{"title":"[BIBLE 101] | Intro to Christianity","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"digital-product-2","title":"CHRISTIANITY 101 | Overview of Topics","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen I first opened the Bible, I expected disconnected ideas and ancient rules I could easily dismiss. What I found inste\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ead \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewas one unified, interlocking framework that explains God’s nature, Christ’s work, the role of the Holy Spirit, humanity’s true condition, salvation, God’s plan for mankind and creation, and the spiritual realm that exists beyond our perception, and yet is entirely real.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI wanted to post the key areas of study that provide a way to categorize the information, so that it’s clear each of these subtopics works together within a larger framework. These core subtopics include: Bibliology, Theology Proper, Christology, Pneumatology, Anthropology, Soteriology, Eschatology, and Angelology. I’ve included a summary of each, along with the major questions each area seeks to answer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Controversial.Christian","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48365941588182,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0819\/7963\/7974\/files\/OVERVIEW7CoreTheologicalDomains-1.png?v=1783320026"},{"product_id":"christianity-101-how-to-pray","title":"CHRISTIANITY 101 | How-To Pray","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI will never forget the first few months that I started praying using the Lord’s Prayer as my formula to speak to God. I still didn’t understand the Bible. Jesus was still a stranger and saying His name out loud felt uncomfortable. But there’s something to be said about the way God brings a person to their knees..not to break them, but to finally humble them so they have no choice but to plead with Him for His hand in their life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI remember having the smallest mustard seed of curiosity that the Bible might actually be true and that God was really listening to my prayers, personally. After that seed was planted, I prayed every single day exactly the way Jesus taught in the Word. And it felt like magic the way God started making Himself known to me and showing up in the most surprising ways with provision during a season when I needed it most. The prayer I relied on the hardest was simply for “daily bread.” The more I walk by faith, the more supernatural and unbelievable my life becomes. The more I let the Holy Spirit fill me and allow His will to be done in my life, the more peace I experience and the bigger the blessings that come through patience and perseverance in prayer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrayer has shown me that our God is alive and wants a real relationship with us..even in the middle of our rebellion. There’s a knowing that only comes through the Holy Spirit, but like any relationship, it takes time and commitment to learn how God speaks to you personally.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI have so much more to say about prayer that goes much deeper than this post, but I wanted to share the exact foundation I had when I first started..the simple, clear instruction from Scripture that so many people seem to dismiss until they truly have no other hope left besides God’s mercies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI share this to gently encourage you to start talking to God now. You don’t have to wait until life brings you to your knees!! He is available today and wants a relationship with you.. all it takes is a mustard seed of faith He’s listening…👀\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/howtopray\/?hl=en\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e#HowToPray\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/prayeraccordingtothebible\/?hl=en\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e#PrayerAccordingToTheBible\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/lordsprayer\/?hl=en\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e#LordsPrayer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/biblestudy\/?hl=en\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e#BibleStudy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Controversial.Christian","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48919129456854,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0819\/7963\/7974\/files\/1_81c410ff-4eba-4e24-88f9-a4cc2b1c2cf1.png?v=1783319937"},{"product_id":"christianity-101-defining-christianity","title":"CHRISTIANITY 101 | Defining 'Christianity'","description":"\u003cp\u003eHonestly, I don't think most people are rejecting Christianity..I think they're rejecting a version of it they were taught growing up, or assumed was true from the outside, without ever actually opening the Bible for themselves or seeking answers for the questions they still have.\u003cbr\u003eI thought it was a moral system for people who needed rules to be good..a way to earn God's approval by behaving well enough..But the more I actually studied Scripture, the more every assumption I had built around it started to fall apart. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChristianity is not about what we do for God..it's about what He has already done for us through Jesus. And once that truth actually resonates, something magical happens and you start to change through no strength of your own ❤️\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e#ControversialChristian #TheGospel #BibleStudy #JesusChrist #Christian\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Controversial.Christian","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48919308992726,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0819\/7963\/7974\/files\/1_cbda40e7-7ada-438c-96ae-923f40743a02.png?v=1783320174"},{"product_id":"christianity-101-defining-the-gospel","title":"CHRISTIANITY 101 | Defining 'The Gospel'","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe word gospel means good news. And the good news is not advice about how to earn your way back to God.  It is the announcement that God has already acted through Jesus Christ: Christ died for our sins. He was buried. He was raised on the third day. According to the Scriptures. That is why the gospel is hope. Not because we were strong enough to reach God, but because Christ came to save us.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd because of Him, the old dividing lines no longer get the final word. Jew or Gentile. Slave or free. Male or female. Christ is sufficient for everyone who believes. The response is simple: repent, believe, follow Christ. That is the good news.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1 Corinthians 15:1–4 | Galatians 3:28 | Colossians 3:11\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/thegospel\/?hl=en\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e#thegospel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/goodnews\/?hl=en\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e#goodnews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/jesuschrist\/?hl=en\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e#jesuschrist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/biblestudy\/?hl=en\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e#biblestudy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/controversialchristian\/?hl=en\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e#controversialchristian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Controversial.Christian","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48919320756438,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0819\/7963\/7974\/files\/1_7c3569da-63bd-4234-b08b-e4b7802b0717.jpg?v=1783320336"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0819\/7963\/7974\/collections\/OVERVIEW_7_Core_Theological_Domains_-_1.png?v=1783299600","url":"https:\/\/controversial-christian.myshopify.com\/collections\/bible-study-101.oembed","provider":"Controversial.Christian","version":"1.0","type":"link"}