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Super Jesus
Harold Bullock, March 29, 2015
Super Jesus
Harold Bullock, March 29, 2015
The new “Christianity Substitute:” (MTD) Moralistic Therapeutic Deism
The new “Christianity Substitute:” (MTD) Moralistic Therapeutic Deism
1. What does God do? • MTD: God… o Created and ordered the world o Watches over human life • The Bible: God also… o “Operates” nature Psalm 104:10-23; Acts 14:17 o Superintends the flow of history Acts 17:26-27 o Brings people into His Kingdom Colossians 1:13-14 o Individually cares for, provides for, empowers, guides, and trains His people Acts 1:8; John 16:13; Matthew 10:29-31 o Displays His wisdom through the church Ephesians 3:10
1. What does God do? • MTD: God… o Created and ordered the world o Watches over human life • The Bible: God also… o “Operates” nature Psalm 104:10-23; Acts 14:17 o Superintends the flow of history Acts 17:26-27 o Brings people into His Kingdom Colossians 1:13-14 o Individually cares for, provides for, empowers, guides, and trains His people Acts 1:8; John 16:13; Matthew 10:29-31 o Displays His wisdom through the church Ephesians 3:10
2. What does God want from me? • MTD: God wants me to be o Good o Nice o Fair to each other • The Bible: God wants me to… o Love God (put Him first) Matthew 22:37-38; John 14:23 o Love people as myself Matthew 22:39-40 o Love Christ-followers as Christ loved me John 15:12-13 1 John 3:16-17
2. What does God want from me? • MTD: God wants me to be o Good o Nice o Fair to each other • The Bible: God wants me to… o Love God (put Him first) Matthew 22:37-38; John 14:23 o Love people as myself Matthew 22:39-40 o Love Christ-followers as Christ loved me John 15:12-13 1 John 3:16-17
3. What is the central goal of life? • MTD: o Be happy o Feel good about oneself • The Bible: o To honor God o God gives happiness to those who please Him
1 Corinthians 10:31 Ecclesiastes 2:26
3. What is the central goal of life? • MTD: o Be happy o Feel good about oneself • The Bible: o To honor God o God gives happiness to those who please Him
1 Corinthians 10:31 Ecclesiastes 2:26
4. How involved does God want to be with me? • MTD: God does not need to be involved in my life—except when needed to solve a problem • The Bible: o God wants a father-child relationship John 1:12 Matthew 6:9; Hebrew 12:7-8 o God is with me at all times Psalm 139:7-10; Matthew 28:20
4. How involved does God want to be with me? • MTD: God does not need to be involved in my life—except when needed to solve a problem • The Bible: o God wants a father-child relationship John 1:12 Matthew 6:9; Hebrew 12:7-8 o God is with me at all times Psalm 139:7-10; Matthew 28:20
5. Who goes to Heaven? • MTD: o Good people go to Heaven • The Bible: o Only God is good—all people have sinned Mark 10:18; Romans 2:23 o Those who do the will of God go to Heaven John 6:29 1 John 2:17; John 3:36 o The disobedient face everlasting destruction 2 Thessalonians 1:7-10
5. Who goes to Heaven? • MTD: o Good people go to Heaven • The Bible: o Only God is good—all people have sinned Mark 10:18; Romans 2:23 o Those who do the will of God go to Heaven John 6:29 1 John 2:17; John 3:36 o The disobedient face everlasting destruction 2 Thessalonians 1:7-10
6. You become like your “god” Resource: Concise Theology by J. I. Packer
Psalm 115:8; 1 John 5:21
6. You become like your “god” Resource: Concise Theology by J. I. Packer
Psalm 115:8; 1 John 5:21
Harold Bullock, March 29, 2015
Super Jesus
Harold Bullock, March 29, 2015
The new “Christianity Substitute:” (MTD) Moralistic Therapeutic Deism
The new “Christianity Substitute:” (MTD) Moralistic Therapeutic Deism
1. What does God do? • MTD: God… o Created and ordered the world o Watches over human life • The Bible: God also… o “Operates” nature Psalm 104:10-23; Acts 14:17 o Superintends the flow of history Acts 17:26-27 o Brings people into His Kingdom Colossians 1:13-14 o Individually cares for, provides for, empowers, guides, and trains His people Acts 1:8; John 16:13; Matthew 10:29-31 o Displays His wisdom through the church Ephesians 3:10
1. What does God do? • MTD: God… o Created and ordered the world o Watches over human life • The Bible: God also… o “Operates” nature Psalm 104:10-23; Acts 14:17 o Superintends the flow of history Acts 17:26-27 o Brings people into His Kingdom Colossians 1:13-14 o Individually cares for, provides for, empowers, guides, and trains His people Acts 1:8; John 16:13; Matthew 10:29-31 o Displays His wisdom through the church Ephesians 3:10
2. What does God want from me? • MTD: God wants me to be o Good o Nice o Fair to each other • The Bible: God wants me to… o Love God (put Him first) Matthew 22:37-38; John 14:23 o Love people as myself Matthew 22:39-40 o Love Christ-followers as Christ loved me John 15:12-13 1 John 3:16-17
2. What does God want from me? • MTD: God wants me to be o Good o Nice o Fair to each other • The Bible: God wants me to… o Love God (put Him first) Matthew 22:37-38; John 14:23 o Love people as myself Matthew 22:39-40 o Love Christ-followers as Christ loved me John 15:12-13 1 John 3:16-17
3. What is the central goal of life? • MTD: o Be happy o Feel good about oneself • The Bible: o To honor God o God gives happiness to those who please Him
1 Corinthians 10:31 Ecclesiastes 2:26
3. What is the central goal of life? • MTD: o Be happy o Feel good about oneself • The Bible: o To honor God o God gives happiness to those who please Him
1 Corinthians 10:31 Ecclesiastes 2:26
4. How involved does God want to be with me? • MTD: God does not need to be involved in my life—except when needed to solve a problem • The Bible: o God wants a father-child relationship John 1:12 Matthew 6:9; Hebrew 12:7-8 o God is with me at all times Psalm 139:7-10; Matthew 28:20
4. How involved does God want to be with me? • MTD: God does not need to be involved in my life—except when needed to solve a problem • The Bible: o God wants a father-child relationship John 1:12 Matthew 6:9; Hebrew 12:7-8 o God is with me at all times Psalm 139:7-10; Matthew 28:20
5. Who goes to Heaven? • MTD: o Good people go to Heaven • The Bible: o Only God is good—all people have sinned Mark 10:18; Romans 2:23 o Those who do the will of God go to Heaven John 6:29 1 John 2:17; John 3:36 o The disobedient face everlasting destruction 2 Thessalonians 1:7-10
5. Who goes to Heaven? • MTD: o Good people go to Heaven • The Bible: o Only God is good—all people have sinned Mark 10:18; Romans 2:23 o Those who do the will of God go to Heaven John 6:29 1 John 2:17; John 3:36 o The disobedient face everlasting destruction 2 Thessalonians 1:7-10
6. You become like your “god” Resource: Concise Theology by J. I. Packer
Psalm 115:8; 1 John 5:21
6. You become like your “god” Resource: Concise Theology by J. I. Packer
Psalm 115:8; 1 John 5:21
