3. What is lineage? Great-grandparents Grandparents Parents Children Grandchildren Great-grandchildren Our identity is socially constructed by relationships Most signficant relationships are familial To reveal ourselves is to tell our story, where we come from Our identity comes from our lineage
4. What should be our lineage? Society Nation World True Love Child of God Husband Wife Family Way of life: living for sake of others Hospitality to strangers God is Love Life Lineage Identity God’s love fully expressed through Four Realms of Heart and Three Great Kingships Identity : “ God is my father” “ I can possess the love of God” “ I can inherit God’s kingdom” God
5. What is fallen human lineage? Society Nation World Corrupt Love Child Husband Wife Family Way of life: mixture of good and bad, selfish and unselfish Fallen nature Fallen traditions Identity: Confused “ People are deluded into believing that the lineage of the enemy is the lifeline upon which the world depends.” TF Satan
6. All people affected by the fall Lucifer “ Original Sin” Evil elements Descendants Adam Eve Children Evil elements Evil elements Evil elements
7. We inherited contradictory nature Original nature Fallen nature True love Selfish love Evil inclination Good inclination Born in the midway position Confused identity Changeable
14. Ideal and Fall God Man Perfect Person God Man Fallen Person God Man Satan
15. What were the results of the Fall? Sinful Person Mind Body Satan Society Nation World Fallen Family Adam Satan Eve Hell Person Creation Satan
16. Salvation God Christ Man Satan “ I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but by me.” John 14:6 The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil. I John 3:8 For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men; the man Jesus Christ. 1 Timothy 2:6
19. The Messiah comes to change the lineage God Satan True Father True Mother Eve Adam Child of God Child of Satan Rebirth “ Unless one is born anew, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.” John 3:3
20. Complete salvation Messiah Spirit Body Spiritual Salvation Physical Salvation “ Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” Matthew 6:10
21. The two possible courses Jesus Christ Lord of Glory Lord of Suffering Accepted Rejected Isaiah 9 Luke 1 Isaiah 53 God’s Will “ I desire mercy, not sacrifice.” Matthew 9:13
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26. Salvation through the cross Christians Spiritual Salvation Jesus Jesus’ blood on the cross became the price for the redemption of mankind. DP Level 4 p.59 God Spiritual Self Physical Self Physical Self Spiritual Self Satan
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28. Why did the cross becoming the redeeming condition? Jesus God Satan People Spirit Body Spirit Body Jesus People Satan God
29. Salvation through the cross Jesus Spirit Body Spiritual Salvation Physical Salvation “ . . . we ourselves, who have the first fruits of the spirit, groan inwardly as we wait for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.” Romans 8:23 Romans 7:21-25
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31. Establishes the Church Foundation of Faith Foundation of Substance Foundation for the Messiah Offering – Word Central person - Jesus Time period – 40 days Restored disciples Pentecost and rebirth
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33. Spiritual salvation But to all who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God; who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God. John 1:12-13 Believers Jesus God Holy Spirit
34. What is the process for the change of lineage in Christianity?