2. Building Hope Class Living Hope Lutheran Church Reunion, CO

3. Lesson Two: “Three-In-One: The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.”

4. Our God is Triune… Tri=Three Tri=Three Une=One Une=One

5. God is One. God is Three. God describes himself this way. So we describe him this way. If One Person of the Trinity is described as accomplishing something special, all 3 persons can be described as accomplishing something.

6. Help our Reason a little bit…

7. This truth about God will never be completely understood on this side of heaven. Therefore, the doctrine or (teaching) of the Trinity is understood by Faith.

8. God the Father is: Our Creator Our Creator

9. STUFF 1 7 3 2 4 6 5 Rest Creator’s Star 1.Light 2.Separate Waters 3.Plants/Vegetation 4.Sun, moon, stars 5.Birds, fish 6.Land animals, humans

10. Lesson Two: The Beginning of the World and its Problems Why is evolution a belief system rather than a science? 1. Evolution cannot go beyond the second step of the scientific method. (observation  hypothesis  experimentation  theory  law)experimentation 

11. R J E N L Lesson Two: The Beginning of the World and its Problems Why is evolution a belief system rather than a science? 2. It is mathematically impossible for nonliving matter to give birth to living matter. impossible im-pä-sə-bəl (adj.) Latin impossibilis, from in- + possibilis possible] (14th century) 1 a : incapable of being or of occurring b : felt to be incapable of being done, attained, or fulfilled : insuperably difficult

12. Lesson Two: The Beginning of the World and its Problems Why is evolution a belief system rather than a science? 3. The second law of thermodynamics teaches us that all of nature is in a continual shift from order to disorder. (Law of Entropy)

13. Lesson Two: The Beginning of the World and its Problems Why is evolution a belief system rather than a science? 4. There are no irrefutable transitional life forms in the fossil record. Those that appear to be transitional are very few. http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/ vertebrates/sarco/dipnoi.html Lungfish

14. This truth about God’s Creation will never be completely understood on this side of heaven. Therefore, the doctrine or (teaching) of the Creation is understood by Faith.

15. The Son of God, Jesus Christ is: Our Redeemer Our Redeemer 1.High Priest 2.Prophet 3.King

16. God the Holy Spirit is: Our Sanctifier Our Sanctifier