Lesson Seven

KEY TOPICS OF THE BIBLE (1)
GOD, CHRIST, THE HOLY SPIRIT,
AND THE CROSS OF CHRIST

Scripture Reading

Col. 1:17-18; 1 Cor. 8:4; Matt. 28:19;
John 14:9-10, 16-17, 20, 23; 2 Cor. 13:14; 1 Cor. 15:45; Matt. 1:16, 21, 23; Col. 1:15; Acts 1:8; John 15:26;
Gal. 3:13; 6:14; 1 Pet. 2:24

Outline

1. God
   1. The unique true God
   2. Elohim—the faithful mighty One
   3. Jehovah—the self-existing and ever-existing I Am
   4. The Triune God
      1. The matter of the Father, the Son, and the Spirit
      2. The Father, the Son, and the Spirit all being God
      3. The Father, the Son, and the Spirit all being eternal
      4. The Father, the Son, and the Spirit coexisting simultaneously
      5. The Father, the Son, and the Spirit coinhering and being inseparable
      6. The Three—the Father, the Son, and the Spirit—being One
   5. The reason for God being triune
2. Christ
   1. The titles of Christ
   2. The person of Christ
      1. God
      2. The Son of God
      3. Man
      4. The Creator
      5. The Firstborn of all creation
   3. The work of Christ
      1. Creating
      2. Becoming flesh
      3. Being crucified on the cross
      4. Being resurrected from the dead
      5. Ascending into the heavens
      6. Fulfilling His heavenly ministry
      7. Coming again
      8. Establishing the millennial kingdom
      9. Being the center of the New Jerusalem in the new heaven and the new earth
3. The Holy Spirit
   1. The ultimate expression of the Triune God
   2. The Triune God reaching and entering into the believers
   3. What the Holy Spirit is
   4. The two aspects of the Holy Spirit
   5. The work of the Holy Spirit
4. The cross of Christ
   1. The cross being prophesied by God
   2. The cross being a Roman form of execution
   3. The time when Christ was crucified
   4. The accomplishments of the cross
   5. Boasting in the cross