Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Online Bible Study 2: Overview of Church History

This week was a fly-by in church history where Harold lays the foundation for all Christians to see our past and how we came about from Jewish roots to the formation of our major denominations. Martin Luther in 1517, began what we now all the Protestant Reformation and subsequently a president for new denominations to split and form out of protest for the current establishment. 

This history is important to learn from as we continue on to truly rise up as one body with many parts and establish the Church all over the world and bring the Kingdom of God to all the nations. 

Bless you all, we love you!

Online Bible Study 1: Nature of Humanity

Hi Folks,

Finally got the threads going for the online feeds. Week one in Harold's study focused on the question of whether humanity is inherently good or bad. A great lesson in history including the impact of Aristotle, Augustine and other church fathers clearly shows modern Christians how we have arrived at our present day understandings of how we are made. 

Harold covers this topic in  detail in his books Precious in His Sight and also in Who Is God. The conclusion... we are created in God's very image; since we live in a fallen world, there is a little bit of good in the worst of us, and a little bit of bad in the best of us. 

We love you!