Waukesha church of Christ classes

Critics of the bible often do not understand the point of Jesus establishing a new covenant, but beyond these types of statements, some statements of Jesus seem directly at odds with established concepts of the Old Testament.

Even among Christians, there have been a variety of opinions on the exact identity of Christ. Non-Christians see these differences as evidence that the bible is contradictory

One of the least exciting discussions in the bible is genealogy. We begin the discussion of Christ, by exploring what seems to be two family histories that cannot be reconciled. We also explore some of the explanations that inaccurately seek to harmonize the two accounts.

'Righteousness' is a word that means fair and just. Do the scriptures really support that God does things fairly, or is he biased?

We start the discussion of God's Character, by questioning his goodness. This is probably the most attacked part of God and the bible. Is God really good? Why do the scriptures seem so opposite on his character?

Immutability is a fancy word that means '"God doesn't change", but is it true. We look at some of the common passages that seem to contradict this nature of God.

Is the God of the bible really all-powerful? How do we reconcile verses that seem to suggest that God is not completely capable to control humanity and nature?

Continuing the discussion of God's basic nature, Does God have the ability to see and know everything?

We begin the discussion of passages which seem to differ concerning God's nature; specifically, Does God have the ability to be everywhere, or not?

This episode handles the most common type of "contradiction" problems with numbers or specific translations of words. any errors are not in the inspiration of the bible, but may occur in how man has handled it, yet even in these cases, the discrepancies are not material, and do not affect the message in any material way.

It is popular for people to allege contradictions in the bible. Many, even among religious people, allow that the bible may not be completely accurate. This year, we will be exploring many of these difficulties, showing that The bible can be completely trusted as inspired. The Christian can rest, 100% confident, that Scriptures have no mistakes.

Our self-image is often phrased from the perspective of the process of spiritual growth with a view towards where God wants us to end up.

Much of who we are surrounds the concept of our relationship with God, Christians and the lost.

Our Identity is framed in terms of the results of what God does in us, both for ourselves and others.

Concluding the year on revolutionary thought we will explore our identity in the "you are"/"we are" verses.

How important is food in ministry? Jesus made it the focal point of the religious assembly.

Something great just happened! Of course there is going to be food!

Food cultivates an environment where uncomfortable conversations can be held with less confrontation.

Jesus uses a meal to teach displays of thankfulness in some surprising ways.

A subtle factor in Jesus' incorporation of meals, is his acute awareness of details that impact people.

Jesus used food as an opportunity to let people participate and feel a sense of ownership of ministry.

Sometimes the hardest things to say are more easily discussed over food.

A meal offered a pleasant setting to teach lessons to diverse groups.

We begin looking at the numerous ways which Jesus used food to build intimacy and relationships.

Instead of arguing about what is true or not, Jesus simply offered what was genuine and let them decide.