Post by RayW on Jul 22, 2013 17:01:40 GMT -8
Post your answers to the following questions:
1. How important do you believe the Doctrine of the Trinity is for Christianity?
2. Why do you think that the Doctrine of the Trinity has been a test for orthodoxy since the beginning of Christianity? Why do you think so many cults deny the Doctrine of the Trinity?
3. A person once said that the existence of the Doctrine of the Trinity is proof that Christianity is not human in origin, since no man would ever come up with something so confusing. How is this true?
4. Most of the Trinitarian heresies that came about through the history of the Church came from well meaning Christians who were doing their best to understand a difficult concept. Discuss how God uses heresy to shape orthodoxy.
5. Difficulties entered the Church to help shape it into what God intended and, without it, the Church could not be what it is today. Difficulties also come into our own lives personally to help us to become what God intends. Read 1 Pet. 4:12 and Jas. 1:2–4. How does understanding how God works in history help you to understand how God works in your own personal life?
6. Of the Trinitarian heresies discussed in this lesson, which one do you have the tendency to unwittingly embrace to some degree? Explain.
7. How was your thinking challenged the most by this lesson? Explain.
1. How important do you believe the Doctrine of the Trinity is for Christianity?
2. Why do you think that the Doctrine of the Trinity has been a test for orthodoxy since the beginning of Christianity? Why do you think so many cults deny the Doctrine of the Trinity?
3. A person once said that the existence of the Doctrine of the Trinity is proof that Christianity is not human in origin, since no man would ever come up with something so confusing. How is this true?
4. Most of the Trinitarian heresies that came about through the history of the Church came from well meaning Christians who were doing their best to understand a difficult concept. Discuss how God uses heresy to shape orthodoxy.
5. Difficulties entered the Church to help shape it into what God intended and, without it, the Church could not be what it is today. Difficulties also come into our own lives personally to help us to become what God intends. Read 1 Pet. 4:12 and Jas. 1:2–4. How does understanding how God works in history help you to understand how God works in your own personal life?
6. Of the Trinitarian heresies discussed in this lesson, which one do you have the tendency to unwittingly embrace to some degree? Explain.
7. How was your thinking challenged the most by this lesson? Explain.