People can benefit from Jesus’
sacrifice without directly
believing in it”
or, said another way…
50. Inclusivism:
One does not have to believe in
Jesus directly to receive the
benefits of his life and sacrifice.
51. Old Testament Saints:
did not have to believe in Jesus
directly to receive the benefits of
his life and sacrifice.
52. h2 - BROWNInclusivism
Those who hear the gospel must
believe it. There is no hope for those
who hear and reject.
“One does not
have to believe
in Jesus
directly to
receive the
benefits of his
life and
sacrifice.”
Modest Inclusivism:
For those who never heard we leave
that up to God to decide.
53. h2 - BROWNInclusivism
Even if people reject the gospel they
can still be saved.
“One does not
have to believe
in Jesus
directly to
receive the
benefits of his
life and
sacrifice.”
sTRONG Inclusivism:
If people reject Christ and pursue
any other means of devotion
sincerely, God will recognize their
heart and respond with saving faith
54. I’ve always said we should help a
Hindu become a better Hindu, a
Muslim become a better Muslim, a
Catholic become a better Catholic.”
- Mother Theresa of Avila
55. Jews can be saved if they look forward
in hope to the Messiah and try to
ascertain whether God’s promise has
been fulfilled.
- Avery Cardinal Dulles, Roman Catholic priest
56. Adherents of other religions can be saved
if, with the help of grace, they sincerely
seek God and strive to do his will.
- Avery Cardinal Dulles, Roman Catholic priest
57. Even atheists can be saved if they
worship God under some other name
and place their lives at the service of
truth and justice.
- Avery Cardinal Dulles, Roman Catholic priest
58. How would you respond?
“People can benefit from Jesus’
sacrifice without directly
believing in it”
Take 5 minutes and discuss
59. Source
Where does salvation
come from?
Ground
Means object
What holds it all
together?
How do you acquire it
for yourself?
Where is salvation
found now?
60. Source
Where does salvation
come from?
The unmerited mercy
and goodness of God
Or do you despise the riches of His goodness,
forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the
goodness of God leads you to repentance?
- Romans 2:4
61. Redemption for all
mankind secured by
Christ on the cross.
because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins
that were previously committed, to demonstrate at the
present time His righteousness,
- Romans 3:25,26
Ground
What holds it all
together?
62. Faith.
(Active trust in God’s
goodness and mercy.)
But that no one is justified by the law in the sight of God
is evident, for “the just shall live by faith.”
- Galatians 3:11
Means
How do you acquire it
for yourself?
64. Adam received covering for his sin and trusted God’s
promise that the seed of the woman would crush the
serpent (Gen 3:15).
object
What do we place our
faith (trust) in?
Abraham believed in God’s
promise of descendants who
would bring blessing to the
nations of the Earth
(Gen 12:3).
65. Old Testament saints counted on the atoning sacrifices
that God prescribed to cover their sins (Leviticus).
object
What do we place our
faith (trust) in?
So, what about us?
66. Source
Where does salvation
come from?
Ground
Means object
What holds it all
together?
How do you acquire it
for yourself?
Where is salvation
found now?
67. Source
The unmerited mercy
and goodness of God
Ground
Means object
The work of Christ on
the cross
Faith (active trust in God’s
goodness and mercy).
The person of Jesus
Christ exclusively.
90. Everyone needs the gospel.
Even the best among us are not good
enough on our own.
91. SubjectiveObjective
Reality
God is real and we
have broken His
commandments
Personal Preference
People who think their
religious beliefs are real and
not personal preference
Primary Problem: Primary Problem:
93. Not this oneObjective
Reality
God is real and we
have broken His
commandments
Personal Preference
People who think their
religious beliefs are real and
not personal preference
Primary Problem: Primary Problem:
X
95. remain faithful
to preach the gospel, and
watch for those whom God is
calling to Himself
May we, like those before us
96. Therefore, brethren, having boldness to
enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus,
by a new and living way which He
consecrated for us, through the veil,
that is, His flesh…
97. and having a High Priest over the
house of God, let us draw near with a
true heart in full assurance of faith,
having our hearts sprinkled from an
evil conscience and our bodies washed
with pure water.
98. Let us hold fast the confession of our
hope without wavering, for He who
promised is faithful.
99. And let us consider one another in order
to stir up love and good works, not
forsaking the assembling of ourselves
together, as is the manner of some,
100. but exhorting one another, and so much
the more as you see the Day approaching.
- Hebrews 10:19-25