Family Studies
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Gospel authenticity and authorship
Follow along with our lightning round through the history of the church and its undrrstanding of the canon of Scripture.
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The critical importance of the Gospels
The world pretends that it is objective when it questions the historicity of the Gospel. The class at Trinity Evangelical dissects the faulty assumptions hidden in the questioning.
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The Gospels and Their Reliability
Is it certain that the four books of the gospel — Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John — are reliable? When were they written? What about other books that claim to be gospels? Pastor Nate Harlan leads this discussion.
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The covenantal structure of the New Testament
In this family study, Pastor Nate Harlan and the congregation at Trinity Evangelical Church discuss the nature of covenants and how the New Testament is structured.
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Becoming more ‘antifragile’
Pastor John Mergy leads us in a discussion about the 2014 book by author Nassim Nicholas Taleb, “Antifragile.” What lessons does Taleb have for Christians living in an unpredictable world?
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The old covenant and our need for Christ
In this family study, Pastor Nate Harlan talks with the class about the Levitical sacrificial system and how it was made obsolete by the atonement of Christ for His people.
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The heart of the old covenant
Even though God generously gave Israel the sacrificial system so they could stay in covenant with Him, they were not able to. The chief lesson is that we are incapbable of meeting God’s standard of faithfulness, so we need Christ to meet the standard for us.
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The continuity between the covenants
After spending some time discussing alternate “scriptures” such as the Book of Mormon and the Quran, Pastor Nate Harlan and the class looks at the continuity between the old and new covenants.
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Why do we believe the New Testament?
Pastor Nate Harlan leads our family study at Trinity on the simple, but deep, question of why we Christians believe the New Testament.
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The consistency of the accounts of the crucifixion
Unbelievers have a vested interest in trying to prove the gospel accounts of the crucifixion false. But these apparent discrepancies melt away with only a little study. Listen in to our family study on the topic.