Foundations--Part II

Sorry I dropped off the grid! I got a chance to travel with Barry last week, and I couldn't pass it up. It was a "working date", but we had a blast--lot's of great conversation in the car and some great food in Asheville. I got to meet two terrific guys that Barry works with and Don's wife. Good times!

I want to continue sharing about the Foundations class now. I'll followup with the third question on Thursday. Promise!

Our second question is "Who is God?" With a foundation of the truth of the Bible, we started searching God's Word for who He is. The spring youth retreat had focused on Genesis 1-3, so we started with talking about the Trinity as shown there. Click here to check out a great website on the Trinity that gives scriptural references about the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

We also looked at Matt. 3:13-17. This passage where Jesus is baptized always gives me chill bumps. The eye witnesses got to see all three persons of the Trinity. Don't you wish you could have been there?!

We talked a little about the many names of God and what they tell us about His character. Click here for a great listing of God's scriptural names.

We talked about Jesus and His claims of divinity. Was He a legend, lunatic, liar or Lord? Our culture wants to answer this lots of ways, but there is only one biblical answer. For a developed look at the answer to this question and Jesus' claims, click here.

Finally, we looked at the work of the Holy Spirit in the Bible. He is an amazing and often overlooked part of the Trinity. Take a look at this site for a listing of the powerful work of the Holy Spirit. We finished up by looking at Ephesians 1 which tells us that believers are sealed with the Holy Spirit.

I know that "Who is God?" is a question that can take a lifetime of study. One 45-minute period is so insufficient. My goal, though, was to give a little taste that I hope will open a longing for a feast. Our little appetizer left ME hungry for more!

Important note: I didn't read every word on every website that I've quoted. I did read the sections that I gave to my class. This is a disclaimer in case there is content on other parts of the pages that is off-base. Please read like a Berean!!