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Some areas of discussion and dispute
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How do we understand the Father, the Son and The Holy Spirit? Three persons? One God? How? Various options: Three Gods, One God with three faces/aspects, One God who changes forms, One God (the Father) with the Son created and the Spirit as an influence,… - Council of Nicea 325, 381 NICENE CREED PRIMARY/SECONDARY?
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How is God Lord of All yet we have freedom to obey or disobey Him? How does God achieve His purposes and allow us freedom to choose? Emphasizing God’s sovereignty Augustine (C-5) and Calvin (C-16) Emphasizing Human Freedom Pelagius (C-5), Arminius (C-17) and Wesley (C-18) PRIMARY/SECONDARY?
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Humans are born with guilt and leaning toward sinfulness (Augustine and Calvin) OR Humans are born with neutral attitude to sin and can choose freely to obey or disobey (Pelagius and others) Several inbetween positions on this topic. PRIMARY/SECONDARY?
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Old Testament settled before time of Jesus. Books of New Testament in several categories: Universally accepted Disputed by some Disputed by most Rejected by most Settled late C-4 (THE CANON OF SCRIPTURE) Only Bible as authority or also Church Pronouncements ?(Pope, etc.) PRIMARY/SECONDARY?
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One leader directs other leaders in a hierarchy: EPISCOPALIAN CHURCH GOVERNMENT (Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, Lutheran, many modern churches) Group of elected/appointed elders rule: PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH GOVERNMENT (Presbyterian, Reformed, many modern churches) Whole congregation votes or by consensus makes major decisions: CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH GOVERNMENT (Baptist, Congregational, many others) PRIMARY/SECONDARY?
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Spectrum of views: from Bread and Wine BECOME the body and blood of Christ (Transubstantiation) to Bread and Wine are SYMBOLS of and REMINDERS of Christ’s death. Transubstantiation – Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Consubstantiation – Lutheran Church Mystical feeding on Christ with the bread, wine (Calvin) Remembrance and symbolism – most other Protestant Denominations PRIMARY/SECONDARY?
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As example? A victim of God’s wrath on our behalf, our substitute? Our representative? Only for the saved ones or for all? PRIMARY/SECONDARY?
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How will the many things in the Bible about the end of this age unfold? Christ comes before a 1,000 year period of peace? (PREMILLENIALISM) Christ comes after a 1,000 years of peace on earth (POST MILLENIALISM) Christ returns and judges the earth – no literal 1,000 year reign (AMILLENIALISM) PRIMARY/SECONDAY?
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