Texan, Eric Wallace on faith, family, texas, and more where that came from.
We made our first trip back to the AAC last night since Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals. It as the Stars first preseason game at home. The Stars were collecting can goods for the the North Texas Food Bank and Hurricane Ike relief.
Not a great game, but a few fun moments watching a number of kids (Brunstromm, Benn, Neal, etc) trying to make it in the NHL while vets like Turco, Morrow, Ribeiro, Robidas, and Avery (man he looked fast and was talking it up with the Avs) look ready for another run at Lord Stanley’s cup.
I will try to get pictures posted soon.
Acts 2:42 says “And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.”(ESV)
What is the apostles’ teaching? Is it the “practical application” of the Word to our lives? Is the message that man can save himself? Or is it something else? The Bible and history, I would argue, show that the apostles’ teaching is so much more than the “pop psychology” that passes for much of Christianity today. No, the apostles’ teaching is the “meat” of the Bible. It has been summarized in creeds, such as the Apostles Creed and the Nicene Creed.
My goal is to let the words of scripture speak for themselves as we focus on grace and really look at what the Bible (God) says.
Central to the apostles’ teaching and central to the Gospel is salvation by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone (Ephesians 2:8-9)
Salvation is of the Lord. Jonah 2:9
A major survey by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life finds that most Americans have a non-dogmatic approach to faith. A strong majority of those who are affiliated with a religion, including majorities of nearly every religious tradition, do not believe their religion is the only way to salvation.
We will also listen to songs and videos that relate to the subject at hand. Derek Webb’s song Awake My Soul will be our theme song throughout this study.
Why start with Creation? Luke 24:26-27, Hebrews 1:1-2
Our Triune God is author of Creation.
He shows his people in Genesis 1 how everything from the smallest to the greatest was created by the God who had redeemed them out of the Exodus. You could summarize Genesis 1 this way: “Out of the darkened chaos God sovereignly and majestically created the entire universe in six days, bringing perfect order and abundant fullness for people to enjoy and to rule, and then blessed and sanctified the seventh day, which marked the completion of creation.” [Creation and Blessing, Ross].
We lost perfection in the fall, but not capacity!
What is the chief end of man? “To glorify God and enjoy him forever” — Westminster Shorter Catechism
We are not accidents.
Update:I want to make one point that I don’t think I stressed. Regardless of what any person, preacher, book, author, speaker, song, video, church has said/will say on these subjects, I am held captive to God’s Word and that is what I will be leading us through.
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