Series: What We Teach: The GBC Doctrinal Statement
Text: 1 Corinthians 12:27 Now you are the body of Christ...

One: The Church: my belonging to Christ

• As the bride of Christ
• In the body of Christ
  • With spiritual leadership
  • With spiritual gifts

Two: Baptism: my identity with Christ

• "I've been washed by Jesus."
• "I am alive in Jesus."
• "I am following Jesus."

Three: The Lord's Table: my remembrance of Christ

• As our sufficient substitute
• As our bond of unity
• As our standard of holiness

Jesus answered, "...I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it". ~ Matthew 16:18

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Series: What We Teach: The GBC Doctrinal Statement
Text: Jeremiah 32:36-41

One: Justification is a legal declaration of righteousness.

• Not by my works.
• By faith in Christ's work.
• God declares me "not guilty".

Two: Sanctification is a continuing progress in righteousness.

• I choose obedience.
• In the power of the Spirit and the Word.
• God makes me more like Christ.

Three: Perseverance is an enduring strength for righteousness.

• Rooted in God's promise.
• Sealed by God's Spirit.
• God keeps me from falling away.

...To those who are called, beloved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ: may mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you. ~Jude 1-2

Series: What We Teach — GBC Doctrinal Statement
Text: Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

The Gift of Regeneration

• Regeneration is when God gives spiritual life to a spiritually dead sinner.
  • John 1:13
  • James 1:18
  • 1 Peter 1:3
• Seen in prophecy – Ezekiel 36; Jeremiah 31
• Seen in illustration – John 3:1-8
• Seen in real life – John 11:38-44
• Seen in NT teaching – Ephesians 2:1

The Gift of Repentance

• A turning from sin
• As a gift: Acts 11:28; 2 Timothy 2:25

The Gift of Faith

• A turning to Christ
• As a gift: John 6:44, 65; Philippians 1:29

Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift! ~ 2 Corinthians 9:15

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Series: What We Teach — GBC Doctrinal Statement
Text: Ephesians 1:5 He predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his well.

The Fall: Humanity chooses to sin.

• Depravity ruins every person.
• Depravity ruins every part of every person.

Election: God chooses to save.

• God's choosing is unconditional.
  • According to his purpose; Romans 9:11
  • By grace; Romans 11:5
  • Because of love; Deuteronomy 7:6-8
• Therefore, God's choosing is not based on his foreknowledge of someone's choice of Him.
  • There would be nothing to foresee.
  • God's foreknowledge is of people.
  • Foreseen response is the beginning of salvation by merit.

Christ our Hope

• The representative of God's righteousness.
• The demonstration of God's love.

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Series: What We Teach — GBC Doctrinal Statement
Text: Psalm 104 You set the earth on its foundations...the earth is satisfied with the fruit of your work

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Creation

About Creation

• God created all things out of nothing.
• God created all things for his glory.
• God created humanity in his image.

What does creation mean for us?

• God is God alone.
• We are accountable to him.
• Humanity, as male and female, in the image of God has intrinsic value.

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Providence

About Providence

• God sustains all things.
• God works in and through all things.
• God governs all things.

What does providence mean for us?

• Nothing happens by chance.
• Everything is ruled by God's purpose.
• God's purpose is always good.

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Series: What We Teach — GBC Doctrinal Statement
Text: Matthew 28:19-20

What do we mean by "trinity"?

• There is one God.
• God is three distinct persons.
• The persons are equally God.

Why does it matter?

• Revelation - because God has revealed himself as one God in three persons
• Christianity - because the Christian faith is inseparably linked to Trinitarianism
• Salvation - because you cannot remove the Divine element from the work of the Father, the Son, or the Spirit
• Sanctification - because the hope of living the Christian life is tied to each of the persons of God
• Worship - because our praise and obedience are to each person of the Trinity

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Series: What We Teach — GBC Doctrinal Statement
Text: 2 Timothy 3:16-17 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.

IF you open the Bible and read it in faith, THEN...

One: ...God will speak to you...

• The Bible is God-breathed

Two: ...with flawless truth...

• The Bible is without error.

Three: ...that convicts you of sin...

• The Bible is a mirror.

Four: ...and guides your life...

• The Bible is a light.

Five: ...by pointing you to Jesus...

• The Bible is a story.

Six: ...in a way that you must not ignore.

• The Bible is your authority.

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Series: What We Teach — GBC Doctrinal Statement
Text: Deuteronomy 29:29 "The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law."

Theology is the path to worship

One: What does "Theology" mean?

• Theos = God
• Ology = the study of

Two: Because God has revealed himself, we can study him.

Three: Without faith, the study of God is worthless.

Four: With faith, the study of God deepens our knowledge of God.

Five: A deeper knowledge of God leads us to a deeper worship of God.

• Knowledge leads to doxology.
• Knowledge leads to devotion.

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