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CLASS OVERVIEW

WEEK 1 – THE TRINITY DEFINED

WEEK 2 – WHAT THE TRINITY IS NOT

WEEK 3 – PATTERNS IN SCRIPTURE

WEEK 4 – STILL MORE PATTERNS

WEEK 5 – THE TRUTH & HIS WITNESSES

WEEK 6 – THE WAY DEATH AND LIFE

WEEK 7 – REVIEW, Q&A

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THESIS

IF WE ARE TO LOVE THE LORD OUR GOD WITH ALL OUR HEART, OUR MIND AND OUR STRENGTH THEN WE MUST LOVE HIM FOR WHO HE HAS REVEALED HIMSELF TO BE.

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OUR GOD IS ONE IN THREE PERSONS; FATHER, SON AND HOLY SPIRIT…��AND HE IS PERFECT IN LOVE.

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Review

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Corrections

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JESUS CHRIST IS THE TRUTH

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THE TRUTH IS ESTABLISHED ON THE TESTIMONY OF TWO OR THREE WITNESSES

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THE FATHER, THE SON & THE HOLY SPIRIT

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THE FATHER, THE SON & THE HOLY SPIRIT

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THE FATHER, THE SON & THE HOLY SPIRIT

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THE FIRST WITNESS IS THE “RHEMA” OR “THAT WHICH IS UTTERED BY A LIVING VOICE”, IE THE HOLY SPIRIT

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THE SECOND WITNESS IS THE “GRAPHE” OR THE “HOLY WRIT” IE. THE “SCRIPTURES”

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THE FIRST WITNESS, THE HOLY SPIRIT, BOTH PRECEDES AND EXCEEDS THE SECOND WITNESS, THE HOLY SCRIPTURES IN POWER AND GLORY

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“In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,…” – Ephesians 1:13

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THE HOLY SPIRIT PRECEDES THE HOLY SCRIPTURES

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“6And He has qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.” – 2 Corinthians 3:6

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THE HOLY SPIRT EXCEEDS THE HOLY SCRIPTURES

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“7Now if the ministry of death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at the face of Moses because of its fleeting glory, 8will not the ministry of the Spirit be even more glorious? 9For if the ministry of condemnation was glorious, how much more glorious is the ministry of righteousness! 10Indeed, what was once glorious has no glory now in comparison to the glory that surpasses it. 11For if what was fading away came with glory, how much greater is the glory of that which endures!” – 2 Corinthians 3:7-11

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THE HOLY SPIRT EXCEEDS THE HOLY SCRIPTURES

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“1Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, 2and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain.

3For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, 4that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, …” – 1 Corinthians 15:1-4

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YET THE HOLY SCRIPTURES CONFIRM ALL THAT THE SPIRIT SAYS

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“14But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it 15and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.” – 2 Timothy 3:16

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AND THE HOLY SCRIPTURES SPEAK TO US SUPERNATURALLY, THAT IS IN OUR SPIRIT

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Strong's Concordance

brephos: an unborn or a newborn child

Original Word: βρέφος, ους, τό�Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter�Transliteration: brephos�Phonetic Spelling: (bref'-os)�Definition: an unborn or a newborn child�Usage: infant, babe, child in arms.

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NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin�a prim. word�Definition�an unborn or a newborn child�NASB Translation�babies (2), baby (4), childhood (1), infants (1).

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“13Then children were brought to him that he might lay his hands on them and pray. The disciples rebuked the people, 14but Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.” 15And he laid his hands on them and went away.” – Matthew 19:13-14

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Strong's Concordance

paidion: a young child

Original Word: παιδίον, ου, τό�Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter�Transliteration: paidion�Phonetic Spelling: (pahee-dee'-on)�Definition: a young child�Usage: a little child, an infant, little one.

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HELPS Word-studies

3813 paidíon – properly, a child under training; the diminutive form of 3816 /país ("child"). 3813 /paidíon ("a little child in training") implies a younger child (perhaps seven years old or younger). Some scholars apply 3816 (país) to a son or daughter up to 20 years old (the age of "complete adulthood" in Scripture).

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THE MISSION OF GOD IN THE TRINITY

10“For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven

and do not return there but water the earth,

making it bring forth and sprout,

giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater,

11so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth;

it shall not return to me empty,

but it shall accomplish that which I purpose,

and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it.” – Isaiah 55:10-11

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THE MISSION OF GOD IN THE TRINITY

“ 23But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him. 24God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” – John 4:23

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THE MISSION OF GOD IN THE TRINITY

“1I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.” – Romans 12:1

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THE MISSION OF GOD IN THE TRINITY

“28Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, 29for our God is a consuming fire.” – Hebrews 12:28-29

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THE MISSION OF GOD IN THE TRINITY

“14But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere. 15For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing, 16to one a fragrance from death to death, to the other a fragrance from life to life.” – 2 Corinthians 2:14-15

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The Way of Death

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“12There is a way that seems right to a man,�but its end is the way to death.” – Proverbs 14:12

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IN THE BEGINNING THERE WERE TWO TREES

“8And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed. 9And out of the ground the LORD God made to spring up every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.” – Genesis 2:8-9

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IN THE BEGINNING THERE WERE TWO TREES

“15The LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it. 16And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, “You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, 17but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.” – Genesis 2:15-17

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IN THE BEGINNING THERE WERE TWO TREES

“1Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the LORD God had made.

He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?” 2And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, 3but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.’” 4But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. 5For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”  - Genesis 3

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IN THE BEGINNING THERE WERE TWO TREES

“6So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate. 7Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked. And they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loincloths.” – Genesis 3

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IN THE BEGINNING THERE WERE TWO TREES

“8And they heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden. 9But the LORD God called to the man and said to him, “Where are you?” 10And he said, “I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked, and I hid myself.” 11He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?” 12The man said, “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate.” 13Then the LORD God said to the woman, “What is this that you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.” – Genesis 3

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The Way of Death is:

Self Love

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“15Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love (agape) of the Father is not in him. 16For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world. 17And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.” – 1 John 2:15-17

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KNOWLEDGE LEADS TO PRIDE WHICH IS SELF LOVE

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Self Love is tied to the Intellect

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KNOWLEDGE LEADS TO PRIDE WHICH IS SELF LOVE

“1Now concerning food offered to idols: we know that “all of us possess knowledge.” This “knowledge” puffs up, but love builds up. ”– 1 Corinthians 8:1

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“17Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds. 18They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart. 19They have become callous and have given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity. 20But that is not the way you learned Christ!— 21assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus, 22to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, 23and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, 24and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.” – Ephesians 4

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Our minds, our prideful intellect, is that which must be crucified

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Why did Adam and Eve fear God’s voice?

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“16So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. 17By this is love perfected with us, so that we may have confidence for the day of judgment, because as he is so also are we in this world. 18There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love. 19We love because he first loved us. 20If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen. 21And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother.” – 1 John 4:16-21

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How do we know the love of God?

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“16By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us,…” – 1 John 3:16

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“…and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. ” – 1 John 3:16

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The Way of Life

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“Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.” – John12:24

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The Way of Death has been Redeemed by Love unto Life in the Spirit

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“23And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. 24For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.” – Luke 9:23

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The Way of Life is:

Selfless Love

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“11For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. 12So death is at work in us, but life in you.” – 2 Corinthians 4:11-12

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Selfless Love Produces Life

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Selfless Love comes and goes not by the Letter but by the Spirit…

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“4Such is the confidence that we have through Christ toward God. 5Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God, 6who has made us sufficient to be ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.” – 2 Corinthians 3

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If your hope is in the Scriptures… they will imprison you and bury you.

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But if your hope is in the man Jesus Christ, then the Holy Spirit working through a relational love will speak through the Scriptures, that instrument of death, to produce the life of our Triune God.

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Next Week:

“Oh foolish Galatians!”…

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THERE IS ONE GOD

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