For the last few weeks of our midweek Systematic Theology series we’ve been concentrating on the resurrection of Jesus Christ.  This fact of history changes pretty much everything.  If it’s true, then it validates the claims of Christianity.  It it’s a lie, then we are false witnesses, our faith is built on falsehoods, there is no redemption, and we will stand before God with no sacrifice, no advocate, and no hope.  So, it’s a really important subject and we’ve been taking our time looking at the evidence.

The notes for the 12 through 14 are all in a single document, since they are comprised of Bible passages that address the topic of the resurrection.  You can find those notes here:

Christology Weeks 12-14 notes

This week we began by discussing the all-too-common criticism of Christianity that was popularized in the movie Zeitgeist.  The premise of the movie is that the Biblical authors merely borrowed elements of ancient myths in order to construct the Jesus story.  You’ll find the notes for that part of our lesson here:

Jesus Versus Mythology

The balance of the night was devoted to looking at the historic evidences that drive us to the conclusion that Jesus actually did rise from the dead.  The notes I used were culled from an article that resides in the Q&A section of the GCA website.  Here’s the original article:

Proving the Resurrection

And, of course, video of these lessons are all on YouTube, in the SalvationByGraceOrg channel.  Here’s the latest video entry:

I appreciate the feedback (both here and via email) from folk who requested that we keep posting the weekly notes from our Systematic Theology series.  I’m glad to know that they’re helpful.  So, it’s time to play catch-up.  Here are the notes from the last several weeks.

Christology Week 6

Christology Week 7

Christology Week 8

Christology Week 9

Christology Week 10

Christology Week 11

Yes, yes … I know.  I’m way behind in updating the blog with links to our Systematic Theology series videos and notes.  So, I have a question for you, dear reader.  Do you actually ever download or take advantage of the notes I have been posting from this series?  It takes a bit of effort to compile those notes, makes the pdf files, and post them here.  But, if folk are not availing themselves of these notes, there’s no point in continuing to post them here.

So, if you like having access to the notes, drop me a note on this post.  I’m happy to keep doing it, but I want to know that this is the best use of my time.  And, thanks for the feedback!

Meanwhile, you’ll find all of our YouTube videos here:

SalvationByGraceOrg on YouTube

We are in week 33 of our Systematic Theology series.  And this week we continued our study of Christology, concentrating on Christ’s deity and preexistence.  Here are links to the videos and a free, downloadable pdf of the notes from the last two weeks.  Hope it’s helpful!

Systematic Theology – Week 32 – Christology Part 4

Systematic Theology – Week 33 – Christology Pt 5  

Christology Weeks 4&5 notes

We are continuing our midweek Systematic Theology lessons.  They’ve been going great guns and I’ve enjoyed teaching this series very much.  Here are the links to weeks 2 and 3 on YouTube, as well as the notes for the last two weeks in a single pdf document:

Christology Week 2 video

Christology Week 3 video

Christology Week 2&3 notes

Here’s this week’s video:

Introduction to Christology

And here are this week’s notes:

ST 29 – Introduction to Christology Notes

And with these two messages, we have successfully finished the Hamartiology section of our Systematic Theology Series.  The reaction and feedback to this series so far has been very positive and I’m deeply appreciative.  So, without further ado, here are the links to the video and notes for Hamartiology — Weeks 4 & 5.

Hamartiology Week 4 video

Hamartiology Week 5 video

Hamartiology Week 4 & 5 notes

This week, as we continued exploring what the Bible has to say about human sinfulness, we focused in on 1John 2:16, which reads, “For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world.”

You can view the video here: Week 26 on YouTube

And, as always, you can find the notes from this week right here: Week 26 notes

Notes and video from the last two midweek lessons are now online.   Here are the video links for Hamartiology (the study of sin) parts 1 & 2 —

Systematic Theology – Week 24 – Hamartiology

Systematic Theology – Week 25 – Hamartiology Part 2

And the notes for both weeks are in this single pdf: Hamartiology Notes

So, click away!