Christians must be correctly “centered”. There is only one center. All other approaches are off-center. The center is Christ. All else is eccentric, meaningless, illogical. Christ is the communication of God and the logic of God.
Today I begin teaching a new Bible study series, Foundations of Faith. What does one have to know to be Christ-centered? What are the essentials? What is periphery? How does one decide? I have completed the initial writing of the series, but it is yet a work in progress. The class will help me discover new insights, change, and rewrite.
The basic outline of the series is as follows:
- Getting Started: God, Christ, the Holy Spirit
How God communicates his will: the Bible
Human beings: the dilemma and the possibilities
God’s plan for human creation: relationship broken and renewed
The people of God: the church
The hope of the gospel
By grace: confidence in the Christian life
By faith: belief strong enough to act
What is on your list? What understandings, actions, lifestyles are essential to being Christ-centered? Let’s think together!