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Seeking Answers…Finding More Questions

Seeking Answers. A Study in Ecclesiastes. Seeking Answers…Finding More Questions. Lesson 4, December 14, 2011. Part 4: How Does God Interact with Me?. Today’s Scripture.

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Seeking Answers…Finding More Questions

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  1. Seeking Answers A Study in Ecclesiastes Seeking Answers…Finding More Questions Lesson 4, December 14, 2011 Part 4: How Does God Interact with Me?

  2. Today’s Scripture 16All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 17That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works. -- II Timothy 3:16-17

  3. Thought for Today "When humans should have become as perfect in voluntary obedience as the inanimate creation is in its lifeless obedience, then they will put on its glory, or rather that greater glory of which Nature is only the first sketch." -- C. S. Lewis

  4. Would You Affirm or Would You Deny This Statement? Wise men don’t need advice. Fools won’t take it. -- Benjamin Franklin

  5. Super-Natural Natural The World of the Dualist Both are independent and self-existent. After Creation, there is no interaction of the Super-natural with the Natural

  6. There is nothing out here!!! Igor’s World: The World of the Naturalist Problem: If anything exists that is not explained by Cause and Effect, there must be something beyond Nature -- the Supernature Nature:The Whole of Everything There is Nothing More A vacuum, void, nothingness

  7. Deductive Reasoning in God’s Word Hebrews 7 1For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him; 2To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace; 3Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually. 4Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils. 5And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of Abraham: 6But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises. 7And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better.

  8. Inductive Reasoning in God’s Word With False First Premise Romans 5:19 – 6:2 19For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous. 20Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound: 21That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord. 1What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? 2God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?

  9. There is nothing out here!!! Igor’s World: The World of the Naturalist Problem: If anything exists that is not explained by Cause and Effect, there must be something beyond Nature -- the Supernature Nature:The Whole of Everything There is Nothing More A vacuum, void, nothingness

  10. Natural Gen 1:1 Does God Interact with Me? The Supernatural is: self-existent, infinite, omniscient, omnipotent. • The Supernatural Can, Has, Will, or Does Interact With the Natural: • Creation(Gen 1:1-2) • Propagation (Gen 1:3) • Sustenance (Matt 5:45) • Judgment (Gen 1:4; Heb 9:27) • Providence (Job 10:12 NIV, Gen 50:20) • Termination (2 Peter 2:10) • Intervention • With Cause (Ex 14:21) • Without Cause: Natural Law Suspended or Superseded by the Supernatural (John 11:43) • NaturalRevelation (Ps 19:1; Rom1:20-25) • Special Devine Revelation • Incarnation (Luke 1:29-33) • The Resurrection (Luke 24:1-7) • Inspiration (2 Tim 3:16-17)

  11. Natural Gen 1:1 Does God Interact with Me? The Supernatural is: self-existent, infinite, omniscient, omnipotent. • The Supernatural Can, Has, Will, or Does Interact With the Natural: • Creation (Gen 1:1-2) • Propagation (Gen 1:3) • Sustenance (Matt 5:45) • Judgment (Gen 1:4; Heb 9:27) • Providence (Job 10:12 NIV, Gen 50:20) • Termination (2 Peter 3:10) • Intervention • With Cause (Ex 14:21) • Without Cause: Natural Law Suspended or Superseded by the Supernatural (John 11:43) • Natural Revelation (Ps 19:1; Rom 1:20-25) • Special Devine Revelation • Incarnation (Luke 1:29-33) • The Resurrection (Luke 24:1-7) • Inspiration (2 Tim 3:16-17)

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