Kootenai Church: Bible Studies: Recent Episodes
Kootenai Church: Bible Studies
How and why did fundamentalism arise and why are we indebted to those early separatists? Where did the Charismatic movement come from and why is it dangerous to the long-term health of the church?
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Where did denominations come from, and how did they arise? Are they a blessing or a curse? Why are there so many denominations?
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In this lesson, we examined the conflict between the followers of John Calvin and the followers of James Arminius comparing and constraining the two divergent views of God’s mysterious work of redemption.
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In tonight’s lesson, we explored the turbulent life of Ulrich Zwingli, from his launching of the Swiss Reformation to his communion controversy with Luther to his tragic and lamentable role in persecuting his former students known to history as the Anabaptists. We also explored the contribution of the Anabaptists to modern Evangelicalism noting how their emphasis on a believing church produced a mini-reformation within the broader context of the Protestant Reformation.
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Lawyer-turned-monk-turned-reformer Martin Luther was a prolific writer and is most famous for his 95 Theses written and nailed to the church's door at Wittenberg in October 1517.
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How does salvation work according to Rome? What role does purgatory play? Does Rome still teach indulgences?
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Tonight's study will briefly examine "The Mass," explaining the process and why it is an essential and unreformable part of Roman Catholic theology.
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Learn why we are deeply indebted to this strange and unfamiliar practice. How did monasticism prepare the world to move from the relative darkness of the Middle Ages to the glorious light of the Reformation?
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Born in the seventh century AD, Islam has become the fastest-growing world religion. Where did it come from? What does it teach? In this lesson, we will explore these issues and more.
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In this lesson, we will complete our study of Christological controversies by looking at the "four fences" of Chalcedonian orthodoxy which provide boundaries beyond which it is not safe to go in exploring the mystery of how the two natures of Christ exist in one person.
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In this lesson, we inquired into the controversy over icons as well as inadequate theories of the atonement proposed during the 12th century. We also evaluated the Didache and observed that it lacks the authority of the books included in the NT, which indisputably marks them as genuine Scripture written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.
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Did the Church form the canon or did the canon form the Church? How does a Believer know what is Scripture and what isn’t? How we answer these questions will set the trajectory for our understanding of the Church and the Bible.
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Tonight’s study introduces a number of the heretical sects (and resins) from the first 300 years of the church.
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We briefly cover the lives and contributions of several well-known church fathers from the second and third centuries.
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We looked at the ten waves of Rome’s persecution of the early church which was brought to an end when Constantine converted to Christianity and defeated his enemies thus rising to supreme power in Rome.
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An introduction to the History of Doctrine. For the next several months, we will trace the historical development of theology and gain a much greater understanding of those who have gone before.
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What is God's gift as referenced in Ephesians 2:8-9? Grace, Faith, or both? | Download lesson notes.
J.I. Packer in contrasting these two systems of theology is certainly correct in asserting; “one makes salvation dependent on the work of God, the other on the work of man.” | Download lesson notes.
J.I. Packer in contrasting these two systems of theology is certainly correct in asserting; “one makes salvation dependent on the work of God, the other on the work of man.” | Download lesson notes.
J.I. Packer in contrasting these two systems of theology is certainly correct in asserting; “one makes salvation dependent on the work of God, the other on the work of man.” | Download lesson notes.
The Scriptures teach, that God’s providential control extends to all events, even the most minute; thereby, the Scriptures also teach that God’s plan is equally comprehensive. | Download lesson notes.
The dominant idea of “sanctification” is separation from sin and the unredeemed world, and the setting apart for a sacred purpose by someone else. Thus, only those “in Christ” that are regenerated and born again are “sanctified.” | Download lesson notes.
Charles Spurgeon, in his sermon titled Human Inability said this: “Through the fall, and through our own sin, the nature of man has become so debased, so depraved, and corrupt, that it is impossible for him to come to Christ without the assistance of the Holy Spirit...Man’s nature is so corrupt that he has neither the will nor the power to come to Christ unless drawn by the Spirit.” | Download lesson notes.
God’s “elect” are those who are “called or chosen” to be saved according to God’s selection to extend mercy and grace. | Download lesson notes.
Predestination refers to God’s choice of individuals for eternal life, while election is the effectual call of the individual for eternal life. | Download lesson notes.
God made a choice, He chose some individuals to be saved into everlasting blessedness and others He chose to pass over, to allow them to follow the consequences of their sin into eternal torment. | Download lesson notes.
The word “foreknowledge” comes from the Greek word “proginosko” which literally means; ‘to know beforehand or to determine beforehand’. | Download lesson notes.
The word “foreknowledge” comes from the Greek word “proginosko” which literally means; ‘to know beforehand or to determine beforehand’. | Download lesson notes.
They whom God hath accepted in His Beloved, effectually called and sanctified by His Spirit, can neither totally nor finally fall away from the state of grace; but shall certainly persevere therein to the end, and be eternally saved. | Download lesson notes.
This week's Bible study focuses on the threefold work of the saint's preservation: the sovereign work of the Father, the High Priestly work of Christ; and the seal and guarantee of the Spirit. | Download lesson notes.
Under the title “The Perseverance of the Saints” we find this declaration: “They whom God hath accepted in His Beloved, effectually called and sanctified by His Spirit, can neither totally nor finally fall away from the state of grace; but shall certainly persevere therein to the end, and be eternally saved.” | Download lesson notes.
Under the title “The Perseverance of the Saints” we find this declaration: “They whom God hath accepted in His Beloved, effectually called and sanctified by His Spirit, can neither totally nor finally fall away from the state of grace; but shall certainly persevere therein to the end, and be eternally saved.” | Download lesson notes.
An introduction to the Doctrines of Grace, (Augustinianism / Calvinism). Selected Scriptures. | Download lesson notes.