Lesson One : The Credibility of Its Founder

Lesson Two : The Reliability of Its Book, the Bible

Lesson Three: Its Explanations for Life

Lesson Four : Its Continuity with the Past

Lesson Five : Its Foundational Claim of Resurrection

Lesson Six : Its Power to Change Lives

Lesson Seven: Its Analysis of Human Nature

Lesson Eight : Its View of Human Achievement

Lesson Nine : Its Impact on Society

Lesson Ten : Its Offer of Salvation

Now I am currently reading very in-depth into the Lesson two to get better understanding. Let me get some interesting facts which are said in the course.

C.S. Lewis put it in his own memorable prose: The claims of Jesus indicate that He was a liar or a lunatic. Isn't this familiar. C.S Lewis wrote a book called Mere Christianity, he is trying to push away the idea that Jesus was just a moral Teacher but either he was God or He was some kind of lunatic. Jesus actually shows who he is more by what he does, than what He says. He lets His actions speak for whatever words he might have said.

Mark 4:37-41 describes on of the miracles as happening while the disciples were together with Jesus in a boat,crossing the sea of Galilee.

Whats more. All of use know that there are 66books in the bible but not everyone knows how many authors there is and written within how many years. But the course Goes through it.

Ok Let me reveal it. The books is written by some 40 human authors over a period of about 1,600 years. The 66books are broken down in to 1,189chapters and 31,173 verses 773,692 words and 3,566,480 letters.The bible tells us four perspective about God.

Perspective 1: God is Personal, Not a Force (Exodus 33:11)

He has a personal presence (Gen 3:8; Ex19:20; Mt3:17; Jn12:28)

He thinks with infinite intelligence (Isa 40:13-14)

He feels with a measureless capacity for emotion (Gen 6:6; Dt 29:20; Ps 111:4)

He loves (Jer 31:3; Jn 3:16; 1Jn 4:8)

He is personally watching over us.

He is personally thinking about us.

He is personally responds to what we say and think.

He has His own personal plans for us.

Perspective 2: God is Knowable, Not Just a mystery.

We can know God because we were created to know Him. According to the account of creation of man, God said, " Let us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness" (Gen 1:26).

Because God is knowable:

We can know what he loves.

We can know what he hates.

We can know what he wants us to be.

We can know what he wants us to avoid.

Perspective 3: God is Immeasurable, Not Just Knowable

Descibing God's immeasureable superiority to men, he wrote: "My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways," says the LORD. "For as the heavens are higher than the earth so are My way higher than your ways,and My thoughts than your thoughts" (Isa55:8-9)

God doesn't need anyone or anything.

God is beyond our complete comprehension.

God deserves our worship and praise.

God has the right to demand our obedience.

God has unlimited power to help us.

Perspective 4: God is Good, Not Just Powerful.

In Gen 1:31 the biblical record of His creation concludes with these words: "Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good"

Because God is good, we can conclude that:

We can believe what He says to us.

We can have confidence in waiting for His rescue.

We can entrust our future to His care.

We can rely on His wisdom and guidance.

We can know that what He asks us to do is always the best for us.

Btw if you all feel all these are good you can request the notes from me.

Amen!!

~Signing Off~

Luke

Woo-hoo, yesterday was Don belated birthday celebration at melban seafood. Did lots of things and also enjoy ourselves. Can you guess how many crab we have. But before that attendance taking. Ton, Luke, Don, Trina, Steph, linton, michelle and adeline were present. The rest are either busy our have something else. Ok answer now. We have 5 crabs. Cook in different ways. 1 - crab bee hoon, 2 - black pepper crab, 2 - fried butter creamy crab. That is the distribution of how the crab was cook and prepare. Erm our dishes we have kang kong, hot plate tofu and also pork ribs. We enjoy ourselves.

After that headed to bishan with only 7 and not 8 cause Ton have to do the editing and he went home first. So at first planning for some movie but the timing too late. So in the end we went arcade. we played the basketball games and Don even become a drummer. he is quite talented in some sense as he is able to follow the tempo. So what shall we do after arcade. Think there is short of one thing which is most important in birthday celebration. Yes that is it, it is cake.

We have the cake cutting ceremony at KFC. Don was sabo by Trina and Steph. When Don was about to eat both of them push the cake in his mouth and yup his face is full of cream and next two birthday which are coming up is feressa one on the 12th june and Trina's on the 22nd june. Becareful Trina this is your 21st birthday. You will get something really fun for us.

I will stop here.

~Signing off~

Luke