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Questions about A.D. Episode 3 – The Spirit Arrives

By: Dillon Burroughs; ©2015 Starting on Easter of 2015, NBC began broadcasting a 12 part epic miniseries entitled A.D. This production will tell the story of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ and the birth of Christianity by following the Gospels and the book of Acts. Dillon Burroughs answers questions each week concerning the…

Study of God – Part 7

The Works and Government of God I. The Works of God A. Creation: Immediate and Mediate. Immediate creation, or creation Ex-nihilo, “out of nothing” refers to the free act of God, whereby He brought into being the entire universe, directly and instantaneously, without the use of preexistent materials. This includes the visible and invisible (angelic)…

Study of God – Part 6

IV. The Doctrine of the Trinity A. Introduction. The word “trinity” is not found in the Scriptures, but the teaching is there. The fact of the Three Persons of the Godhead cannot be explained away. On the one hand, the Father, Son and Holy Spirit are mentioned as distinct Persons with equal attributes; at the same time,…

Study of God – Part 5

Contents III. The Attributes of God. To answer the question, “What is God like?” the Bible ascribes certain characteristics, or “perfections” to God. These attributes give a reasonable identification of God. A. Attributes of Personality.1. Intellect, or Omniscience: All-knowledge. He knows everything completely; it is not limited nor increased in any measure. Three terms are…

Study of God – Part 4

Contents I.Inspiration of Scripture While the revelation of God may come in visions, dreams and direct speech, inspiration is concerned with securing the infallibility of the revelation and placing it in written form. Therefore there is much more revealed than has been written. The Latin word inspirare means “to breathe in.” The Greek word theopneustos…