Cornerstone Curriculum, Official Certification Edition

LESSON 2 | GOD THE FATHER: THE TRIUNE GOD – THE GREATNESS OF GOD / 217

course, know that your instructor will be willing and open to pray with you, as well as your church leaders, especially your pastor. Listen to the Lord, and allow the Holy Spirit to lead you into sharing your needs with the Father Almighty, our great and sovereign Lord of all.

ASSIGNMENTS

Matthew 3.16-17

Scripture Memory

To prepare for class, please visit www.tumientree.com to find next week’s reading assignment, or ask your Mentor.

Reading Assignment

Again, make certain that you read the assignments above, and as last week, write a brief summary for them and bring these summaries to class next week. (Please see the “Reading Completion Sheet” on page 16.) Also, now is the time to begin to think about the character of your ministry project, as well as decide what passage of Scripture you will select for your exegetical project. Do not delay in determining either your ministry or exegetical project. The sooner you select, the more time you will have to prepare! In our next lesson, God the Son: Jesus, the Messiah and Lord of All – He Died , we will explore the theological implications of Jesus’ humiliation and death, his descent in his divine person on our behalf. We will consider Jesus’ humiliation in the Incarnation, his life and ministry, as well as his death. In considering his sacrifice on Calvary, we will explore some of the historical models for understanding his work on the cross. These include the perspective of his death as a ransom for us, as a propitiation (divine satisfaction) for our sins, as a substitutionary sacrifice in our place, as a victory over the devil and death itself, and as a reconciliation between God and humankind. We will also explore some of the historical alternative views of Jesus’ death. These include his death as 1) a moral example, 2) a demonstration of God’s love, 3) a demonstration of God’s justice, 4) a victory over the forces of evil and sin, and 5) a satisfaction of God’s honor. Perhaps no study of doctrine can compare with the thrill of understanding from a biblical and creedal way the richness, wonder, and mystery of God’s Son, Jesus of Nazareth. His humiliation and ascension is the heart of the Gospel, and the center

Other Assignments page 118 & 6

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T heology and E th i c s

Looking Forward to the Next Lesson