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It is my sincere hope that you were blessed by our walk through The Apostles’ Creed, examining in a world of thousands of denominations and varying doctrines, what is at the root, the core, the centre of the Christian faith.
If you are interested in going deeper on some of the topics and themes that were unpacked or following up on some of the things that were said, I highly recommend the following resources. Blessings ~ Pastor Dave
I BELIEVE IN GOD THE FATHER ALMIGHTY, CREATOR OF HEAVEN AND EARTH
“The Trinity” in Bible Doctrine: Essential Teachings of the Christian Faith by Wayne Grudem (1999)
The Father’s Love Letter (video/letter)
by Gerald Bray (essay)
God’s Undertaker: Has Science Buried God by John Lennox (book)
Seven Days That Divide the World: The Beginning According to Genesis and Science by John Lennox (book)
The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief by Francis Collins
Creation, Evolution, and Christian Laypeople by Tim Keller (essay)
Original Sin, Atonement, and Evolution by Tim Keller (essay)
Answers in Genesis (ministry, website, young earth creationism)
Reasons to Believe (ministry, website, old earth creationism)
BioLogos (ministry, website, evolutionary creationism)
I BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST, HIS ONLY SON, OUR LORD
11 Reasons to Affirm the Deity of Christ (short article)
by Robert Letham (essay)
How God Became Jesus: The Real Origin of Belief in Jesus’ Divine Nature by Michael Bird (ed.) (book)
Is Jesus God? (The Bible Project, podcast)
WHO WAS CONCEIVED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT AND BORN OF THE VIRGIN MARY
Virgin Birth of Jesus by John Frame (dictionary article)
“The Person of Christ” in Bible Doctrine
The Spirit-Filled Missional Ministry of Jesus (seminar, audio)
**I attended this seminar live in Chicago several years ago. The presenter is Mark Driscoll. Whatever your opinions of him and his ministry, this seminar was life-changing for me in understanding the humanity of Jesus and the work of the Holy Spirit.
HE SUFFERED, WAS CRUCIFIED, DIED, AND WAS BURIED; HE DESCENDED TO HELL
The Ultimate Essence of Evil by John Piper (video sermon)
The Cross of Christ by John Stott (book)
In My Place, Condemned He Stood: Celebrating the Glory of the Atonement by JI Packer and Mark Dever
3 Reasons I Changed My Mind About Penal Substitution by Daniel Hames (article)
50 Reasons Why Jesus Came to Die by John Piper (book)
by Matt Emerson (essay)
THE THIRD DAY HE ROSE AGAIN FROM THE DEAD
“The Resurrection and Ascension” in Bible Doctrine
“Death, the Intermediate State, and Glorification” in Bible Doctrine
The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus by Gary Habermas and Michael Licona (book)
Already-Not Yet: How to Live in the Last Days by David Briones (article)
HE ASCENDED TO HEAVEN AND IS SEATED AT THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD THE FATHER ALMIGHTY
“The Resurrection and Ascension” in Bible Doctrine
by Thomas J. Nettles (essay)
by Robert Letham
The Good News of Christ’s Ascension by Jared Wilson (short article)
FROM THERE HE WILL COME TO JUDGE THE LIVING AND THE DEAD
“The Final Judgement and Eternal Punishment” in Bible Doctrine
Erasing Hell: What God Said About Eternity and the Things We’ve Made Up by Francis Chan and Preston Sprinkle
The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis
I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT
Jesus Continued: Why the Spirit Inside You Is Better Than Jesus Beside You by JD Greear (book)
Forgotten God: Reversing Our Tragic Neglect of the Holy Spirit by Francis Chan
Hearing God: Developing a Conversational Relationship with God by Dallas Willard (book)
THE HOLY CATHOLIC CHURCH, THE COMMUNION OF SAINTS
“The Nature of the Church” in Bible Doctrine
Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer (book)
The Communion of Saints (Wikipedia article)
THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS
See the section on Jesus’ death
THE RESURRECTION OF THE BODY, AND THE LIFE EVERLASTING. AMEN.
“The New Heavens and New Earth” in Bible Doctrine
Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church by N.T. Wright
Heaven by Randy Alcorn