Ten Reasons to Believe in the Christian Faith
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Lesson OneThe Credibility of Its Founder5 Activities|1 Assessment
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Lesson TwoThe Reliability of Its Book, the Bible5 Activities|1 Assessment
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Lesson ThreeIts Explanations for Life5 Activities|1 Assessment
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Lesson FourIts Continuity with the Past5 Activities|1 Assessment
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Lesson FiveIts Foundational Claim of Resurrection5 Activities|1 Assessment
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Lesson SixIts Power to Change Lives5 Activities|1 Assessment
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Lesson SevenIts Analysis of Human Nature5 Activities|1 Assessment
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Lesson EightIts View of Human Achievement5 Activities|1 Assessment
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Lesson NineIts Impact on Society5 Activities|1 Assessment
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Lesson TenIts Offer of Salvation5 Activities|1 Assessment
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Course Wrap-UpCourse Completion1 Activity|1 Assessment
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Overview and Objectives
The Bible says that society’s real problems are problems of the heart. In an age of information and technology, failures of character have scandalized institutions of family, government, science, industry, religion, education, and the arts. In the most sophisticated society the world has ever known, our national reputation is marred by problems of racial prejudice, addiction, abuse, divorce, and sexually transmitted disease. Many want to believe that our problems are rooted in ignorance, diet, and government. But to our generation and all others, Jesus said, “For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies. These are the things which defile a man” (Matthew 15:19-20).
When you complete this lesson, you should be able to do the following:
- Demonstrate how the biblical doctrine of the image of God and human depravity is the most realistic view of human nature.
- Cite key biblical texts that support the image of God and the depravity of man.
- Build a case for saving faith as the means by which God justifies a sinner before Him.
- Explain key concepts of justification based on reading Accepted by God.
As you proceed through this lesson have the following question in mind.
Political philosophies have come and gone. Often their idealistic views of human nature have been dashed by real-life experience. Whether it is the super race of the Nazis or the utopian world of Marxism, human beings have turned out to be a mixture of virtue and sinfulness. What is your view of human nature? Upon what evidence do you base your view?