Christianity for colin

• 1:Blessed are the POOR in spirit, for theirs is the KINGDOM of heaven.
• 2:Blessed are those who MOURN, for they will be comforted.
• 3:Blessed are the MEEK, for they will INHERIT the earth.
• 4:Blessed are thos who are HUNGER and Thirsty for rightreousness, for they will be FILLED.
• 5:Blessed are the MERCIFUL, for they will be SHOWN MERCY.
• 6:Blessed are the PURE in heart, for they will SEE GOD.
• 7:Blessed are the PEACEMAKER, for they will be called Sons of God.
• 8:Blessed are those who PERSECUTED because of righteousness, for theirs is the KINGDOM of heaven
• 9:Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.
• 10:Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

• 1:Our Father in Heaven
• 2:HALLOWED be your name
• 3:your kingdom COME
• 4:your will be DONE on earth as it is in heaven
• 5:GIVE us today our daily bread
• 6:FORGIVE us our debts, as we also have forgiven our detors
• 7:and LEAD us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one
• 8:for the Kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and forever
• 9:Amen

• 1:I believe in God the Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth
• 2:and in Jesus Christ His only son, our lord
• 3:who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary
• 4:suffered under Pontius Pilate; was crucified, dead, and buried,
• 5:He descended to hell; on the third da rose again from the dead,
• 6:sacended into Heaven, sits at eh right hand of God the Father Almighty;
• 7:then He will come to judge the living and the dead.
• 8:I believe in the Holy Spirit,
• 9:the holy catholic Church, the communiion of saints
• 10:the forgiveness of sins,
• 11:the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting
• 12:Amen

Bible is the COVENANT that God promised to human.

• OT(4):Laws, History, Poetic and wisdom, prophets(major,minor),(5+12+5+5+12)
• NT(4):4Gospels, History, Letters of Paul, Letters of Apostles, Revelation(4+1+13+8+1)

66=39(OT)+27(NT)

1194 in total

more than 40

Hebrew, Greek, Aramaic.

1500

1900 years ago

Moses

Genesis and Laws, origin of human and Israel.

Creation of the universe, and living creatures. History

Moses took his people left Egypt

Model of worship

Israel people at wilderness

Moses repeated God’s Law and power

Joshua led Israelites to conquered Canaan.

King David

King Solomon

King Solomon

figuration of human love to the Love of God and Godly people

Book of Malachi

Malachi, inspired by God, wrote the demand to worship God, obey Laws. Predicted the future.

the covenant of God with human, which was made before Jesus came.

the covenant of God with human, which is through Jesus.

OT forecasted NT, NT verified OT

life of Jesus

Mathew called Jesus KING, Mark Servant, Luke son of man, John Son of God.

Good news.Word of God, Promise, repentance,

Luke, history of church in early age.

Paul(13) + others(8)

God is the only God, Jesus is son of God, died on Cross, raised to heaven 3 days later, will come at the end of this world. Do not fear of persecution. Preaching Gospels.

Revelation

Apostle John

what will happen in the future.

at the end times, great tribulation will come, Satan will put mark of beast on right hand or forehead, Jesus come with angles and defeats Satan, white horse rider is called faithful and true, great white throne, sky and earth flee, new heaven and new earth, new Jerusalem, final judgment.

• 1st day:-light => day and night,
• 2nd day:-expanse or firmament => heaven, evening and morning,
• 3rd day:-plant on land, vegetation
• 4th day:-sun and moon, and stars
• 5th day:-fish and birds
• 6th day:-animal on land, human

Sunday

from dust, blow breath into his nostrils, with one rib for Eve,

Eden,

disobedience, fruit of knowledge tree,

Eve <- serpent

Cain, Abel, Seth, and others

Cain killed Abel

Seth, son of Adam

Enoch

969 years old, Methuselah, son of Enoch

father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth: 7 pairs of each clean animal, 1 pair of each unclean animal, rained 40 days, flood 150 days, Noah live 950 years.

Shem, Ham, Methuselah

All flesh will not be destroyed by flood.

• 1，人类骄傲，自我成神。
• 2，建巴别塔以通天
• 3，神变乱人类语言
• 4，人类不能合作完成通天意愿

Abraham, God gave him Canaan, Sarai his wife is barbarian, Second Hagar give birth to Ishmael, Sarah bear Isaac. They changed names to Sarah, and Abraham.

4, Abraham, Isaac, Job, Joseph

his brothers, became a prime minister. Israel people had famine, ran to Egypt looking for Joseph for help.

亚伯拉罕的兄弟，哈兰的儿子。

Palestine.

wrote the first books of Bible, took Israel people left Egypt for Promised Land. Ten commandments, Mount Sinai . 120 years old.

brother of Moses, first priest of Israel

• 1:Nile River turned to blood by Aaron,
• 2:frogs,
• 3:gnats,
• 4:fly
• 5:animals death,
• 6:boils(疮),
• 7:hails(雹),
• 8:locusts(蝗虫),
• 9:darkness,
• 10:death of the first born

Mount Sinai

2 time x 40 days each

Joshua

God wrote on a stone pillar with finger

• 1: No other God,
• 2: You should not make for yourself an idol.
• 3: Do not take the name of you Lord in vain,
• 4: Remember Sabbath and keep it holy.
• 5: Honor you father and mother,
• 6: No murder,
• 7: No adultery,
• 8: No steal,
• 9: No false witness,
• 10:No covet everything of your neighbors, wife and belongings.

The most important two = No other God, Honor parents.

ark of the covenant(约柜)

Manna

• 1:Passover,
• 2:Unleanvened Bread元酵节,
• 3:Firstfruits,
• 4:Pentecost,
• 5:Trumpets,
• 6:Day of Atonement,
• 7:Tabernacles,
• 8:Purim.

wrote the book of Joshua, led Moses people to Canaan. (after Moses died)

prostitute of Canaan, saved two spies sent by Joshua, later on, they saved the whole family of Rahab. She was ancestor of King David, and Jesus

she honored her mother in law after her husband died. She is a ancestor of King David.

3, Saul, David, Solomon.

Judah in the south, and Israel in the North.

Josh

Babylon

killed 450 priests who worshiped Ahab, king of Israel. He didn’t die; He was taken to heaven directly by God.

wife of king of Persia, saved all Israel people.

righteous man, Satan kill his 10 children, and business, he was still faithful. God gave me another 10 children.

King Solomon.

prophet, wrote the Book of Daniel. After Babylon conquered Judah, he was put in lion’s den. God shut the lion’s mouth.

42

Angel visited Mary, pregnant by Holy Spirit, born in a manger in Bethlehem, 3 wise men from the east, escaped to ?, started to preach Gospel when he was 30, betrayed by Judas, Killed by Pilate() on Cross, resurrected 3 days later, 40 days later lifted to heaven,

Behold, I am the servant of Lord, let it be to me.

615 BC

Jehovah, Joseph, Mary

4 of them: James, Joses, Simon, and Judas

son of Jesus' auntie, Elizabeth

Elizabeth.

Jordan River

• Matthew 4：14:
• But John tried to deter him, saying, "I need to be baptized by ou, and do you come to me?"
• Matthew 4：15:
• Jesus said, "let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.

Matthew 4：17: This is my son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.

No one did, because Holy Spirit was, is and is to come.

Locusts and wild honey, camel hair

Herod, for he blamed him for taking his brother’s wife.

• Holy Spirit took Jesus to wilderness, 40 days no food
• 1:Devil said, turn stone to bread---Jesus said, Man should not live by bread alone
• 2:Devil said, worship me, I will give all the nations to you--- Jesus said, worship Lord your God, and him only you should serve.
• 3:Devil said, jump from the top of temple, you will be save by God --- Jesus said, you should not put Lord your God to the test.

water to wine, 6 jars, at a wedding,

• Peter and Andrew, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew, Matthew and Thomas, another James and another Simon, Judas and another Judas.
• Matthew 10：2-4: “These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Him.

James, and John the Baptist

3 pairs: Peter and Andrew, James and John, James and Thaddaeus

fish man Simon Peter and his brother Andrew, James and his brother John,

Thomas,

tax collector, Levi

Simon, Fish man, call Jesus son of God, 3 times of denial of Jesus, baptized 3000 people in Jerusalem, first baptize gentiles, crucified by Rome, wrote book of 1 and 2 Peter,

James, (Stephen died earlier, but he was not among the 12)

Judas was hanged, others were martyrs.

Acts 1：26:Matthias, who was never mentioned again.

2:son of a widow at town Nain, Lazarus at Bethany

love your God.

love with each other, as I love you.

a child.

Donkey.

Judas, for Satan entered his heart.

30 dollars, with which he bought a land.

The upper room:Jerusalem, at Mount Zion?, or Mark’s home?

Garden of Gethsemane, of Jerusalem,(可惜可尼园)

Chief priest, and Elders, The Jewish leadership, which included Scribes, Pharisees, Sadducees, Chief Priests and the Sanhedrin

people followed Jesus, Jesus criticized them as fake prophets

Caiaphas, high priest,(该亚法)

Herod in charge of Galilee, Pilate in charge of Judea

• Where was Jesus crucified ?
• Golgotha of Jerusalem,

• Two king Herods:
• father when Jesus was born, son when Jesus was killed.

• What was Jesus accused?
• king of Jews

What Jesus said on cross(7 sentences)?

• 1:My father, forgive them, because they don’t know what they did.
• 2:I tell you the truth, today, you will be with me in the paradise.
• 3:Father, into your hands, I commit my spirit.
• 4:Dear woman, here is your son. Here is your Mother.
• 5:I am thirsty
• 6:It is finished
• 7:My God, My God, why have you forsaken me.

• The shortest sentence in Bible
• It is finished.

• When Jesus was crucified, which apostle was there at the scene
• John

• John the Apostle,
• 3 disciples,
• Mary mother of Jesus
• Mary Magdalene
• Mary wife of Clopas
• sister of Jesus’ mother
• disciple Salome
• Roman soldiers
• Centurion

Simon of Cyrene

Joseph of Arimathea

• 1:Eclipse of sun and moon,
• 2:earthquake,
• 3:rock and grave of saints split,
• 4:veil of temple torn from the top to bottom

• 1:Spread gospels to all nations,
• 2:evangelize and baptize them, in the name of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
• 3:Have them obey what I taught you,
• 4:and I will be with you

early morning before sunrise at the 3rd day after crucifixion, two Mary went to tomb, angel told them Jesus resurrected, Jesus showed,

• 1:to disciples except Judas and Thomas at the night,
• 2:on the road to Emmaus showed to 2 apostles,
• 3:in Upper Room, to disciples, where Thomas put finger to Jesus hands to feel holes.
• 4:8 days later, showed to Thomas,
• 5:Beside the Sea of Galilee,
• 6:when Jesus ascending to heaven 40 days later.

• Before birth:God,
• After birth:Both,
• After resurrection:God

to save human from sin

33 years.

Heaven, to the right of God the Father

end times

• 1:David is the second king of Israel,
• 2:when he was young, he killed Goliath of Philistine, and became hero.
• 3:He bacame the second King of Israel after King Saul was killed by Philistines.
• 4:Many of his sons rebelled him. He killed them.
• 5:He did adultery with Bathsheba, killed her husband Uriah,
• 6:God was angry, sent prophet Nathan to condemn him, his child was put to death in 7 days.
• 7:He wrote the book of Psalm.
• 8:He is an ancestor of Jesus.

At the time of the First Pentecost (Shavuot) after Jesus ascending to heaven, in Jerusalem, when Holy Spirit descending and baptized apostles. Pentecost is also called, Festival of Weeks, Festival of Reaping.

Stephen,

• His named Saul originally
• he was Jew in Roman, persecuting Christians.
• One day on the road to Damascus, God showed to him, bright light falling from heaven,
• he felt, A voice asked: Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me.Rise and go to the city, you will be told what to do.
• He could not see, entered Damascus,3 days without eating and drinking.
• God sent Ananias to heal Saul,
• He stopped persecution and followed God

• 1:Damascus,
• 2:Jerusalem,
• 3:Caesarea,
• 4:Tarsus,
• 5:Antioch of Syria,
• 6:Turkey,
• 7:Greek,
• 8:Rome,

Rome, by Nero, the emperor of Rome

• 13+1
• 13 books of: (Romans to Philemon)
• 1 book: (book of Hebrews)

• John 3：16:
• For God loved the world so much,
• He gave his only beloved son,
• that whoever believed in Him should not perish, but have eternal life.
• For God did not send his son to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.
• The one believed in him is not condemned.
• The one does not believes has been condemned already.

• 1:Believe in Holy Spirit,
• 2:do not worship idols.
• 3:Loving God is the only God,
• 4:mercy,
• 5:eternal life,
• 6:salvation,
• 7:revelation,
• 8:son of God,
• 9:second coming,
• 10:end times,
• 11:judgment,
• 12:forgiveness.

Forgiveness, salvation, eternal life.

God the Father, Son of God, Holy Spirit

Jehovah, the creator of the world.

Jesus, savior, judge,

Spirit of God, also called Helper,

Only One, the Trinity God

God is love, God is holy, trustful, merciful,

• Jesus = Personal name
• Christ = the messiah, the anointed one

salvation, repentance,

to save the world, paid for sins of ours,

congregation, home of spirits, Jesus is the head of church,

When baptized.

• Galatians 5：22-23:
• 1:"But the fruit of the Spirit is love,
• 2:joy,
• 3:peace,
• 4:patience,
• 5:kindness,
• 6:goodness,
• 7:faithfulness,
• 8:gentleness, and
• 9:sself-control."

Turning away from God

• moral and impurity, original sin
• sin of omission,
• sin of commission
• The transgression of the law

death

read Bible, Praying

talk to God

God will not hear and answer if don’t, for we are sinful.

it is so, so be it, truly, faithfully, trustworthy,

2, communion, and baptism,

death of old self, cleansing of sin, salvation, adoption to be child of God, eternal life. (rebirth of water and spirit)

Holy Spirit and water (submersion, immersion and sprinkling, pouring over head)

because of your faith in Jesus Christ, it is my privilege to baptize you in the name of Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

holy water, full of Holy Spirit.

• Jesus made it at the Last Supper at ,
• bread and wine,
• “ Do this in remembrance of Me”,
• this is my body broken for you,
• this is my blood shed for you.

after baptism

where God is

• reading Bible,
• Praying,
• preaching Gospel,
• devotion,
• donation,

• humbleness,
• kindness,
• seeking God,
• mercifulness,
• willing to take to persecution, etc,

faithful and baptized

salvation, love,

Christmas, Easter,

Jesus

tell what you witnessed, experienced, to glory God.

God, Bible, Church,

Old Testament.

By faith, to establish relationship with God, through Jesus.

• written by Luke
• History of Early Church

• 1:After Jesus ascending, apostles got together at Mark's home.
• 2:The first pentcost, Holy Spirit down, Church established.
• 3:Apostles went to spread Gospels.
• 4:Churches developed
• 5:Christians were persecuted, so they spreaded to all over.
• 6:Paul was turned to Chritian, and 3 times to evanglized.
• 7:paul was arrested, later brought to Roman, appealed to Roman empor, tought Bible in Roman.