Foundations for Faith

By The Navigators

Over 7 Million Sold in the Series!

For fifty years, the bestselling Design for Discipleship Bible study series (DFD) has offered millions of new and experienced believers a chance to learn firsthand what it means to be a modern-day disciple of Jesus. Every study can be used individually, in one-on-one discipleship, or with small groups.

In Foundations for Faith, you’ll discover what the Scripture says about five essential Christian themes:

• Who Is God?
• The Authority of God’s Word
• The Holy Spirit
• Spiritual Warfare
• The Return of Christ

These field-tested studies offer interactive, discussion-prompting questions that inspire and nurture growth toward Christian maturity. There are seven studies in the series and a leader's guide. Go in order or choose the topic that best fits your need.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
• Release date: May 2, 2023
• ISBN: 9781641587242

Book preview

GETTING GOD’S

PERSPECTIVE

In this book you will explore these five areas:

Who Is God?

The Authority of God’s Word

The Holy Spirit

Spiritual Warfare

The Return of Christ

As your understanding of biblical truth comes alive through these spiritual realities, you can begin connecting things from God’s point of view.

The psalmist said,

Great peace have those who love your law,

and nothing can make them stumble. (Psalm 119:165)

Knowing God’s truth will invite you into a deeper experience of God Himself. By digging deeply into God’s living Word and responding to what He says, you will experience peace of heart.

As you approach the Scriptures with an open heart and mind, get ready. God wants you to respond to whatever He shows you and to receive His loving influence as you behold Him. Self-centeredness, unyielded sin, or lack of trust will prevent God from teaching and blessing you as He desires. Let’s pray that God will change your life, together with others, as you study His Word.

CHAPTER

1

Who Is God?

As our cultures become more and more pluralistic, many different and contradictory views of God abound. By ourselves, we can never bridge the unknown to discover what God is really like. We can never know God unless He takes the initiative to reveal Himself. The Bible contains God’s written revelation of His true nature, heart, purposes, and relationship with His creation. From cover to cover, the Scriptures are full of insights that unpack the very nature of the one and only, true and triune God, who said,

"There is no God apart from me,

a righteous God and a Savior;

there is none but me." (Isaiah 45:21)

WHAT IS GOD LIKE?

Greek letters alpha and omega

1. What are some of God’s names recorded in Scripture?

2. Exodus 34:14 reveals that God loves us jealously. How does it make you feel to know that God is jealous for you (not jealous of you)?

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Holy jealously is at the very core of who God is. Within the depths of His being burns