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The conclusion to the chart comparison, and a deeper dive into the baptism of the Spirit and its purpose.

another prerequisite to understanding the Spirit's work is separating three avenues of his work that are commonly substituted for each other; the gift of the Spirit, the gifts of the Spirit, and the baptism of the Spirit.

In order to understand the many things that the Spirit does, we begin by analyzing the one work that links all of these individual works together; His 'mission statement', so to speak.

Though not a person in the customary sense, it is important to recognize the Holy Spirit as a living being, every bit as sentient as the Father and Son.

The resurrection is the source of remaking us, but how? Surprisingly there are two answers for this work of Christ.

This word underlies every accomplishment of Jesus resurrection. We cautiously explore what we can reasonably know about the time between Jesus' death and resurrection.

The idea of a 'ransom' has a negative connotation in our vocabulary, but it was once a part of a legal financial regulation. We look at why this word is used to describe Jesus action on the cross.

Having covered the topic of atonement in episode 20 we return to look at the connection of atonement to Christ's work on the cross.

These four ideas seem logical to a certain degree, but they fail to explain what the true object of the cross is. "Why did Jesus (have to) die?" receives various treatment, but we attempt to eliminate some of the deceptively false ideas.

God gave mankind a very fundamental picture of how forgiveness works so that we could be prepared when Christ arrived

The Old Testament was not what God ultimately desired. One of its main purposes was to teach us basic right and wrong.

The things Jesus did and allowed do not permit us to accept any other notion than Jesus' full deity.

Trying to reconcile a divine God and a human Jesus is no easy task. Many early ideas continue to plague the Christian world. We establish some simple concepts, and begin to piece together this puzzling idea.

A look at some of the purely human emotions Jesus experienced with a view to the question "Why?"

Some verses about the nature and person of Christ are truly difficult, but examining the direct statements first helps to clear up the confusion.

Adam is the key to the introduction of sin into the human experience, and Christ is the answer to the problem. Unfortunately, many religions misrepresent the relationship and impact of these two events.

Most of our arguments in theological discussions are unproductive because we fail to listen to the core of the other side's view. Calvinism is misguided, but it is built around protecting a noble ideal.

Having discussed the nature of man, we turn to the important physical and spiritual designs of man and look at scriptures which answer our most fundamental questions about ourselves.

Many arguments have been fought over the exact ability of man to choose, some of which, change the nature of man, and insult the Creator. We address some of the passages which cause confusion, and illustrate that man has the ability to plan and pursue his own course.

As we continue to address the topic of man's free will, it is important to identify the essense of sin as God sees it, by looking at the synonyms used to explain the concept.

We probably end up with more questions than answers, but here are some of the details about celestial beings.

We look at two concepts of man's nature that have varied opinions; The nature of our design, and the nature of our basic character.

Theories of God's interaction with his creation, and four ways God provides for and guides humanity.

The first major work of God is significant as it helps defines God, but also defines our role in the relationship.

This lesson looks at the character of God which pertains to His relationship with his creation. Why is it important to know the difference between relational and intrinsic character? How does a perfect God reconcile character traits that seem to be contradictory?