Faith will be challenged—not simply to give it up, but to compromise what we believe.
We must learn to define and defend our faith—to have an answer for the people who question our faith and to have a clear definition of the core things that make up our faith.
Is there only way to God?
What about other religions?
Isn’t it unfair to think everyone has to know Jesus to go to heaven?
Key Questions Addressed this week:
· What does it take to accept Jesus?
· How can I know that I am saved?
· Why do I still struggle to sin?
· Can I lose my salvation?
Required Listening: The Protestant Reformation – Tommy Nelson
“Church” has become a broadly used term that is extremely hard to define. We have more “brands” of churches than there are flavors of ice cream—and like ice cream flavors many of those names sound like the same thing (I mean, what really is the difference between pralines and cream and butter pecan?). Today we are going to look through a brief history of where many churches came from and what they are defined by—or what makes them illegitimate. We can’t cover all the differences (there are 38,000 denominations), but we will cover the broad movements.